{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://jack.house.gov/media/press-releases/major-arenas-endorse-congressman-brian-jacks-bipartisan-muhammad-ali-american", "Major Arenas Endorse Congressman Brian Jack\u2019s Bipartisan Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act", "2025-12-02", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Brian Jack", "J000311", "jack.house.gov", "jack", "https://jack.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nContact: Regan Hinson\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Brian Jack (GA-03) announced that five of the largest arena operators in the United States have endorsed the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act (H.R. 4624), bipartisan legislation that seeks to establish regulatory certainty and encourage innovation to reverse the steady decline of professional boxing in America.\n\nThe arena operators which have expressed their support in letters to the U.S. House Committee on Education & Workforce include AEG, Legends Global, Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp., MGM Resorts International, and Oak View Group.\n\nCollectively, these companies represent many of the most prestigious venues in the United States, including:\n\n\u25cf State Farm Arena (Atlanta)\n\n\u25cf Madison Square Garden (New York City)\n\n\u25cf Chartway Arena (Norfolk)\n\n\u25cf Little Caesars Arena (Detroit)\n\n\u25cf Target Center (Minneapolis)\n\n\u25cf T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas)\n\n\u25cf Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles)\n\n\u25cf Prudential Center (Newark)\n\n\u201cOver the last two decades, boxing in America has faced a steady decline. The number of marquee boxing fights held at American venues is a fraction of what it used to be, with many of boxing\u2019s premier events now taking place overseas,\u201d said Congressman Brian Jack. \u201cAs these boxing matches have migrated outside of the United States, they have also taken away the economic benefits our local communities once enjoyed during the golden age of boxing. Passage of the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act will revitalize this once-great American sport, and drastically increase the number of professional boxing events held in communities across the United States.\u201d\n\nMajor boxing events create enormous economic success for the host communities. Local workers are employed in event operations, hospitality, security, and across many other functions. In addition, neighboring businesses outside of the arenas, such as restaurants, bars, and hotels, all experience revenue spikes due to the increase in consumer spending from local fans and out-of-town visitors.\n\nPassage of the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act will increase the number of professional boxing matches in the United States by encouraging and incentivizing new promotions to produce such events.\n\nMAABRA preserves the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act (the \"Ali Act\") that was codified in 2000, and enhances the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 by adding supplemental provisions to improve the safety and well-being of boxers.\n\nThe bill establishes a national minimum payment-per-round for all professional boxers ($150 per round), which prevents up-and-coming fighters from being exploited. In addition, all professional boxers would have access to better health insurance, including a first-time national minimum of $25,000 of coverage for injuries sustained during a bout \u2013 higher than the current minimum in 43 states.\n\nMAABRA allows for the creation of alternative systems called Unified Boxing Organizations (UBOs), which would provide boxers with better health and safety protections, greater compensation, and more choice and opportunities. UBOs would not replace the current sanctioning organizations. Instead, UBOs would exist side-by-side and operate independently, with UBO events regulated by state athletic commissions.\n\nBoxers would have the freedom to choose which of the two systems \u2013 the existing sanctioning organizations model or the new UBO model \u2013 is most advantageous to them.\n\nThis legislation represents the first update to boxing in a quarter-century and will revive a once-great American sport.", 1, "2026-04-11T05:33:44Z", "2026-04-11T05:34:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://jack.house.gov/media/press-releases/major-arenas-endorse-congressman-brian-jacks-bipartisan-muhammad-ali-american"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7079020142555237, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}