Add Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia to the list of venues on foreign soil that will play host to a Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao fight. Boxing’s only eight-division world champion, Pacquiao has accepted the challenge of undefeated No. 2 world-rated contender Jeff “The Hornet” Horn to defend his WBO welterweight title, Saturday, July 1 (Sunday, July…
Undefeated World Junior Welterweight Champion and top pound for pound fighter Terence “Bud” Crawford will make his 2017 debut, Saturday, May 20, at the Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden. This will also be his debut headlining in the big room, a testament both to his talent and his growing popularity. Crawford will be defending…
With the 30th anniversary of The SuperFight: Hagler vs. Leonard just days away on April 6, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum looked back at one of boxing’s most spectacular events. He shared his experiences of that promotion with undefeated WBO world champions Óscar Valdez, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and Jessie Magdaleno, as well as 2016…
Teiken Promotions and Top Rank, have begun negotiations for the vacant WBA middleweight title clash between interim WBA middleweight champion Hassan N’Dam and undefeated No. 2 world-rated contender Ryota Murata. “While N’Dam wants the fight to take place in France, Mr. Honda and I think this fight would do extremely well in Japan and we…
Top Rank announced today the signing of 2016 Olympic light welterweight gold medalist Fazliddin “Fayzi†Gaibnazarov to an exclusive long-term promotional agreement. Gaibnazarov, shrugging off significant height and reach disadvantages, stunned skillful Cuban-born opponent Lorenzo Sotomayor to pull off the upset, winning the gold via split decision. Gaibnazarov is the seventh 2016 Olympian to join…
Ireland’s Olympic hero Michael “Mick” Conlan and undefeated welterweight contender Alex “El Cholo” Saucedo held a Media Workout today at Wild Card West Boxing Club. Before their respective workouts, both fighters spoke with the media about their upcoming fights at Madison Square Garden. Joining the fighters were Conlan’s trainer, Manny Robles, and filmmaker Peter Berg,…
Undefeated WBO world champions Oscar Valdez, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and Jessie Magdaleno will headline an exciting world championship event in separate title defenses, Saturday, April 22, under the stars at StubHub Center in Carson, CA. Produced and distributed live by Top Rank Pay-Per-View, the telecast will also feature the pro debut of U.S. Olympic silver…
Ireland’s Olympic hero Michael “Mick” Conlan and undefeated welterweight contender Alex “El Cholo” Saucedo will host a Media Workout next week in Santa Monica, CA. Both fighters will be available for one-on-one interviews with the media before their respective workouts. Joining the fighters will be Conlan’s trainer, Manny Robles, and filmmaker Peter Berg, a principal…
Todd duBoef: On behalf of Top Rank we would love to thank HBO, the No. 1 premium channel in the world with great programming all the time, and MGM, who we have a great relationship with in Las Vegas and all over the world; and obviously both fighters. Jason Sosa has had an incredible rise…
Top Rank and Antonio Leonard Productions announced its latest signing and it’s a sterling one; 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist Shakur Stevenson. Stevenson, 19, from Newark, NJ, sailed though every stage of his Olympic competition in Rio De Janeiro last summer before losing a close split decision in the bantamweight championship fight to 2012 flyweight…
Ireland’s Olympic hero Michael “Mick” Conlan will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by making his professional debut headlining a special card at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Conlan’s pro debut, which will be as a junior featherweight, in a six-round bout against Tim Ibarra (4-4, 1 KOs), of Denver, is set for Friday, March 17…
Undefeated WBO featherweight champion Óscar Valdez and undefeated No. 1 junior featherweight contender Jessie Magdaleno held a Media Workout on Thursday at Jack Rabbit Boxing Club in Long Beach, Calif. Both men are in deep training for their respective world championship fights which will take place as the co-features to the Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao vs….