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Belated Thoughts On Parker-Fury

Undefeated Joseph Parker emerged on the Heavyweight scene when he won the vacant WBO Heavyweight world championship in December of last year with a twelve round unanimous decision over fellow unbeaten contender Andy Ruiz. The victory for Parker not only established him as a player in the division, but added him to the history books as New Zealand’s first World Heavyweight champion. After successfully defending his world championship with a twelve round unanimous decision over Razvan Cojanu in May of this year, Parker set his sights on what would be his second title defense against undefeated WBO number one contender Hughie Fury on September 23rd at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. This was an interesting fight in the sense that it had two fighters who one might argue were still looking for the respect and recognition of Boxing fans. Fury, the cousin of undefeated former unified World Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury entered the fight unbeaten in twenty professional...

Schedule Update

We would like to let our readers know that material discussing the recent WBO Heavyweight world championship fight between undefeated champion Joseph Parker and undefeated WBO number one contender Hughie Fury will be released on Saturday, September 30th  here on the website. We would also like to inform readers that a planned preview that was scheduled for Friday, September 29th for the scheduled Lightweight bout between former two-division world champion Juan Manuel Lopez and former world title challenger Jayson Velez, which was scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 30th in Juncos, Puerto Rico will not be released as the card has been canceled due to the effects of Hurricane Maria.   There is no word as of this writing as to if or when that card will be rescheduled. We will keep you updated on any developments as they become available. Stay tuned. “And That’s The Boxing Truth.”              ...

Duno Scores Convincing Win In Second Fight In The U.S.

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Romero Duno Post-Fight Photo. Photo Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: September 25, 2017 By Sanman Promotions – Romero “Ruthless” Duno didn’t disappoint in his second U.S. fight, scoring a unanimous decision win over Mexican Juan Pablo Sanchez at the Forum in Inglewood, CA on Saturday  Sepmtember 23rd. (Sunday, September 24th Manila time.) Duno, who recorded his 15th win in 16 matches with 13 knockout victories, inflicted Sanchez a huge cut above the left eye in the fifth round en route to tallying the convincing victory. The three judges, Rudy Barragan, Pat Russell and Fernando Villareal, all scored the bout at 78-74 for Duno, whose first stint in the U.S. was a resounding second round knockout win over erstwhile unbeaten Chimpa Gonzalez last March 10th at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles. Sanchez fell to 30W-14L-0D, 8KOs. “I’m happy with the victory. He is very tough. But I gave my best,” said the 21-year-old Duno. Duno said beating a tough fighter li...

Golovkin-Alvarez: The Controversy

The fight between undefeated unified Middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin and two-division world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on September 16th had all the ingredients of a “Super Fight.” Two fighters with crowd pleasing style, who each have established themselves as being among the elite fighters in the sport. There was also the gradual build of anticipation as both fighters faced and defeated other opposition. Rather than discussing the various political elements and events that had taken place prior to the showdown between the two, an argument could be made that this was one “Super Fight” that did not take as much time to come to fruition as compared to other major events throughout the sport’s history. Although most folks that this observer had the pleasure of discussing the potential scenarios of this fight with in the weeks leading up to the bout had expressed to me that they felt this would be one that was too close to call and gave credible arguments as to how e...

Parker-Fury Weights

The official weigh-in for Saturday’s WBO Heavyweight world championship fight between undefeated champion Joseph Parker and undefeated WBO number one contender Hughie Fury took place earlier today in Manchester, England. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: WBO Heavyweight world championship – 12Rds. Joseph Parker (Champion) 245lbs. vs. Hughie Fury (Challenger) 234lbs. British Bantamweight championship – 12Rds. Josh Wale (Champion) 117lbs. vs. Don Broadhurst  (Challenger118lbs. Vacant WBO Intercontinental Jr. Middleweight championship – 12Rds. Kilran Kelly 154lbs. vs. Stiliyan Kostov 153lbs. Jr. Middleweight – 10Rds. Shayne Singleton 153lbs. vs. Peter McDonagh 154lbs. Light-Heavyweight – 6Rds* Josef Obesio vs. Lyndon Arthur Jr. Welterweight – 12Rds. Matty Fagan 136lbs. vs. Joe Murray 137lbs. Jr. Lightweight * Yusuf Safa vs. Simas Volosinas (*Weights for the Obesio-Arthur and Safa-Volsinas...

