Good move to smash it stateside I reckon š
Makes a fight with Ramirez likely, though I reckon he will fight Saucedo first.
Top Rank lands another big fish, brings unified champion Josh Taylor to ESPN
Top Rank now has both of the winners from the most recent World Boxing Super Series under contract after inking super lightweight Josh Taylor to a promotional deal, bringing the unbeaten southpaw to the ESPN platform in the U.S.
Top Rank signed bantamweight winner Naoya Inoue to a promotional deal in November after Inoue defeated Nonito Donaire in Japan. Inoue was chosen as the 2019 Yahoo Sports Fighter of the Year and his bout with Donaire was chosen as the Yahoo Sports Fight of the Year.
Signing Taylor, the IBF-WBA 140-pound champion, is a big move for Top Rank in a number of ways. Top Rank has promoted WBC-WBO champion Jose Ramirez since he turned pro out of the 2012 Olympics and the signing provides a direct path for a unification fight between the two. Ramirez is scheduled to defend his titles in China next month against Victor Postol.
There is also a lucrative rematch with Regis Prograis that could be made. Taylor defeated the previously unbeaten Prograis in the finals of the WBSS.
Itās important for Top Rank as well in its battle with DAZN, the online streaming service which has used majority owner Len Blavatnikās huge checkbook to land a number of the sportās top fighters to its platform.
But Top Rank has five of Yahoo Sportsā Top 10 pound-for-pound fighters in the world under contract ā No. 2 Terence Crawford, No. 3 Vasiliy Lomachenko, No. 5 Inoue, No. 8 Artur Beterbiev and No. 9 Ramirez ā with Taylor just missing out.
Along with lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, that gives it a deep roster of major stars and/or elite boxers to put on ESPN and its streaming service, ESPN+.
āA new year, a new decade with lots of new beginnings, and Iām starting this new decade with a big bang,ā Taylor said. ā2019 was a huge year for me, but 2020 looks set to be even bigger and Iām delighted to have signed a deal with Top Rank and ESPN and an advisory contract with MTK Global. I believe I am with the best team to take my career to the next level. I couldn't ask for a better partnership, and I know the future looks bright with this team [leading] the way.ā
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/top...160222449.html
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
hopefully taylor continues to fight the best, i'd hate to see this move slow his momentum
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That is a great get and a star guaranteed to only grow bigger.
I see that Barry is not happy and may start legal proceedings.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
Taylor v Ramirez is a nailed on FOTY contender š
Hard to argue with where Cyclone have taken Taylor but there's a pattern forming here with the McGuigans (Barry I reckon). Hopefully he doesn't spend an extended amount of time out of the ring due to legal bollocks. Will be the end of Taylor and Shane though, that's the pattern.
When God said to the both of us "Which one of you wants to be Sugar Ray?" I guess I didnt raise my hand fast enough
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This is a smart move. Will increase Taylor's fan base and exposure and open the door to big battles
Josh Taylor vs. Jose Ramirez possible in late 2020 ā Bob Arum
https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-new...ob-arum/139870
Top Rank with some major recent signings, hopefully Postol doesn't upset the apple cart. No reason Taylor and Ramirez shouldn't fight by the years end, only questions are, will the sanctioning bodies get in the way and how many belts will make it to the fight?
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