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Top Rank Signs Co-Promotional Agreement with Teiken Promotions and M.T Boxing Gym for Pound-for-Pound Phenom Junto Nakatani

LAS VEGAS (July 24, 2024) — Teiken Promotions and M.T Boxing Gym have reached an agreement with Top Rank to co-promote Junto Nakatani, the Japanese pound-for-pound star, three-division champion, and current WBC bantamweight world champion. Nakatani is anticipated to return to the ring before the end of the year. The 26-year-old Nakatani (28-0, 21 KOs), hailing from Sagamihara, Japan, defended his title last Saturday with a first-round stoppage against Vincent Astrolabio, enhancing his record to 7-0 in world title fights. The southpaw powerhouse, who trains in Los Angeles under Rudy Hernandez, is ranked No. 10 on the Ring Magazine pound-for-pound list. “Junto Nakatani is an exceptional, unique talent,” said Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum. “He is a force of nature and one of the sport’s most vicious punchers. The Junto Nakatani Era is just starting. He will be the pound-for-pound king one day, and I am thrilled that he’s decided to join the Top Rank stable.” Nakatani said, “Thank you t... ... See more

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Top Rank Secures a Multi-fight Promotional Deal with Ukrainian Featherweight Contender Arnold Khegai

(April 9, 2024) – Ukrainian featherweight contender Arnold Khegai has signed a multi-fight promotional agreement with Top Rank. Khegai (21-1-1, 13 KOs), who is ranked No. 1 by the WBO and No. 3 by the IBF, is expected to return in the summer. “Arnold Khegai is one of the very best featherweights in the world, and he deserves an opportunity to prove himself at the championship level,” said Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum. Khegai said, “Signing with Top Rank is a huge milestone in my career, and I'm grateful to Bob Arum for this opportunity. I'm ready to fight for any of the belts at featherweight. I want to show the world who I am.” “Arnold is an incredibly dedicated and talented fighter,” said Sam Katkovski, Khegai’s manager. “He will be the next world champion from Ukraine, following in the footsteps of Usyk and Lomachenko. Thank you to Top Rank for giving us the opportunity.” Khegai, who was born to Korean parents in Lymanske, Ukraine, turned to combat sports as a teenager to s... ... See more

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Feliz the Phenom: Heavyweight Prospect Ali Feliz Signs with Top Rank

Feliz The Phenom: Heavyweight Prospect Ali Feliz Signs with Top Rank Feliz to make pro debut Saturday, April 13 in Corpus Christi, Texas CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (March 14, 2024) —The preeminent heavyweight prospect for Team USA now has a professional home. Ali Feliz, a Dominican-American dynamo from Danbury, Connecticut, who won gold at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in December, has signed a multi-year promotional pact with Top Rank. Feliz, who is managed by James Prince and co-promoted by Antonio Leonard, will make his pro debut in a four-round clash against an opponent to be named on Saturday, April 13 at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, on the ESPN+-streamed undercard of the Jared Anderson-Ryad Merhy heavyweight main event. “Ali Feliz is one of the most gifted young heavyweights to turn pro in quite some time,” said Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum. “He has tremendous amateur and family pedigree, which will serve him well as he climbs the professional ranks.” Feliz s... ... See more

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Bad Blood: Seniesa Estrada & Yokasta Valle Face Off Ahead of UNDISPUTED Minimumweight Showdown March 29 LIVE on ESPN+

(C/O Mikey Williams/Top Rank) LAS VEGAS (Feb. 7, 2024) —WBC/WBA/Ring Magazine minimumweight world champion Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada (25-0, 9 KOs) and WBO/IBF ruler Yokasta Valle (30-2, 9 KOs) went face to face for the first time Wednesday in Las Vegas. Their long-simmering feud will be settled Friday, March 29 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, as the division's first-ever undisputed champion will be crowned in the evening's co-feature. In the main event, Mexican former two-division world champion Oscar Valdez (31-2, 23 KOs) will face Australian former world title challenger Liam Wilson (13-2, 7 KOs) in a 10-round junior lightweight battle. Valdez-Wilson & Estrada-Valle headline a stacked card streaming live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. The undercard will feature the return of lightweight phenom Emiliano Fernando Vargas (8-0, 7 KOs) in a six-rounder. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with No Limit Boxing, tickets are on sale NOW via Ticketmaster.... ... See more

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Big Day for Mexico: Luis Alberto "El Venado" Lopez vs Joet Gonzalez is ready to kick-start Mexican Independence Day Weekend

