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In today’s episode, we’re looking at the new amendments introduced to the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act bill at the Education and Workforce Committee meeting. We go step by step through all the changes and what they mean for boxing from the top tier all the way down to the club level. We also talk about the emergency ABC meeting that happened right after the committee meeting. There’s also some very significant antitrust updates you won’t want to miss. There’s a lot more, so make sure to follow along with our outline as you listen:

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Episode 221 Outline

* Are there any updates to the UFC antitrust cases?

* Can you explain what took place yesterday in the Education and Workforce Committee?

* What changes were made to the UBO section of the bill?

* Let’s go to Sec 4 Industry Standards. What changes did they introduce for Medical Examinations?

* What did they change about the Insurance coverage?

* Did they change the purse minimums?

* What did they add into the bill about the number of titles?

* What changes did they introduce regarding drug testing?

* What is the concern for club shows from these last few changes?

* The effective date was also changed. What does it say now?

* What were the amendments that Ilhan Omar read off during the hearing?

* Is this the end of it or will there be more changes before they vote on it?

* So what happens next? What is the process before it becomes law, and do you think it will become law?

* You reported that the ABC had an emergency meeting, what was that about?

* So what is the ABC going to do about their concerns over the bill?

* What impact would these changes have to the bill and the industry?

* Do you think this bill is better or worse than it was before?

* What’s your greatest concern about the bill?

* What amendments would you like to see introduced?

* For those that oppose the bill or certain parts of it what do you suggest they do?PDFs of the antitrust case filings & PDFs of the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act amendments