What Is TKO Trying to Change About the Ali Act? TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of UFC and WWE, is pushing for significant changes to the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act, a federal law enacted in 2000 to protect professional boxers from exploitation and unethical practices. The original Ali Act was designed to ensure transparency in contracts and payments, prevent conflicts of interest, such as managers also acting as promoters, and provide oversight through state and federal commissions. Its goal was to safeguard fighters against the dominance of powerful promoters in a fragmented and loosely regulated industry.
TKO Looking to Change the Ali Act
TKO’s proposed amendments are encapsulated in the “Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act,” which envisions the creation of Unified Boxing Organizations (UBOs).