Heavyweight With ‘Tremendous Amateur and Family Pedigree’ Inks Multi-Year Promotional Pact With Top Rank

Top Rank has announced that the heavyweight phenom from Team USA, Ali Feliz has signed a multi-year promotional pact with them, and will make his professional debut on the April 13 card in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Ali Feliz Signs Multi Year-Deal With Top Rank

Ali Feliz to Make Debut on April 13

Feliz won the gold medal at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in December – and will now make his professional debut with Top Rank on the ESPN+-streamed undercard of the Jared Anderson-Ryad Merhy heavyweight main event.

The promising heavyweight is managed by James Prince and co-promoted by Antonio Leonard and will take part in the fascinating undercard on April 13 – showing the debuts of lightweight prospect Jalen Walker and middleweight Julian Delgado.

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The signing of the Dominican-American heavyweight has pleased Top Rank chairman Bob Arum: “Ali Feliz is one of the most gifted young heavyweights to turn pro in quite some time,” said Arum. “He has tremendous amateur and family pedigree, which will serve him well as he climbs the professional ranks.”

The prospect from Danbury spoke on joining the promotional giant: “This is very exciting. I’ve been waiting for this for a very long time. Since I was young, I dreamed of signing with a big promoter, and there’s nothing bigger than Top Rank. On this new journey, I want to build a path for the youth so they can follow in my footsteps. I’m excited and ready to get started on April 13. It will be fireworks. I’m going to be at 100 percent, and I’ll be ready to put on a show.”

Family Legacy

The heavyweight prospect will aim to continue the rich boxing legacy in his family when he joins the paid ranks. Fernely Sr. is his father and trainer, who had a productive 15-year career, and his brother Fernely Jr. is treading his own heavyweight path and is currently 7-0, with six Knockouts. Feliz claimed four national titles during his impressive amateur career, including his notable victory against Steven Williams in the finals of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.