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Junior welterweights Antonio Moran and Jamaine Ortiz

Top Rank Boxing likely splitting media rights between multiple partners

"The reason for that is because there’s so many different outlets for people."

By Drew Lerner OnApr 16, 2025 0
The Top Rank logo. (Top Rank.)

Boxing

Ex-Top Rank ‘fixer’ claims he was asked to try to fire ESPN employees, pretend he worked there, hide gangster’s Tyson Fury involvement

Top Rank boxing in El Paso 9

ESPN, Top Rank boxing part ways after eight-year partnership

It's unclear where the promotion will land next.

By Drew Lerner OnFeb 12, 2025 0
Top Rank chair Bob Arum (L) with fighter Naoya Inoue. (Naoki Fukuda, via Top Rank.)

Boxing

Top Rank’s Bob Arum on attending five fights in six weeks at 92: ‘It just shows you how huge boxing is around the world.’

Road to Riyadh Fury vs Ngannou

ESPN will air ‘Road to Riyadh: Fury vs. Ngannou’ all-access feature

The Tyson Fury-Francis Ngannou fight will be getting an all-access special, premiering this weekend.

By Joe Lucia OnOct 19, 2023 0
Top Rank COO Brad Jacobs.

Top Rank COO Brad Jacobs talks International Boxing Hall of Fame induction, changing business, value of ESPN partnership

"We want to be able to deliver the biggest fights to the widest audience. And that is certainly on ESPN's linear channel."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 10, 2023 0
A poster for the June 18 Top Rank fight between Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith, Jr.

ESPN will again air a two-part “Blood, Sweat & Tears” doc series ahead of June 18 Artur Beterbiev-Joe Smith, Jr. fight

The light heavyweight title unification fight between Beterbiev and Smith Jr. is set for June 18. The two-part Blood, Sweat & Tears pre-fight documentary series will begin airing on ESPN platforms Sunday.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 4, 2022 0
Top Rank and WAVE.tv.

Top Rank’s Brian Kelly and WAVE.tv’s Greg Bobolo discuss content partnership and focus on reaching younger viewers

"The format of boxing is really catered towards the consumption behavior of the younger demographic."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 20, 2021 0
A poster for Top Rank's Lomachenko-Lopez fight.

Top Rank COO Brad Jacobs on putting Lomachenko-Lopez on ESPN: “It’s a showdown that’s in the interests of everyone.”

"It’s one of those fights that fight fans, sports fans, certainly have been anticipating for a long period of time, and were anticipating they’d have to shill out money from their pockets to watch [on pay-per-view], and that’s not the case. They’ll be able to see it live on ESPN, and it will be sensational."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 15, 2020 0
The Top Rank card for June 9.

Top Rank COO Brad Jacobs talks return to fights, Las Vegas bubble, Mikaela Mayer’s positive test, remote broadcasting and more

Top Rank has its first card since February Tuesday night. COO Brad Jacobs spoke to AA about their return to events and the precautions they're taking.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 9, 2020 0

Top Rank president Todd duBoef talks Wilder-Fury, state of boxing industry

Wilder-Fury is poised to be one of the biggest heavyweight boxing matches in years.

By Shlomo Sprung OnFeb 21, 2020 1

ESPN and Top Rank extend broadcast agreement to 2025, includes 54 boxing events per year

The deal includes exclusive programming, classic fight replays, and accompanying studio content.

By Sean Keeley OnAug 2, 2018 3
The Pacquiao-Horn Top Rank fight averaged almost four million viewers on ESPN.

ESPN averaged 1.5 million viewers for 2017 Top Rank boxing telecasts, led by their highest ratings since 1995 for Pacquiao-Horn

The Pacquaio-Horn fight pulled in an average of 3,925,000 viewers. Top Rank telecasts on ESPN also accounted for cable's 12 most-watched fights in 2017.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 16, 2018 0
Stephen A. Smith (L) and Teddy Atlas on ESPN Dec. 9.

ESPN has pulled boxing analyst Teddy Atlas from calling live fights, reportedly based on his critical comments

Atlas said being removed from live fight coverage "wasn't my decision."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 14, 2017 2

ESPN and Top Rank boxing announce agreement to televise exclusive fights on broadcast and streaming

ESPN's Sept. 22 Top Rank event will be available on the ESPN app.

By Ian Casselberry OnAug 27, 2017 1

ESPN confirms it will pick up two Top Rank boxing cards in August

ESPN has deals with both Golden Boy Boxing and Top Rank

By Ken Fang OnJun 30, 2017 4

ESPN/ABC to get new Top Rank boxing series replacing HBO in the process

Top Rank is expected to have 25 bouts on ESPN and ABC over the next two years while reducing its fights on HBO

By Ken Fang OnJun 19, 2017 6

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