US EditionDana White Wants To Sign Top Boxers To Zuffa, Plans To Bring UFC Model To Boxing
Dana White's Zuffa Boxing is in talks to sign free-agent heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk as it aims to reshape boxing with top talents like Jai Opetaia.
- On Wednesday, UFC president Dana White entered talks to sign heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk, with Sergey Lapin confirming there is contact and dialogue.
- After splitting from his long-term promoter, Usyk became a free agent last summer following his separation from Alex Krassyuk and K2 Promotions.
- Having signed unbeaten IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia, Zuffa Boxing, founded by White and Turki Alalshikh in June, staged its inaugural event in September featuring Crawford vs. Alvarez.
- According to Lapin, White's involvement would turn the scale and attention immediately different, as White `turned 'old MMA' into the global UFC machine` with his packaging power.
- Reports published Wednesday note that details remain private and any deal depends on format, numbers, and timing, with interest contingent on terms.
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Dana White Wants To Sign Top Boxers To Zuffa, Plans To Bring UFC Model To Boxing
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