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LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White has talked about entering the boxing world for years now, and it appears he has taken a major step towards that goal.

Speaking to MMA Junkie and other reporters on Wednesday, White confirmed a report from Mike Coppinger that he has indeed hired someone to run the new boxing division. He did not reveal the name of the person who will be tasked with the assignment but mentioned that October is the targeted timeframe to kick things off with Zuffa Boxing.

“I’m hoping October,” White said. “He’ll be sitting in his office in October. I’m building his office right now. It’ll be done soon, and hopefully he’ll be sitting at it in October.”

White dabbled in the boxing world when he was a key player in setting up the superfight between undefeated boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather and former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor. It was labeled “The Money Fight,” and it showed how keen White is to enter the boxing world.

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White said the new venture will not be a case of MMA fighters trying their hand at boxing but rather a new venture into the boxing world – an industry the UFC boss believes clearly needs fixing. White has expressed his frustration countless times on how he doesn’t think the best fight the best in boxing, which has been evident with the recent heavyweight trio of Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.

“I’m going to break the model and rebuild it,” White said. “The model is broken, we all know it. Everybody knows it. You don’t have to be a (expletive) rocket scientist to figure that out. The model is broken, it needs to be fixed, and we’ll see if I’m the guy to do it.”

While White is known as an emotional figure, he insists he has put in the time ahead of this new foray, researching the business and meeting with just about everyone in the boxing world. To this point, White hasn’t revealed much in terms of specific names, but it appears we will be finding out a lot more by the end of the year.

“Listen, I told you guys a year ago, however long ago it was – two years, I don’t remember – but I’m getting into boxing,” White said. “I needed to take my time, do my homework. I’ve met with literally everybody who’s anybody out there. There’s still a couple more coming. I got a meeting with a couple of English guys and we’ve pretty much talked to and met with everybody. Everybody wants to work with us. Everybody wants to be a part of it, everybody was more excited and open minded than I expected, and I’m feeling pretty optimistic.”

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