Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he’s certain that the winner of this Saturday’s fight between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury won’t be taking on IBF/WBA/WBO champion Anthony Joshua next.
Bob Arum believes Tyson Fury will be able to put the finish on WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder if he gets him in trouble this Saturday night.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum states his plan is to have IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Josh Taylor face WBC/WBO champion Jose Ramirez in a unification fight in late 2020 for the undisputed 140-lb championship.
Bob Arum says he just now heard the news on trainer Kenny Porter wanting to get in touch with him to setup a fight between his son Shawn Porter and Terence Crawford.
Crawford to defend WBO welterweight title LIVE on ESPN against Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas Saturday evening (9 p.m. ET) from Madison Square Garden
The fighters were all business on the press conference dais.
Unbeaten #2 WBC lightweight contender Devin Haney (22-0, 14 KOs) isn’t being considered by Top Rank promoter Bob Arum as a future opponent for WBA/WBA/WBC lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) to defend his titles against.
For a number of months now (or is it years?) unbeaten southpaw Billy Joe Saunders has been chasing a big fight, what he refers to as a “legacy fight,” against either Gennady Golovkin or Canelo Alvarez.
Tyson Fury’s next fight could take place on October 5 at Madison Square Garden in New York, according to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum.
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, who has been around the sport for six decades, has seen up close what can happen to a fighter – to any fighter – if he sticks around the game too long.
WBA/WBO lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (13-1, 10 KOs) and his promoter Bob Arum seemed to get annoyed last Friday night when they were asked about potentially fighting the highly talented young Gervonta “Tank” Davis (21-0, 20 KOs) by the boxing media after Loma’s blowout fourth round knockout win over the hapless Anthony Crolla (34-7-3, 13 KOs) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.