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Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum believes the UFC is the only obstacle in the way of the much hype cross-sports showdown between former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC superstar Conor McGregor. McGregor gave Arum a big assist last week, when he took part in the festivities of Michael Conlan's pro debut at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The two-time Olympic gold medal winner topped off the list with WBC, WBA, IBO, IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs). This past Saturday night, Golovkin won a twelve round unanimous decision over Daniel Jacobs at New York's Madison Square Garden. The outcome snapped Golovkin's 23 fight knockout streak. It was also the first time were Golovkin had gone the twelve round distance
WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (7-1, 5 KOs) explained that he wasn't serious when he posted a social media message that called out UFC superstar Conor McGregor. Lomachenko, while wearing a Ninja Turtles outfit, took a photo and posted a message that appeared to be a challenge to McGregor.
WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (7-1, 5 KOs) is very interested in moving up to 135-pounds to challenge WBC world champion Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs), who is equally just as interested in that matchup.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum had IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) as the clear winner of last Saturday's fight with mandatory challenger Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs).
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum has over 50 years of experience as a boxing promoter, and he doesn't view a potential Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor clash as a legitimate fight and he doesn't expect it to be competitive. McGregor, who is arguably the biggest name in mixed martial arts, is pushing to have a boxing match with Mayweather. The two athletes have been taunting each other for well over a year.
On March 4th, Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) unified the WBC, WBA welterweight titles with a twelve round split-decision victory over Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) on Saturday, from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The judges scored it 116-112 Thurman, 115-113 Thurman and 115-113 Garcia.
New York City - Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum has a lot of respect for IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) and views him as one of the best fighters in the world. This coming Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, Golovkin will defend his titles against mandatory challenger Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) in the main event of an HBO Pay-Per-View.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum reflected on last Saturday's HBO televised doubleheader from Verona, New York - where in the main event former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (37-3, 33 KOs) had a very scary third round knockout of Curtis "The Cerebral Assassin" Stevens (29-6, 21 KOs).
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum says Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) is not ahead of the pack when it comes to being a fall opponent for WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs). Arum views four division champion Adrien Broner and WBC/WBO junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford as being far more viable opponents to fight Pacquiao in November on pay-per-view.