Former U.S. Olympian Jamel Herring has signed with Top Rank, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.
“We’re happy for him,” Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN. “Once everything is signed he can restart his career training under ‘Bomac.’ Herring is just one of a plethora of fighters who find themselves in a no-hope position. They’re prizefighters. That’s what they’re supposed to do — fight for a prize and, obviously, that window has been closed for many of them.”
Moretti was referring to the chronic inactivity many of the Premier Boxing Champions fighters face.
Moretti said that Herring’s first fight with Top Rank is not scheduled yet but that it is likely to take place in April and that “he can drop to 130 pounds or continue fighting at 135 pounds. He will fight wherever there are the best opportunities for him.”
