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Some fans found the commentary heavily biased toward Top Rank’s promoted "house" fighters, which occasionally felt like a marketing exercise rather than objective sports coverage.

Long-term viewers often criticized the broadcast for "mid-round" replays and commercials that cut over corner instructions between rounds. ESPN Top Rank Boxing

In March 2026, Top Rank finalized a new multi-year broadcast deal with DAZN . This agreement typically includes 8–10 live fight cards per year, effectively ending the consistent "free" linear television presence Top Rank once held on ESPN's main networks. Some fans found the commentary heavily biased toward

While Top Rank is no longer the primary boxing partner, ESPN continues to air select events from other promotions. For instance, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), led by Jake Paul, signed a multi-year deal in March 2026 to air women's boxing (MVPW) on the network. This agreement typically includes 8–10 live fight cards

It brought world-class fighters like Naoya Inoue , Tyson Fury , and Terence Crawford into millions of homes without a pay-per-view cost.

For those looking back at the partnership, it is generally viewed through two lenses:

Reviews of recent Top Rank shows on their new platforms have been mixed. While the promotion continues to develop elite talent like Keyshawn Davis and Xander Zayas , the lack of a major linear TV reach has led some critics to call it a "ghost promotion" compared to its peak. Review of the "ESPN Era" Legacy