Bring Back Fight Night and Knockout Kings! Boxing Deserves Another AAA Video Game!
The Issue
Change.org Petition: Bring Back Fight Night and Knockout Kings! Boxing Deserves Another AAA Video Game!
Petition draft
Bring Back Fight Night! PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners: Invest in the Future of Boxing Video Games!
A petition calling for a new Fight Night, Knockout Kings, or an entirely new AAA boxing franchise that gives boxing fans more choices, meaningful competition, and a realistic representation of the sport.
Petition addressed to: Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, Affinity Partners, and Electronic Arts (EA).
The petition
Boxing fans have waited long enough.
It has been 15 years since EA Sports released Fight Night Champion in 2011. For many boxing video game enthusiasts, the Fight Night and Knockout Kings franchises represented an important era of boxing gaming, bringing legendary fighters, championship rivalries, memorable career experiences, and the excitement of boxing into our homes.
We are calling on Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, and Electronic Arts to invest in the return of a major boxing video game franchise.
Whether that means reviving Fight Night, bringing back Knockout Kings, or creating a completely new AAA boxing title, the message from this petition is simple:
Do not abandon boxing video games. Invest in the sport, invest in innovation, and give boxing fans more choices!
Boxing deserves a place alongside other major sports in the video game industry. Football, basketball, soccer, and mixed martial arts have received continued investment in interactive entertainment. Boxing deserves that same opportunity.
A new boxing game should not simply exist to fill a gap in the market. It should aim to establish a new standard for boxing video games through realistic gameplay, authentic fighter representation, substantial game modes, meaningful player customization, and continued development.
We believe that competition between boxing video game developers and publishers can help produce better games, encourage innovation, and give consumers more options.
No single company should have to carry the future of boxing gaming alone.
Why this petition matters now
On August 4, 2026, Electronic Arts officially announced that its acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners had been completed. The acquisition creates an opportunity for EA and its investors to reconsider the future of the company's existing franchises, including Fight Night.
Public Investment Fund
+1
EA Sports released Fight Night Champion on March 1, 2011, in North America. Fifteen years later, boxing fans are still waiting for another installment in the franchise.
EA News
+1
On September 18, 2026, Insider Gaming reported that EA's earlier plans for a potential Fight Night revival had been cancelled, citing anonymous sources familiar with the project. However, the report did not establish that every possible future installment had been permanently ruled out.
Insider Gaming
That distinction matters.
We are not asking these companies to revive a particular development plan or make promises they cannot keep. We are asking them to recognize the continued interest in boxing video games and seriously evaluate the development of a new title.
As investors in Electronic Arts, PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners have an opportunity to support a project that combines boxing, interactive entertainment, and long-term franchise development.
A new boxing game could involve EA Sports, an established development studio, or a new team assembled specifically to create the next generation of realistic boxing gaming.
Whatever development path is chosen, boxing fans deserve to be part of that conversation.
Competition creates better opportunities for boxing fans
The future of boxing video games should not depend on whether one particular developer decides to create another game.
We welcome every company willing to invest in boxing, including Steel City Interactive, EA Sports, 2K, Visual Concepts, independent developers, and entirely new studios.
Competition encourages companies to distinguish their products through gameplay innovation, feature development, better presentation, improved artificial intelligence, and meaningful consumer feedback.
When multiple companies develop boxing games, players can choose between different approaches to the sport.
One developer might focus on realistic boxing mechanics and fighter individuality. Another might emphasize career management, historical boxing eras, online competition, or accessibility for casual players.
There is room for different experiences.
Competition also gives developers an incentive to continue improving their products rather than assuming boxing fans will purchase whatever is available simply because they have no other options.
We should not have to choose between supporting one boxing game and wanting another company to enter the market.
Supporting competition is not an attack on an existing boxing video game. It is a call for more investment, more innovation, more choices, and a stronger future for the entire boxing gaming community.
What we want from a new AAA boxing game
A new Fight Night, Knockout Kings, or entirely new boxing franchise should aim to move the genre forward rather than simply replicate an older title with modern graphics.
