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We would like to wish our readers a very Happy and safe Holiday season. We here at The Boxing Truth® are between rounds and will announce when we will kick off our 2018 schedule on Thursday, January 4, 2018. Stay tuned. “And That’s The Boxing Truth.” The Boxing Truth® is a registered trademark of Beau Denison All Rights Reserved. Follow Beau Denison on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Beau_Denison

The landscape of Boxing’s Middleweight division over the last several years has largely been dominated by undefeated unified WBA/IBO/IBF/WBC Middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin and what this observer has called his “Path Of Destruction” through the division. While Golovkin’s reign has established him as the number one fighter in the division, the Middleweight division has seen another world champion emerge and quietly establish himself as a force to be reckoned with. Undefeated WBO world champion Billy Joe Saunders. Saunders, a native of Hatfield, England is unbeaten in twenty-five professional bouts having scored knockouts in twelve of those bouts. After winning the British, Commonwealth, and European Middleweight championships, Saunders won a hard fought twelve round majority decision over WBO Middleweight world champion Andy Lee in December 2015 to win his portion of the World Middleweight championship. Since defeating Lee, Saunders has made two successful defense...

Undefeated WBO Welterweight world champion Jeff Horn scored an impressive eleventh round stoppage of WBO number ten rated contender Gary Corcoran on Wednesday night at the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre in Brisbane, Australia. In what was his first defense of the WBO crown that he won from future Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao in July of this year, Horn dictated the combat from the outset working from distance and frequently throwing punches in combinations. A highlight of Horn’s offense was his right hand that was frequently the focal point of the numerous combinations he threw. Despite being aggressive throughout the fight, Corcoran’s attempts to apply pressure on the champion were consistently offset by Horn’s lateral movement. Although the fight was competitive throughout, Horn’s crisper offense, ability to consistently get his punches off first, and deflect much of the challenger’s offense was the story of the fight. The bout being lopsided in the champion’s favor h...

One of the biggest stories in the sport of Boxing in 2017 took place on July 1 st at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia where future Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao took on undefeated contender and hometown favorite Jeff Horn in an encounter known as “The Battle of Brisbane.” A fight that saw the undefeated, but largely unknown Horn pull off the upset of the year dethroning Pacquiao via twelve round unanimous decision to win Pacquiao’s WBO Welterweight world championship. The victory for Horn however, was overshadowed by “Controversy.” Despite the “Game” effort put forth by Horn during the grueling battle, many throughout the sport as well as Boxing fans felt that Pacquiao deserved the decision and it created an atmosphere where the new champion could not enjoy his victory. As readers might recall in this observer’s coverage of that fight, I was one of many in the sport who felt Pacquiao had won the fight as I scored it eight rounds to four or 116-112 in points in his favor. ...

We would like to let our readers know of the upcoming schedule for material, which will close out 2017 here at The Boxing Truth®. On Tuesday,  December 12th a preview for the upcoming WBO Welterweight world championship fight between undefeated world champion Jeff Horn and current WBO number ten rated contender Gary Corcoran, which will take place on Wednesday, December 13th in Brisbane, Australia will be released here on the website. On Wednesday, December 13th material recapping Horn-Corcoran will be released. Following the release of post-fight material for Horn-Corcoran, a preview for the upcoming WBO Middleweight world championship fight between champion Billy Joe Saunders and former IBF Middleweight world champion David Lemieux will be released on Saturday, December 16th prior to the fight later that night.  Following this, we will be taking a break between rounds for the holidays. An announcement regarding when we will kick off our 2018 schedule will be relea...

Rising Welterweight prospect Khiary Gray rebounded from his recent loss to Jr. Middleweight prospect Greg Vendetti earlier this year by scoring a close eight round majority decision over Philadelphia-based veteran Greg Jackson on Thursday night at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI. Gray was able to control the tempo of the fight in the early going landing combinations and being able to get on the inside of the taller Jackson’s reach. Jackson however, would gradually work his way into the fight and it evolved into a close contest where Gray’s greater activity appeared to give him the benefit of the doubt giving the Worcester, MA native a hard fought decision victory. Official scores were 76-76, 78-74, 80-72. Khiary Gray advances to 15-3, with 11 Knockouts. Greg Jackson falls to 8-5-1, with 2 Knockouts. The win for Gray, who had previously competed as a 154lb. Jr. Middleweight earned him the Interim New England Welterweight championship in his first fight at the Welterwei...