Check out the Press Conference Notes of "El Venado" Lopez and Joet Gonzalez Set to Kick Off Mexican Independence Day Weekend Lopez-Gonzalez headlines a televised tripleheader live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ FRIDAY at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT (Courtesy: Mikey Williams/Top Rank via Getty Images) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Sept. 13, 2023) — Luis Alberto "El Venado" Lopez (28-2, 16 KOs) is ready to kick-start Mexican Independence Day weekend with the second defense of his world title. Lopez will put his IBF featherweight world title on the line against two-time world title challenger Joet Gonzalez (26-3, 15 KOs) this Friday at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. In the 10-round junior middleweight co-feature, rising Puerto Rican sensation Xander Zayas (16-0, 10 KOs) faces Mexico’s Roberto Valenzuela Jr. (21-4, 20 KOs). In the six-round lightweight ESPN-televised opener, Emiliano Fernando Vargas (6-0, 5 KOs) steps up versus Spain's Alejandro Guardado (5-0, ... ... See more

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Verdejo Wants to Stay Busy While Waiting for Flanagan

WBO number one lightweight contender Felix "El Diamante" Verdejo wants to stay busy while waiting for the WBO lightweight world champ Terry Flanagan's recovery. Verdejo wants to return to the ring in September either in an interim title fight or stay busy fight. They were supposed to be the co feature fight of Billy Joe Saunders WBO Middleweight Title defense against Willie Monroe Jr in London UK on September 19th. Flanagan's team already submitted a medical report showing injury in his left hamstring and mild injury to his left foot to World Boxing Organization. However WBO indicated that the medical report was incomplete and still waiting for follow up medical reports as well as the MRI of Terry Flanagan. ... See more

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Top Rank Won Purse Bid of Beterbiev VS Koelling

Top Rank Promotions has won the purse bid of the IBF Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator Fight between Canada based Russian Arthur Biterbiev (11-0,11KOs) and German Enrico Koelling (23-1,6KOs) that may take place on the undercard of Jessie Magadaleno title defense against mandatory challenger Cesar Juarez on October 31. Top Rank purse bid of $315,000 to beat Team Sauerland which only bid $80,000. The winner of the fight will be facing the IBF Light heavyweight world champion Andre Ward. "My dear friends and supporters, I am very happy and relieved to be back in the ring soon against a great fight, especially after cancellation of our July 29 Quebec fight. Thanks to the IBF and Top Rank for making it happen" - Arthur Biterbiev ... See more

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Manny Pacquiao: The Last Dance

photo from: Top Rank Manny Pacquiao Fan Page They both led off turning clockwise for a while, hands to a timepiece in melodic movements, returning to a time in my mind when Manny Pacquiao was just starting to make it big in boxing. I watched his fight with Antonio Barrera for the first time in a bar in Cagayan De Oro and some people were just starting to know about him. Those who already loved boxing were understandably rowdy to an infectious degree, so the heads of the crowd inside concertedly swayed side to side to synchronize somewhat with his punches shown in the television. Then there was the trilogy with Morales that gave him longer exposure locally and abroad, and then Dela Hoya which was a major turning point to the legend that Pacquiao is now. Tim Bradley, considered by many followers of the sport as a dubious choice for an opponent, tried to make Pacquiao's farewell dance a tactical one. He came out with a bigger physique at the weigh-in schedule, and from that... ... See more

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Top Rank boxer Hong Kong's "Wonder Kid" Rex Tso to face ex World title challenger

One of the Top Rank's fighter, Rex "The Wonder Kid" Tso of Hong Kong will face former WBC World title challenger Young Gil Bae of South Korea in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center May 14th. Newly crowned WBC Asian Boxing Council Super flyweight champion Rex Tso who has an unbeaten record of 18 wins with 11 KO's is looking forward to a title shot against WBA champion Kohei Kono of Japan but before a World title shot he needs to surpass Young Gil Bae of S.Korea, Bae (27-5-1,21)fought for the title against the current WBC minimumweight World Champion Wanheng Menayothin of Thailand but loses the title even before the fight inside the ring. The Korean was 1.5lbs over the Minimumweight limit (105 lbs.) a limit that he had never previously made. Not only was he over-weight but it appears that he he never tried to make the limit.Despite of his height and reach advantage Bae came up short against the champion and suffered 9th round TKO defeat last November 24 in C... ... See more

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Championship Doubleheader Featuring Crawford & Verdejo on Feb 27 Promo Video