We want a comprehensive boxing experience that respects the history of the sport while incorporating modern technology and player expectations.
Our vision includes:
Realistic boxing gameplay
Authentic movement, footwork, punching mechanics, defensive techniques, inside fighting, clinching, stamina, fatigue, damage, referee interactions, and boxing strategy.
Authentic and individually recognizable boxers
Fighters who perform like their real-world counterparts through distinctive styles, signature movements, behavioral tendencies, physical attributes, defensive habits, and strategic decision-making.
A substantial career and boxing universe
Amateur boxing, professional career progression, rankings, world championships, rivalries, realistic matchmaking, training camps, managers, promoters, contracts, and long-term career development.
Player choice through options and sliders
A realistic/sim experience as the default, with optional hybrid and arcade-style settings. Players should be able to customize their experience without sacrificing the needs of different audiences.
Comprehensive creation and customization
Deep Create-A-Boxer systems, customizable boxing styles, equipment, gyms, arenas, championship belts, promotions, fight cards, and player-created boxing universes.
Complete offline and online experiences
Substantial single-player and multiplayer content, customizable offline modes, CPU-versus-CPU fights, online competition, and game modes that remain enjoyable without requiring a permanent internet connection.
We are not demanding that every feature be delivered immediately or that developers ignore practical production constraints.
We are asking for an ambitious, well-planned boxing game with a clear development vision, meaningful community consultation, and a commitment to delivering a complete, high-quality product.
Boxing fans should not be expected to abandon their expectations simply because developing a comprehensive sports game requires investment, time, and technical expertise.
Boxing is a global sport with an opportunity to reach new audiences
Boxing has a history that spans generations, cultures, countries, and some of the most recognizable athletes in sports.
From Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and Sugar Ray Leonard to Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, and today's champions, boxing has produced personalities, rivalries, and sporting moments that could provide the foundation for decades of interactive entertainment.
A new boxing franchise could introduce younger audiences to historical fighters while giving longtime boxing enthusiasts an opportunity to experience different generations of the sport.
Imagine a boxing universe where players could build their own fighters, recreate historical rivalries, develop championship contenders, manage promotions, compete online, or simply enjoy an authentic boxing match against the computer.
A comprehensive boxing game could appeal to sports enthusiasts, competitive gamers, boxing historians, casual players, and people who have never watched a professional boxing match.
The possibilities extend far beyond a single career mode or a limited selection of exhibition fights.
With appropriate investment, research, and development, a new boxing franchise could become a lasting part of the sports gaming industry.
Our requests to PIF, Silver Lake, Affinity Partners, and Electronic Arts
We, the undersigned boxing fans, gamers, and supporters of competitive sports gaming, respectfully request that the new ownership group and EA's leadership take the following actions:
- Reevaluate the future of Fight Night and Knockout Kings.
Conduct a serious assessment of reviving the franchises, including development costs, potential audiences, licensing requirements, and opportunities for long-term growth.
2. Consider investing in an entirely new AAA boxing franchise.
If reviving Fight Night or Knockout Kings is not feasible, evaluate a new boxing intellectual property built specifically for current and future gaming platforms.
3. Engage directly with the boxing gaming community.
Conduct independent surveys, open discussions, and structured consultations with boxing enthusiasts, former and current boxers, trainers, longtime Fight Night players, casual gamers, and sports gaming communities.
Ask consumers what they want before determining the direction of a new boxing game.
4. Commit to realistic boxing development and meaningful player choice.
Build an experience that prioritizes recognizable fighter individuality, authentic boxing mechanics, substantial game modes, and adjustable settings that accommodate different types of players.
5. Support long-term competition in the boxing gaming market.
Recognize that the existence of another boxing title should not automatically discourage investment in a competing product.
Evaluate boxing gaming on its own development possibilities, audience interests, commercial potential, and opportunities for innovation.