The official weigh-in for Thursday’s Boxing card promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports headlined by an eight round Interim New England Welterweight championship fight between rising prospects Khiary Gray and Greg Jackson took place on Wednesday in Lincoln, RI. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: Vacant Interim New England Welterweight championship – 8Rds. Khiary Gray 148lbs. vs. Greg Jackson 148lbs. Women’s Welterweight – 8Rds. Akeksandra Lopes vs. Natasha Spence 145lbs. Super-Middleweight – 4Rds. Bobby Harris 167lbs. vs. Amadeu Cristiano * 167lbs. Lightweight – 4Rds. Efran Nunez* 133lbs. vs. Michael Valentin 137lbs. (* Cristiano and Nunez will be making their respective pro debuts on this card.) Super-Middleweight – 4Rds. Rene Nazare 165lbs. vs. Jarel Pemberton 162lbs. Super-Middleweight – 6Rds. Kendrick Ball 163lbs. vs. Alshamar Johnson 164lbs. Lightweight – 6Rds. ...

On December 2 nd the spotlight of the Boxing world shined on a familiar and historic setting the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY. A venue rightfully known as “The Mecca Of Boxing “and “The World’s Most Famous Arena.” A venue truly rich in Boxing history and through its several incarnations has been sight to so many memorable battles and historic moments. Through the years many boxers have largely established their base in The Garden. One of those fighters has been future Hall of Famer Miguel Cotto. Cotto, a fighter who has won world championships from the 140lb. Jr. Welterweight to the 160lb. Middleweight divisions has truly had an illustrious career and has been one of the marquee draws of Boxing and of the sport in Madison Square Garden for many years having fought many of his significant battles inside The Garden’s ring. After nearly seventeen years and forty-six professional fights, it was fitting that Cotto’s final battle would come in the venue he ...

We would like to let readers know that we will resume our regular schedule on Tuesday, December 5th. Stay tuned. “And That’s The Boxing Truth.” The Boxing Truth® is a registered trademark of Beau Denison All Rights Reserved. Follow Beau Denison on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Beau_Denison

Former unified Light-Heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev has earned a reputation as one of the sport of Boxing’s feared “Knockout Artists.” After a rise that saw him win and partially unify the World Light-Heavyweight championship successfully defending his crown eight times between 2013-2016, Kovalev was defeated in November 2016 by Andre Ward in what some feel was a controversial twelve round unanimous decision. The bout, which was highly competitive as well as the subject of the decision fueled demand for a rematch between Ward and Kovalev. The second encounter between the two that took place in June of this year would also have an element of controversy as Ward would be declared the winner via stoppage in the eighth round after a series of body punches caused Kovalev to take a seated position on the middle rope as Referee Tony Weeks stopped the bout. Although the second encounter between the two appeared to be more conclusive in Ward’s favor, video replays indicated th...

We here at The Boxing Truth® would like wish our readers a very safe and Happy Thanksgiving. We would also like to inform readers that new material previewing the upcoming WBO Light-Heavyweight world championship fight between Sergey Kovalev and Vyacheslav Shabranskyy will be released on Friday, November 24th. Material recapping Kovalev-Shabranskyy as well as other Boxing action that has and will be taking place over Thanksgiving week will be included in the upcoming year-end edition of the regular feature Observations On Recent Events In Boxing, which will be released in late December. Stay tuned. "And That's The Boxing Truth." The Boxing Truth® is a registered trademark of Beau Denison All Rights Reserved. Follow Beau Denison on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Beau_Denison

The official weigh-in for Tuesday’s Premier Boxing Champions card headlined by a ten round Welterweight bout between former two-division world champion Devon Alexander and veteran Walter Castillo took place on Monday in St. Petersburg, FL. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: Welterweight – 10Rds. Devon Alexander 146 3/4lbs. vs. Walter Castillo 146 1/4lbs. Middleweight – 8Rds. Conor Coyle 158 1/2lbs. vs. Calvin Metcalf 157 1/2lbs. Bantamweight – 6Rds. Roberto Pucheta 119lbs. vs. Shawn Simpson 118 1/2lbs. Middleweight – 4Rds. Anthony Overby 156lbs. vs. Ozodbek Aripov 153 3/4lbs. Welterweight – 4Rds. Jamal Harris 147 1/2lbs. vs. Andre Byrd 146lbs. Bantamweight – 6Rds. Marco Antonio Mendoza 119 1/4lbs. vs. Antonio Russell 117 1/4lbs. Welterweight – 10Rds.* Miguel Cruz vs. David Grayton 146 3/4lbs. (*Official weight for Cruz unavailable as of this writing. Bout scheduled to take place as of this ...

