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The official weigh-in for tomorrow’s Premier Boxing Champions card taking place in at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. was held earlier today in Washington, D.C. Four-division world champion Adrien Broner was slated to defend his WBA Jr. Welterweight world championship in the main event of this card, but came in over the 140lb. weight limit. After being given two hours to attempt to make weight, Broner never returned to the scale and relinquished his world championship.  The title will be on the line for Broner’s opponent Ashley Theophane only. If Broner is victorious, the WBA Jr. Welterweight world championship becomes vacant.  The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: WBA Jr. Welterweight world championship* – 12Rds. Adrien Broner* 140 ½ lbs.      vs.       Ashley Theophane 140lbs. *Broner over weight title remains on the line for Theophane only. Lightweight – 10Rds. ...

The storyline heading into Andre Ward’s battle against undefeated IBF number one rated Light-Heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera was whether or not Ward’s sporadic activity as a fighter in recent years would work against him in a bout that ultimately would determine a mandatory challenger for undefeated unified WBO/IBF/WBA Light-Heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev. Despite his status as one of the best fighters in the sport, Ward’s career has been plagued by a combination of promotional issues as well as injuries. Ward however, has managed to remain unbeaten and is a former unified world champion of the 168lb. Super-Middleweight division. Despite circumstances that have often led to in the ring setbacks for some fighters, Ward has continued to dominate his opposition. The bout against Sullivan Barrera would be no different. For twelve rounds Andre Ward used hand speed, defense, and elusiveness to outbox Barrera in a performance that was highlighted by a third round kn...

The official weigh-in for the upcoming Light-Heavyweight bout between undefeated former Super-Middleweight champion Andre Ward and undefeated IBF number one Light-Heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera took place earlier today in Oakland, CA. Below are the official weights for the entire card. Main Event: Light-Heavyweight – 12 Rds. Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Knockouts) 174lbs.          vs.       Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Knockouts) 174lbs. North American Boxing Federation (NABF) Featherweight Title – 10Rds. Joseph Diaz (19-0, 11 Knockouts) 125lbs.         vs.       Jayson Velez (23-1-1, 16 Knockouts) 125lbs. Jr. Welterweight – 10Rds. Maurice Hooker (19-0-2, 14 Knockouts)  140lbs.           vs.       Wilfredo Buelvas (17-5, 11 Knock...

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We here at The Boxing Truth ® would like to let readers know that a feature looking at Boxing’s Lightweight division is currently in the works.  The Lightweight division has long been one of the sport’s most storied weight classes and has had such legendary champions as Benny Leonard, Roberto Duran, Pernell Whitaker, Lou Ambers, and Shane Mosley just to name a few who were each recognized as the best Lightweight in the world during their respective times in the division.  We would like to know your opinion on who currently is the number one Lightweight in the world. Please cast your vote for one of the following fighters in our Reader Poll section: Jorge Linares Rances Barthelemy Anthony Crolla Terry Flanagan Or, Other (Please specify in our comments section.) This reader poll will open on Sunday, March 20, 2016 and will close on Friday April 1, 2016 with the feature to follow on Monday, April 4, 2016. We look forward to hearing from you. St...

Unbeaten  Jr. Welterweight prospect Sergey Lipinets added another victory to his resume by scoring an impressive fifth round knockout over Levan  Ghvamichava on Tuesday night at the Robinson Rancheria Resort and Casino in Nice, CA.  In what was a competitive bout, both fighters had their share of moments and neither was able to stand out clearly from the other in the early rounds. As the fight progressed Lipinets was able to work effectively behind his jab and land power punches using a systematic approach in his attack. Although Ghvamichava was almost matching Lipinets punch for punch in the early rounds, he was sporadic with his offense as the fight went on. Lipinets was able to mix in some combinations as the fight progressed and was able to bring the fight to an end in round five when he connected with a devastating left hook to the body of Ghvamichava. Ghvamichava appeared to be in excruciating pain as a result of the shot to the body was unable to beat...