6. Give boxing fans a direct public response.
We ask EA and its ownership group to acknowledge this petition and provide a clear statement about whether a future Fight Night, Knockout Kings, or new boxing franchise is being considered.
If a project is approved, communicate its development vision and major milestones when the company is ready to do so.
Fifteen years is long enough. Boxing deserves another opportunity.
We are not asking anyone to abandon Undisputed or any other boxing game.
We are asking Electronic Arts and its investors not to abandon the possibility of another major boxing franchise.
Boxing fans should not have to settle for limited choices in a sport with such a rich history, international audience, and potential for interactive entertainment.
We believe a realistic, comprehensive boxing game can appeal to dedicated boxing enthusiasts while introducing casual players to the depth, strategy, and excitement of the sport.
We also believe that healthy competition between developers can encourage better products, more innovation, and a stronger boxing gaming market.
The return of Fight Night, the revival of Knockout Kings, or the creation of a completely new boxing franchise would give players another option and demonstrate a renewed commitment to boxing as a major sports gaming category.
PIF, Silver Lake, Affinity Partners, and Electronic Arts have an opportunity to consider what the next generation of boxing video games could become.
We are asking you to give boxing that opportunity.
Bring back Fight Night. Bring back Knockout Kings. Or create something entirely new that moves boxing gaming forward.
The name matters less than the commitment to creating an outstanding boxing experience.
The sport deserves it. The gaming industry can benefit from it. The fans are asking for it.
Sign this petition and help bring another major boxing video game to life!
If you want more choices, better competition, realistic boxing gameplay, and a renewed investment in the future of boxing video games, add your signature.
Share this petition with fellow boxing fans, gamers, developers, content creators, professional boxers, trainers, promoters, and everyone who believes the sport deserves continued investment in interactive entertainment.
15 years without a new Fight Night is long enough. It's time to bring boxing back into the AAA gaming conversation!
Petition organized by
Poe Speaks & The Community Speaks… #BringBackESBC
The Boxing Videogame Blueprint/Wishlist Community
Advocating for realistic boxing video games, consumer choice, meaningful competition, and innovation.
Victory
The Issue
Change.org Petition: Bring Back Fight Night and Knockout Kings! Boxing Deserves Another AAA Video Game!
Petition draft
Bring Back Fight Night! PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners: Invest in the Future of Boxing Video Games!
A petition calling for a new Fight Night, Knockout Kings, or an entirely new AAA boxing franchise that gives boxing fans more choices, meaningful competition, and a realistic representation of the sport.
Petition addressed to: Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, Affinity Partners, and Electronic Arts (EA).
The petition
Boxing fans have waited long enough.
It has been 15 years since EA Sports released Fight Night Champion in 2011. For many boxing video game enthusiasts, the Fight Night and Knockout Kings franchises represented an important era of boxing gaming, bringing legendary fighters, championship rivalries, memorable career experiences, and the excitement of boxing into our homes.
We are calling on Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, and Electronic Arts to invest in the return of a major boxing video game franchise.
Whether that means reviving Fight Night, bringing back Knockout Kings, or creating a completely new AAA boxing title, the message from this petition is simple:
Do not abandon boxing video games. Invest in the sport, invest in innovation, and give boxing fans more choices!
Boxing deserves a place alongside other major sports in the video game industry. Football, basketball, soccer, and mixed martial arts have received continued investment in interactive entertainment. Boxing deserves that same opportunity.
A new boxing game should not simply exist to fill a gap in the market. It should aim to establish a new standard for boxing video games through realistic gameplay, authentic fighter representation, substantial game modes, meaningful player customization, and continued development.
We believe that competition between boxing video game developers and publishers can help produce better games, encourage innovation, and give consumers more options.
No single company should have to carry the future of boxing gaming alone.
Why this petition matters now
On August 4, 2026, Electronic Arts officially announced that its acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners had been completed. The acquisition creates an opportunity for EA and its investors to reconsider the future of the company's existing franchises, including Fight Night.
Public Investment Fund
+1
EA Sports released Fight Night Champion on March 1, 2011, in North America. Fifteen years later, boxing fans are still waiting for another installment in the franchise.
