Tag Archive | Bob Arum

Artur Beterbiev and Anthony Yard to thrill fans in Wembley Showdown

It will be an action-packed bout as Artur Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KOs) will take on Anthony Yard (23-2, 22 KOs) on Saturday at OVO Arena Wembley in London. Beterbiev is the WBC/WBO/IBF unified light heavyweight champion and brings a 100% knockout rate as he will take on British powerhouse Yarde. Yarde and Beterbiev exchanged an […]

Efe Ajagba-Stephan Shaw Heavyweight Showdown Tabbed as New Main Event at Turning Stone Resort Casino LIVE on ESPN

By Stacy Podelski December 30, 2022 Leave a comment

The matchups have changed, but a high-octane heavyweight doubleheader will still go down Saturday, Jan. 14, at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. In the 10-round main event, Efe “The Silent Roller” Ajagba will now take on St. Louis native Stephan “Big Shot” Shaw. Oscar Rivas was originally slated to fight Ajagba but had to withdraw with […]

Lomachenko Edges Ortiz in Pitched Lightweight Battle

By Stacy Podelski October 31, 2022 Leave a comment

With a potential undisputed lightweight title showdown on the line, former three-weight world champion Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko had to dig deep. While it wasn’t the dominant performance many expected, Lomachenko rallied in the late rounds to edge Jamaine “The Technician” Ortiz (16-1-1, 8 KOs) by unanimous decision (115-113, 116-112 and 117-111) Saturday evening at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. […]

Super Bad Signs: Two-Division World Champion Seniesa Estrada Inks Multi-Year Promotional Contract with Top Rank

By Stacy Podelski July 29, 2022 Leave a comment

Reigning two-division world champion Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada, the pound-for-pound fighting force from East Los Angeles, California, has signed a multi-year promotional contract with Top Rank. Estrada (22-0, 9 KOs) is the current WBA minimumweight and WBO junior flyweight champion and is the No. 1-ranked female in both divisions by ESPN.com. She will make her highly […]

Tensions build as clash between Dmitry Bivol and Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez builds

By Stacy Podelski May 24, 2022 Leave a comment

Former World Super Middleweight Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (44-0, 30 KOs) has done everything short of threatening the health of World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Light Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol to get a title shot. Ramirez has won not only one but two title eliminators, both by way of sensational knockout performances, the latest his […]

Hart and Smith Jr Set to Clash on Jan 11 at Hard Rock Atlantic City on ESPN

By Stacy Podelski November 21, 2019 Leave a comment

This one is personal. JESSE “HOLLYWOOD” HART, born and bred in Philadelphia, will take on JOE SMITH JR. Saturday, Jan. 11 from Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in the 10-round main event, which will kick off the 2020 Top Rank on ESPN schedule. It was Smith, the union construction worker from Long Island, who […]

Star Boxing and Top Rank Team to Promote Heavyweight Contender, Carlos Takam

By Stacy Podelski September 26, 2019 Leave a comment

Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and former world title challenger, Carlos Takam have joined forces with Top Rank. Takam, 38, will make his Star Boxing/Top Rank debut on an ESPN platform in early 2020. “Carlos Takam is an exciting, world-class heavyweight who always makes for outstanding fights,” said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. “I look forward […]