Brief Update

We would like to let our readers know that a feature discussing the recent battle between undefeated IBO/WBA/IBF/WBC Middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin and former two-division world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is currently in the works and will be released on Saturday, September 23rd. Following this, our normal schedule will resume. 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

Golovkin-Alvarez Weights

The official weigh-in for Saturday’s pay-per-view showdown for the Unified Middleweight world championship between undefeated IBO/WBA/IBF/WBC world champion Gennady Golovkin and former two-division world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez took place earlier today in Las Vegas, NV. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: IBO/WBA/IBF/WBC Middleweight world championship – 12Rds. Gennady Golovkin (Champion) 160lbs. vs. Saul Alvarez (Challenger) 160lbs. North American Boxing Federation (NABF) Jr. Featherweight championship – 10Rds.  Randy Caballero (Champion) 121lbs. vs. Diego De La Hoya (Challenger) 122lbs. WBC Continental America’s Lightweight championship – 10Rds.* Ryan Martin (Champion) 135lbs. vs. Francisco Rojo 135 1/2lbs. (*Rojo weighed in a half pound over the 135lb. Lightweight limit. Fight still scheduled to take place as of this writing. The vacant WBA Intercontinental Lightweight championship will also be on the line ...

Hurricane Irma Update

We would like to let our readers know that we have returned following Hurricane Irma and will be releasing weigh-in information for Saturday’s WBA/IBO/IBF/WBC Middleweight world championship fight between undefeated world champion Gennady Golovkin and former two-division world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez later today here on the website. We will be resuming our regular schedule going forward. We would like to thank our readers for their patience and apologize once again for any inconvenience that has been caused due to the unintended downtime. 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

Update: Hurricane Irma Notice

Due to the uncertainty of the track of Hurricane Irma, we would like to let our readers know that we here at The Boxing Truth® are between rounds and will resume our regular schedule once the storm’s path is apparent and we have been given the all clear. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause and we will update the website once more details are made available on when we can resume.  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

Thai Fighter, ALA Gym Pug Due For GenSan For “Road to Stardom” Boxfest

Press Release: September 7,2017 (Originally released September 5, 2017) – By Sanman Promotions Thilander Jakkrawut Majoogoen and Cebu City-based Rhey Waminal  are set to arrive in General Santos City on Wednesday, September 6, for their respective assignments in the “Road to Stardom” fight card slated Saturday at the Polomolok Gym in Polomolok, South Cotabato.   Jim Claude Manangquil, chief executive officer of Sanman Promotions, said the weigh-in for the much-anticipated card will be held on Friday at the Polomolok City Hall.     Majoogoen (19W-1L-0D, 11KOs) will be seeing action in the main event against Sanman Boxing Gym’s prized ward Jade Bornea (8W-0L-0D, 5KOs).  Bornea will be putting on the line not only his unbeaten slate but also his IBF Youth Super Flyweight belt.    “I’m ready to shock Bornea,” said Majoogoen in a previous interview.   The ALA Boxing Gym stalwart Waminal (11W-1L-0D, 6KOs), on the other hand, will be taki...

Was Mayweather-McGregor A Win For Boxing?

The night of August 26, 2017 was highlighted by an event that was heavily criticized throughout the Boxing world. An event known as “The Money Fight” Mayweather vs. McGregor. All the negativity that surrounded the encounter between the former multi-division Boxing world champion Mayweather and the two-division MMA world champion McGregor did not stop the questions of what may or may not happen from developing a legitimate curiosity among the public. Curiosity that not only attracted the interests of fans and experts of both the sports of Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), but perhaps more importantly the casual sports fan for whom observing combat sports is an occasional occurrence. The curiosity of course was whether McGregor, a veteran of twenty-four MMA fights, who has held world championships in both the Featherweight and Lightweight MMA divisions, could compete effectively in a Boxing match against a fighter of the caliber of Mayweather. What made the curiosity/question of...