All posts tagged "top rank"

Crystina Poncher and Mikaela Mayer Will Do International’s Call For Aug. 14 Top Rank Show

(July 29, 2021) — Broadcast history will be made Saturday, Aug. 14 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as Crystina Poncher and reigning WBO junior lightweight world champion Mikaela...

Jamel Herring Readying Self For Battle Against Shakur Stevenson In the Fall, While Boxing Continues To Have Choppy Ride During Pandemic

The resurgence of COVID in various pockets within the US, and outside our borders continues to mess with boxing, and so some of the fights that...

Oscar Valdez Fights Robson Conceicao On Sept. 10 Top Rank Show

TUCSON, Ariz. (July 20, 2021) — WBC super featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez authored a title-winning knockout for the ages in February over Miguel Berchelt. For...

FALKENTALK: Gayle Keeps It Really Real On Tyson Fury Vaccination Fail

There is no bigger stage in boxing than a heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas, Nevada. Apologies to Madison Square Garden and Wembley Stadium. One week...

August 14th Triple Header Featuring Joshua Franco-Andrew Moloney III

TULSA, OK (July 9, 2021) — Nine months after boxing’s most controversial conclusion of 2020, WBA super flyweight world champion Joshua “El Profesor” Franco and Australia’s former...

Around the Curve With Abe: The Halftime Edition

Fresh off the holiday weekend for all of us here in the U.S, the boxing world now has its eyes set on the second half of...

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...

Naoya Inoue and Foe Michael Dasmarinas Make Bantamweight Limit

Mexican Prospect Lindolfo Delgado Fighting On Inoue Card

LAS VEGAS (June 14, 2021) — One of Mexico’s standout young talents, 2016 Olympian Lindolfo Delgado, is ready for a pair of significant firsts. Delgado will...

Tim Bradley Says Portions Of Shakur Stevenson Fight Almost Put Him To Sleep

His record indicated that he’d maybe have a “punchers’ chance” against Shakur Stevenson, the 23 year old New Jersey native who is maybe the best defender...

Young Gunns on Stevenson vs. Nakathila Undercard Show Out On ESPN+

As we head to the middle of June, Top Rank and ESPN have once again returned to the Virgin Hotels & Casino in Las Vegas for...

Nakathila Promises To Smash Up Shakur Stevenson

LAS VEGAS (June 10, 2021) —Shakur Stevenson doesn’t know much about Saturday’s opponent, Namibian puncher Jeremiah Nakathila, but don’t expect him to step off the gas. Stevenson (15-0,...

Janibek Alimkhanuly Steps Up June 26 To Meet Rob Brant

June 26: Rob Brant-Janibek Alimkhanuly Middleweight Showdown Set for Lomachenko-Nakatani Co-Feature at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Lomachenko-Nakatani and Brant-Alimkhanuly to stream live on ESPN+ at 10...

Sharp Josh Taylor the Better Ring General, Scores UD12 Win Over Jose Ramirez

It wasn’t the war that was predicted by many, because Josh Taylor had too many weapons and a superiority in skills at the Las Vegas Virgin...

Ramirez vs Taylor: Who Will Be Crowned King?

This Saturday night, live from the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas and on ESPN, an epic battle between two undefeated fighters will take place. All five...

Boxing Betting: How We’re Playing Jose Ramirez vs. Josh TaylorSugarHouse Sportsbook

IBF and WBA 140 pound champion Josh Taylor (17-0, 13 KOs) will meet WBC and WBO champion Jose Ramirez (26-0, 17 KOs) in a title unification...

Arbitrator Rules That Tyson Fury Should Fight Wilder By Sept. 15

The best laid plans can be upturned in the blink of an eye by fickle fate in the form of a flat tire on the freeway,...

Mikaela Mayer-Erica Farias & More Added To Inoue-Dasmarinas Card

LAS VEGAS (May 14, 2021) — Mikaela Mayer’s first world title defense is coming on a monster card. Mayer, the 2016 U.S. Olympian from Los Angeles, will...

Jose Pedraza v. Julian Rodriguez June 12 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (May 13, 2021) — Former two-weight world champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza has set his aim on another title. Pedraza, from Cidra, Puerto Rico, will...

Jose Ramirez: I’ve Always Been the Underdog!

LAS VEGAS (May 10, 2021) — The countdown is on, and WBC/WBO junior welterweight world champion Jose Ramirez is 12 days away from a legacy-defining undisputed showdown...