Yesterday Dana White made a podcast in which he stated his plans for boxing.
Welcome to boxing…. A sport like no other, with standards and protections that MMA fighters and fans can surely benefit from… The WBC wishes Zuffa success in our sport, which is the greatest one in the world.
Boxing is the oldest sport and has class in every aspect of its existence.
Boxing is regulated worldwide by National Federations and / or state boxing commissions, which have a structure to operate having boxers’ safety as the top priority.
Boxing regulators exist to also protect boxers and make sure that no conflicts of interest get in the way of justice and fairness.
In the United States, where Zuffa will function, boxing operations fall under federal law known as the Muhammad Ali Act and all promoters must abide by the law, unlike MMA where a company can operate without such strict federal guidelines and regulations.
Boxing is the sport of the poor of the world; its global platform begins with amateur and Olympic-style boxing, with the dream to capture Olympic glory, then those who turn professional have the dream to capture the Green and Gold WBC world championship.
Boxing is a global sport with a huge platform including promotional companies such as Don King, Bob Arum’s Top Rank, PBC, Queensberry, Golden Boy, Matchroom, Teiken, Zanfer, Eye of the Tiger, and many more international promoters and hundreds of regional ones.
Boxing has managers and advisors who negotiate the best conditions for their fighters, and that is how all boxers who step into the ring has their best interests protected.
Boxing is an open competition market for boxers to choose from the best options available, and therefor boxing has eradicated exploitation and abuse of power.
A boxer is a dignified human being, not merchandise to be used to enrich just a few.
Boxers put their lives at stake in the ring, deserve the best care and protection, and must be respected, supported and appreciated.
Boxing is going through a golden era, with an incredible number of superstars such as Terence Crawford from the USA, Canelo Alvarez from Mexico, Oleksandr Usyk from Ukraine, Naoya Inoue from Japan, and so many more world champions who have boxing fans around the world in complete excitement.
Boxing has women at the greatest of times, with Clarissa Shields, Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano, Chantelle Cameron, Tiara Brown, Skye Nicholson, and so many more superstars.
Boxing has the World Boxing Council with 176 affiliated countries, the WBO, IBF and WBA, and so many fighters making a living, and thousands of boxers with a secured structure to one day have the opportunity to compete for glory.
Boxing is Boxing, the greatest sport of them all.
Mauricio Sulaimán
WBC President
