Top Rank Boxing likely splitting media rights between multiple partners
"The reason for that is because there’s so many different outlets for people."
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Ex-Top Rank ‘fixer’ claims he was asked to try to fire ESPN employees, pretend he worked there, hide gangster’s Tyson Fury involvement
ESPN, Top Rank boxing part ways after eight-year partnership
It's unclear where the promotion will land next.
Top Rank’s Bob Arum on attending five fights in six weeks at 92: ‘It just shows you how huge boxing is around the world.’
ESPN will air ‘Road to Riyadh: Fury vs. Ngannou’ all-access feature
The Tyson Fury-Francis Ngannou fight will be getting an all-access special, premiering this weekend.
Top Rank COO Brad Jacobs talks International Boxing Hall of Fame induction, changing business, value of ESPN partnership
"We want to be able to deliver the biggest fights to the widest audience. And that is certainly on ESPN's linear channel."
ESPN will again air a two-part “Blood, Sweat & Tears” doc series ahead of June 18 Artur Beterbiev-Joe Smith, Jr. fight
The light heavyweight title unification fight between Beterbiev and Smith Jr. is set for June 18. The two-part Blood, Sweat & Tears pre-fight documentary series will begin airing on ESPN platforms Sunday.
Top Rank’s Brian Kelly and WAVE.tv’s Greg Bobolo discuss content partnership and focus on reaching younger viewers
"The format of boxing is really catered towards the consumption behavior of the younger demographic."
Top Rank COO Brad Jacobs on putting Lomachenko-Lopez on ESPN: “It’s a showdown that’s in the interests of everyone.”
"It’s one of those fights that fight fans, sports fans, certainly have been anticipating for a long period of time, and were anticipating they’d have to shill out money from their pockets to watch [on pay-per-view], and that’s not the case. They’ll be able to see it live on ESPN, and it will be sensational."
Top Rank COO Brad Jacobs talks return to fights, Las Vegas bubble, Mikaela Mayer’s positive test, remote broadcasting and more
Top Rank has its first card since February Tuesday night. COO Brad Jacobs spoke to AA about their return to events and the precautions they're taking.
Top Rank president Todd duBoef talks Wilder-Fury, state of boxing industry
Wilder-Fury is poised to be one of the biggest heavyweight boxing matches in years.
ESPN and Top Rank extend broadcast agreement to 2025, includes 54 boxing events per year
The deal includes exclusive programming, classic fight replays, and accompanying studio content.
ESPN averaged 1.5 million viewers for 2017 Top Rank boxing telecasts, led by their highest ratings since 1995 for Pacquiao-Horn
The Pacquaio-Horn fight pulled in an average of 3,925,000 viewers. Top Rank telecasts on ESPN also accounted for cable's 12 most-watched fights in 2017.
ESPN has pulled boxing analyst Teddy Atlas from calling live fights, reportedly based on his critical comments
Atlas said being removed from live fight coverage "wasn't my decision."
ESPN and Top Rank boxing announce agreement to televise exclusive fights on broadcast and streaming
ESPN's Sept. 22 Top Rank event will be available on the ESPN app.
ESPN confirms it will pick up two Top Rank boxing cards in August
ESPN has deals with both Golden Boy Boxing and Top Rank
ESPN/ABC to get new Top Rank boxing series replacing HBO in the process
Top Rank is expected to have 25 bouts on ESPN and ABC over the next two years while reducing its fights on HBO