ESPN.com has just released a new report detailing Dana White’s interest in becoming a boxing promoter.
Some highlights from the article have been included below. You can read the full article HERE.
- White appeared alongside Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach as part of a speaking engagement at the Wild Card West boxing club in Santa Monica, California on Tuesday night
- At the event White told the crowd that he is, “getting into boxing, 100 percent.”
- White also said he is in the process of getting a promoter’s license
- White is not planning to leave UFC but rather incorporate boxing into the company’s promotional portfolio
- White told the LA Times that he is looking to get into boxing with WME/IMG’s Ari Emanuel
- White did not respond to ESPN for comment
- Promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank said he is skeptical of White’s plans to try to become a boxing promoter and that White may only be doing it because of UFC’s recent poor pay-per-view sales and lack of star fighters, outside of Conor McGregor
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 14: Dana White splits Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor apart during the Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Conor McGregor World Press Tour at SSE Arena on July 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)
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Mayweather v McGregor Press Tour
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 14: Dana White splits Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor apart during the Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Conor McGregor World Press Tour at SSE Arena on July 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)
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Mayweather v McGregor Press Tour
Connor McGregor (right) and Floyd Mayweather with UFC President Dana White during the press conference at the SSE Arena, Wembley. (Photo by Scott Heavey/PA Images via Getty Images)
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Mayweather v McGregor Press Tour
Connor McGregor (right) and Floyd Mayweather with UFC President Dana White (centre) during the press conference at the SSE Arena, Wembley. (Photo by Scott Heavey/PA Images via Getty Images)
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Mayweather v McGregor Press Tour
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 14: (L-R) Conor McGregor interacts with the media as UFC President Dana White listens on stage during the Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Conor McGregor World Press Tour event at SSE Arena on July 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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Mayweather v McGregor Press Tour
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 14: UFC President Dana White (C) steps between Conor McGregor (R) and Floyd Mayweather Jr. as they face off during the Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Conor McGregor World Press Tour event at SSE Arena on July 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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Mayweather v McGregor Press Tour
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 14: UFC President Dana White (C) steps between Conor McGregor (R) and Floyd Mayweather Jr. as they face off during the Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Conor McGregor World Press Tour event at SSE Arena on July 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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Mayweather v McGregor Press Tour
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 14: (L-R) Conor McGregor reacts to the crowd as UFC President Dana White sits onstage during the Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Conor McGregor World Press Tour event at SSE Arena on July 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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Mayweather v McGregor Press Tour
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 14: UFC President Dana White speaks to the crowd during the Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Conor McGregor World Press Tour event at SSE Arena on July 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
