Longtime UFC Dana White ambition to break into boxing, came through a partnership between Who Group Holdings, Inc. and General Minister for Saudi Arabia Entertainment, Turks Alalshikh. Companies, year in drafting, aims to reshape boxing structure and expand its global reach.
New era for boxing
Turks Alalshikh emphasized the importance of this cooperation, calling it “a significant partnership between industrial power gentle” intended for raising sports. The deal includes Saudi entertainment company villagewhat will act as a connection between Turks and who.
Fighters under this new promotion will get an approach UFC Performance Institutes in Las Vegas, Mexico City and Shanghaioffering them top training and resources that are previously unavailable in boxing.
Mark ShapiroPresident and Coo from who -a, pointed out the wider ambition of the project:
“This is a strategic opportunity to globally reconsider sports boxing.”
Shapiro pointed to an extensive promotional expertise and deep industrial connections who -as key assets in achievement of success. It also noted that Turks Alalshikh and villages share the same vision of boxing modernizationpositioning this new league as a potential disorder in the industry.
White’s vision for boxing
Dana White has long criticized a fractured boxing system, and its approach promises a more structured model where where Upper fighters regularly compete with each other. Repeated this obligation on Twitter:
“It has been proven to enter the fights that fans want to see. The best will fight the best, and the fighters will continue to move by ranking and becoming world champions. “
White also promised more announcements in a relationship broadcasting, scheduling and signatures of a fighter As the project is approaching launch.
Unanswered questions
Although the vision is clear, some critical details remain unresolved. AND Debit event of promotion is still missing the official date and venueleaving guesses about whether Saudi Arabia will host the first show.
Eye revolves another big question Prices and accessibility. Turks Alalshikh was at the recent center of boxing Discussions on Payment Posting ProceedsAnd it remains unclear whether this new venture will follow a similar model or introduce a new price strategy.
What is next?
Partnership has the potential to reshape the boxing of boxing, offering Fighters Better Promotional Support, greater visibility and elite training facilities. However, until the first event is published, there are questions about how this new promotion will fit into the existing boxing of boxing.
If White The UFC model is successfully translated into boxingThis could change the way of organizing sports-it is implicable to lead to more consistent fights at a top level and a centralized ranking system. Until then, fans will have to wait for the next wave of announcement.
Would you support a UFC-style boxing modelOr do you think the current boxing structure is in order as it is?
Last time updated 03/05/2025
