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"Magic" Mike Plania Photo Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: February 24, 2018 By Sanman Promotions – Unbeaten "Magic” Mike Plania of the Philippines will make his debut in the United States on March 16 as he takes on WBO no. 2 Ranked and WBO Latino Bantamweight Champion Daniel “El Alacran” Lozano at the A La Carte Event Pavilion in Tampa, Florida. Plania is under Sanman Boxing and is now training in Miami, Florida under Cuban coach Moro Fernandez. He is still undefeated with 15 straight wins with seven knockouts. The 21-year old native of General Santos City previously stopped former Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) Light Flyweight champion Jetly Purisima in the 5th round last February 26 at the Lagao Gym in Gensan.  Lozano (15W-4L-0D, 11 KOs), on the other hand, won his last two assignments, which were both championship fights. He first scored a 2nd round knockout against David Carmona to capture the vacant WBO NABO Super Bantamweight title last J...

A regular feature here at The Boxing Truth® is to poll our readers with regard to issues, events, and upcoming bouts in the sport of Boxing. The month of March 2018 will be highlighted by two world championship fights for versions of the World Heavyweight championship that we will be covering as they draw near and take place. Our latest Reader Poll asks readers this question. Which of these two bouts are you most looking forward to? Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz (Taking Place March 3rd) Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker (Taking Place March 31st) I want to see both fights And, I’m not interested in either fight. Results of this poll will be released shortly before the Wilder-Ortiz bout for Wilder’s WBC Heavyweight world championship on March 3rd, on Thursday, March 1st. Cast your vote in our Reader Poll section located below our archives and feel free to express your point of view in our comments section below. Stay tuned. “And That’s The Boxing Truth.” The ...

We would like to let our readers know that we are between rounds and new material will be released on Tuesday, February 20th. The previously announced material discussing the recent Cruiserweight bout between future Hall of Famer Roy Jones and veteran Scott Sigmon will be included an upcoming special edition of the regular feature Observations On Recent Events In Boxing looking back at some of the events that have taken place during the first half of 2018, which will be released on June 30th. We apologize for the delay. 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

In February of last year future Hall of Famer Roy Jones scored an eighth round stoppage of former world title challenger and undefeated bare-knuckle fighter Bobby Gunn in Wilmington, DE. The victory for Jones, his sixty-fifth in seventy-four professional fights was more or less an academic outcome as Gunn was unable to provide much resistance as the then forty-eight year old Jones was able to score a lopsided win. As some readers might recall in this observer’s coverage of that fight , I stated that although Jones looked good against Gunn and had scored victories in eight of his previous twelve bouts that one might wonder what options could be available to Jones coming off of his victory over Gunn, while also continuing to express my long documented concern for Jones’ long-term well-being after also suffering some severe knockout losses throughout his career. Nearly one year to the day of his last fight, Jones now prepares to enter the ring for what he says will be the final ...

Andrew and Jason Moloney Photo Credit: Bruno Ferreira- Black Snow Images Press Release: February 6, 2018 By Mario Yebich  - World rated twin sensations Andrew “The Monster” Moloney and Jason “The Smooth One” Moloney return to ring February 24, the two will Co-Main Event the Hosking Promotions “Punches in the Park 7” Blockbuster event in Melbourne Victoria at the famed St Kilda City Stadium. Team Moloney have moved training camp to Tasmania for 10 days as their biggest challenges to date draw near. The Australian Dynamic Duo have been sparring WBO World #9 and WBO Oriental Featherweight Champion Luke Jackson (15-0), prospects Jai Alexander (6-0) and Josh English (1-0). Unbeaten Super Flyweight sensation WBA # 6 & IBF #10 Andrew “The Monster” Moloney (15-0, 10 Kos) takes on IBF #5, WBC #11 Rene “The Commander” Dacquel 20 (6) – 6 -1 for his OPBF Championship and defends his coveted WBA Oceania Title. Training camp is going great! We have been getting s...

Undefeated WBO Super-Middleweight world champion Gilberto Ramirez successfully defended his world championship for the third time by scoring an impressive sixth round stoppage over previously undefeated WBO number four rated WBO Super-Middleweight contender Habib Ahmed on Saturday night at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, TX. Ramirez, who came into the bout off of a twelve round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten top contender Jesse Hart in September of last year, systematically imposed his will on a very “Game”, but ultimately over matched Ahmed. Ramirez consistently forced Ahmed backward and implemented an attack to the challenger’s body and head. Despite being put under pressure from the outset, Ahmed was willing to engage with Ramirez in what was an entertaining bout to watch. Ramirez’ consistent pressure, attack, and naturally bigger size, however, was the story of the fight. Although he suffered a cut over his left eye in the third round as a resul...

The official weigh-in for Saturday’s WBO Super-Middleweight world championship fight between undefeated WBO world champion Gilberto Ramirez and WBO number four rated Super-Middleweight contender Habib Ahmed took place on Friday in Corpus Christi, TX. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: WBO Super-Middleweight world championship – 12Rds. Gilberto Ramirez (Champion) 168lbs. vs. Habib Ahmed (Challenger) 166 1/2lbs. IBF Jr. Bantamweight world championship – 12Rds. Jerwin Ancajas (Champion) 114 3/4lbs. vs. Israel Gonzalez 114lbs. Light-Heavyweight – 10Rds. Thomas Awimbono 179 1/2lbs. vs. Jesse Hart 173 1/4lbs. Jr. Lightweight – 6Rds. Alex Solorio 130lbs. vs. Gabriel Flores 131 1/2lbs. Jr. Middleweight – 4Rds. David Kaminsky 148 1/2lbs. vs. Rafael Munoz 149 1/2lbs. Welterweight – 8Rds. Matthew Strode 149 1/2lbs. vs. Jose Benavidez 148lbs. Jr. Welterweight – 8Rds. John Delperdang 144 1/2lbs. vs. Teofimo...

The month of January is not always thought of as an active month for the sport of Boxing in terms of competition. Of course, as is the case throughout a calendar year in the sport, there are notable things that do take place during the first month of the year both in and out of the ring. Before discussing what has gone on inside the ring, what has taken place outside the ring deserves equal attention as some developments did take shape over the last couple of weeks that will no doubt keep anticipation at a high among Boxing fans and experts as some intriguing bouts were announced that will take place in the coming months. As readers might recall in this observer’s “Boxing Wishlist For 2018” that was published here on the website earlier in January, I discussed the possibility of further unification of the Heavyweight division during the year. While I still have doubts as to the chances of determining one Undisputed world champion in the division before the end of 2018, two World...