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MUST READ: “Championship Rounds” by Hall of Fame Writer Bernard Fernandez
For more than four decades, Bernard Fernandez was a sportswriter. From 1984 until his retirement in 2012 he covered boxing for the Philadelphia Daily News. During...
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LesPierre Testing Update, Plus Manager On Tim Bradley’s Harsh Commentary
Opportunity knocked, entry was given, and then things got weird. Mikkel LesPierre got word that he’d be fighting Jose Pedraza on June 18th in Las Vegas...
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Chris Algieri Talks Up Proper Nutrition In Garden of Dreams Virtual Visit
Long Island’s Chris Algieri recently teamed up with the Garden of Dreams Foundation for a unique virtual question and answer session with adolescents in the Chef...
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Gabriel Flores Jr Solid In ESPN Win, But Says Bad Back Hurt His Effort
Gabriel Flores Jr learned that he would be fighting in the main event Thursday night in Las Vegas the day of the bout. The kid–yes, I think...
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Pedraza v LesPierre Is OFF
UPDATE: The manager for fighter Mikkel LesPierre tested positive for COVID-19, so the bout pitting LesPierre against Jose Pedraza scheduled for this evening has been cancelled....
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“A Message To Garcia”
This week started out with a bang as the relationship between WBC Silver Lightweight Champion Ryan “KingRy” Garcia (20-0) and the head of Golden Boy Promotions,...
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Moloney Brothers Headline June 23 & June 25 Top Rank Shows; Plus, Berchelt Is Back
From Australia to the MGM Grand: Identical Twins Andrew & Jason Moloney Set For Las Vegas Debuts Inside The Bubble The Moloney Brothers to headline June...
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MAGIC WINS THE NIGHT, NIGHT: Mike Plania Beats Joshua Greer On June 16 Top Rank Show
You saw another edition of boxing, theater of the unexpected, yet again. The left hooks of Mike Plania stood out mightily in the main events at...
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Cameron Krael Suggests You Shouldn’t Assume By His Record He Loses To Bobby Mominov
Some of you reading this are not mega fight fans, and maybe are watching the bouts from Top Rank on ESPN because, hey, why not. You...
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“Music and Boxing, They Are In Harmony In A Way”
“It’s pretty amazing what goes on in the middle of nowhere, isn’t it?” The words with which country music artist Jeremy Pinnell ended the evening have...
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Who Won The Week: The ‘Boxing Is Back’ Edition
It’s easier to find losers more so than winners in this period of time in America, which is experiencing a level of tumult, from more angles...
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Weights Are In For Tuesday Top Rank Show Topped By Joshua Greer Jr
Here’s where it’s at for Joshua Greer Jr, who fights Tuesday night in Las Vegas on the third Top Rank show following the forced hiatus because...
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Boxing Post-COVID and the New Restrictions
With the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the world this year, boxing came to a complete standstill. It looks like several countries may open up boxing again in...
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Mike Tyson Fights Tonight
WHAT: SHOWTIME Sports®’ Friday night series SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS will continue this week with five full-length fights featuring the legendary Mike Tyson. ‘Iron Mike’s’ trademark knockout...
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Enough with the Low Blows, Bro–Ref Byrd DQs Vicente, Jessie Magdaleno Gets Win on ESPN
Makes sense, given the times we are in, that the main event at MGM’s “Bubble,” smelling more disinfected than any boxing venue ever, save maybe for...
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Jessie Magdaleno v Yenifel Vicente Tops 8 PM ET Top Rank Card on ESPN TONIGHT
Boxing is back, in case you didn’t notice onTuesday. Fights are unfolding tonight (Thursday) in Las Vegas, at the MGM “Bubble,” as Bob Arum and Top...
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“The Fighting Hillbilly” Bobby Crabtree Faced A Who’s Who Of Heavyweights
Despite being a veteran of more than 90 professional fights against a veritable who’s who of prominent heavyweights, Bobby “The Fighting Hillbilly” Crabtree’s face is not...
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Shakur Stevenson Gets Stoppage Win On ESPN In Top Rank Return To Live Action
It was by no means a stacked card, filled tip to top with alluring matches, meaningful scraps which you knew would likely resonate far beyond fight...
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Top Rank Returns With Shows June 16, June 18, June 20th
LAS VEGAS (June 9, 2020) — Don’t blink. Top Rank on ESPN’s summer schedule resumes with a trio of shows, commencing Tuesday, June 16, with the...
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Top Rank on ESPN LIVE Tomorrow 7 PM ET
Top Rank on ESPN live events return Tuesday, June 9, as WBO featherweight world champion Shakur Stevenson will take on Puerto Rican contender Felix “La Sombra”...