Trump Offers Dana White the Press Secretary Job as White Plans Monday Meeting

Trump offers Dana White the press secretary job

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he had offered Dana White the job of White House press secretary. White, the UFC CEO and Zuffa Boxing head, said after Saturday’s boxing card in London that he had a meeting in Washington on Monday and expected to have more to say afterward.

White and Trump have been friends for years. White spoke at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Republican National Conventions and staged a UFC event on the White House lawn over the summer. Trump floated White’s appointment after saying he planned to shake up his staff following the midterm results.

At Zuffa Boxing 12 in London, White praised Chev Clarke’s seventh-round stoppage of Chris Billam-Smith, though he said he thought the referee had stopped the fight early. White also said he wanted heavyweight prospect Da’Mazion Vanhouter on the Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua card, but still needed to find him an opponent.

Baumgardner wins IBF lightweight title with shutout decision

Alycia Baumgardner beat Elif Nur Turhan by unanimous decision in Arlington, Texas, to win the IBF lightweight title and become a two-division world champion. All three judges scored the 10-round fight 100-90. Turhan had been undefeated.

Baumgardner controlled the distance with her jab, straight punches and footwork, and hurt Turhan in the third round. After the victory, she said she wanted to unify the lightweight division, naming undisputed status as her next goal.

Ramla Ali claims two world titles in disputed decision

Ramla Ali won the vacant WBO and IBF super-bantamweight titles with a split-decision victory over Mikiah Kreps in Arlington. Ali, 36, scored a third-round knockdown, then had to withstand Kreps’ pressure through the remaining rounds. The judges scored it 97-92 and 96-93 for Ali, with the third scoring it 98-91 for Kreps.

Ali wept after the decision and dedicated the win to her father, who died in May. The Guardian reported that Kreps outlanded Ali 115-78 and had more power shots, 91-70; it also said the Guardian’s own scorecard favored Kreps.

Imane Khelif schedules Paris return for December

Olympic champion Imane Khelif is scheduled to fight undefeated Clarida Sarabia on Dec. 15 at the Maison de la Mutualite in Paris. The bout had originally been set for April but was postponed after Khelif injured her left shoulder in training.

Khelif won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she and fellow champion Lin Yu-ting faced intense scrutiny over misconceptions about their sex. The International Olympic Committee said both athletes passed its eligibility rules. World Boxing later introduced a one-time genetic test policy, and Khelif has not competed in events sanctioned by that organization since its policy took effect.

Bradley calls Opetaia-Wilder fight dangerous for Australian

Tim Bradley described Jai Opetaia’s planned heavyweight bout against Deontay Wilder as “extremely dangerous” for the Australian, while saying he thought Opetaia was the better boxer and could win. Bradley said Wilder’s power remains a threat, even though he no longer punches with the same conviction as in his prime.

The fight is scheduled for Dec. 11 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, on the Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua undercard. It will be Opetaia’s heavyweight debut.

Japan, Colombia and China each earn two wins at Dakar youth boxing

Japan, Colombia and China each recorded two victories on the second day of boxing at the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games. The day featured 19 bouts across five weight categories at the Dakar Expo Centre in Diamniadio.

Japan’s Yura Kanemaru won in the women’s 54kg division and Ayano Mochii advanced in the women’s 60kg category. Colombia’s Nicol Dahiana Durango and Evelin Trejos Salas both progressed, while China’s Jiaen Wang and Zhengkun Zhang each earned stoppage wins. Preliminary action was set to continue Monday, Nov. 9.