The Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act made a significant leap toward entering into law on Tuesday after the bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a voice vote. The fast-moving piece of legislation will now be introduced in Senate for a vote, where it will need a simple majority to pass before it lands on the desk of President Donald Trump, who can formally make it official.

While many in the boxing world are of the belief that contesting the Ali Revival Act is a losing battle because of the powerful backers behind the bill, namely TKO — the parent company of UFC, WWE and Zuffa Boxing — Oscar De La Hoya told Uncrowned’s “The Ariel Helwani Show” this week that he will continue to fight the good fight, as it were.

“[The Ali Revival Act entering into law] doesn’t seem inevitable,” De La Hoya insisted. “It still has to pass through the Senate. I’ve had various conversations with members of the Senate, and they’ve invited me to Washington in a few weeks to speak, and I’m going to be there. What’s mind-boggling to me is that nobody’s reporting on it — nobody’s talking about it.

“I expect the boxing community to be in Washington… It feels like I’m fighting this fight alone, which is pretty odd. But that’s what TKO is, that’s what Zuffa is, that’s what Dana [White] is — they’re always sneaky. They had a hearing yesterday or a couple of days ago, where they passed it. It was all sneaky, it was all under the radar — nobody knew about it. Hopefully, with me showing up, with me being prepared, talking to the Senate, hopefully convincing them and hopefully it gets derailed.”

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The bill was rewritten in parts this past week behind closed doors before Tuesday’s under-the-radar vote, where just one representative, Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), argued against the its passing. 

Zuffa Boxing has now promoted four boxing events, with their next two scheduled for April 5 and May 10. All of the shows so far have taken place at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The consensus is that the promoter is still testing the waters in the boxing space before fully rolling out its league format. The initial run of cards and the entrance of the controversial Zuffa belt have provided De La Hoya with plenty of ammunition against his rival, UFC CEO Dana White.

“When Max Kellerman was reporting in the ring after the fight,” De La Hoya began, “And he asked Jai Opetaia about the Zuffa belt — Jai Opetaia doesn’t care. He wants to unify all the [traditional] belts. 

“It’s pretty sad when you think about the Ring ratings — what happened to them? This guy he fought [Brandon Glanton] was ranked No. 15 by the IBF and was ranked No. 10 by The Ring. I mean, come on, guys — who’s making up the rankings now?

“I really think the Ring rankings have gone out the window. I don’t think there’s any integrity there whatsoever. The Ring Magazine was everything for 100 years — and now it might as well be in the trash can. It means nothing. The Zuffa belt — this pen is worth more than that belt. It means nothing — it’s just a name.”

TKO has attempted to drive the narrative against boxing’s traditional sanctioning bodies — the WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF — to further the argument for its one-belt Zuffa Boxing system, however Zuffa’s stable of fighters hasn’t been as cooperative as they would’ve perhaps liked. Opetaia and numerous others have made their intentions to win boxing’s traditional belts known, with IBF super lightweight champions Richardson Hitchins even reportedly cautious about signing with Zuffa at risk of losing his belt.

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Turki Alalshikh, who owns Ring Magazine, also has a vested stake in Zuffa, and some within the sport are concerned about the publication’s independence. Just hours before De La Hoya’s appearance on “The Ariel Helwani Show,” British newspaper “The Telegraph” ran a piece on Ring Magazine, stating what many in the sport have come to realize: Ring Magazine is merely Saudi Arabian propaganda. 

De La Hoya, formerly the owner of Ring Magazine, admitted to Uncrowned that he “regrets” selling the once respected publication to Alalshikh. 

Golden Boy, DAZN agree to extension

Outside of the Saudi’s efforts with Zuffa, the remainder of the boxing landscape appears to be unifying. DAZN — which already had broadcast deals with Matchroom and Queensberry — added Bob Arum’s Top Rank to its portfolio last week and on Tuesday announced an extension with De La Hoya’s Golden Boy, meaning the broadcaster has every major promoter under its banner, barring PBC.

“We’ve had a great relationship going back about eight years,” De La Hoya said of DAZN. “[We’ve been working together] since I started with Canelo on DAZN. It’s been a great run. We’ve been able to promote young champions and create new world champions along the way, so it’s been great for both sides.”

Golden Boy and DAZN are now united once again, but the journey to a new deal was not smooth sailing. Golden Boy’s previous deal with DAZN expired Dec. 31, and when Golden Boy could not deliver the highly anticipated Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Jaron “Boots” Ennis fight to DAZN, talks between the pair stalled.

But after months of uncertainty and an important courtroom victory for De La Hoya, the companies are once again aligned.

De La Hoya hopes that the coming together of promoters on DAZN will lead to an increase in cross-promotional matchups. Although PBC is not with DAZN, Golden Boy will promote David Benavidez vs. Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez with the company on May 2 and has already agreed to terms for William Zepeda vs. Lamont Roach. 

Elsewhere on the Golden Boy schedule, its biggest star, Ryan Garcia, appears headed toward a July date in Las Vegas.

“We do have a Ryan fight coming up [with Alalshikh],” De La Hoya told Uncrowned. 

“I’m not sure [who it’ll be against] yet. I’m hoping it’s Devin Haney. I think that’s the biggest fight out there for both guys. It’s an opportunity for Devin Haney to get revenge and vindicate himself, and for Ryan, it would put a stamp on his legacy once again. What he did the first time [would be validated if he wins again].”