Overview
- After Sunday’s Zuffa Boxing 06 press conference in Las Vegas, White declined to confirm reports that Shakur Stevenson is finalizing a deal and a separate $100 million hint linked to Devin Haney, saying only that top fighters will end up at Zuffa.
- Frank Warren said a clause in Tyson Fury’s contract bars Zuffa from promoting Fury vs. Anthony Joshua, and White replied, “then he must be right,” as the bout is targeted for later this year on Netflix following tune-up fights.
- White defended Zuffa’s approach by promising steady pay after losses, saying the promotion will build rivalries in-house, and outlining plans for frequent UK events through a Sky deal.
- Boxing great Roy Jones Jr. blasted the project, arguing fighters would need to curry favor to get bouts and warning that replacing WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO titles would erase the sport’s history.
- Zuffa’s push to revise the U.S. Muhammad Ali Act to allow a single in-house rankings and belt system has met resistance from promoters, while Queensberry has threatened legal action over alleged contract breaches tied to Zuffa’s Saudi partners.