Boxing News 24/7 - Bob Arum

Arum: 48 million homes in China watched Pacquiao-Algieri

Rob Smith - December 20, 2014

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says that 48 million homes in China watched the mismatch between Arum’s fighter Manny Pacquiao and little known Chris Algieri last November in their fight from Macao, China. The fight was painfully one-sided from start […]

Arum: Mayweather is poaching the Mexican holiday

Rob Smith - December 20, 2014

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has no interest whatsoever in staging the mega fight between his fighter Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr on the Mexican holiday on May 2nd. According to Arum, he sees this as disrespectful to the […]

Pacquiao-Roach-Arum Conference Call Transcript

Top Rank - October 23, 2014

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, PHILIPPINES (October 23, 2014) — Fighter of the Decade and World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion, Congressman MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO (56-5-2, 38 KOs), the lone congressional representative from the Sarangani Province of the Philippines, his Hall of […]

Arum expects Rubio to give Golovkin a tough time tonight

Rob Smith - October 18, 2014

(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is expecting #2 WBA Marcos Antonio Rubio (59-6-1, 51 KOs) to give World Boxing Association Super World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs) a tough time tonight when the two […]

Arum wants Pacquiao vs. Mayweather in Macao, China

Rob Smith - September 14, 2014

If Top Rank promoter Bob Arum gets his way boxing fans could be seeing a fight between Arum’s fighter Manny Pacquiao and WBA/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr in Macao, China in 2015. Arum likes the idea of having the […]

Mayweather: Arum and Pacquiao are mentioning my name to sell tickets to Algieri fight

Rob Smith - September 10, 2014

(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) WBA/WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr told the media on Tuesday that there is zero truth to him being in negotiations for a fight against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. There are no secret negotiations of […]

Arum says Cotto’s next fight likely won’t be HBO PPV

Rob Smith - July 30, 2014

In a sign that WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto will be taking on a lesser fighter in his next fight in December, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says that Cotto’s next fight will likely not be on HBO pay-per-view. Arum […]

Arum in no hurry to pick Pacquiao’s next opponent for November 22nd

Rob Smith - June 23, 2014

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is reportedly going to take his time and wait until possibly August before he selects the lucky candidate for his fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao’s next fight on November 22nd at the Venetian Casino […]

“Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Chris Algieri” edition of “The Pugilist KOrner’s: Weekend Wrap”

The Pugilist KOrner - June 15, 2014

Tonight at 9PM EST/6PM PST, “JEK III Productions” presents a “NEW…WBO Junior Welterweight Champion” edition of “The Pugilist KOrner’s: Weekend Wrap”!! Pugilist KOrner listener line: 718-506-1506 Throughout the first forty minutes of the show, The Pugilist KOrner team will discuss […]

Arums labels Provodnikov as a potential opponent for Pacquiao

Vitali Shaposhnikov - May 23, 2014

If Juan Manuel Marquez declines to fight Manny Pacquiao for the fifth time, Bob Arum already has an exciting replacement: Ruslan Provodnikov. “Ruslan is fighting on June 14 on HBO, it will be shown in the Philippines. He is also […]