Bob Arum
@BobArum
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I promoted my first fight in 1966 for Muhammad Ali, CEO & Founder of Las Vegas-based Top Rank, Inc., the premier promotions company in the sport of boxing.
Joined May 2011
It looks like the stage is set for the biggest Heavyweight championship fight since Ali-Frazier in 1971, when @Tyson_Fury meets @anthonyfjoshua for the undisputed crown. We at Top Rank will start on Monday working to put that fight together.
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I am so proud of The Gypsy King. What a warrior. And how blessed I am to have promoted him, as well as Muhammad Ali.
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Naoya Inoue is a once in a multi-generational talent. The best pound for pound fighter in the world.
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Dillian Whyte was so busy fighting for his WBC mandatory position that he didn’t see Povetkin’s uppercut, which knocked him cold on his ass.
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Dillian Whyte got what he wished for. I look forward to Tyson Fury defending the heavyweight title in one of the biggest all-British showdowns in boxing history. The Gypsy King is coming home.
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Our champion @Tyson_Fury did just what he told everybody he was going to do in the fight. All props to him, to SugarHill Steward, Andy Lee and the rest of the camp. What a promotion, what a night.
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Salute to @Tyson_Fury, who can carry a press conference, even without his opponent showing up. Shame on Dillian Whyte for disrespecting the sport.
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Naoya Inoue is a special fighter, among the very best I’ve had the privilege of promoting. Congratulations to the new undisputed junior featherweight champion.
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It was great welcoming the pound-for-pound king and undisputed junior featherweight champion, Naoya Inoue, to Las Vegas. I can’t wait for The Monster’s May 4 battle against Ramon Cardenas at T-Mobile Arena.
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Now that @Tyson_Fury has left Las Vegas, it is a much quieter place. He was a big hit in town and everyone wants him back for his next fight.
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A true great has left us. @MuhammadAli transformed this country and impacted the world with his spirit.
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler was among the greatest athletes that Top Rank ever promoted. He was a man of honor and a man of his word, and he performed in the ring with unparalleled determination. He was a true athlete and a true man. I will miss him greatly.
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Excited to watch Tyson Fury defend his titles Saturday against Dillian Whyte in front of 94,000 fans at Wembley Stadium. Unfortunately, I will be unable to attend as I am recovering from mild COVID-19 symptoms. I’ll be cheering on The Gypsy King from home as I watch on ESPN+ PPV.
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We’ve promoted every fight of his pro career, and this was the culmination. With @oscarvaldez56, you can’t count him out against anybody, and I really believe the best is yet to come. I’m so proud of him.
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All of us at Top Rank are in the corner of The Gypsy King, Tyson Fury, the best heavyweight in a long time and the most entertaining, articulate fighter since Muhammad Ali.
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I’ve had the chance to watch @Tyson_Fury in the Top Rank gym twice this week. Let’s just say that Deontay Wilder is in for a tough night on Feb. 22. Two weeks and a day until the biggest heavyweight title fight in years. Can’t wait.
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Top Rank and our co-promoter, Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, are hopeful we can make the biggest heavyweight championship fight since Ali fought Frazier…. Fury vs. Usyk.
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@ErrolSpenceJr said that he is ready to fight @terencecrawford. We are ready to do that next, once Bud is successful against @amirkingkhan on April 20. It’s what fight fans want. Al, should I call you or will you call me? @premierboxing.
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An unsung hero of @Tyson_Fury’s victory Saturday night is 19-year-old Heavyweight Jared Anderson, who was Fury’s main sparring partner and helped him get ready for the fight against Wilder. Well done, @TeamBigBabyy.
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The Governor of Puerto Rico has betrayed the great people of the “Island of Enchantment.” He needs to go and go quickly, so Puerto Rico can establish the greatness that they deserve.
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Artur Beterbiev is a beast in the ring. I pity the next guy to step in the ring with him.
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Matching @VasylLomachenko and @RigoElChacal305 each winners of two gold medals is a milestone in my career #LomaRigo.
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The UK fight fans are amazing. The buzz for @VasylLomachenko is something that I haven’t seen since I came over to London with Ali in 1966. #LomaCampbell
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It’s truly great to see the wonderful Vasiliy Lomachenko back in the United States ready to resume his boxing career. All fans eagerly await his first fight back.
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What a week this will be in Vegas. Everyone who is predicting this fight picks either Fury by decision or Wilder by KO. I would disagree. I believe that @Tyson_Fury KO’s Wilder within 8 rounds to win the WBC Heavyweight title. #WilderFury2.
