Multiple reports cite that Mikkel LesPierre has been taken off of Top Rank’s card tonight due to his manager testing positive for COVID-19. His manager, Jose Tavares, had been in direct contact with the boxer and based on Nevada protocol needs to be quarantined and thus removed from tonight’s fight. LesPierre was scheduled to fight […]
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Top Rank Boxing draws 350K on Tuesday night
Top Rank Boxing drew 350,000 viewers on Tuesday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The nearly three hour telecast drew a household rating of 0.13. The main card featured Josh Greer taking on Michael Plania with the Filipino taking the victory over the American. Plania earned a majority decision over Greer after he knocked […]
Greer tops payouts from Tuesday’s Top Rank event
The Nevada Athletic Commission released the payout sheet for Top Rank Boxing’s event Tuesday night in Las Vegas. The headliners received the top payouts of the night. Per the commission, Kyle Greer was the highest paid boxer on the card with $75,000 and Michael Plania made $40,000 although a notation on the sheet seemed to […]
Julio Cesar Chavez appeals Nevada’s ruling on suspension due to declining drug test
The Julio Cesar Chavez-NAC fight in Nevada is not going away as last week the boxer’s attorney filed a Notice of Appeal in Nevada of the dismissal of JCC’s lawsuit. The appeal might be a continuation of an alleged claim which occurred in Wanderlei Silva’s lawsuit against the commission in 2016. ORDER Julio Cesar Chavez […]
Top Rank Boxing draws 311,000 viewers on Thursday
Top Rank Boxing returned to live action with a pair of cards this week airing on ESPN. The ratings were less than stellar with Tuesday’s event drawing 397,000 viewers and last night’s event drawing an average of 311,000 viewers. Shakur Stevenson headlined Tuesday’s event with an easy victory against Felix Caraballo. On Thursday, Jessie Magdaleno […]