November 8, 2018 Top Rank Press

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (Nov. 8, 2018) — Alex “El Cholo” Saucedo grew up in Oklahoma City, a short bike ride from the Chesapeake Energy Arena. It was called the Ford Center back then, but Saucedo...

October 21, 2018 Top Rank Press

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 20, 2018) — Rob Brant came into the ring a heavy underdog. He left it a champion. Brant, from St. Paul, Minn., toppled Ryota Murata by unanimous decision to win the WBA...

October 15, 2018 Damian Adams

[divider] On Saturday October 13th, Terence “Bud” Crawford retained his WBO welterweight title with an impressive performance against previously undefeated contender Jose Benavidez Jr. There was a lot of bad blood going into this...

September 15, 2018 Raphael Haynes

FRESNO, Calif (Sept. 14, 2018) —  Jose Ramirez didn’t want the hometown fans to leave unhappy. In front of a crowd of 11,102 at the Save Mart Center on Friday evening, Avenal native Ramirez retained the WBC...

September 13, 2018 Top Rank Press

ESPN (10 p.m. ET) • Jose Ramirez 138.4 lbs vs. Antonio Orozco139.4 lbs (WBC Super Lightweight title – 12 Rounds) • Jamel Herring 130 lbs vs. John Vincent Moralde 129.8 lbs (Vacant USBA Junior Lightweight title – 10 Rounds) • Gabriel Flores Jr. 132.2 lbs vs. Roger Gutierrez 132 lbs (Lightweight – 6 Rounds)...

LOS ANGELES (Feb. 25, 2019) — After thrilling Big Apple audiences in his last three bouts, Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko is ready to bring his lightweight world titles to the City of Angels. Lomachenko, the pound-for-pound Picasso and the WBA and WBO lightweight world champion, will defend his titles against...

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 20, 2018) — Rob Brant came into the ring a heavy underdog. He left it a champion. Brant, from St. Paul, Minn., toppled Ryota Murata by unanimous decision to win the WBA middleweight title in front of 2,782 fans at the MGM’s Park Theater in Las Vegas....

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 18, 2018) – There has been a lot of talk about future big-name opponents for WBA middleweight champion Ryota Murata. For now, he’s focused on the task at hand, Saturday’s title defense against Rob “Bravo” Brant at MGM’s Park Theater in Las Vegas. In the co-feature,...

EL PASO, Texas (Oct. 16, 2018) — Miguel “The Scorpion” Marriaga has had two previous cracks at world championship glory, falling short against Oscar Valdez and Vasiliy Lomachenko. The Colombian puncher’s quest for a third title shot continues Saturday, Nov. 3, when he takes on Jose Estrella (20-14-1, 14 KOs) in an...

[divider] On Saturday October 13th, Terence “Bud” Crawford retained his WBO welterweight title with an impressive performance against previously undefeated contender Jose Benavidez Jr. There was a lot of bad blood going into this match-up as Benavidez Jr and Crawford exchanged not so pleasant words with each other throughout...

OKLAHOMA CITY (Sept. 27, 2018) – The “Red River Rivalry” is coming to Russell Westbrook’s house. Dallas native Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker will make the first defense of his WBO junior welterweight world title on Friday, Nov. 16 against No. 1 contender and Oklahoma City product Alex “El Cholo”...

FRESNO, Calif (Sept. 14, 2018) —  Jose Ramirez didn’t want the hometown fans to leave unhappy. In front of a crowd of 11,102 at the Save Mart Center on Friday evening, Avenal native Ramirez retained the WBC super lightweight world title with a unanimous decision against fellow unbeaten Antonio Orozco. The scores...

(Sept. 14, 2018) — Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev and Eleider “Storm” Alvarez lit up the Atlantic City Boardwalk in a pitched battle last month. The two will renew acquaintances early next year live on a Top Rank on ESPN card as part of a co-promotion with Main Event and Krusher Promotions,...

ESPN (10 p.m. ET) • Jose Ramirez 138.4 lbs vs. Antonio Orozco139.4 lbs (WBC Super Lightweight title – 12 Rounds) • Jamel Herring 130 lbs vs. John Vincent Moralde 129.8 lbs (Vacant USBA Junior Lightweight title – 10 Rounds) • Gabriel Flores Jr. 132.2 lbs vs. Roger Gutierrez 132 lbs (Lightweight – 6 Rounds) ESPN+ (6:30 p.m. ET) • Bryan Vasquez 138.2 lbs vs. Carlos Cardenas 138.6 bs (Lightweight – 10/8 Rounds) • Alexander Besputin 146.8 lbs vs. Alan...