Two title fights take place at New York’s Madison Square Garden Saturday, October 10 as WBO junior feather champ Juan Manuel Lopez defends against Rogers Mtagwa and WBA feather titlist Yuriorkis Gamboa puts his belt at risk against Whyber Garcia on “Latin Fury 12: Island Warriors”. Juan Manuel Lopez: He’s …
Read More »Top Rank Boxing Spotlight On Yuriorkis Gamboa
Todd duBoef, President Top Rank: I think when everybody saw Gamboa the first time, the first time you saw him on television you saw how exciting he was. He has very much a Trinidad-esque charisma. And Solis is in a division searching for “Mr. Heavyweight.” I think that Solis, with …
Read More »Pavlik vs. Williams Boxing Clash Lands On HBO Fight Card
World Middleweight Champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik returns to Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on Saturday, December 5, for the biggest gamble of his world title reign as he faces two-division world champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams. Promoted by Top Rank and Goossen Tutor Promotions, in association with Caesars Atlantic City, …
Read More »Top Rank Boxing: Lopez, Gamboa, Duddy At MSG October 10
Undefeated world champions Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa defend their titles, in separate fights, headlining “Island Warriors: Latin Fury 12,” Saturday, October 10, from the “Mecca of Boxing,” Madison Square Garden. Lopez will be defending his WBO junior featherweight title against top contender and Tanzania native Rogers Mtagwa while …
Read More »Boxing Result: Donaire Outclasses Concepcion For Interim WBA Belt
The world’s top flyweight is now in the running for that same position at super flyweight after Nonito Donaire handled the jump up to 115 pounds by outboxing Rafael Concepcion last night at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas, NV. At stake was the Interim WBA super fly crown, …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Nonito Donaire vs. Rafael Concepcion
IBF light fly kingpin Nonito Donaire heads up to super flyweight tonight at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas, NV, contending for the Interim WBA crown against Panama’s Rafael Concepcion. Donaire, 21-1 (14), is coming off three title defenses of the IBF strap he won by expertly dismantling Aussie …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Donaire vs Concepcion
Rafael Concepcion:”I know Las Vegas and I know there will be Latino fans in the arena rooting for me on Saturday night. There will be Mexican fans for sure on my side. I’ve trained hard and I will win. Panama fighters do not lose to Filipinos. We’re 4-0 in title …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Nonito Donaire
Super flyweight Nonito Donaire will face Rafael Concepcion for the Interim WBA title on Top Rank’s PPV “Pinoy Power 2” on August 15 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Donaire and Top Rank’s Carl Moretti fielded questions from the press on a recent conference call. …
Read More »Top Rank Boxing: Donaire, Luevano In World Title Fights August 15
Former IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, Jr. and WBO featherweight champion Steven Luevano return to the top of the marquee to headline “Pinoy Power 2”, the world championship extravaganza taking place Saturday, August 15, in The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, …
Read More »Top Rank Boxing: Calderon vs. Mayol Added To Cotto vs. Clottey
Undefeated two-time world champion Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico will make his Madison Square Garden debut on Saturday, June 13, headlining the undercard of the big world championship welterweight clash between Miguel Cotto and Joshua Clottey. Calderon, 32-0 (6), making the fourth defense of his WBO junior …
Read More »Boxing Update: Carl Moretti Joins Top Rank
Todd duBoef, president of Top Rank, Inc., boxing’s leading promotional company, announced today the hiring of boxing veteran Carl Moretti as Vice President, in charge of Boxing Operations. “We are ecstatic about Carl joining the Top Rank family,” said duBoef. “He’s a great fit for the company. He understands Top …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Bradley vs. Holt Reaches Boiling Point
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing In a must-see world title unification fight between two of the most talented and exciting 140-pounders in the world, Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley and Kendall “Rated R’’ Holt will risk their WBC and WBO belts, respectively, in the main event Saturday on Showtime live …
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