Top Rank chairman Bob Arum has hit yet another milestone. Arum, the Brooklyn-born one-time federal prosecutor whose boxing career began with “The Greatest”, turns 90 years old today.
Arum is back in his old stomping grounds to promote Saturday’s ESPN-televised quadruple-header featuring former pound-for-king Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko against former lightweight world champion Richard “RC” Commey in the 12-round main event at Madison Square Garden.
The Lomachenko vs Commey event marks the 2,120th fight card of his promotional career. Boxing fans can watch the fight live stream on ESPN+ in the US and FITE TV in Australia and other countries.
Arum’s inaugural promotion took place in Toronto on March 29, 1966, when Muhammad Ali defended his heavyweight title against George Chuvalo. In the 55-plus years since Ali-Chuvalo, Arum has promoted many of boxing’s biggest superstars, including 27 Ali fights, the entire middleweight championship run of Marvelous Marvin Hagler, George Foreman’s triumphant return to the ring that culminated in his second heavyweight title, and Manny Pacquiao’s rise to modern-day legend.
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In addition, Arum has promoted dozens of fighters from pro debut to world champion, including Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Miguel Cotto, Michael Carbajal, Teofimo Lopez, Shakur Stevenson, Jose Ramirez, Oscar Valdez, Mikaela Mayer, Donald Curry, and Lomachenko.
Bom Arum by the numbers
- 2,119 Boxing cards promoted
- 864 Boxing shows TR promoted on ESPN network
- 677 World title fights promoted by TR
- 550 Boxing shows TR promoted in Nevada
- 412 Boxing shows TR promoted in New Jersey
- 220 American cities in which TR has promoted
- 196 Boxing shows promoted by TR in California
- 154 Boxing shows promoted by TR in Texas
- 129 Boxing shows TR promoted on HBO network
- 98 Boxing shows promoted by TR on CBS network
- 92 Foreign cities in which TR has promoted
- 73 Boxing shows TR promoted on ABC network
- 73 Boxing shows promoted by TR in New York State
- 70 Boxing shows promoted by TR in Arizona
- 63 Boxing shows promoted by TR in Puerto Rico
- 52 Boxing shows promoted by TR in Mexico
- 49 Pay-per-view boxing shows promoted by TR
- 48 Boxing shows promoted by TR in New York City
- 47 Boxing shows promoted by TR in Illinois
- 42 States in which TR has promoted boxing
- 41 Miguel Cotto fights promoted by TR
- 41 Boxing shows promoted by TR in Pennsylvania
- 38 Michael Carbajal fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 37 Oscar De La Hoya fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 37 Donald Curry fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 36 Johnny Tapia fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 35 Floyd Mayweather, Jr fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 33 James Toney fights promoted by TR
- 33 Boxing shows promoted by TR in Florida
- 32 Erik Morales fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 31 Micky Ward fights promoted by TR
- 30 Boxing shows promoted by TR on Showtime/ShoBox networks
- 29 Mikey Garcia fights promoted by TR
- 29 Tommy (The Duke) Morrison fights promoted by TR
- 28 Iran Barkley fights promoted by TR
- 28 Oscar Valdez fights promoted by TR
- 27 Muhammad Ali fights promoted or co-promoted by TR
- 27 Boxing shows promoted by TR on Closed-Circuit TV
- 27 Foreign countries in which TR has promoted, incl. Puerto Rico
- 27 Jose Ramirez fights promoted by TR
- 25 Freddie Roach fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 25 Roger Mayweather fights promoted by TR
- 24 Boxing shows promoted by TR in New Mexico
- 24 World heavyweight title fights promoted by TR
- 24 Terence Crawford fights promoted by TR
- 20 Marvelous Marvin Hagler fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 20 Manny Pacquiao fights promoted by TR
- 19 Juan Manuel Marquez fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 17 Shakur Stevenson fights promoted by TR
- 16 Robert Garcia fights promoted by TR
- 14 George Foreman fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 14 Boxing shows promoted by TR in China
- 13 Thomas Hearns fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 13 Teofimo Lopez fights promoted by TR
- 10 Alexis Arguello fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 10 Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 9 Boxing shows promoted by TR in Colorado
- 8 Roberto Duran fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 7 Sugar Ray Leonard fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 7 Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. fights by TR (HOF)
- 5 Carlos Monzon fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 5 Emile Griffith fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 4 Mike Tyson fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 4 Tyson Fury fights promoted by TR
- 2 Larry Holmes fights promoted by TR (HOF)
- 1 Evel Knievel Snake River Canyon jump promoted by Bob Arum
- 0 Boxing shows (so far!) promoted by TR in: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Kansas, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming
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