All posts tagged "espn"

Sonny Frederickson Aims to Steal the Show on ESPN Tomorrow Evening

  Top Rank’s Summer Series has really been the gateway back to boxing during the COVID-19 situation, with many entertaining fights, and upsets becoming the norm...

Miguel Berchelt Stops Eleazar Valenzuela in Mexico And On ESPN

MEXICO CITY (June 27, 2020) — WBC super featherweight world Miguel Berchelt shook off the ring rust Saturday evening, stopping the rugged Eleazar Valenzuela in the sixth round of...

Three Strikes and He’s Out? Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller Tests PED Positive, Off July 9 Card

Jerry Forrest will be fighting July 9 on ESPN, but no, it will not be against Jarrell “Big Baby Miller. The Brooklyn bred fighter, who lost...

Jason Moloney Wins, Moloneys Go 1-2 in America; Plus, More Fights on TONIGHT

LAS VEGAS (June 25, 2020) — Two days after bantamweight contender Jason Moloney watched his identical twin brother, Andrew, lose his super flyweight world title, he evened the...

Underdog Joshua Franco Takes The Fight To Andrew Moloney, Snags Super Fly Crown

The WBA world super flyweight belt went up for grabs Tuesday evening at MGM’s “Bubble” in Las Vegas and more than a few pundits felt like...

Andrew Moloney and Joshua Franco Make Weight, They Fight TONIGHT!

Emanuel Navarrete Snags KO Victory in Mexico City

Top Rank has been first out of the gate with fights and they’ve showcased them during the week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This evening was the...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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”...

Mikaela Mayer Infected With Coronavirus, Won’t Fight On Tuesday Top Rank Card

Boxer Mikaela Mayer took to social media and announced Sunday that she has coronavirus, and thus won’t be able to fight on Tuesday, against Helen Joseph...

Pat Tillman Award From ESPN Going To Nurse/Boxer Kim Clavel on June 21 ESPYS

ESPN Presents the Pat Tillman Award for Service to Healthcare Worker and Boxing Champion Kim Clavel During The 2020 ESPYS on June 21 on ESPN   Beginning her...