First Fighters Announced for Dana White’s New Boxing Show

UFC president and TKO Boxing Promotions head Dana White, together with the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh, are preparing to launch their own boxing project in 2026 — a product similar to the Contender Series, which White created in 2017 for the UFC.

According to Brunch Boxing, the first wave of fighters expected to feature under the TKO Boxing banner includes Ukrainian Serhii Bohachuk (26-3, 24 KOs), American Brandon Adams (25-4, 16 KOs), Irishman Callum Walsh (15-0, 11 KOs), and Kazakhstan’s Daniyar Yeleussinov (13-0, 8 KOs).

Notably, Bohachuk, Adams, and Walsh all took part in the September 13 card in Las Vegas headlined by Saul Alvarez vs Terence Crawford. That night, Walsh defeated Fernando Vargas by unanimous decision, while Bohachuk dropped a rematch to Adams, also by unanimous decision.

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