HBO Championship Boxing will air at 10p ET/PT on Feb. 27 a championship double-header featuring Terence Crawford & Felix Verdejo. Jr. welterweight champ Crawford will defend against Top-10 contender Hank Lundy (26-5-1, 13 KOs) of Philadelphia, while Verdejo will risk his lightweight strap & unbeaten record against Brazil's William Silva (23-0, 14 KOs). Terrence Crawford was one of the potential opponents of Manny Pacquiao, but they chooses a 3rd fight with Bradley instead. ... See more

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Surprise: Nicholas Walters vs Jason Sosa a draw! VP of Top Rank Disgusted

Was Walters robbed? Judges Scores: Don Ackerman 95-95, Wynn Kintz 95-95, Tom Schreck 94-96, its a draw! "They all stink. They shouldn't judge again," said Carl Moretti, vice president of Top Rank, which promotes Walters and Sosa. Statement by Carl Moretti says it all and perhaps most boxing analysts would agree that Nicholas Walters won the fight. Walters came into the fight with an unblemished record of 26-0 and after the controversial decision, he is now 26-0-1, while his tough opponent goes down to 18-1-4. Former featherweight titlist Nicholas "Axe Man" Walters after outclassing everyone in his former division including our very own Nonito Donaire, he moved up in weight to junior lightweight to challenge Jason Sosa. I think we should expect a rematch of this fight. Nicholas Walters and Jason Sosa fight to a draw. 96-94 Sosa, 95-95 x2 What did you think of the decision? Posted by Supreme Boxing on Saturday, December 19, 2015 ... ... See more

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Pacquiao - Bradley rematch PPV a disappointment according the promoter Bob Arum!

We just got the news that Bob Arum, Manny Pacquiao long time promoter is not happy with the Pay Per View result of the recent fight of Manny Pacquiao against Timothy Bradley. He was expecting 1.2 million buys instead it is way below that. According to Bob: "We're between 750,000 and 800,000. Sure, it's a disappointment," stated Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, who recently revelaed the number of pay-per-view buys for last months rematch between previoiusly undefeated former champion Timothy Bradley and multi-division world champion Manny Pacquiao: Bob and Top Rank did however said that the fight is still profitable and it surely is a much better result than the measly PPV performance of Rios vs Pacquiao match that was held in Macau, it only sold 475 buys. "I'm telling you, it is what it is. The numbers are the numbers," Arum recently explained to ESPN.com. "The absence of Mexican or Hispanic opponent hurt. Bob thinks that black people ... ... See more

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Manny Paquiao vs Timothy Bradley face Off photo

Los Angeles, Ca (L-R) Superstar Manny Pacquiao and undefeated Jr. Welterweight champion Timothy “The Desert Storm” Bradley Jr. pose during the commercial shoot for their upcoming World Welterweight title mega-fight. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions, Tecate, AT&T and MGM Grand, Pacquiao vs Bradley will take place, Saturday, June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, live on Pay Per View. — Photo Credit : Chris Farina /Top Rank. Manny Paquiao vs Timothy Bradley face Off photo Join Our Community Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter ... See more

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Pacquiao vs Mayweather Please...

Bob Arum the promoter of Pacquiao and the once promoter of Floyd jr is the key to making the fight happen literally I think he can make it happen he just choose not to do it because of some reasons. I may be wrong at this but Bob Arum and Richard Schaefer needs to make this fight a reality. No time for childish and stupid acts. There is no reason for this fight not to push thru if they both claimed that all party wants the fight, it should freaking happen. If it don't materialize then it only means one thing. They are all full of crap and they should go to hell. Everyone wants this fight its the real dream match, It's what the boxing universe need, Its the cure of all of the boxing sickness, Its the redemption of boxing from all of its sins. Pacquiao vs Mayweather jr will you please become a reality. ... See more

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Pacquiao won, forget Marquez and fight Mayweather!!!

Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez trilogy was one of the best there is, only few can be compared to the kind of excitement and competition they bring whenever they step to the ring. These fighters are the ultimate nemesis and it is only right that they fight one more time to determine who is the better fighter of the two. But before the fourth fight happens I believe it makes more sense to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. first. ... See more

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Donaire won the fight but fans not satisfied

I guess when fans are use to witnessing Nonito Donaire dominate and KO opponent its not enough that he just win it, he needs to really dominate and drop the opponent . This was the expectation that was placed in his shoulder and as the fight goes on the fans are got more anxious and inpatient for the moment. Unfortunately it did not come as Nonito was unable to penetrate the defense of Omar Narvaez . Nonito won via Unanimous decision, but fans lost and the reaction are unanimously unsatisfied. Watch out ill be posting the replay of Donaire vs Narvaez. Are you satisfied watching the Donaire vs Narvaez Fight? ... See more

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Fellow solon urges Pacquiao to fight in Manila

One of his colleagues in the House of Representatives is urging Filipino boxing champion Manny " Pacman " Pacquiao to stage "at least one patriotic fight" in Manila before he retires from boxing. LPG-MA Representative Arnel Ty, a member of the House committee on sports and youth development, said Pacquiao should stage one fight in Manila , in order to spotlight the Philippines as a global tourist destination, retirement haven and investment hub. " We would like to believe that professional boxing is not just about money, that it is also about the sport. And in this case, it is also about Manny giving his country a much needed lift, " Ty said in a statement. Ty is responding to earlier statements made by Pacquiao’s promoter, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum. Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/10/03/11/fellow-solon-urges-pacquiao-fight-manila ... See more

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Antonio Margarito vs Miguel Cotto Press Conference Video

The Antonio Margarito vs Miguel Cotto Press Conference Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito will meet in the ring once again in their anticipated rematch. They met in New York City for the start of their promotional tour. The Match will be held in New York inside the world famous Madison Square Garden on December 3 . Cotto lost their first meeting via KO. ... See more

<img alt="Video Inside" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g8WM7puGQnM/TkhKf90DiMI/AAAAAAAAAuU/4t6kKBK34eE/s1600/video2.gif"/> Antonio Margarito vs Miguel Cotto Press Conference Video

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Gesta vs Paez Fight Replay Video!

The Gesta vs Paez Fight Replay Video! Been searching youtube for the Gesta vs Paez Fight but could not find until i found the Paez fight on MegaVideo. Gesta is a good boxer but this early of his career he is already show boating and his defense is bad, his hands is down. Maybe he is copying Floyd Mayweather style of boxing. Anyways Gesta won via Unanimous decision. Watch Gesta vs Paez Fight Replay ... See more

<img alt="Video Inside" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g8WM7puGQnM/TkhKf90DiMI/AAAAAAAAAuU/4t6kKBK34eE/s1600/video2.gif"/> Gesta vs Paez Fight Replay Video!

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Who will Juan Manuel Marquez fight before Manny Pacquiao?

Tweet by: powsalud | powcast.net Juan Manuel Marquez will have a tune up fight, and no its not going to be Diaz. Juan Manuel Marquez will be fighting a boxer from Columbia who has a very good record against fighter with a very bad record. You don't understand want I am trying to say, Just check out the record of Likar Ramos on boxrec . This goes to show that Juan Manuel Marquez don't want to take a chance against far more better fighter, after all this is just a tune up fight and he is suppose to win it. ... See more

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Top Rank Signs Co-Promotional Agreement with Teiken Promotions and M.T Boxing Gym for Pound-for-Pound Phenom Junto Nakatani

Top Rank Secures a Multi-fight Promotional Deal with Ukrainian Featherweight Contender Arnold Khegai

Feliz the Phenom: Heavyweight Prospect Ali Feliz Signs with Top Rank

Bad Blood: Seniesa Estrada & Yokasta Valle Face Off Ahead of UNDISPUTED Minimumweight Showdown March 29 LIVE on ESPN+

Big Day for Mexico: Luis Alberto "El Venado" Lopez vs Joet Gonzalez is ready to kick-start Mexican Independence Day Weekend

Verdejo Wants to Stay Busy While Waiting for Flanagan

Top Rank Won Purse Bid of Beterbiev VS Koelling

Manny Pacquiao: The Last Dance

Top Rank boxer Hong Kong's "Wonder Kid" Rex Tso to face ex World title challenger

Championship Doubleheader Featuring Crawford & Verdejo on Feb 27 Promo Video

Surprise: Nicholas Walters vs Jason Sosa a draw! VP of Top Rank Disgusted

Pacquiao - Bradley rematch PPV a disappointment according the promoter Bob Arum!

Manny Paquiao vs Timothy Bradley face Off photo

Pacquiao vs Mayweather Please...

Pacquiao won, forget Marquez and fight Mayweather!!!

Donaire won the fight but fans not satisfied

Fellow solon urges Pacquiao to fight in Manila

Antonio Margarito vs Miguel Cotto Press Conference Video

Gesta vs Paez Fight Replay Video!

Who will Juan Manuel Marquez fight before Manny Pacquiao?

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