Bob Arum’s Top Rank has secured a new broadcast home, agreeing to a multi-year partnership with DAZN seven months after its long-running deal with ESPN came to an end.
Top Rank spent the previous eight years broadcasting its events on ESPN, a period that featured major fights involving fighters such as Terence Crawford, Tyson Fury, Vasiliy Lomachenko and Naoya Inoue. During that partnership, several of those stars delivered performances that significantly boosted their careers.
Following the end of the ESPN deal last summer, fans had begun to question the promotional company’s future as months passed without a new broadcasting agreement. Those concerns appear to have been resolved after reports confirmed that Top Rank and DAZN have finalized a new long-term arrangement.
According to The Ring, the deal will provide Top Rank with between eight and ten fight dates per year, with license fees ranging from $1 million to $1.25 million per event. The agreement is expected to be officially announced soon.
Top Rank’s roster currently includes fighters such as Teofimo Lopez, Keyshawn Davis and Bruce Carrington, as well as reigning champions Xander Zayes, Abdullah Mason, Emanuel Navarrete and O’Shaquie Foster. With Top Rank joining Matchroom Boxing, Queensberry Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions on DAZN, the platform continues to expand its presence in boxing.
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