Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act

Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn Act to reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in the professional boxing industry
Acronyms (colloquial)MABRA
NicknamesAli Act
Enacted bythe 106th United States Congress
EffectiveMay 26, 2000
Citations
Public law106-210
Codification
Acts amendedProfessional Boxing Safety Act of 1996
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 1832 by Mike Oxley (R–OH) on May 17, 1999
  • Passed the House on November 8, 1999 
  • Passed the Senate on April 7, 2000 
  • Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on May 26, 2000

The Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act Pub. L. 106–210 (text) (PDF) is a United States federal law regarding the regulation of professional boxing that was enacted on May 26, 2000. Named after boxer Muhammad Ali, it aimed to "reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in the professional boxing industry" and followed on from the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996. These two pieces of legislation taken together are commonly referred to as the "Ali Act".

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