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The big giant @Tyson_Fury is both exciting and entertaining. He is today’s version of George Foreman, who delighted sports fans for many years during his incredible comeback.
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The nightmare of Trump is finally over. President Biden will bring hope to our country. America will prosper. This is a great day for the country.
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Best of luck to the number one lightweight in the world, Teofimo Lopez, on his fight Saturday night. After he takes care of business, we look forward to a tremendous 2022.
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Oscar Valdez & Shakur Stevenson have each had all their pro fights under the Top Rank banner. Their clash on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena will be a real masterpiece. Thrilled that it will be shown live on ESPN, and may the best man win.
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I had a wonderful meeting with Devin and Bill Haney today. They’re ready for a huge 2023. We at Top Rank can’t wait to see the undisputed lightweight champion back in the ring.
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It's really important for the sport of boxing to get back to big fights. @VasylLomachenko vs. @TeofimoLopez is certainly one of the GREAT fights. Thanks to @espn, the #LomaLopez showdown will be shown without any additional charge to the public. A huge night for the sport.
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In New York, looking forward to promoting another fight at Madison Square Garden for the great Vasiliy Lomachenko…. the best lightweight in the world, who can teach all these youngsters a thing or two.
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Leaving tonight for London to watch Joseph Parker defeat Anthony Joshua in Wales on Saturday and bring three belts back with him to New Zealand.
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Happy 45th birthday to one Juan Manuel Marquez truly one of the greatest fighters of all time.
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Unlike Mikey Garcia, Amir Khan goes into a fight intending to win. His boxing ability, which is phenomenal, could give Terence Crawford fits. He is capable of pulling the upset.
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Anthony Yarde fought a valiant and intelligent fight, but Artur Beterbiev is a master and one of the great light heavyweights I’ve seen. His body work was sensational.
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It’s Crawford-Porter fight week. Both fighters are in Las Vegas and ready to give the fans a tremendous fight Saturday at Mandalay Bay and exclusively on ESPN+ PPV. The buzz here is incredible… a sold-out crowd for what promises to be a classic welterweight battle.
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It’s the furthest I’ve sat from the ring in I can’t even remember how long. But we made it happen, and are thrilled to be bringing boxing back, starting right now on ESPN. #StevensonCaraballo
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Congratulations to the new undisputed light heavyweight champion, Artur Beterbiev, on a well-deserved victory this past Saturday. He is truly one of the greatest fighters of this era.
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What a memorable week in the beautiful city of Melbourne. Congratulations to a great young man, Devin Haney, on a sensational performance in becoming the undisputed lightweight champion. I am so happy his father, Bill, got to be there in person.
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.@EdgarBerlangaJr is the greatest power-punching phenomenon I've seen since the heyday of a young Mike Tyson. I am absolutely astounded when I witness this incredible power of his punches from ringside.
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After all of my years in this business, fights like this one Saturday night on ESPN still bring out the fight fan in me. #LomaLopez has all the makings of being something special - A fight fans will remember and talk about for years to come.
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Jamel Herring, The Fighting Marine, has been a great credit to the sport of boxing. He has always conducted himself with dignity, and if he stays retired, he will go on to a great career in whatever he chooses to do next. I am proud to have promoted him these past four years.
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We look forward to the sensational Artur Beterbiev crossing the pond to fight Anthony Yarde in London this fall. We hope that the winner can fight for the undisputed light heavyweight title early next year.
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Great to have a visit today in the office from @Tyson_Fury during his final week of training camp. No boxer since Muhammad Ali has been able to connect to and communicate as well with the public. Truly an engaging man.
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On behalf of Zurdo Ramirez we would accept challenge from GGG to fight for Zurdos super middleweight title.
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The anticipation is growing every minute here in the Bubble. Everyone is eagerly awaiting the epic confrontation between Lomachenko and Lopez. In searching my memory, I can't remember in over 55 years in the sport a bigger Lightweight title fight than this one. #LomaLopez.
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The big guy, Tyson Fury, arrived in New York today from London. He’s already creating a huge stir.
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We’re looking for a heavyweight who thinks he can actually beat Jared Anderson. We need someone brave enough to get in the ring with Jared and give him a real battle. There’s no one he would be reluctant to fight at this point.
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All middleweights be warned… Janibek is coming to knock your head off. He is a future pound-for-pound star.
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Happy 89th Birthday to my friend Don King. See you on election night.
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I’m glad the fans saw an unbelieveable performance by an incredible fighter. @naoyainoue_410 is on his way to establishing himself as the Pound-for-Pound best fighter in the sport. You just saw why. Wow. #InoueMoloney.
