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Top Rank and ESPN Eye Boxing Partnership Revival

2/23/2026

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Story summary
  • Top Rank, the boxing promoter, and ESPN are discussing reviving their eight-year partnership, which ended in July 2025.
  • The collaboration averaged more than 1.5 million viewers per show.
  • ESPN prioritized UFC rights, sidelining boxing, prompting Top Rank to seek Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery.
  • Since the split, Top Rank has placed fighters with other promoters and staged a one-off event.
  • Current talks are positive, but no agreement is imminent.