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One of the biggest weekends in the state of Florida’s Boxing scene occurred between June 23 rd -25 th as the 2017 Florida Boxing Hall Of Fame weekend took place at the beautiful Westshore Grand Hotel in Tampa, FL. Among the various events that compromised the weekend was the annual FBHOF Amateur Fight Night on June 23rd, which featured a seventeen bout card comprised of amateurs of various levels from across the state as well as a meet and greet with some of the inductees that made up the 2017 class. This observer was honored to be in attendance at this event and was at ringside for the card.  Here are some of the highlights of what took place on this card.    In JO division bouts: Jomar Blasin representing Gladiator Boxing Tampa Bay scored a third round TKO of Rodney Morris representing Belle Glade P.A.L.  All of the bouts on this card were scheduled for three two-minute rounds and that meant the action inside the ring started quickly as fighters looked to ga...

The first encounter between undefeated two-division world champion Andre Ward and longtime Light-Heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev in November of last year had all the elements that make a great fight. Two elite level world class fighters meeting for Kovalev's unified Light-Heavyweight world championship. By now, most Boring fans know that Ward overcame a second round knockdown at the hands of Kovalev to earn a razor thin twelve round unanimous decision to hand the previously unbeaten “Knockout Artist” Kovalev his first loss as a professional to earn his second world championship in as many weight classes. The competitive nature of that fight along with what some felt was a controversial decision in Ward’s favor fueled demand for a rematch. On June 17 th, the two fighters squared off for the second time in one of the sport's most anticipated fights of 2017 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. In previewing the rematch this observer mentioned that m...

We would like to let our readers know that new material discussing the Ward-Kovalev rematch controversy will be released on Tuesday, June 27th. 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 Saturday’s rematch between undefeated unified WBO/WBA/IBF Light-Heavyweight world champion Andre Ward and former champion Sergey Kovalev took place on Friday in Las Vegas, NV. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: WBO/WBA/IBF Light-Heavyweight world championship – 12Rds. Andre Ward (Champion) 175lbs. vs. Sergey Kovalev (Challenger) 175lbs. United States Boxing Association (USBA) Middleweight championship – 10Rds. Luis Arias (Champion) 160lbs. vs. Arif Magomedov 159 3/4lbs. WBA/IBO Jr. Featherweight world championship Unification Bout – 12Rds. Guillermo Rigondeaux (WBA champion) 122lbs. vs. Moises Flores (IBO champion) 122lbs. Light-Heavyweight – 10Rds. Cedric Agnew 174 1/2lbs. vs. Dmitry Bivol 175lbs. Featherweight – 8Rds. Tramaine Williams 124 1/2lbs. vs. Chris Martin 125 3/4lbs. Welterweight – 4Rds. John Bauza 143lbs. vs. Brandon Sanudo 144lbs. Middleweight – 6Rds. Bakhr...

In November of last year the Boxing world was treated to a highly anticipated battle for the unified WBO/IBF/WBA Light-Heavyweight world championship as undefeated champion and “Knockout Artist” Sergey Kovalev defended his crown against undefeated former Super-Middleweight world champion Andre Ward at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. It was a rare time in the recent history of the sport  that a bout  described as a “Big” or “Super” fight among both Boxing fans and experts lived up to the hype that preceded it. An argument could be made that it is somewhat of a rarity in today's sport to see an encounter between two top stars that did not have a long period of time where Boxing fans had to wait to see it come to fruition while those two stars faced other opposition. It is equally rare even when the element of rematch clauses are involved to see a rematch of a fight that was regarded by many as a Fight of the Year candidate between two stars take place so soon after th...

We would like to let our readers know that a preview for the upcoming World Light-Heavyweight championship rematch between undefeated champion Andre Ward and former champion Sergey Kovalev is in the works and will be released on Friday, June 16th. 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 Friday night’s Boxing card promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s CES Boxing at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI took place on Thursday. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: New England Jr. Middleweight championship – 8Rds.* Greg Vendetti 152lbs. vs. Khiary Gray 154lbs. (*Vendetti currently holds the New England Jr. Middleweight championship. Title will be on the line in this bout.) Jr. Middleweight – 8Rds. Mark DeLuca 154lbs. vs. Chris Chatman 156lbs. Middleweight – 6Rds. Kendrick Ball 163lbs. vs. Godson Noel 162lbs. Heavyweight – 6Rds. Dan Biddle 224lbs. vs. Juiseppe Cusumano 235lbs. Lightweight – 6Rds. Abraham Torres 135lbs. vs. Anthony Marsalla 135lbs. Lightweight – 4Rds. Matt Doherty 138lbs. vs. Placido Hoff 136lbs. Lightweight – 4Rds.* Michael Valentin 137lbs. vs. Kevin De Freitas 137lbs. (*Both fighters will be making their pro debuts on this card.) F...

On June 3 rd WBC World Light-Heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson climbed back into the ring with top Light-Heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara in a rematch of their May 2014 battle for Stevenson's Light-Heavyweight crown. The rematch between the two took place in the same venue as their first encounter the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. Prior to this second encounter between the two, this observer stated that it was my view that the main story of this fight would be what Andrzej Fonfara would have to offer. Although Fonfara, who lost a hard fought decision to Stevenson in their first encounter, was largely able to establish himself as a player in the division in defeat; he had suffered a brutal first round knockout loss to undefeated top contender Joe Smith Jr. two fights before his rematch with Stevenson. Despite being able to bounce back to stop former Light-Heavyweight world champion Chad Dawson earlier this year, one might argue that Dawson, who has been a cornerst...

We would like to let our readers know that new material will be released on Friday, June 9th. 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 Saturday’s WBC Light-Heavyweight world championship rematch between champion Adonis Stevenson and longtime contender Andrzej Fonfara took place earlier today in Montreal, Canada. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: WBC Light-Heavyweight world championship – 12Rds. Adonis Stevenson (Champion) 173 1/2lbs. vs. Andrzej Fonfara 174 1/2lbs.  Light-Heavyweight – 12Rds.* Eleider Alvarez 174 1/2lbs. vs. Jean Pascal 174 1/2lbs. (* The WBC Silver championship in the Light-Heavyweight division currently held by Alvarez will be at stake.) Jr. Middleweight – 8Rds. Mikael Zewski 150 3/4lbs. vs. Fernando Silva 151lbs. Super-Middleweight – 8Rds. Dario Bredicean 167 1/4lbs. vs. Manuel Garcia 165 3/4lbs. Middleweight – 4Rds.* Christian Mbilli vs. Cesar Ugarte (Weights for the Mbilli-Ugarte bout are unavailable as of this writing, bout still scheduled to take place as of this writing. A ten r...

In May of 2014 WBC Light-Heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson entered the ring to defend his portion of the Word Light-Heavyweight championship against top contender Andrzej Fonfara at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. A fight that was in some ways overshadowed by the biggest story that centered around the division, an anticipated encounter between Stevenson and then undefeated unified WBO/IBF world champion Sergey Kovalev. The fight between Stevenson and Fonfara saw the champion face a more difficult than expected test as both fighters suffered knockdowns before Stevenson retained his championship and standing in the Light-Heavyweight division with a hard fought  twelve round unanimous decision. In the three years since Stevenson’s victory over Fonfara, the main storyline in the division has largely been the potential encounter between Stevenson and Kovalev as both world champions continued doing circles around each other while facing and defeating other opposition...

We would like to let our readers know that new material will be released on Friday, June 2nd. 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