All posts tagged "top rank"
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WorldwideStevenson’s Ring Generalship Too Much For Joet Gonzalez; Shakur Wins UD12 and Crown
This sport, the theater of the unexpected, recycles storylines quite often. But this one. the backstory for the main event pitting Shakur Stevenson against Joet Gonzalez...
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AnnouncementsShakur Stevenson and Joet Gonzalez Make Weight
BOXING ON ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET) SATURDAY NIGHT Shakur Stevenson 126 lbs vs. Joet Gonzalez 125.2 lbs (Vacant WBO Featherweight world title – 12 Rounds)   Mikaela Mayer 129.6 lbs vs. Alejandra Zamora 129.4 lbs (Mayer’s NABF Super Featherweight title –...
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WorldwideIs Joet Gonzalez Irked That Shakur-Sister Relationship Is Helping Hype His Fight?
Boxing is known as the theater of the unexpected. But if you’ve been a patron of this dark and sometimes sunny art, you are less often...
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WorldwideArtur Beterbiev Overpowers, Mauls and Stops Gvozdyk in Philly Smackdown Stoppage
I watched the bout at my brother’s house, and by the time the main event got going, he was asleep. But his wife and my wife...
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WorldwideOleksander Gvozdyk Vs Artur Beterbiev: A 🔨 and ‘The Nail’
It’s past the dawn of a new world in this now sweet science of Cold War nature. It feels like we’re in a reversal of time,...
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AnnouncementsGvozdyk v Beterbiev, From A Different Angle
PHILADELPHIA — As Russia and Ukraine dominate the news, both countries have become inextricably linked to the current impeachment inquiry in Washington DC. Up the road...
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New YorkEdgar Berlanga Chief Sparring Partner For Derevyanchenko Ahead of GGG Clash
Edgar Berlanga discusses time in camp with Sergiy Derevyanchenko ahead of Golovkin clash and plans for the end of 2019 Edgar Berlanga is looking to build...
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WorldwideTyson Fury, Humble As Heck, Says, “I Can Defeat All the Heavyweights With One Hand”
LAS VEGAS (Sept. 10, 2019) —Tyson Fury sure knows how to dress for the occasion. Fury, the lineal heavyweight champion, entered Tuesday’s media workout in a...
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AnnouncementsHeavyweight Agit Kabayel (19-0) Signs With Top Rank
(Sept. 4, 2019) —European heavyweight kingpin Agit Kabayel is coming to America. Kabayel (19-0, 13 KOs) has signed a promotional contract with Top Rank, which will co-promote his...
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WorldwideVasiliy Lomachenko Is The Fucking MAN
So… “All champions have a big ego. I think I am the best pound-for-pound in the world. Terence Crawford thinks he is. Canelo Alvarez thinks he...
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WorldwideNavarrete Looks Impressive with Third Round TKO
Top Rank on ESPN has returned to the Southern California region by way of Los Angeles for their Saturday card at the Banc of California soccer...
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New YorkUPDATE: When and Where Is TEOFIMO LOPEZ Fighting Next?
We the people in media dig drama, and so sometimes we make it seem like there’s more of it present than there actually is. That could...
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WorldwideAndy Ruiz Tells Joe Rogan The Anthony Joshua Rematch WILL NOT Take Place In England
Yeah, it’s sunk in. It felt like a dream for a week, maybe a week and a half, Andy Ruiz told Joe Rogan, the MMA analyst...
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AnnouncementsALERT: Official GoFundMe Established To Benefit Maxim Dadashev Family
Friends, it’s been a sad week in the sport. Maxim Dadashev perished from injuries sustained in his July 19 bout against Subriel Matias. Dadashev leaves behind...
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WorldwideRIP, Maxim Dadashev; 28 Year Old Boxer Succumbs To Head Trauma
Rest in peace, warrior…. Maxim Dadashev died Tuesday morning after suffering brain trauma in a July 19 bout against Subriel Matias, at MGM National Harbor in...
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WorldwideTeofimo Lopez: “When People Watch Me Fight, They Put Down Their Phones”
OXON HILL, Md. (July 17, 2019) —Teofimo Lopez is on the fast track to a world title shot. Standing in his way is a fellow unbeaten...
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WorldwideFriends Converge Down the Shore, Vito Mielnicki, Age 17, Has Eyes On Bigger Prizes
UPDATE: They stopped the festivities down by the shore long enough to see boy Vito get ‘er done in Newark, and the teen gave rooters on...
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WorldwideRyoto Murata Regains 160 Crown From Rob Brant, Stops The American In Round Two
Rob Brant came in the underdog, hungry and energized to the max, throwing over 1,200 punches in downing Ryoto Murata and snagging the middleweight strap by...
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WorldwideUndercard Details For July 19 Teofimo Lopez Top Rank Card
OXON HILL, Md. (July 11, 2019) — The fighting pride of Brazil, middleweight contender Esquiva “La Pantera” Falcao, has a world title shot on his mind....
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WorldwideShakur Stevenson Counts Down To NJ Homecoming Headline Affair
NEWARK, N.J. (July 5, 2019) — Eight days before his homecoming at Prudential Center, top featherweight contender Shakur Stevenson has a new opponent. Former world title...