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 […]
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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 […]
Stevenson tops Top Rank Boxing’s payouts Tuesday night
Top Rank Boxing returned to live fights on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Headliner Shakur Stevenson earned $400,000 according to the paysheet obtained from the Nevada Athletic Commission. Stevenson easily handled his opponent, Felix Caraballo, who earned $50,000. The following payouts per NAC: Jared Anderson $7,500 Johnnie Langston $7,500 Guido Vianello $3,500 Donald Haynesworth $20,000 Quatavious […]
Mayer tests positive for COVID-19
Top Rank Boxing’s Mikaela Mayer received a positive test for COVID-19 yesterday per the boxer’s Instagram. As the promotion, returns to action in Vegas on Tuesday, the junior lightweight’s fight against Helen Joseph is off. Mayer indicated that she is asymptomatic and is in quarantine at an off-site location from the rest of the athletes […]
UFC sits out Black Lives Matter social media posts
As the UFC heads into its second PPV since returning from the forced halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has not addressed the issues of this week with respect to the Black Lives Matter movement. While it did make room to memorialize George Floyd last week, its social media channels were noticeably quiet when […]