EA News
+1
On September 18, 2026, Insider Gaming reported that EA's earlier plans for a potential Fight Night revival had been cancelled, citing anonymous sources familiar with the project. However, the report did not establish that every possible future installment had been permanently ruled out.
Insider Gaming
That distinction matters.
We are not asking these companies to revive a particular development plan or make promises they cannot keep. We are asking them to recognize the continued interest in boxing video games and seriously evaluate the development of a new title.
As investors in Electronic Arts, PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners have an opportunity to support a project that combines boxing, interactive entertainment, and long-term franchise development.
A new boxing game could involve EA Sports, an established development studio, or a new team assembled specifically to create the next generation of realistic boxing gaming.
Whatever development path is chosen, boxing fans deserve to be part of that conversation.
Competition creates better opportunities for boxing fans
The future of boxing video games should not depend on whether one particular developer decides to create another game.
We welcome every company willing to invest in boxing, including Steel City Interactive, EA Sports, 2K, Visual Concepts, independent developers, and entirely new studios.
Competition encourages companies to distinguish their products through gameplay innovation, feature development, better presentation, improved artificial intelligence, and meaningful consumer feedback.
When multiple companies develop boxing games, players can choose between different approaches to the sport.
One developer might focus on realistic boxing mechanics and fighter individuality. Another might emphasize career management, historical boxing eras, online competition, or accessibility for casual players.
There is room for different experiences.
Competition also gives developers an incentive to continue improving their products rather than assuming boxing fans will purchase whatever is available simply because they have no other options.
We should not have to choose between supporting one boxing game and wanting another company to enter the market.
Supporting competition is not an attack on an existing boxing video game. It is a call for more investment, more innovation, more choices, and a stronger future for the entire boxing gaming community.
What we want from a new AAA boxing game
A new Fight Night, Knockout Kings, or entirely new boxing franchise should aim to move the genre forward rather than simply replicate an older title with modern graphics.
We want a comprehensive boxing experience that respects the history of the sport while incorporating modern technology and player expectations.
Our vision includes:
Realistic boxing gameplay
Authentic movement, footwork, punching mechanics, defensive techniques, inside fighting, clinching, stamina, fatigue, damage, referee interactions, and boxing strategy.
Authentic and individually recognizable boxers
Fighters who perform like their real-world counterparts through distinctive styles, signature movements, behavioral tendencies, physical attributes, defensive habits, and strategic decision-making.
A substantial career and boxing universe
Amateur boxing, professional career progression, rankings, world championships, rivalries, realistic matchmaking, training camps, managers, promoters, contracts, and long-term career development.
Player choice through options and sliders
A realistic/sim experience as the default, with optional hybrid and arcade-style settings. Players should be able to customize their experience without sacrificing the needs of different audiences.
Comprehensive creation and customization
Deep Create-A-Boxer systems, customizable boxing styles, equipment, gyms, arenas, championship belts, promotions, fight cards, and player-created boxing universes.
Complete offline and online experiences
Substantial single-player and multiplayer content, customizable offline modes, CPU-versus-CPU fights, online competition, and game modes that remain enjoyable without requiring a permanent internet connection.
We are not demanding that every feature be delivered immediately or that developers ignore practical production constraints.
We are asking for an ambitious, well-planned boxing game with a clear development vision, meaningful community consultation, and a commitment to delivering a complete, high-quality product.
Boxing fans should not be expected to abandon their expectations simply because developing a comprehensive sports game requires investment, time, and technical expertise.
Boxing is a global sport with an opportunity to reach new audiences
Boxing has a history that spans generations, cultures, countries, and some of the most recognizable athletes in sports.
From Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and Sugar Ray Leonard to Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, and today's champions, boxing has produced personalities, rivalries, and sporting moments that could provide the foundation for decades of interactive entertainment.
A new boxing franchise could introduce younger audiences to historical fighters while giving longtime boxing enthusiasts an opportunity to experience different generations of the sport.
