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Press Release: August 27, 2017 (Originally released August 23, 2017) By Sanman Promotions- Ten undercard fights will spice up the much-anticipated “Road to Stardom” fight card. Jim Claude Manangquil, chief executive officer of Sanman Promotions, said the full card of the boxing extravaganza slated September 9th in Polomolok, South Cotabato has already been finalized.         The undercard fights will be led by Randy Petalcorin (26W-2L-1D, 19KOs), who will take on Jetly Purisima (21W-23L-4D, 7KOs) in an eight-round duel under the 110-pound division. Eden Sonsona (36W-7L-2D, 13KOs) will battle Jaime Barcelona (36W-61L-1D, 10KOs) in a fight scheduled for six rounds.  Jayson Mama will collide with Bimbo Nacionales, while Rimar Metuda will tangle with Gabby Simpo.              John Mark Apolinario will trade leathers with Jestoni Makiputin, while Mark Antonio will test Michael Padayag. Dave Apolinar...

One of the biggest stories throughout all of combat sports in recent months has been the showdown between future Boxing Hall of Famer Floyd Mayweather and two-division MMA world champion Conor McGregor. An encounter that will take place in a Boxing ring and under Professional Boxing rules. A fight that has frankly morphed into more of an event that is expected by some to break existing pay-per-view records. What makes this unique is this is a fight between two elite fighters in their respective sports, but a scenario where McGregor, the current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight world champion, will be competing for the first time as a professional boxer. The idea of a fighter who is making his professional debut stepping in and competing against one of the all-time greats of the sport of Boxing does seem like an unlikely scenario. It is however, a scenario that is not completely unprecedented. There have after all been several fighters throughout combat spor...

On August 19 th the Boxing world focused its attention on the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE to see a moment  in  Boxing history take place. A Jr. Welterweight unification bout between undefeated world champions Terrence Crawford and Julius Indongo. In an era where there are multiple sanctioning organizations and where unification bouts occur periodically, what made this particular bout stand out was a true rarity in the sport for this was the first unification bout throughout all of Boxing since September of 2004 to determine an “Undisputed World Champion.” The encounter was also special as it also marked the first time that there would be one “Undisputed World Champion” in the modern era of the sport in the historically talent deep 140lb. Jr. Welterweight division. Terrence Crawford, the undefeated two-division world champion is certainly no stranger to big fights that could define one’s career after previously holding the WBO Lightweight world championship and u...

Press Release: August 20, 2017 By Sanman Promotions - In a stunning development, the fight between unbeaten fighters Harmonito “Hammer” Dela Torre and Saul ‘Kid Dinamita” Rodriguez is off. Jim Claude Manangquil, chief executive officer of Sanman Promotions, announced that Rodriqguez pulled out of the fight. “We had our contract signed and just a couple of days before the fight, Saul pulled out. It’s frustrating but things like this do happen in Boxing,” said Manangquil.         Dela Torre and Rodriguez were supposed to fight on August 22 at the Sams Town Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. It was supposed to be an eighth-round, non-title fight under the Super Featherweight division. Dela Torre was saddened by the cancellation. “It’s really frustrating to be in this situation. I have prepared well and just like that, the fight got canceled,” said deal Torre, who has been training in Miami, Florida for the past three months along with Sanman Boxing Gym st...

We would like to let our readers know that material discussing the August 19th Jr. Welterweight unification clash between Terence Crawford and Julius Indongo is in the works and will be released on Friday, August 25th. 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 tonight’s Undisputed Jr. Welterweight world championship clash between undefeated world champions Terence Crawford and Julius Indongo took place on Friday in Lincoln, NE. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: WBC/WBO/IBF/WBA Jr. Welterweight world championship – 12Rds. Terence Crawford (WBO/WBC champion) 140lbs. vs. Julius Indongo (IBF/WBA champion) 139lbs. NABF Light-Heavyweight championship – 10Rds. Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Champion) 174 1/4lbs, vs, Craig Baker174 1/2lbs, Jr. Welterweight – 10Rds. Robert Frankel 139lbs. vs. Mike Reed 141lbs. Heavyweight – 8Rds. Bryant Jennings 230 3/4lbs. vs. Daniel Martz 255 1/4lbs. Featherweight – 6Rds. Shakur Stevenson 126 1/4lbs. vs. David Paz 125 1/2lbs. Heavyweight – 8Rds. Dillian Whyte 260lbs. vs. Malcolm Tann 238 1/4lbs. Welterweight – 10Rds. Mike Alvarado 148lbs. vs. Sidney Siqueira 145 1/4lbs. Light-Heavyweight – 6Rds. Ste...

L/R Lolito Sonsona, Jim Claude Manangquil CEO Sanman Promotions, and Raymond Tabugon Photo Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release August 15, 2017 (Originally released August 14, 2017) By Sanman Promotions - Raymond Tabugon and Lolito Sonsona arrived in Melbourne, Australia Tuesday morning for their respective assignments in the "Punches at the Park 5" on August 19 at the Melbourne Park Function Centre. Accompanied by Sanman Promotions chief executive officer Jim Claude Manangquil, the two fighters arrived in the country known as “The Land Down Under” via Philippine Airlines.         Tabugon (20W-7L-1D, 10KOs) is gunning for a huge upset when he and Andrew Moloney battle for the WBA Oceania Super- Flyweight and OPBF Silver Super-Flyweight belts. Moloney is yet to lose in 13 fights and has eight knockout victories. Sonsona (21W-1L-4D, 9KOs) for his part will be fighting Andrew’s twin brother Jason for the WBA Oceania and OPBF Silver Super-Bantamwe...

