Overview
- CSAC voted 6-0 on Oct. 15 to endorse H.R. 4624 after a two-hour meeting, adding a requirement for state-level cost-of-living adjustments to the bill’s minimum purse and insurance provisions.
- The proposal would allow Unified Boxing Organizations to run rankings, award titles and promote events in a promoter-controlled model similar to the UFC, offered as an alternative pathway to the existing Ali Act framework.
- The measure pairs structural changes with national minimums, including $150 per round for boxers and at least $25,000 in health insurance coverage for bout injuries, alongside expanded medical and safety standards.
- The hearing featured sharp disagreement, with 12 comments in support and 20 opposed; backers included TKO executive Nick Khan, John McCarthy and Forrest Griffin, while critics such as Matt Brown, Sara McMann and Ali family members Biaggio and Nico Ali Walsh warned of monopolistic control and weaker safeguards.
- California’s endorsement does not change federal law, and the bipartisan bill by Reps. Brian Jack and Sharice Davids remains in the introductory phase, even as Zuffa Boxing has announced a Paramount+ deal targeting regular events starting in 2026.