{"id":493758,"date":"2026-03-25T03:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T03:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/493758\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T03:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T03:34:10","slug":"ali-act-reform-bill-passes-house-moves-to-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/493758\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali Act Reform Bill Passes House, Moves To Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxing247.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add East Side Boxing as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770669047_552_google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEV0p2ZUdsdVp6STBOeTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?ceid=US:en&amp;oc=3&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow East Side Boxing on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The bill sets a national minimum of $200 per round and requires at least $50,000 in injury coverage tied to bouts. This directly affects undercard fighters, where fighters often take fights on short money with limited medical protection.<\/p>\n<p>Jack pointed to long-standing issues in the law. \u201cThe House of Representatives made history today by passing by voice vote landmark boxing legislation that will revive one of America\u2019s greatest sports in the name of one of America\u2019s greatest athletes,\u201d he said. \u201cProfessional boxing is the only sport regulated by Congress, and ambiguity in current law \u2014 adopted over a quarter century ago \u2014 has affected boxers and limited investment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ali Act remains in place. The 1996 safety law is extended. The change comes with the system the bill allows.<\/p>\n<p>Unified Boxing Organizations would operate alongside the current sanctioning bodies. Fighters would choose where to compete, with state commissions still overseeing events. That gives fighters another option, though it also adds another structure to a sport already split across multiple belts.<\/p>\n<p>Lonnie Ali backed the bill and kept the attention on fighter protection. \u201cMuhammad dedicated his life to fighting \u2014 not just in the ring, but for the dignity of every person,\u201d she said. \u201cToday\u2019s passage in the House of The Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act will continue to carry that legacy forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She stayed on pay and safety. \u201cLet me be clear, my support for this bill has been and will continue to be centered on ensuring fighters achieve real safety and health protections, are provided genuine economic protections and fair compensation for the sacrifices they make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Support has come from commissions, promoters, and major venues.<\/p>\n<p>What this looks like in practice will depend on how those two systems handle purses, matchmaking, and access to meaningful fights. Fighters will follow the money and the clearer route.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate now takes it up. If it passes, fighters will have another path to work through while sanctioning bodies continue to control the belts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The bill sets a national minimum of $200 per round and requires at least $50,000 in injury coverage&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":493759,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-493758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/493759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=493758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=493758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}