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Christian Mbilli is now the number one contender by the WBC & WBA for the super middleweight crown held by Canelo Alvarez. An Mbilli fight against Canelo in May would be a tremendously exciting spectacle, since Mbilli is an all-action, nonstop puncher.
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It’s sensational to have a fight in front of 94,000 fans. Tyson Fury is home against a fellow Brit in Dillian Whyte, and we’re in for a great heavyweight championship match. Wish I could be there, but I’m enjoying the action on ESPN+ PPV.
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Coming up next Saturday, we have a terrific battle between the best light heavyweight in the world, Artur Beterbiev, against the hard-punching Anthony Yarde of England. This will be an all-action fight on ESPN+ that will thrill boxing fans.
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Jim Brown is responsible for the success Top Rank has had promoting boxing. He was one of the founding fathers of Top Rank and the promotion of Muhammad Ali. As great an athlete as he was, he was an even better person. He will be missed.
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.@mickconlan11, the pot of gold at the end of the boxing rainbow, will make his pro debut on March 17, 2017 at @TheGarden. #ArumGoBragh.
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It’s always a pleasure to be in Japan. Wherever and whenever the great Naoya Inoue fights, it’s huge news in the sport of boxing. He’s become the face of boxing around the world.
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It started March 29, 1966 with Ali vs. Chuvalo in Toronto and has been a hell of a ride ever since.
On this day 54 years ago, @BobArum promoted his first fight. 2,079 fight cards later, he’s always there from the first bell to the last, and in the ring to embrace the fighters he works so hard for 🥊
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What a fight this is to bring to the public on ESPN on May 22. #RamirezTaylor is the very essence of a competitive match-up with people having opinions either way. The highest of stakes on the line, this is boxing at its best.
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I turned 86 on Friday, saw @VasylLomachenko demoralize and destroy @RigoElChacal305 on Saturday, and today it's off to Brisbane for Wednesday's @JeffHornBoxer's @WorldBoxingOrg welterweight title defense, which will be televised live in U.S. on @ESPN, at 6:30 a.m. ET
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I appreciate the kind words from one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time, and one of the greatest fighters I’ve had the honor of promoting.
A salute to “Bob Arum, The Greatest Boxing promoter of all Time.” P.T. Barnum, move over Bob did it best.
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After signing @mickconlan11 phone lines flooded w/Irish boxers asking to join us. Each one says, "Arum Go Bragh!"
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Congratulations to the great Juan Manuel Marquez on his @BoxingHall election. A true warrior and a worthy addition to the hall.
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Terence Crawford is the world’s best boxer and with the help of espn he’s going to be one of the most recognizable. I’m thrilled that Top Rank has resigned him!.
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Friday night in Montreal, the hardest puncher in boxing, light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, goes for his 17th straight KO against the formidable Marcus Browne in what should be a scintillating bout. Watch it on ESPN+.
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It's been 36 years since the greatest fight of all time, and I can still remember it so vividly. I'll always take this day to pay tribute to those two warriors - the late Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas "Hitman" Hearns.
It wouldn't be April 15th without giving you Round 1 in full. Can never get enough of this. #HaglerHearns
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We are so proud of Mick. A tremendous young man and fighter.
Im all good folks, cheers for the messages. Ill be back, good shot and congrats to Leigh and his team.
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Now that the WBO has ordered Josh Taylor vs. Teofimo López for the junior welterweight title, we are working on arranging what could be the best fight of 2023.
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We’ll have more domestic details soon, but we couldn’t be more excited to give @JoshTaylorBoxer the UK broadcast presence he deserves on @SkySportsBoxing, 12/18 in Glasgow against Jack Catterall. The first defense of his undisputed crown will be an incredible home turf event.
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Getting ready to go to Tokyo for the May 6 fight at the sold-out, 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome. Pound-for-Pound great Naoya Inoue defends his undisputed 122-lb title against the Mexican puncher who has made himself a villain in Japan, Luis Nery. It will be a great fight, live on ESPN+.
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It would be great if sports fans from all over the world had the knowledge, interest and enthusiasm for boxing as do the fans of the UK. This is the way we should all try to have boxing received around the world.
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Artur Beterbiev was sensational against Callum Smith. Now, we can look forward to an undisputed light heavyweight title showdown against Dmitry Bivol. We will be talking to His Excellency Turki Alalshikh about the particulars soon.
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It was my privilege to promote @mickconlan11, a fantastic fighter and wonderful young man. From sold-out arenas in New York and Belfast, I enjoyed the time I spent with Mick and his family, and I wish him all the best as he begins the next chapter of his career.
