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Bob Arum reacts to the idea of ​​a Top Rank vs Golden Boy card

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Bob Arum reacts to the idea of ​​a Top Rank vs Golden Boy card

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum spent a few minutes talking to Fight Hype about his reaction to Oscar De La Hoya’s interest in the Top Rank vs. Golden Boy fight and his predictions for the Adrien Broner vs. Blair Cobbs fight tonight on Triller. Check out some of what he had to say below.

Arum on his thoughts on the Golden Boy vs Top Rank card following the recent Matchroom vs Queensbury match

“If it was Oscar and me in the ring, there would be no competition,” Arum joked. “Again, it depends on who the fighters are and who is doing the fighting. This might be a good idea if the couples are really engaging. But it’s the fighters who create the show and the fights that interest people, not the fact that Oscar fighters are fighting our fighters. I think it helps, but it’s kind of irrelevant.

“With all due respect (Matchroom vs Queensbury) it had nothing to do with Warren v Hearn, but there were five good fights and that made the show. I mean, I found every fight engaging and a good fit. The fact that five Queensbury fighters beat five Matchroom marked fighters was, in my opinion, irrelevant. But we had five good fights and that was significant.”

His thoughts on tonight’s fight between Adrien Broner and Blair Cobbs

“I don’t know. I mean, Adrien Broner was a really solid fighter at one point, a great prospect. I thought he was going to be one of the biggest stars in boxing. And then he let his career fall into ruin. So I don’t know what’s left for Adrien Broner.

“And Cobbs, I don’t know what he ever had. So it’s demanding to predict who will win this fight.”

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Hurd vs Rosario: Free live stream, round by round, start time

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It’s another Wednesday night ProBox and we have live coverage from Bad Left Hook! Tonight, Jarrett Hurd and Jeison Rosario meet in the ProBox TV main event, which will be a 10-round middleweight bout.

The show starts at 8pm EST, so join us for the full live coverage in the comments section below!

Hurd (25-3, 17 KO) was the unified 154-pound champion, winning back-to-back fights over Tony Harrison, Austin Trout and Erislandy Lara, earning him a reputation as an action fighter with deadly power. A surprising loss to Julian “J-Rock” Williams in 2019 showed that earlier battles had taken their toll, with the theory supported by subsequent decision defeats to Luis Arias and stoppage to Armando Resendiz.

Rosario (24-4-1, 18 KO) was also the junior middleweight champion, defeating J-Rock Williams via 5th round TKO in Williams’ first defense of the Hurd belts. Rosario then lost his first title defense to Jermell Charlo by KO-8, lost again the next time by KO-6 to Erickson Lubin, and lost his only significant fight since against Brian Mendoza in 2022, also by knockout.

Without disregarding their significant achievements from 4-5 years ago, both men have clearly seen their best moments in recent performances. But either one or two wins could separate him from another significant shot at the wide-open middleweight division, and both fighters have enough value to lend a hand revive the reputation of tonight’s winner.

You can join us in the comments below for live coverage and commentary, and watch the live stream for FREE! with this video:

Main card (ProBox TV, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Jarrett Hurd (25-3, 17 KO) vs. Jeison Rosario (24-4-1, 18 KO), middleweight, 10 rounds
  • Michael Angeletti (11-0, 7 KO) vs. Geraldo Valdez (16-1, 11 KO), bantamweight, 10 rounds
  • Iwan Dyczko (13-0, 12 KO) vs. Craig Lewis (15-7-1, 8 KO), heavyweight, 8 rounds
  • Dominic Valle (9-0, 7 KO) vs. Kevin Piedrahita (9-2, 8 KO), super featherweight, 8 rounds

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Stevenson vs. Cordina leads the undercard on the Beterbiev-Bivol show

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Stevenson vs. Cordina leads the undercard on the Beterbiev-Bivol show

Shakur Stevenson will officially face Joe Cordina in an undercard fight on October 1. 12 in Riyad gala, the main character of which was the long-awaited clash between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.

Stevenson (22-0, 10 KO) will soon return to the ring after a July 6 decision victory over Artem Harutyunyan, which was his last win in the top division. He has an obligation to win the WBC lightweight title against William Zepeda, but that is currently scheduled for February. Meanwhile, Cordina (17-1, 9 KO) will be looking to return in style after losing her IBF super featherweight title to Anthony Cacace in May.

Also on the card:

  • 34-year-old Chris Eubank Jr (33-3, 24 KO) begins his sixth or seventh restart in his career with a fight against Kamil Szeremeta (25-2-2, 8 KO), who had a 10-round draw in February last year in Poland and seems to have never really recovered from back-to-back losses to Gennady Golovkin and Jaime Munguia during the season 2020–2021.
  • Fabio Wardley (17-0-1, 16 KO) and Frazer Clarke (8-0-1, 6 KO) will meet again in a rematch for Wardley’s British and Commonwealth titles in a very appropriate setting for the British national belts.
  • Jai Opetaia (25-0, 19 KO) will defend his IBF cruiserweight title against Jack Massey (22-2, 12 KO). Massey will likely be the second-best opponent of Opetaa’s career after a mighty win over Isaac Chamberlain in June, but Opetaia will still be the main favorite.
  • Ben Whittaker (8-0, 5 KO) will face Liam Cameron (23-6, 10 KO), who gave Lyndon Arthur a good run after his June defeat.
  • Skye Nicolson (11-0, 1 KO) will defend her WBC featherweight title against Raven Chapman (9-0, 2 KO). Nicolson will be rightly favored, but this is as good a fight as there is for Skye.

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Mairis Briedis retires from boxing at the age of 39

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Mairis Briedis retires from boxing at the age of 39

Three-time cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis announced on Twitter that after almost 15 years in the ring, he calls it a career.

The Latvian had previously spent his first six years as a gigantic fish in a compact pond on the Euro circuit moving up to heavyweight to destroy Mahmoud Charr with one punch. Two years later, he won his first world title by defeating Marco Huck in Germany, thus earning a place in the inaugural WBSS cruiserweight tournament. There he defeated Mike Perez before giving Oleksandr Usyk probably the toughest fight of his professional career, losing by majority decision.

When WBSS got going again, Briedis reached the semi-finals with a controversial decision over Noel Mikaelian, who has since gone on to win the world title. What followed was an ugly, foul-filled fight with Krzysztof Głowacki, which culminated in Briedis Glowacki brutally hitting the bell in the second second and then getting there in the third.

Briedis ultimately relinquished the WBO belt during another 15-month break. Half a year into the pandemic, he finally had the opportunity to finish his run by defeating Yuniel Dorticos for the IBF title.

After defending his djme title against Artur Mann in his hometown of Riga, Briedis put on a show against Jai Opetaia, fighting in the early rounds but in return breaking his jaw and racing down the stretch en route to another narrow defeat. Their second meeting last May was not as competitive as the aging and rusty Briedis did not impose his will but once again gave Opetaia hell.

It was a career to be proud of; Briedis has remained at or near the top for many eras in the cruiserweight divisions, including some of the most talent-heavy periods in recent memory. Good luck with your future work, champ.

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