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We must be wary that UFC boss has White intentions

- by CHRIS MCKENNA

BOXING should be wary of allowing Dana White’s influence within the sport to grow.

This week it was announced that the UFC supremo has, along with UFC parent company TKO, partnered up with Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh and SELA, the entertainment company from the Middle East country.

‘They're plotting a boxing league.

‘They want to sign up young talent and ensure there is one champion in each division they pick for the event.

It sounds promising in some ways.

‘That is what White did with UFC, but boxing is not MMA.

Boxing should never be a closed shop like the UFC.

The exact details of their plans remain unknown.

The announcement brought speculation that the sport could change forever.

It was claimed - not by anyone involved yet - that the sanctioning bodies - WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF - would be obsolete soon enough.