Ben Mananquil   Photo Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release August 15, 2017 (Originally released August 13, 2017) By Sanman Promotions- The fight is still several weeks away but things have started heating up between the protagonists in the main supporting bout of the September 9 “Road to Stardom” fight card at the Polomolok Gym in Polomolok, South Cotabato. The camp of Rhey Waminal of the famed ALA Boxing Gym in Cebu City fired the first shots when his trainer Michael Domingo described Ben Mananquil of the General Santos City-based Sanman Boxing Gym as an “easy target.”          “We have seen his style. He’s an easy target. Wami has power and I have seen a lot of improvement from him in training,” said Domingo in a report by a local daily in Cebu City.  Asked what Waminal intends to do against Mananquil in their duel for the Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) Silver Bantamweight title, Domingo replied: “Win by KO.” ...

We would like to let our readers know that new material is in the works and will be released on Saturda y, August 19th. 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 the latest installment of Golden Boy Promotions’ popular LA Fight Club series took place on Wednesday in Los Angeles, CA. The official weights for the entire card, which will be headlined by an eight round Jr. Lightweight bout between Charles Huerta and Miguel Angel Gonzalez are as follows. Main Event: Jr. Lightweight – 8Rds. Charles Huerta 130lbs. vs. Miguel Angel Gonzalez 129 3/4lbs. Lightweight – 8Rds. Christian Gonzalez 134 3/4lbs. vs. Daniel Perales 135lbs. Jr. Featherweight – 6Rds. Rafael Gramajo 121 3/4lbs. vs. Felipe Rivas 120 1/2lbs. Featherweight – 6Rds. Francisco Esparza 125 3/4lbs. vs. Fernando Fuentes 123 1/2lbs. LA Fight Club: Huerta vs. Gonzalez takes place Tonight (Thursday, August 10th) at The Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, CA. The card can be seen in the United States  on Estrella TV beginning at 10PM ET/7PM PT. The card will also be available on www.ringtv,com and the Fite TV app beginning at 9PM E...

Jade Bornea Photo Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: August 9, 2017 By Sanman Promotions- One doesn’t have to remind Jade Bornea how high the stakes are in his upcoming fight against a Thailander opponent. In fact, the 22-year-old boxer from General Santos City is feeling some pressure to deliver but don’t expect him to just cave in as he vowed to put on a spectacular show against Jakkrawut Majoogoen in the main event of “Road to Stardom” fight card slated September 9 in Polomolok, South Cotabato.        “There’s a little pressure as it will be my first defense of my IBF Youth title, but I’ll use that pressure to my advantage since I perform better when under pressure especially against good opponents,” said Bornea. Bornea of Sanman-Amoy Gym has had a stellar amateur career, beating the likes of Murodjon Akhmadaliev, a 2016 Olympic Bronze medalist, Kosei Tanaka, the current WBO Light-Flyweight champion and KJ Cataraja, the unbeaten prospect ...

Romero Duno Photo Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: August 7, 2017 (Originally released August 6, 2017)  By Sanman Promotions- The hard-punching Romero “Ruthless” Duno will be showcasing his immense talent in foreign soil once more as he will see action at  THE "Fabulous" FORUM in Los Angeles, California, USA on September 23 against a yet to be announced opponent.     The card that will be put up by The Golden Boy Promotions of boxing great Oscar deal Hoya will be headlined by Jorge Linares, who will be defending his WBA/WBC/RING World lightweight titles against Luke Campbell.  It will be the second time that Duno (14W-1L-0D-13KOs) will be fighting in the US following his sensational second-round knockout win over Christian Gonzalez last March 10 at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles.        “This is a massive opportunity for Romero Duno to showcase his talents and show to everybody that his win over C...

The month of July in the sport of Boxing was highlighted by several fights that shined the light on the sport’s international scene. Of course, much of the discussion over the last few weeks centered on what some see as a controversy when future Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao lost his WBO Welterweight world championship to undefeated number one contender Jeff Horn in Brisbane, Australia on July 1st. There were however, other bouts that took place throughout the course of the month that should be discussed.  The first of these bouts also took place on July 1st as longtime Heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin returned to the ring to face Andriy Rudenko in Moscow, Russia. This was Povetkin’s first fight since knocking out former world title challenger Johann Duhaupas in December of last year. A fight where Duhaupas entered the bout on short notice after Povetkin’s original opponent Bermane Stiverne withdrew from the fight following Povetkin testing positive for the banned sub...

Jade Bornea (Right) vs. Raul Yu (Left) Photo Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: August 3, 2017 By Sanman Promotions -Jade Bornea’s career is off to a sterling start. But whether he is for real or not will be known come September 9 when he battles a dangerous Thailander opponent in the “Road to Stardom” at the Polomolok Gym in Polomolok, South Cotabato. The latest offering of Sanman Promotions will have Bornea taking on Thailand’s Jakkrawut Majoogoen for the IBF Youth Super Flyweight belt.         Bornea of Sanman-Amoy Gym is still unbeaten in eight fights with five knockout victories and his mettle will be tested by the more experienced Majoogoen, a former WBC World youth champion who sports a 19W-1L-0D, 11KOs record. Apart from the Bornea-Majoogoen duel, another fight to watch out for is the co-main event showdown between Sanman fighter Ben Mananquil and the promising Jess Rhey Waminal of the ALA Boxing Gym in Cebu City.  ...

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. Our latest reader poll concerns one of the most anticipated upcoming events in the sport and we would like to ask our readers this question. Will you be ordering the Mayweather-McGregor pay-per-view card on August 26th? The answers for this poll are: Yes No Or, Undecided Readers are welcome to cast their vote in our Reader Poll section below our archives and to share their thoughts in the comments section below. This poll will be open from August 1st until August 21st at 10AM U.S. PST. A preview for Mayweather-McGregor will be released on Friday, August 25th. 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