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Seniesa Estrada is a pound for pound talent and one of the most exciting fighters in the world. We are thrilled that she has signed with Top Rank. You will see her back in the ring very soon.
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Oleksandr Gvozdyk debuted as a pro on the Pacquiao-Bradley 2 card, and it has been an honor to promote him since that night. Total class, and a hell of a champion both in and out of the ring. Our entire Top Rank family wishes him nothing but the best now in retirement.
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35 years ago tonight. Unbelievable. This fight had a 2-week promotional tour - more than enough time to build animosity between them. When the bell rang, neither guys was taking a step back or throwing a jab. Everything was non-stop until Marvin knocked Tommy down in the 3rd.
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Congrats to Terence “Bud” Crawford on another spectacular victory. There is no question that Bud is the best welterweight in the world and the rightful successor to Sugar Ray Leonard.
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Spent today in Belfast with @mickconlan11 announcing his August 3 fight with Olympic rival Vladimir Nikitin. The fight will be held in an outdoor venue in a beautiful Belfast park and will be something special to see.
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Two great champions are on display tonight in what will be a fantastic show. @naoyainoue_410 is one of the world's pound-for-pound finest, and @MikaelaMayer1 is quickly becoming one of the same in women's boxing. Our tripleheader starts on ESPN at 10pm ET. #InoueDasmarinas
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It's still surreal to me that more than 50 years after I began promoting The Greatest, his grandson @NicoAliX74 turns pro on our @trboxing show Saturday night. A true moment of pride for me. His four-round Middleweight debut will air on the ESPN #FrancoMoloney3 main card.
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It was great sitting down with @terrible100 today in San Diego. Erik is one of the greatest champions I’ve had the privilege of promoting.
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What a week it was. Top Rank is absolutely excited beyond belief that we have added to our roster the great Japanese star @naoyainoue_410. Another one of boxing’s pound-for-pound best is now with us, and we can’t wait to make him a star in America in 2020.
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Manny Pacquiao is a great man. His heart is enormous. He cares for people, and in this day of selfish politicians, he is a breath of fresh air. He loves the people of the Philippines, and he will do a magnificent job for them.
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After having spent 2 days with @Tyson_Fury prior to his coming to the U.S., one can tell that he is a force of nature and will take the American public by storm. He makes his Las Vegas debut against Tom Schwarz June 15 on ESPN+.
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Kudos to our entire team, who has worked so hard behind the scenes for weeks to get our boxing programming up and running again. The public will benefit from having live fight action, starting June 9th on ESPN. We have some big official fight announcements coming next week.
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Tremendous press conference today to announce Kambosos vs. Haney, which takes place June 4 in prime time on ESPN. Devin and his father, Bill, are a pleasure to work with, and I can’t wait to be in Melbourne for this historic fight for the undisputed lightweight title.
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If Joe Smith Jr. is victorious Saturday night against Vlasov on ESPN, and if Artur Beterbiev successfully defends his unified crown against Adam Deines on March 20 - also on ESPN - We could see a ferocious, bombs away, 3-belt battle later in 2021.
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Very excited for Saturday night, a tremendous heavyweight clash and the best PPV undercard in history put together by Top Rank and our friends at PBC. #FuryWilder3.
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We are very excited for the Scottish homecoming of undisputed champion Josh Taylor on Saturday against Jack Catterall. Top Rank is looking forward to many more historic fight nights on this side of the pond.
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Sending my best wishes to @ErrolSpenceJr - A great champion and a tremendous fighter. Get well soon, from all of us at Top Rank.
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All of us at Top Rank send our heartfelt condolences to our friend George Foreman on the untimely death of his daughter, Freeda.
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Tonight’s event in Fresno featuring Jose Ramirez and Jose Pedraza is dedicated to the fighting spirit of the people of Ukraine and our brothers in boxing, including Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, Oleksandr Usyk and Vasiliy Lomachenko. Stand tall. We are proud of you.
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Today is a very big day for myself and my wife Lovee. We are both scheduled to get our second vaccination shot this morning. We will then be fully vaccinated, and I advise all of you to get your shots when available to you. It will take loads off of your mind.
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If you remember, #RamirezPostol was originally scheduled for Feb. 2 in China. Top Rank knew in mid-January that the virus was spreading, which led to the cancellation. The inept Donald Trump didn't read his briefings, didn't act until much later and here we are.
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Kazakhstan-born warrior Janibek Alimkhanuly, who will fight for the WBO middleweight title early next year, will make his mark in 2022. He is the best 160-pounder in the world.
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