WBO Welterweight Champion Brian Norman Jr Resigns With Top Rank

Press Release:

The King of the South, who sits atop the welterweight throne, has a brand-new deal.

WBO world champion Brian “The Assassin II” Norman Jr. has inked a multi-year contract extension with Top Rank, keeping the undefeated power-punching prodigy aligned with the promotional powerhouse.

The 24-year-old Norman will make the third defense of his title against Devin “The Dream” Haney on Nov. 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Norman (28-0, 22 KOs), from the Atlanta suburb of Decatur, Georgia, signed with Top Rank as a 22-0 rising star in December 2022. He had a nomadic start to his pro career, which began at the age of 17 and included 13 bouts in Mexico. That experience served Norman well when he traveled to Giovani Santillan’s hometown of San Diego in May 2024 and upset the local hero by 10th-round stoppage. He won the WBO interim world title with that triumph and was elevated to full champion after Terence Crawford vacated the title.

Norman sat out the rest of 2024 after undergoing hand surgery and made his 2025 debut in March with a third-round bludgeoning of Derrieck Cuevas. He authored the Knockout of the Year in June with a left hook that flattened Japanese contender Jin Sasaki in front of a stunned crowd in Tokyo.