House Of Representatives Vote Yes To Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act, Moves To Senate
On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 24, the United States House of Representatives passed the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act of 2026 (H.R. 4624, 119th Congress) by voice vote during a legislative session. This bill, which seeks to create Unified Boxing Organizations (UBOs), was championed by Brian Jack, a Republican from Georgia and the bill’s author.
The bill will now be sent to the Senate for review and approval, while President Donald Trump awaits its passage for signature and release.
If the bill becomes law, the most significant change proposed by the Revitalization Act is as follows:
Currently, the Ali Act mandates a separation between promoters and sanctioning bodies.
The Revitalization Act would allow UBOs to perform all the functions currently held by established sanctioning bodies, including rankings, championships, and regulations, although the law applies specifically to boxing.
The bill also includes provisions for improved medical care for boxers, mandatory health exams, and the controversial proposal of a single championship per sanctioning body and weight class, in addition to a minimum payout of $200 per round.
It is still not definitively known whether the protections for boxers included in the two original laws under the Ali Act—the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 and the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act of 2000—would be eliminated.
It is widely known that Dana White has been a main driving force behind efforts to modify the Ali Act, amid growing concerns that his company, Zuffa Boxing, seeks to organize, manage, and promote boxing events similar to the UFC, which controls its entire structure, including rankings and championships.
Unified Boxing Organizations (UBOs) would be exempt from current compliance regulations governing existing non-UBO organizations.
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