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Eddie Hearn Hits Back at Bob Arum: Top Rank Are Completely Finished, ESPN Contract Gone!

The war of words between promoters Eddie Hearn and Bob Arum continues. Hearn, the head of Matchroom Boxing, has feuded with Arum, the founder of Top Rank, for the past couple of years, principally through the media.

Arum on Fury-Usyk: The Alleged Saudi Money Would Far Exceed Any Other Place

Top Rank president Todd DuBoef explains that WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury "makes his own decisions" when it comes to his career. Fury is co-promoted by Top Rank and Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions.

George Kambosos Inks Co-Promotional Pact With Top Rank

Former unified and lineal lightweight world champion George Kambosos Jr. has signed a multi-fight co-promotional agreement with Top Rank, who will work in conjunction with DiBella Entertainment and Ferocious Promotions to present his fights.

Paddy Donovan Parts Ways With Top Rank, Returns on Taylor-Cameron Card

Paddy Donovan will make his Matchroom debut against Sam O’Maison in Dublin after officially splitting with Top Rank. It was confirmed on Monday that the highly rated Limerick southpaw would feature on the undercard of Katie Taylor’s clash with Chante...

Prograis Says He Didn’t Feel Top Rank Would Guarantee Fights with Ramirez, Lopez, Taylor

Regis Prograis never got the sense that Top Rank could deliver the fights he wanted the most involving fighters under its own banner. The uncertainty surrounding the future of some of the promotional company’s top 140-pound fighters apparently helped...

Hearn: Top Rank Offered Prograis More Money; I Feel Like He’s The Best 140-Pounder In World

Eddie Hearn acknowledged that rival promoter Top Rank offered Regis Prograis more money to sign with the company that represents many of the opponents Prograis has said he wants to fight.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk: Bolotniks is a Quality Fighter, The Key is To Win Impressively

Oleksandr Gvozdyk is excited and eager to continue the next stage of his career.  Gvozdyk will face Ricards Bolotniks Saturday night at Estadio Akron in Zapopan, Mexico. The 10-round light heavyweight bout will be part of the Canelo Alvarez-John Ryde...

Jamaine Ortiz To Return on Taylor-Lopez Card, Inks Co-Promotional With Top Rank

Lightweight contender Jamaine “The Technician” Ortiz has signed a multi-fight co-promotional contract with Top Rank, who will work in conjunction with Jimmy Burchfield’s CES Boxing. Ortiz will return in a 10-round clash against an opponent to be name...

Hearn Gutted To Lose Beterbiev-Smith Purse Bid, Feels Smith Has 'Great Chance' To Win

Eddie Hearn admits he was ‘gutted’ to lose the purse bid for Beterbiev-Smith by just $15,000 but believes the challenger is still capable of winning by knockout on away soil.

Artur Beterbiev-Callum Smith: Top Rank Wins WBC Purse Bid, Offers More Than Matchroom

Unbeaten light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev’s co-promoter won the right Tuesday afternoon to promote his WBC-mandated title defense against Callum Smith.

Esquiva Falcao-Vincenzo Gualtieri: AGON Sports Outbids Top Rank, Claims Rights To IBF Title Fight

AGON Sports has gained control of the Esquiva Falcao-Vincenzo Gualtieri vacant IBF middleweight title fight. BoxingScene.com has the Berlin-based promotional outfit—who promotes Gualtieri—submitted $410,000 during a purse bid hearing held Tuesday at...

Prograis To Sign With Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, Was Also Pursued By Arum’s Top Rank

Regis Prograis has chosen a new promoter. BoxingScene.com has learned that the WBC super lightweight champion is expected to sign a three-fight deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. As part of that contract, the 34-year-old Prograis’ fights will...

Teofimo Lopez Rails Against ESPN Commentators, Accuses Top Rank of Preferring Black Fighters

Teofimo Lopez is back in the hot seat. The former unified lightweight champion and current 140-pound contender caused a stir earlier this week when he made highly critical comments about ESPN analysts Andre Ward and Timothy Bradley, blaming the Hall...

Liam Paro-Arnold Barboza: Matchroom Outbids Top Rank, Secures Rights To WBO Title Eliminator

Matchroom Boxing finally claimed victory in a purse bid hearing. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the UK-based promotional outfit secured the rights to the Liam Paro-Arnold Barboza WBO junior welterweight title eliminator. Matchroom submitted $303,...

Teraji, Olascuaga Well Under Junior Flyweight Limit For Unified Championship Clash

Kenshiro Teraji and Anthony Olascuaga were well under the junior flyweight limit for their upcoming championship clash. In fact, Olascuaga was at his career lightest as he weighed 106.9 pounds (announced as 48.5 kilograms)—a full pound below the 1...