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 […]
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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 […]
Boxer fails USADA test as a result of transmission of PED through sex
In a unique ruling from USADA, Virgina Fuchs, a female boxer tested positive for a prohibited substance as a result of sexual transmission and will not be sanctioned. From USADA: “While the World Anti-Doping Code requires that this no fault finding be considered a violation and be publicly announced, we strongly believe this case and […]