Teofimo Lopez, Olympian, Inks Promotional Pact With Top Rank
Honduran Olympian Teofimo López signed a multi-year promotional contract with Top Rank®, the company that is lead by Hall of Fame promoter, Bob Arum.
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Freddie Roach, Cooper on Trump-Clinton as Championship Fight
Inasmuch as political pundits nationwide have been comparing Monday night's presidential debate between Secretary Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to a world championship fight, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach weighed in on what he would do if he were working either of the candidates' corners.
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Top Rank's Solo Boxeo in New Time Slot on UniMas, UDN
LAS VEGAS, NV – Top Rank®, and Univision Deportes (UDN), the multimedia sports division of Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) that includes UDN, the No. 1 Spanish-language cable sports network, announce the highly awaited series premiere of “Solo Boxeo” in its new time slot, on Friday, September 16th at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT with a simulcast on UDN and UniMás Network. The series opener will include classic matches from the Top Rank Vault featuring beloved Mexican fighters in honor of Mexico’s Independence Day.
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Bob Arum Offers To Stage Trump vs. Sanders Debate on PPV
LAS VEGAS, NV -- Top Rank, Inc. is ready to promote "THE HEAVYWEIGHT DEBATE:: DONALD TRUMP vs. BERNIE SANDERS." The idea of the debate was first proposed on Wednesday night when Trump appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Kimmel asked Trump if he would consider it. Trump's response to Kimmel was "We would have such high ratings and I think I should take that money and give it to some worthy charity."
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Martinez-Lomachenko Formally Announced For June 11 In NYC
NEW YORK (April 28, 2016) -- You better believe Saturday night's alright for fighting, especially in New York on Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend! Three-time world champion ROMAN "Rocky" MARTINEZ and World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight world champion VASYL LOMACHENKO will go mano a mano for Martinez's WBO junior lightweight world title and the boxing gem of Puerto Rico, FELIX "El Diamante" VERDEJO, will risk his WBO Latino lightweight crown, undefeated record and No. 2 world rating against JUAN JOSE MARTINEZ in the co-main event of a championship doubleheader Saturday, June 11 -- one day before the famed Puerto Rican Day Parade -- at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. The two bouts, scheduled for 12 and 10 rounds, respectively, will be televised live on HBO beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The non-televised undercard will feature the U.S. debut of two-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time World Amateur Champion ZOU SHIMING from The Peoples Republic of China in a 10-round flyweight bout.
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Jean Carlos Rivera Inks Promotional Pact With Top Rank
ORLANDO – Undefeated Puerto Rican prospect Jean Carlos ‘Chapito’ Rivera, who is making his campaign in the Super Bantamweight division, signed a multi-year promotional contract with Top Rank®, the company that is lead by Hall of Fame promoter, Bob Arum.
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Zou Shiming Ring Return Draws 36.5 Million Viewers in China
'Return of the King,' which featured the return of two-time Olympic gold medalist and Chinese icon ZOU SHIMING in the main event, attracted an enormous audience of 36.5 million viewers. The January 30 live telecast, which emanated from the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China, boasted 6.5 million viewers who watched on television on CCTV 5 and 30 million viewers who saw the fights via live stream. Over 12,000 fans were on hand to see it live.
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Top Rank Stars Offer Super Bowl 50 Predictions
Before they enter the ring for their super brawls, MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO, TIMOTHY "Desert Storm" BRADLEY JR., TERENCE "Bud" CRAWFORD and FELIX "El Diamante" VERDEJO, who are headlining upcoming world championship events, took time out to make predictions on Super Bowl 50, which will pit the Denver Broncos against the Carolina Panthers on February 7. Also adding their two cents were trainers World-Famous FREDDIE ROACH and TEDDY ATLAS, who will be facing each other from opposing corners for the first time, with Pacquiao and Bradley, respectively, Top-10 contender "Hammerin'" HANK LUNDY and undefeated Brazilian buzz saw WILLIAM "Baby Face" SILVA, the respective opponents of Crawford and Verdejo.
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Crawford-Lundy, Verdejo-Silva Ticket Information
NEW YORK -- Undefeated superstar champions TERENCE "Bud" CRAWFORD and FELIX "El Diamante" VERDEJO will make their 2016 debuts in title defenses, Saturday, February 27, at the "Mecca of Boxing" -- The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Crawford, the two-division world champion and 2014 Fighter of the Year will be defending his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight world championship belt against Top-10 contender "Hammerin'" HANK LUNDY. Verdejo, the boxing gem of Puerto Rico, will be risking his WBO Latino lightweight title crown and his march to a world title shot when he rumbles with undefeated Brazilian buzz saw WILLIAM "Baby Face" SILVA. Both fights will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing, beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
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Crawford-Lundy, Verdejo-Silva HBO Double Finalized, 2/27
NEW YORK -- Undefeated superstar champions TERENCE "Bud" CRAWFORD and FELIX "El Diamante" VERDEJO, and Top-10 contender "Hammerin'" HANK LUNDY will appear for a New York press conference next Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
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