The Ted Cruz Ali Act Bill Protects Contracts. Brain Health Did not Make the Cut
By Larry Goldberg Updated September 17, 2026. An earlier version of this article reported that the Senate Commerce Committee advanced S. 5188 without amendments, and…
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Tale of the Tape: John McCain vs. Ted Cruz
By Larry Goldberg Two chairmen of the Senate Commerce Committee. Two boxing bills. Twenty years apart, same gavel, same jurisdiction.…
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Four Versions of the Same Bill: McCain, the House, the Senate, and What Came Out of Committee
By Larry Goldberg Federal boxing reform has been attempted four times in twenty years. Three of those attempts are the…
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What Boxing Insider Would Have to Do Tomorrow to Become a UBO
By Larry Goldberg Two contracts, one belt, and a form. Under two thousand dollars. The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the…
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The Ted Cruz Ali Act Bill Protects Contracts. Brain Health Did not Make the Cut
By Larry Goldberg Updated September 17, 2026. An earlier version of this article reported that the Senate Commerce Committee advanced…
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Nico Ali Walsh Endorses the Ali Revival Act, and Ted Cruz Makes It Markup Days Headline
By Larry Goldberg The most visible opponent of the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act now supports it. Nico Ali…
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Congress Marks Up the Ali Act Wednesday. Florida Just Showed Why the Job Is Half Done.
By Larry Goldberg Two announcements landed within twenty-four hours of each other this week, and nobody involved in either one…
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The WBC Followed Its Rules Monday. Federal Law Never Wrote Any.
By Larry Goldberg The Senate Commerce Committee marks up the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act on Wednesday morning. Monday’s…
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Ryan Garcia Is Going to Make Oscar Suffer the Way Conor Made Eddie
Ryan Garcia went on Ariel Helwani’s show with the WBC belts in his lap and buried his promoter without raising…
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Turki Alalshikh Reveals His Seven-Fight Wishlist. How Many Actually Get Made?
Turki Alalshikh has never been shy about telling the boxing world what he wants. This weekend, through Ring Magazine’s Mike…
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The Senator’s Cheat Sheet to the Ali Act Debate
By Larry Goldberg The Senate Commerce Committee marks up the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act on Wednesday. If you…
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Garcia vs. Benn Post-Fight Press Conference: Dana Defends the Stoppage, Benn Goes to the Hospital, and the Oscar Story Gets a Fourth Version
The fight lasted four minutes and twenty-five seconds. The post-fight press conference carried more news than most full cards. The…
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Garcia vs. Benn Winners and Losers: Dana Delivered, Oscar Not There, and Sulaiman Outsmarted Everyone
By Larry Goldberg The knockout took four minutes and twenty-five seconds. Sorting out who actually won Saturday night takes a…
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Ryan Garcia Entertains In Stoppage Of Conor Benn
By: Sean Crose WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia entered the ring in Las Vegas Saturday night as one of boxing’s…
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Ryan Garcia Knocks Out Conor Benn in Two Rounds
LAS VEGAS. Ryan Garcia promised five rounds and needed less than two. The WBC welterweight champion turned the biggest fight…
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Garcia vs. Benn Undercard Results: Opetaia Breaks the Never-Stopped Mikaelian in Nine
Live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Main card on Paramount+. Full main event coverage separately. Main card Jai Opetaia…
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Can Conor Benn Pull Off The Upset?
By: Sean Crose Admittedly it’s not the biggest fight that’s ever gone down on Mexican Independence Day weekend. Floyd Mayweather…
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Garcia vs. Benn Weigh-In Results: Benn Ends the 1,610-Day Wait at 146, Garcia Comes in Even Lighter
The fight before the fight is over, and Conor Benn won it with a pound to spare. Benn stepped on…
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The Price of a UBO Is Fixing the Ali Act Bill: An Open Letter to Senator Cruz
By Larry Goldberg The Senate Commerce Committee marks up the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act on Wednesday, September 16.…
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Garcia vs. Benn Roundup 3: An Egg at the Face-Off, a 20-Pound Gap, and Dana Declares War on Hearn
One day to the scale, two to the bell. The third fight week roundup, picking up where part one and…
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Dana White Waves Off Oscar: “I Don’t Think We’re Going to Run Into Each Other”
The promoter war headed into Saturday’s Garcia vs. Benn card just got its answer, and it is an anticlimax delivered…
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Senate Commerce Committee Schedules Markup of the Ali Revival Act for September 16
By Larry Goldberg The Senate Commerce Committee will take up the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act next week. The…
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Everyone Is Fighting Over Who Owns the Boxer. Nobody Is Fighting Over His Brain.
By Larry Goldberg The Ali Revival Act reached the mainstream this week, and the mainstream found exactly what the trade…
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Ryan Garcia Is Gonna Ryan Garcia
By: Sean Crose Ryan Garcia simply isn’t going to act in a professional manner. At least not much of the…
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The Union That Builds the Ring Backs Cruz’s Ali Boxing Bill
By Larry Goldberg The union that builds the ring has written the Senate about the boxing bill. The International Alliance…
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Garcia vs. Benn Roundup 2: Garcia Ghosts the Face-Off, Nigel Steps In, and Don King
Three days out from Saturday’s card at T-Mobile Arena, the news cycle is accelerating. The second fight week roundup, picking…