Simon Says

Light Heavyweight Mayhem: Unbeaten Champions Beterbiev and Gvozdyk Set to Unify Titles October 18 in Philadelphia LIVE on ESPN and ESPN Deportes

Press Release Special Top Rank on ESPN telecast begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 17, 2019) — Two very bad men are set for an old-fashioned Philadelphia throwdown. WBC light heavyweight world champion Oleksandr “The Nail” Gvozdyk and IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev will fight in a highly anticipated title … Continued

IWBHF Induction Ceremony In Brisbane, California in conjunction with the Beautiful Brawlers

Press Release The annual seminal event in the sport of Women’s boxing, the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame induction, will be held on August 30 at the Double Tree Hotel in Brisbane, CA (approximately ten miles north of San Francisco). The 2019 ceremony/dinner, the sixth edition of a celebration of the sport of Women’s … Continued

3rdNut ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP OF “The Punchline with Kelly Pavlik and James Dominguez”

Press Release 3rdNut (https://www.3rdNut.com) is excited to announce their next combat sports sponsorship venture with boxing podcast “The Punchline with Kelly Pavlik and James Dominguez”. Kelly Pavlik, of Youngstown, Ohio is the former undisputed middleweight champion of the world. He created The Punchline, along with co-host James Dominguez in 2017, as a platform to discuss … Continued

IWBHF Induction Ceremony In Brisbane, California in conjunction with the Beautiful Brawlers

PRESS RELEASE The annual seminal event in the sport of Women’s boxing, the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame induction, will be held on August 30 at the Double Tree Hotel in Brisbane, CA (approximately ten miles north of San Francisco). The 2019 ceremony/dinner, the sixth edition of a celebration of the sport of Women’s … Continued

CAN “ONE TIME” PROVE HIMSELF A SECOND TIME?: THURMAN ONCE AGAIN IN A SPOTLIGHT BOUT AFTER BATTLING INJURIES

Simon Ruvalcaba @Mister_Boxing It’s not everyday that a fighter who fought and defeated Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia back-to-back would need to prove himself. For Keith “One Time” Thurman, that is exactly the case in his second fight back from hand injuries that stalled the momentum gained in 2016 and 2017. Tonight, the 30 year … Continued

Maryland Takeover: Teofimo Lopez Defeats Masayoshi Nakatani: Lopez prevails vi a unanimous decision in IBF Lightweight world title eliminator Subriel Matias KOs Maxim Dadashev in IBF Junior Welterweight world title eliminator

Top Rank Press Release OXON HILL, Md. (July 19, 2019) — Next up for Teofimo Lopez – a title shot. Lopez passed the toughest test of his young career, defeating the previously undefeated Masayoshi Nakatani via unanimous decision (118-110 2x and 119-109) in an IBF lightweight world title eliminator in front of 2,100 fans at … Continued

Newark Homecoming: Brick City Native Shakur Stevenson to face Hairon Socarras July 13 at Prudential Center Live on ESPN

Top Rank Press Release Stevenson-Socarras and Joshua Greer Jr.-Nikolai Potapov to be televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT Entire undercard to stream live on ESPN+ starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT NEWARK, N.J. (June 10, 2019) — Shakur Stevenson, born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, and … Continued

Gypsy King Conquers Vegas: Tyson Fury Knocks Out Tom Schwarz in 2

Top Rank Press Release Fury retains lineal heavyweight title Jesse Hart defeats Sullivan Barrera via unanimous decision in co-feature LAS VEGAS (June 15, 2019) — Tyson Fury came to Las Vegas. He fought. He conquered. Fury (28-0-1, 20 KOs), the lineal heavyweight world champion, defended his title for the fourth time via second-round TKO over … Continued

Maryland Takeover: Teofimo Lopez to face Masayoshi Nakatani July 19 in Lightweight World Title Eliminator at MGM National Harbor

Top Rank Press Release Maxim Dadashev-Subriel Matias IBF junior welterweight title eliminator confirmed for chief support bout LIVE and exclusively on ESPN+ beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT Tickets go on sale FRIDAY, June 7 at 10 a.m. ET and start at $25 OXON HILL, Md. (June 4, 2019) — Teofimo Lopez is one … Continued

PUNCHLINE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ANDRE “S.O.G.” WARD

By: Simon Ruvalcaba Punchline caught up briefly with ESPN Boxing Commentator, retired undefeated Champion and 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist!: