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The Ariel Helwani Show · July 30 · 1 hr 8 min

Inside Boxing | Top Rank wins Haney-Davis purse bid, Roach-Zepeda preview, Ali Act update

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri discuss Top Rank winning the purse bid for Devin Haney vs. Keyshawn Davis, with the fight happening sometime in October. Davis has 48 hours to accept the terms in order for the fight to proceed (00:48). Lamont Roach and William Zepeda compete for the vacant WBC lightweight title in a bout that will air on both DAZN and TNT (22:50). Roach is coming off back-to-back draws against Gervonta Davis and Isaac Cruz, while Zepeda lost a decision to Shakur Stevenson last summer. There have been multiple updates with the Muhammad Ali Revival Act over the last few days, with the Senate putting together a revised bipartisan bill after hearing both sides. Nico Ali Walsh, the grandson of Muhammad Ali, opposes the changes to bill and was seen meeting with TKO Chairman Nick Khan over the weekend and appeared on the Zuffa boxing broadcast, which sparked many thoughts about where his intentions remain (51:45).

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Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri discuss Top Rank winning the purse bid for Devin Haney vs. Keyshawn Davis, with the fight happening sometime in October. Davis has 48 hours to accept the terms in order for the fight to proceed (00:48).

Lamont Roach and William Zepeda compete for the vacant WBC lightweight title in a bout that will air on both DAZN and TNT (22:50). Roach is coming off back-to-back draws against Gervonta Davis and Isaac Cruz, while Zepeda lost a decision to Shakur Stevenson last summer. 

There have been multiple updates with the Muhammad Ali Revival Act over the last few days, with the Senate putting together a revised bipartisan bill after hearing both sides. Nico Ali Walsh, the grandson of Muhammad Ali, opposes the changes to bill and was seen meeting with TKO Chairman Nick Khan over the weekend and appeared on the Zuffa boxing broadcast, which sparked many thoughts about where his intentions remain (51:45).