The official weigh-in for tomorrow’s Premier Boxing Champions card was held earlier today in Nice, CA. The weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: Jr. Welterweight – 10Rds. Sergey Lipinets (8-0, 6 Knockouts) 141lbs. vs.  Levan Ghvamichava (16-1-1,12 Knockouts) 140lbs. Super-Middleweight – 8Rds. Sergiey Derevyanchenko (7-0, 5 Knockouts) 167lbs. vs. Mike Guy (8-1-1, 4 Knockouts) 166lbs. Jr. Lightweight – 8Rds. Mario Barrios (14-0, 8 Knockouts) 131lbs. vs. Erick Martinez (11-4-1, 5 Knockouts) 136lbs. Jr. Welterweight - * Kevin Watts (10-0, 3 Knockouts) 139lbs.  vs. Michal Chudecki 140lbs (11-1-1, 3 Knockouts) Featherweight - * Leduan Barthelemy (8-0, 4 Knockouts) 123lbs. vs. Predo Melo 123lbs. (14-12-2, 7 Knockouts) *As of this writing there has not been a scheduled distance announced for either the Watt-Chudecki or Barthelemy-Melo bouts. Both bouts remain scheduled to take place. PBC: Lipin...

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It has been announced that the Zab Judah- Josh Torres bout which was scheduled to take place tomorrow (Saturday, March 12th) has been cancelled. The cancellation comes amid what has been called “eligibility concerns.” The entire card, which was to take place at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center at The D in Las Vegas, NV and was to be televised in the United States by CBS Sports Network has been cancelled.  In a statement released to the media earlier today Derek Stevens CEO of the D Las Vegas and the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center stated quote “ Last night, I received multiple calls from the Nevada Athletic Commission regarding eligibility concerns.  After our discussions, it became apparent the fight card could not move forward. Although I'm disappointed with the situation, I appreciate the phone calls and look forward to working with the Nevada Athletic Commission on future boxing events at the DLVEC .” For the thirty-eight year old Judah, w...

On March 5th the Boxing world focused its attention on two important Heavyweight fights that impacted not only the rankings in the Heavyweight division as it relates to the World Boxing Association (WBA), but more specifically the recently announced tournament format by the organization that will theoretically put an end to the use of interim/regular champion designations below the recognized WBA world champion. What made these two bouts particularly interesting was that it involved two fighters who were designated as having interim/regular champion status, or to be more specific the top two contenders in the WBA Heavyweight ratings. The first of the two bouts took place at the Colosseum Sport Hall   in Grozny, Russia where former WBA Heavyweight world champion Ruslan Chagaev put his designation on the line against undefeated top contender Lucas Browne. The story of this fight for much of the first half was Browne’s ability to work consistently off his jab, mix in co...

One of the more interesting storylines of the year 2016 thus far in regard to Boxing’s Heavyweight division was the recent announcement that the World Boxing Association (WBA) would begin a tournament concept of sorts with the goal of determining one champion in it’s Heavyweight ratings after having a system where there is one world champion and two contenders who had designation as having interim/regular champion status in it’s ratings for several years. The fighters involved in this tournament concept include unified WBO/WBA/IBO Heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury, former longtime unified world champion Wladimir Klitschko, Luis Ortiz, Alexander Ustinov, former WBA world champion Ruslan Chagaev, Lucas Browne, and Fres Oquendo. On Saturday two Heavyweight bouts will take place that could have an impact on not only the tournament concept that the WBA has laid out, but also its ratings. In the first of the two Heavyweight bouts, former world champion Ruslan Chagaev will take o...

On February 27th at the Theater at Madison Square Garden undefeated two-division world champion Terence Crawford entered the ring to do battle in his second defense of the WBO Jr. Welterweight world championship. Crawford’s opponent on that evening came in the form of longtime Lightweight and Jr. Welterweight contender Hank Lundy, who despite his status as a longtime contender was fighting for a world championship for the first time in his career. The story going into this fight in the eyes of this observer was whether or not Crawford could continue to impress the Boxing world after impressive victories over the likes of Yuriorkis Gamboa, Ray Beltran, Thomas Dulorme, and Dierry Jean. Although Crawford has only continued to impress no matter who his opposition might be, he has yet to secure a lucrative opportunity to face a fighter who is considered a star of the sport. Although Crawford was ultimately not chosen as an opponent for former multi-division world champion Manny ...