{"id":328258,"date":"2026-05-03T02:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=328258"},"modified":"2026-05-03T02:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:54:48","slug":"oscar-de-la-hoya-blasts-tko-and-nick-khan-after-senate-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/oscar-de-la-hoya-blasts-tko-and-nick-khan-after-senate-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar De La Hoya Blasts TKO And Nick Khan After Senate Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oscar De La Hoya called out TKO and WWE President Nick Khan after a Senate Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., in regards to the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act.<\/p>\n

The hearing featured several speakers, including De La Hoya, boxer Nico Ali Walsh, and Khan, who also works as a Zuffa Boxing executive.<\/p>\n

The Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act is a federal law designed to guard boxers from exploitation. It requires promoters to reveal revenue numbers to foremost event fighters, which helps with higher pay negotiations. Nevertheless, TKO has proposed amendments to this act.<\/p>\n

After the hearing, De La Hoya posted a video on Instagram where he accused Khan of lying in the course of the testimony. He said it became clear there was an agenda when Senator Bernie Moreno from Ohio kept asking Khan about bringing WrestleMania to Cleveland.<\/p>\n

De La Hoya claimed that Zuffa desires to monopolize boxing and switch it into UFC 2.0, calling it a dictatorship and criticizing Dana White.<\/p>\n

De La Hoya also warned fighters about Zuffa contracts, noting that fighters need to pay for their very own medical expenses and that payment amounts after losses are decided by the corporate. He said,<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s your favorite time of the week again. Time for the one segment in boxing that offers you the facts, and it makes you laugh, it\u2019s clapback Thursday. Alright, so I went to Washington, D.C. last week to testify within the Senate and oppose the amendments TKO Group is attempting to make to the Muhammad Ali Act. TKO\u2019s proposed amendment passed easily through the House, without ever even hearing from a fighter. How is that possible? And now it\u2019s being introduced within the Senate. Nico Ali Walsh and myself walked in there last week hoping to shed some truth on all of the lie(s) TKO has been telling to persuade the Senators there\u2019s no need to vary these protections. Nico was spot on and made all the precise points. But, it was immediately clear the Senators already had their agenda.\u201d De La Hoya played a clip of a Senator asking Nick Khan about bringing WrestleMania to Cleveland, Ohio. \u201cAnd the snakeoil salesman Nick the con talked and talked in circles about boxing, a sport he\u2019s never been involved in. He isn\u2019t a fighter. He\u2019s a Hollywood agent. He lied his ass off and got so many things improper. But, he said it convincingly. I even have never been a part of something so obviously corrupt in my entire life. Nico and I walked right into a f*cking buzzsaw. So it seems the bill will pass, and Zuffa will give you the chance to create their very own league, with their very own unicorn belt, rules, rankings, every thing. They need to monopolize boxing. It is going to be UFC 2.0, and all of us know the way awful that’s for fighters. You guys now have a selection whether to fight for the unicorn belt, or stay in the present system that has worked for 100-plus years. A system filled with history and legacy, rules and fair rankings. Or, you go to a dictatorship who treats you as a number. You possibly can kiss all of your sponsorship deals goodbye. You won\u2019t even be allowed to wear your individual trunks once you fight. They are going to dictate who you fight, when, where and the way much you receive. I mean, say goodbye to fair market value. Oh, and this lunatic is your boss?\u201d De La Hoya played a clip of Dana White saying the shooting on the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner was awesome. \u201cThis guy who thinks public shootings are fun. What a sick f*ck. History will repeat itself. Oh, I saw a contract from a fighter who already regrets signing with Zuffa, and it\u2019s horrific. They make fighters pay for their very own medicals. Oh, and for those who lose, they resolve how much to pay you. You won\u2019t know until after the actual fact. The contracts are garbage so beware buyer, and also you heard it first here, so remember, kids, you\u2019re never a hater for those who only speak the facts.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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