Arnold Barboza Jr. “I’m Not Just Happy To Be There, I am Going To Take Care Of Business”
“I am not just happy to be there, I am going to take care of business.” These are some of the words that stood out to me from Top Rank super lightweight contender Arnold Barboza Jr, who is on the verge of a world title shot, but he will be
Salinas’ Ruben Villa Fights For World Title, Friday, on ESPN
Ruben Villa hasn’t lost as a professional fight, and rarely lost in the amateurs, but is the underdog to an emerging star of the lower weights, Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete of Mexico, as the two will do battle for the vacant WBO featherweight title, which became vacant once Shakur Stevenson decided to
Mean Machine Still A Formidable Foe For Welterweights After Saturday Win
Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas faced adversity, but thanks to will power, his own own power and solid coaching by Marco Contreras, Kavaliauskas won. In his first fight since losing to pound-for-pound king Terence Crawford last December, Kavaliauskas knocked out Canadian veteran Mikael Zewski seconds into the eighth round. Kavaliauskas (22-1-1, 18
Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Teofimo Lopez Tops Stacked Month Of Top Rank Fights
Premier Boxing Champions came back with a bang, and Top Rank Inc, have stepped up to the plate now as well as the 4Q of boxing looks entertaining even if wildfires rage in California, the future of the COVID-19 pandemic seems unending, and financial ruin seems inevitable. Today, via press
Unrealistic Expectations Cloud Jose Ramirez Win Over Viktor Postol
Jose Ramirez has accomplished a lot. He is an Olympian, a unified world champion at 140 lbs holding both the WBC and WBO world titles, and a ticket seller in his home region of Fresno, California. That being said misperceptions and great expectations will have his past fight with Viktor
What Top Rank’s Summer Series Taught Us About Boxing Fans Moving Forward
Boxing during the COVID-19 pandemic occurred this summer, and despite the logistic nightmare, unforeseen testing costs, the liability of keeping people healthy in a bubble at the MGM Grand, boxing fans have looked at the cards rather harsh for two reasons 1) ratings and 2) strength of the card. The
Jamel Herring Test Positive For COVID-19, Again, Mayer-Joseph New Main Event
Tomorrow’s Top Rank on ESPN main event between WBO junior lightweight world champion Jamel Herring and Jonathan Oquendo will not proceed as scheduled after Herring tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this morning. For some fight fans this might come as a relief as Herring’s bout against Oquendo was met with little fanfare, as an astute fan
Why This ESPN Boxing Card Is Stack And Worth Watching! Maloney vs. Franco
Top-Tier Main Event (ESPN & ESPN Deportes, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT) Andrew Moloney 114.6 lbs ??vs. Joshua Franco 115 lbs ??(WBA Super Flyweight World Title — 12 Rounds) Andrew Moloney (21-0, 14KOs) is amassing a very good resume, silently, well until now, and his first U.S. opponent is against a very tough challenge in the Robert Garcia-trained
Mike Plania Upsets Joshua Greer Jr., Plus Undercard Results
In an upset, bantamweight “Magic” Mike Plania (24-1, 12 KOs) won a ten round majority decision over WBO #1 contender Joshua Greer Jr. (22-1-1, 12 KOs) on Tuesday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Plania dropped Greer with a leaping left hook in round one as Greer’s
Jessie Magdaleno wins by DQ against a dirty opponent, Vincente
Former world champion and featherweight WBC #1 contender Jessie Magdaleno (28-1, 18 KOs) won by tenth round disqualification against Yenifel Vicente (36-5-2, 28 KOs) on Thursday night inside “The Bubble” at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of Top Rank Inc’s summer series of boxing. Magdaleno dropping