The MAABRA bill proposing revisions to the Ali Act was introduced last July to the U.S. House of Representatives and referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce. In January, the committee, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-IL), marked up the bill, which passed 30-4 and was sent for amendment in February. “This bipartisan bill would create an alternative system in boxing by permitting the formation of Unified Boxing Organizations (UBOs) alongside the sport’s existing sanctioning bodies, giving fighters more choice in how they compete,” Rep. Walberg said through a press release after the January mark-up.