A regular feature here at The Boxing Truth® is to poll our readers with regard to various subjects and events that occur in the Boxing world. As 2018 approaches we would like to know which potential bout that you would want to see in the new year. The choices include: Deontay Wilder vs. Anthony Joshua Jeff Horn vs. Manny Pacquiao II Gennady Golovkin vs. Saul Alvarez II Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker Or, Other (Please Specify in the comments section below.) This reader poll will open on Monday, November 20th in our Reader Poll section below our archives. The poll will remain open until Thursday, December 21st at 6PM. The results will be discussed as part of the 2018 edition of the yearly feature A Boxing Wishlist, which will be released during the first week of 2018. We look forward to hearing from you. Stay tuned. "And That's The Boxing Truth." The Boxing Truth® is a registered trademark...

We would like to let our readers know that new material will be released here on the website on Friday, November 17th. Stay tuned. "And That's The Boxing Truth." The Boxing Truth® is a registered trademark of Beau Denison All Rights Reserved. Follow Beau Denison on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Beau_Denison

Harmonito Dela Torre L/ Tugstsogt Nyambayar R Photo Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: November 14, 2017 By Sanman Promotions – Filipino boxer Harmonito “Hammer” Dela Torre of Sanman Promotions will be facing 2012 London Olympics silver medalist Tugstsogt “King Tug” Nyambayar on November 18th at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The fight is promoted by the Mayweather promotions. It will be the third fight in the US for the unbeaten Dela Torre (19-0, 12 KOs). Dela Torre previously won by a unanimous decision against Mexican Jose Luis Araiza (31-18-2) last November 11, 2016 at the Winna Vegas Casino and Resort. “I have trained for this fight. I am in great shape. I know he is an Olympic silver medalist and a big puncher but I will come to Las Vegas for a victory,” said the 23-year old Dela Torre. Dela Torre has trained for a couple of months in Miami, Florida under Cuban coach Moro Fernandez.  “This will be a great fight. Both undefeated boxers go...

Longtime readers have become accustomed in recent years to me referring to the Heavyweight division as one that was heading toward a period of transition. Some may recall that I first said this while the division was still being ruled by what this observer called “The Two-Headed Heavyweight Championship Monster” known as the Klitschko brothers. As longtime WBC Heavyweight world champion Vitali Klitschko entered retirement in 2013 and Wladimir Klitschko’s long reign as a unified world champion coming to an end a year later with his loss to Tyson Fury, the division began the transition process. Although Fury defeated Wladimir, he would step away from the sport vacating the various world championships that comprised the unified Heavyweight world championship leaving room for several fighters to attempt to emerge as the division’s next central figure. Three world champions have emerged to sit atop the division who all recently defended their respective shares of the World Heavywei...

Jayson Mama L/Jerven Mama R Photo Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: November 6, 2017 – By Sanman Promotions GEN. Santos City --- The fighting Mama twins of Sanman Boxing Club remained unbeaten after scoring contrasting wins in the “Brawl at the Mall: Young Gunz” last Sunday night (November 5th at the Robinson’s Mall in General Santos City. Jayson Mama successfully made his debut in the 10 rounder by stopping a more experienced Rodel Tejares via a technical knockout during the rest period of the 6th round in the main event. Mama, a Flyweight started to dominate the fight in Round 2 with his quickness in throwing his left-right combinations to keep Tejares at bay. Mama’s solid punches forced Tejares to quit the fight after five rounds. “It was a great learning experience for him (Jayson). He fought a veteran in his first 10 rounds and performed well,” said Sanman Promotions CEO Jim Claude Manangquil. The 20-year old Mama scored his 8th straight win and 4th knockout while...