All posts tagged "top rank"
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AnnouncementsEfe Ajagba Fights Saturday, Sept. 19 on Top Rank Card Topped by Jose Pedraza
LAS VEGAS (September 14, 2020) — Heavyweight knockout artist Efe Ajagba will make his Top Rank on ESPN debut Saturday, Sept. 19 against veteran Jonnie Rice in a...
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WorldwideKavaliauskas and Zewski Both Want A Win, Then Crack At Terence Crawford
LAS VEGAS (September 10, 2020) — Three former world title challengers and a longtime contender met the media for a Zoom press conference Thursday afternoon ahead of...
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WorldwideJamel Herring: Semper Fi – The Epilogue
It was Saturday night in the sport that loves to have moments that fall within “the theater of the unexpected” and WBO Super Featherweight champion Jamel...
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WorldwideWeights Are In For Third Try On Herring v Oquendo Clash
Jamel Herring meets Jonathan Oquendo, we think, tonight, and you can watch it play out on ESPN+, the direct to consumer streaming platform. This was supposed...
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WorldwideJAMEL HERRING: SEMPER FI
Top Rank and ESPN is once again returning to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas live this Saturday night within the confines of “The Bubble.” WBO...
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WorldwideJose Ramirez and Viktor Postol in Tight Fight, Ramirez Snags MD in Vegas
Twice during his post-fight chat, Jose Ramirez referred to personal stuff going on coming into his fight with Viktor Postol which affected him. And, he admitted...
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AnnouncementsEgidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas v Mikael Zewski Meet Sept. 12 at MGM
LAS VEGAS (August 26, 2020) — The Mean Machine is ready to rise again. Welterweight contender Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas, a two-time Lithuanian Olympian coming off...
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WorldwideElvis Rodriguez: The Guitar Man
This Saturday night live on ESPN+, the Unified Super Lightweight Champion Jose Ramirez (25-0) will be defending his WBC and WBO titles against Viktor Postol (31-2)...
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WorldwideNYF Prospect Watch: Edgar Berlanga
In the sport of boxing, there have been some great fighters that either were born in Puerto Rico or were from Puerto Rican descent that made...
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AnnouncementsCarl Frampton and Mick Conlan To Fight August 15
(July 23, 2020) — Two of Belfast’s pugilistic heroes, junior lightweight contender Carl “The Jackal” Frampton and featherweight contender Michael “Mick” Conlan, are joining forces. Frampton and Conlan will co-headline...
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WorldwideOscar Valdez & Edgar Berlanga Get Ws On Last Show Of 6 Week “Bubble” Run
LAS VEGAS (July 21, 2020) — Oscar Valdez was not interested in a distance fight. The former featherweight world champion, in his second fight as a junior...
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WorldwideOscar Valdez Headlines From Vegas TONIGHT (Tuesday)
ALERT….Tuesday night ESPN & ESPN Deportes, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT)
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WorldwideTHE BUZZ IS BACK!? Felix Verdejo Aggression In KO1 Win Restores Optimism
As I set down to write this, instead of diving in and sharing what I thought of the win by Felix Verdejo on July 16 over...
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WorldwideTheater of the EXPECTED! Scale Fail By Yap Makes Verdejo Fight the Feature
Mark John Yap got candid with Ryan Songalia and told the RING writer that he hasn’t been able to train properly in Las Vegas while coronavirus...
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WorldwideMikaela Mayer Handles Helen Joseph With Ease on TNF
LAS VEGAS (July 14, 2020) — Mikaela Mayer made history Tuesday evening, but more importantly, she earned the win. Mayer (13-0, 5 KOs) outboxed Helen Joseph (17-5-2,...
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WorldwideJamel Herring AGAIN Tests Positive For COVID-19, Tuesday Fight Is OFF
By now, you probably take these things with a grain of salt, and chalk it up to the new business as unusual. But this one, this...
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WorldwideCOVID CONFESSIONS: LOVING UFC IN LOCKDOWN
Forgive me, fight fans. I’ve sinned. At a time when individuals and institutions are owning up to some hard truths, it’s time to come clean: I’ve...
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WorldwideSource: Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller, After Latest PED Problem, Could Get One Year Ban, Maybe Two Years
The charismatic heavyweight boxer Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller made the news again when word dropped on June 27th that he’d tested positive for a banned substance,...
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WorldwideTraining Camp Check-In: Andy “El Tiburon” Vences
This Tuesday live on ESPN, promoter Top Rank will be delivering yet another boxing event as they continue to produce fight cards twice a week. The headliner...
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WorldwideMikkel LesPierre Says No Excuses, It Wasn’t His Night (But Opening Gleason’s Would Help in Prep)
FRIDAY UPDATE: I messaged Mikkel LesPierre after he lost a decision to Jose Pedraza on ESPN Thursday night in Las Vegas, at MGM’s Bubble. You showed...