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Congress·Reported·about 1 month ago

Boxing: New Safety and Pay Standards for Professional Fighters

Also known as: Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act

Legislative Progress

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Key Points

  • Congress is proposing new rules to make professional boxing safer and fairer. The plan creates a way for private leagues to manage their own rankings and titles as long as they follow strict federal health and safety guidelines.
  • Boxers would receive much more medical oversight, including annual physicals, brain scans every three years, and regular blood tests. Fighters over age 40 would have to pass extra heart and lung tests, and female boxers would be required to take pregnancy tests before every match.
  • The policy requires more medical help at every fight. Organizers would have to provide at least three ambulances and four doctors at ringside. They must also provide health insurance that covers at least $25,000 for injuries sustained during a match, and the promoter must pay the insurance costs.
  • For the first time, there would be a federal minimum pay for boxers. Promoters or leagues would be required to pay fighters at least $150 for every round they participate in during a match.
  • To keep the sport honest, the bill bans boxers, their families, and their coaches from betting on their own fights. It also requires a strict drug-testing program run by independent groups to ensure fighters are not using banned substances.
  • Leagues would be responsible for the costs of most medical tests and safety requirements. If league officials knowingly break these rules or pressure others to do so, they could face up to a year in prison or fines of $20,000.

Milestones

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Feb 25, 2026House

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 449.

Feb 25, 2026House

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

Feb 25, 2026House

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-524, Part I.

Jan 21, 2026House

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 4.

Jan 21, 2026House

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Related News

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ESPN·about 1 month ago

What is Zuffa Boxing? Fighters, format, rules, more details

Explains how H.R. 4624 (Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act) would allow Unified Boxing Organizations (UBOs) with their own rankings/titles and summarizes its legislative status after committee action.

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MMA Fighting·about 1 month ago

Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act advances to Congress after adapting new amendments

Covers House Education and Workforce Committee approval (30-4) and describes amendments affecting on-site medical/ambulance requirements and other unified-league provisions.

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Bad Left Hook·about 1 month ago

Bill to wreck Ali Act passes committee, heads to House floor

Opinionated breakdown of H.R. 4624 after the 30-4 committee vote, highlighting amendments on minimum pay/insurance and concerns about promoter control under UBOs.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act of 2026

Bill NumberHR 4624
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 449.

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D: 8R: 5

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