Boxing Business

Split boxing ring image showing famous veteran fighters facing younger prospects under bright lights, illustrating the boxing familiar names problem and how nostalgia-driven matchups stall division progress.

Why Boxing Keeps Confusing Familiar Names With Meaningful Progress

Boxing’s growing reliance on familiar names over genuine momentum is stalling divisions and frustrating fans. This CMBoxing opinion piece examines why nostalgia keeps winning — and what it’s costing the sport.

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Dana White pictured alongside a boxing ring during Zuffa Boxing’s debut event, with fighters in action under bright arena lights, reflecting the launch of Zuffa Boxing as a new but familiar presence in the sport.

Zuffa Boxing’s First Event: A New Player, But Not a Revolution

Zuffa Boxing’s debut event looked polished and professional, but beneath the production values lies a bigger question: does Dana White’s entry into boxing actually change anything?

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Two generic boxers in a dimly lit small-hall British boxing ring with empty seats behind them, symbolising the boxing small promoters problem and the struggle for opportunities outside major UK promoters.

The Forgotten Fighters: Why Boxers Outside the Big Three Promoters Can’t Get Fights

British boxing has a serious small promoters problem. Talented fighters are being left inactive and invisible while Matchroom and Queensberry dominate the landscape. Here’s why it’s happening — and why 2026 could be even worse.

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An empty boxing ring under harsh spotlights, surrounded by shadowy spectators, with floating currency notes and Saudi flags in the background — symbolising how promoter greed and overseas influence overshadow boxing in 2026.

2026: The Brutal Truth — Boxing Isn’t Getting Better. It’s Getting Worse.

Boxing isn’t heading for a revival in 2026 — it’s heading for a reckoning. With promoters chasing cash, Saudi influence growing and grassroots fading, CMBoxing breaks down why next year may be the toughest yet for the sport.

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A dramatic landscape illustration showing two silhouetted boxers facing off, one labelled “Sport” and the other “Business”, divided by a lightning bolt to symbolise the tension between boxing ambition and commercial hype — reflecting the Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul narrative.

Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul: Business Over Belts, Hype Over Ambition, and a Risk That Makes No Boxing Sense

Anthony Joshua had two paths: Kabayel for legacy or Jake Paul for business. He chose the circus — and now has everything to lose with nothing to gain.

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