Rob Brant’s first title defense set for Feb. 15th in Minnesota
Rob “Bravo” Brant upset the odds to win a world title. For title defense number one, he’s returning to his favorite stomping grounds. Brant, a native of St. Paul, Minn., will defend his WBA middleweight title against the unbeaten Khasan Baysangurov on Friday, Feb. 15 at Grand Casino Hinckley. Brant, who
Ray Beltran vs Hiroki Okada set for Ramirez-Zepeda co-main Feb.10th
Ray Beltran’s road back to title contention begins Sunday, Feb. 10. The former lightweight world champion will face the unbeaten Hiroki Okada in a 10-round super lightweight fight as the co-feature to the Jose Ramirez-Jose Zepeda super lightweight championship bout at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif. Ramirez-Zepeda and
2018 Prospect of the Year: Maxim Dadashev
Not a lot of casual fans might know who Maxim Dadashev is, but the 28-year-old Russian is quietly amassing an impressive resume and with Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney already advanced the prospect point, we figured we’d give this award to someone very deserving and hardly ever talked about in
Top Rank signs Jeremy Adorno and Sonny Castro
Top Rank is proud to announce it has signed two of the East Coast’s brightest amateur stars — Puerto Rican-born super bantamweight Jeremy “Magic Hands” Adorno and South Philadelphia-born heavyweight Sonny Conto — to multi-year contracts. Conto and Adorno will make their professional debuts in four-round bouts Friday, Feb. 8
Jose Ramirez vs Jose Zepeda Undercard for Sunday, February 10th | FRESNO
Before 2012 U.S. Olympian and WBC super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez does battle against Jose Zepeda, who is trained by his former coach Freddie Roach, February 10th at the SaveMart Center in Fresno, Ca broadcast worldwide by ESPN and ESPN+, the night will be filled with action from the
Northern (and Central) California Fighter of the Year: Jose Ramirez
With the retirement of Andre Ward, the biggest fights in California taking place in Northern and Central California take place with WBC super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez. Ramirez, who has spent the majority of his career fighting in Fresno, CA, a short drive from his hometown of Avenal, Ca,
Top Rank to co-promote Eleider Alvarez
Top Rank announced today it has reached a multi-year agreement with Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) to co-promote WBO light heavyweight world champion Eleider “Storm” Alvarez. Alvarez’s first bout under this co-promotional agreement will be Feb. 2 at Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas, for his highly anticipated rematch against
Zurdo Ramirez defends title beats Jesse Hart in the rematch
WBO super middleweight world champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez made the fifth title defense of his world title beating Jesse “Hard Work” Hart in a competitive, but dominant win in front of a packed house at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The first round saw both fighters feeling
Results from Top Rank card from Corpus Christi, Texas [ESPN+]
Super bantamweight Joshua Greer Jr. (19-1-1 11KOs) won the vacant WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title by stopping Daniel Lozano at the end of the seventh round in scheduled ten-round fight. Lozano didn’t answer the bell to start the eighth-round. Blue-chip prospect Gabe Flores Jr. (11-0 5KOs), the youngest fighter ever signed
Oscar Valdez return postponed, January 12th card appears off
This show is off btw. Valdez will fight later this year. Adames, Conceicao, and Fazliddin will fight on the 1/18 Verona, NY show. https://t.co/iwJYPLe4JF — *Toasts with glass full of JM Marquez pee* (@BoxrecGrey) December 13, 2018 Per a tweet from one of the organizers of BoxRec.com, a boxing database