Imagine a boxing universe where players could build their own fighters, recreate historical rivalries, develop championship contenders, manage promotions, compete online, or simply enjoy an authentic boxing match against the computer.
A comprehensive boxing game could appeal to sports enthusiasts, competitive gamers, boxing historians, casual players, and people who have never watched a professional boxing match.
The possibilities extend far beyond a single career mode or a limited selection of exhibition fights.
With appropriate investment, research, and development, a new boxing franchise could become a lasting part of the sports gaming industry.
Our requests to PIF, Silver Lake, Affinity Partners, and Electronic Arts
We, the undersigned boxing fans, gamers, and supporters of competitive sports gaming, respectfully request that the new ownership group and EA's leadership take the following actions:
- Reevaluate the future of Fight Night and Knockout Kings.
Conduct a serious assessment of reviving the franchises, including development costs, potential audiences, licensing requirements, and opportunities for long-term growth.
2. Consider investing in an entirely new AAA boxing franchise.
If reviving Fight Night or Knockout Kings is not feasible, evaluate a new boxing intellectual property built specifically for current and future gaming platforms.
3. Engage directly with the boxing gaming community.
Conduct independent surveys, open discussions, and structured consultations with boxing enthusiasts, former and current boxers, trainers, longtime Fight Night players, casual gamers, and sports gaming communities.
Ask consumers what they want before determining the direction of a new boxing game.
4. Commit to realistic boxing development and meaningful player choice.
Build an experience that prioritizes recognizable fighter individuality, authentic boxing mechanics, substantial game modes, and adjustable settings that accommodate different types of players.
5. Support long-term competition in the boxing gaming market.
Recognize that the existence of another boxing title should not automatically discourage investment in a competing product.
Evaluate boxing gaming on its own development possibilities, audience interests, commercial potential, and opportunities for innovation.
6. Give boxing fans a direct public response.
We ask EA and its ownership group to acknowledge this petition and provide a clear statement about whether a future Fight Night, Knockout Kings, or new boxing franchise is being considered.
If a project is approved, communicate its development vision and major milestones when the company is ready to do so.
Fifteen years is long enough. Boxing deserves another opportunity.
We are not asking anyone to abandon Undisputed or any other boxing game.
We are asking Electronic Arts and its investors not to abandon the possibility of another major boxing franchise.
Boxing fans should not have to settle for limited choices in a sport with such a rich history, international audience, and potential for interactive entertainment.
We believe a realistic, comprehensive boxing game can appeal to dedicated boxing enthusiasts while introducing casual players to the depth, strategy, and excitement of the sport.
We also believe that healthy competition between developers can encourage better products, more innovation, and a stronger boxing gaming market.
The return of Fight Night, the revival of Knockout Kings, or the creation of a completely new boxing franchise would give players another option and demonstrate a renewed commitment to boxing as a major sports gaming category.
PIF, Silver Lake, Affinity Partners, and Electronic Arts have an opportunity to consider what the next generation of boxing video games could become.
We are asking you to give boxing that opportunity.
Bring back Fight Night. Bring back Knockout Kings. Or create something entirely new that moves boxing gaming forward.
The name matters less than the commitment to creating an outstanding boxing experience.
The sport deserves it. The gaming industry can benefit from it. The fans are asking for it.
Sign this petition and help bring another major boxing video game to life!
If you want more choices, better competition, realistic boxing gameplay, and a renewed investment in the future of boxing video games, add your signature.
Share this petition with fellow boxing fans, gamers, developers, content creators, professional boxers, trainers, promoters, and everyone who believes the sport deserves continued investment in interactive entertainment.
15 years without a new Fight Night is long enough. It's time to bring boxing back into the AAA gaming conversation!
Petition organized by
Poe Speaks & The Community Speaks… #BringBackESBC
The Boxing Videogame Blueprint/Wishlist Community
Advocating for realistic boxing video games, consumer choice, meaningful competition, and innovation.
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Petition created on September 21, 2026