All posts tagged "espn"
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WorldwideIt’s A Joe Smith Fight, Of Course There’s Mad Drama Before the Bout
Can we still call boxing “the theater of the unexpected” if we have seen so many curious twists and bizarro turns that we are not really...
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Announcements
Rene Tellez Giron Fights Luis Melendez on Top Rank Jan 29 Show
TULSA, OK (Jan. 5, 2022) — Mexican action star Rene “El Bravo” Tellez Giron will meet Puerto Rican upstart Luis Melendez in a 10-round junior lightweight...
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Winner Beterbiev Drops n Stops Marcus Browne in Montreal
Through 4.5 rounds, Marcus Browne had some success with the game plan to attempt to wrest WBC and IBF light heavyweight straps from Artur Beterbiev at...
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Almost Go Time For (Still Magnificent?) Vasiliy Lomachenko
Vasiliy Lomachenko is just about back. The majestic talent was last seen by many getting upset by Teofimo Lopez, who himself subsequently got stung by a...
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Terence Crawford Scores TKO10 Win Over Shawn Porter After Nine Tight Rounds
Terence Crawford came to the ring Saturday night at Mandalay Bay with a 37-0 record, the WBO welterweight crown and the belief he’s the best boxer...
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NYF All-Star Prediction Panel For Terence Crawford v Shawn Porter
This Saturday night, boxing fans will get what they have been long desiring, and that’s a welterweight clash between a Top Rank fighter and someone from...
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Worldwide
Crawford and Porter Are Confident But What Do the Odds Say?
The welterweight division is one of the most fascinating in boxing right now and there’s another titanic clash coming up tomorrow (Nov 20) in Vegas. On...
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Worldwide
Shakur Stevenson Too Young and Fast, Gets TKO-10 Win Over Jamel Herring
Sometimes will and courage can over-ride a wide skills edge… but not on Saturday night in Atlanta, on a Top Rank card. Shakur Stevenson had too...
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Jamel Herring Stays Chill As Shakur Gets More Into Heel Mode
It’s interesting, how fan sentiment has changed, noticeably, and more and more boxing fans are being vocal about how they don’t care for the public personality...
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Fight Week Check-In: Xander Zayas
It’s fight week, and the city of Atlanta will be hosting a Top Rank/ESPN card live on Saturday from the State Farm Arena, the home of...
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Arnold Barboza Jr. Riffs On Teofimo Lopez: It’s Me Really Wanting To Fucking Get Him!
This past weekend, boxing had its fair share of upset specials, and afterward, a viral video interaction between undisputed Lightweight Champion Teofimo Lopez and WBC Champion...
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Worldwide
Jamel Herring: The Art Of War
This Saturday night, live on ESPN, Top Rank travels to Atlanta, GA, where they will host a very intriguing Super Featherweight title fight. WBO Champ Jamel...
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Announcements
Fights, Tonight: On ESPN+, Navarrete Defends Vs Gonzalez
SAN DIEGO (Oct. 15, 2021) — WBO featherweight world champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (34-1, 29 KOs) will make the second defense of his crown against Southern...
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New York
Marcus Browne Gets Title Shot Against Artur Beterbiev Dec. 17 in Montreal
MONTREAL (Oct. 12, 2021) — WBC/IBF unified light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev moved to Montreal nearly a decade ago to embark on his professional journey...
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Terence Crawford To Battle Shawn Porter Nov. 20
AS VEGAS (Sept. 29, 2021) — Pound-for-pound star Terence “Bud” Crawford has called out the welterweight superstars for years. His long wait for a legacy-defining fight...
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NYF Prediction Panel: Junto Nakatani vs. Angel Acosta
This Friday, Top Rank and ESPN head to Tucson, AZ to host a card which is headlined by WBC Super Featherweight Champion Oscar Valdez (29-0) going...
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New York
Jamel Herring, Counting Down To Oct. 23 Shakur Fight, Quite Used To Being Underdog
There will be a press conference held in Atlanta on Thursday, Sept. 9, to hype the October 23 clash between Shakur Stevenson, the 24 year old...
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Bob Arum Says Oscar Valdez Positive Came From Drinking Herbal Tea, Takes Aim At Mike Coppinger
Oscar Valdez is no cheater, his promoter Bob Arum told NY Fights on Tuesday night, when asked if the Sept. 10 match pitting the 130 pound...
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Top Rank/ESPN Undercard Results From The Capn
The results of the rather large undercard of Top Rank’s Josh Franco/Andrew Maloney headliner held in Tulsa, OK Saturday, and televised on ESPN: If you were...
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Worldwide
Vasiliy Lomachenko Looks Revitalized, Like Peak Loma, In Stopping Masayoshi Nakatani
Vasiliy Lomachenko quite obviously hates to lose. The way he handled taking an L against Teofimo Lopez last October is proof positive that his competitive juices...
