Muhammad Ali Archives

Boxing’s Shifting Landscape During Fight Week In Las Vegas; Fight Capital Has Powerful Competitor With Saudi Arabia Securing Fight Events

January 31, 2025 Alan Snel Anthony Joshua, Dana White, David Benavidez, David Morrell, Floyd Mayweather, Muhammad Ali, Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau, LVSportsBiz.com Boxing Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Las Vegas has long been the fight capital

PFL CEO Peter Murray with fighters. Photo: PFL website

Marketing MMA Sports Marketing

On Sports Marketing: LVSportsBiz Holds Q and A With Professional Fighters League CEO On PFL In Vegas For April

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 Alan Snel Alex Rodriguez, Biaggio Ali Walsh, Muhammad Ali, Peter Murray

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau, LVSportsBiz.com MMA and Combat Sports Writer Sports promoters and organizations are infatuated with Las Vegas.

Nico Ali-Wash delivers a powerful knockout blow at MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday night. Photos for this story by Photo credit -Mikey Williams of Top Rank Boxing

Boxing

Ali’s Grandson Carving Out Own Boxing Identity In Ring In Las Vegas

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 Alan Snel Alejandro Aibarra, Bubba Bolden, George Chuvalo, Jalen Nailor, Jordan Weeks, Muhammad Ali, Nico Ali-Walsh, Oscar Valdez, Shakur Stevenson

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com When boxing is the family business, expectations can be a bit overwhelming. Even more so

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 06: (L-R) Alistair Overeem of the Netherlands kicks Alexander Volkov of Russia in their heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 06, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

UFC

Leon Spinks’ Death Felt At Saturday’s UFC Fight Show In Las Vegas

February 6, 2021 Alan Snel Alexander Volkov, Alistair Overeem, Beneil Dariush, Devonte Smith, Leon Spinks, Muhammad Ali

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com Inside the UFC Apex building on Saturday evening, two massive heavyweights took to the octagon

July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

BRIEFS

Union deal at Allegiant Stadium: The Culinary Union announces tentative agreement on union contract reached with Oak View Group for 730+ cooks, servers, bartenders, & concessions workers at Raiders-run Allegiant Stadium.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sphere extend deal: F1, Sphere announces new five-year agreement that extends their partnership through 2030, with Las Vegas Grand Prix utilizing Sphere’s exterior campus each year during race week.

The F1 track as it nears the Sphere. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

Marc Badain

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.