{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://jack.house.gov/media/press-releases/mike-tyson-endorses-congressman-brian-jacks-bipartisan-muhammad-ali-american", "Mike Tyson Endorses Congressman Brian Jack\u2019s Bipartisan Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act", "2025-12-01", "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 Mike Tyson\u2019s endorsement of the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act (H.R. 4624), bipartisan legislation that provides professional boxers with more opportunities, better pay, and greater safety protections.\n\n\u201cI am honored to earn the support of Mike Tyson, one of the greatest boxers of all time. Mike Tyson\u2019s unprecedented success in the sport enabled him to transcend his accomplishments in the ring, and become an American cultural phenomenon,\u201d said Congressman Brian Jack. \u201cMike Tyson supports the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act because it protects boxers and offers more choice and new career opportunities for fighters to reach the same level of success that he once earned.\u201d\n\nMike Tyson joins Lonnie Ali, the wife of Muhammad Ali, the Association of Boxing Commissions, and dozens of health and safety experts who support the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act (MAABRA).\n\nIn his letter to the U.S. House Committee on Education & Workforce, Mike Tyson wrote, \u201cMuhammad Ali has always been my hero, both inside and outside the ring. Supporting these revisions honors the spirit of the original Ali Act by closing loopholes that have allowed some promoters to regain monopolistic control over fighters\u2019 careers. This new legislation restores balance \u2013 allowing boxers to choose their own path while preserving the integrity of the sport. The Act does not alter the opportunities of those who are comfortable with the current system; it simply adds options for fighters who wish to pursue a different path that better suits their career goals.\u201d\n\nIn addition, Mike Tyson underscored the greater protections and compensation MAABRA offers boxers: \u201cThe proposed reforms provide meaningful benefits for fighters. Establishing a per-round minimum ensures that every athlete who steps into the ring receives fair compensation for the risks they take with their body and mind. The requirement for mandatory health insurance is equally critical \u2013 no fighter should ever have to choose between paying medical bills and pursuing their career. I\u2019ve seen too many of my peers face that impossible decision.\u201d\n\nMAABRA preserves the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act (the \u201cAli Act\u201d) 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.\n\nRead the full bill text here.", 1, "2026-04-10T05:46:57Z", "2026-04-10T05:48:19Z"]], "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/mike-tyson-endorses-congressman-brian-jacks-bipartisan-muhammad-ali-american"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.0753168500959873, "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"}