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Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: January 31, 2019 by Sanman Promotions – Interim WBA World Bantamweight Champion Reymart “Assassin” Gaballo (W20 KO17 L0 D0) will face Japanese prospect Yuya Nakamura on February 9 at the Midas Hotel and Casino in Manila. The event is presented by ESPN 5 (In the Philippines) who will telecast the fight live at 7:00 PM. Ahead of the fight, Gaballo has been concerned about his ill grandfather who has been suffering from cancer. Latest update was that his grandpa has already passed away. This however did not stop Gaballo from religiously performing his training regimen. “I know for a fact that Nakamura will be very prepared for this fight. Japanese boxers are natural tough warriors. I will never take chances. I maybe the favorite but I am just as hungry as any upcoming contender. I am so sad about my grandpa’s death and I am dedicating this fight to his loving memory. I will also win this fight for my father who has also been hospital...

Credit:Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing USA Press Release: January 30, 2019 (Originally released January 29, 2019) by DAZN/ Matchroom Boxing USA - PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29, 2019 : With just over six weeks until the fighters square off in front of thousands of Philadelphia fight fans, Matchroom USA gathered  in  the City of Brotherly Love on Tuesday afternoon to announce the March 15 card at the Liacouras Center. The action-packed evening will be headlined by IBF World Super Featherweight Titlist Tevin Farmer defending his belt in his hometown against undefeated Jono Carroll. Th e action-packed event  will also feature IBF & WBA World Female Lightweight Titlist Katie Taylor in a unification bout against the WBO World Female Lightweight Titlist Rose Volante, Philly’s Gabriel Rosado  will go up against  Maciej Sulecki in a middleweight tilt, and  two Philadelphia natives,  Hank Lundy and Avery Sparrow , will face off in a lightweight bout in front of...

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The encounter between former world champions Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner gave all the appearance of a stylistic chess match. In previewing this fight , yours truly stated that this figured to be a tactical encounter between an offensive-minded fighter with the ability to use lateral movement to throw punches from every conceivable angle against a defensive-minded fighter, who was known for his ability to counter punch. The idea of how this fight would be fought that yours truly had was exactly what transpired when Pacquiao and Broner squared off on January 19 th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV. For twelve rounds, the offensive-minded fighter in Pacquiao out worked and out boxed the defensive-minded Broner to earn a convincing twelve round unanimous decision. For those who have followed my work through the years, you know that I usually like to provide a more thorough analysis of what goes on in a fight. This time however, I feel it is more appropriate to des...

We would like to let our readers know that material discussing the recent Welterweight bout between former world champions Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner is in the works and will be released here on the website on Tuesday, January 22nd during the evening hours. 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

Undefeated two-division world champion Demetrius Andrade scored a twelfth round stoppage of WBO number eight Middleweight contender Artur Akavov to retain his WBO World Middleweight championship on Friday night in the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY. In what was a tactical fight early on, Andrade’s hand speed and combination punching gradually took over the fight. Despite being tactically outgunned, Akavov was quite “Game” and never stopped trying to turn the momentum in his favor. In the twelfth and final round, a body shot followed by a left hand that did not land appeared to briefly stagger Akavov and Referee Arthur Mercante, Jr. stepped in and stopped the fight.  Akavov, who had taken some punishment throughout the fight, protested the stoppage, but it was to no avail as Mercante told the native of Novocherkassk, Russia that he was concerned for his welfare and said there will be another day. Official time of the stoppage was 2:36 of round twel...

The first major Boxing event of 2019 will take place on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV as future Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao squares off against former four-division world champion Adrien Broner. The twelve round bout in the 147lb. Welterweight division will headline a four fight card being televised by Showtime pay-per-view here in the United States. This is an interesting match-up both in terms of a clash of styles and from a standpoint of where Pacquiao and Broner are in their respective careers. There is no disputing Manny Pacquiao’s status in the sport of Boxing and his career accomplishments during an illustrious career. In recent times however, a central topic of discussion regarding the former eight-division world champion has been how much longer will Pacquiao continue competing in the sport. After all, Pacquiao has been actively in competition since 1995 and the years, as well as the wars he has been in over the course of sixty-nine ...

Credit: Ed Mulholland Matchroom Boxing USA Press Release: NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2019:   A day ahead of three title fights on the Matchroom USA main card, including WBO World Middleweight titlist Demetrius Andrade defending his belt against Artur Akavov, fans gathered at Chase Square at Madison Square Garden for the official weigh-in. All fighters participating in the event on Friday, Jan. 18, were in attendance and tipped the scales at the weights listed below. Friday’s   event will be   live   on DAZN, with coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. ET and main card starting at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. ET. 12-round WBO World Middleweight Title Bout @ 160 lbs. Demetrius Andrade (Champion) – 159.8 lbs. Artur Akavov – 160.0 lbs. 12-round Super Lightweight Title Bout @ 140 lbs. Jorge Linares – 139.4 lbs. Pablo Cesar Cano – 139.6 lbs. 12-round IBF World Super Bantamweight Title Bout @ 122 lbs. TJ Doheny (Champion) – 121.8 lbs. Ryohei Tak...

Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: January 17, 2019 by Sanman Promotions – Sanman’s first promotion for 2019 will feature its top two prospects fighting against marquee opponents on February 9 at the Midas Hotel and Casino. The event is also presented by ESPN 5.  In the main event, WBA Interim Bantamweight world champion Reymart “Assassin” Gaballo will face former WBC Asia and Asia Boxing Federation Bantamweight Champion Yuya Nakamura of Japan. In the co-featured bout, lightweight sensation Romero “Ruthless” Duno will fight Indian contender Kuldeep Dhanda for the vacant WBA Asia lightweight title  “This will be an exciting night of boxing. Filipino boxing fans will be treated to seeing our top boxers fighting at home. We assure of an even more exciting undercard to be announced soon”, Sanman CEO JC Manangquil stated. The event will be televised live via ESPN5 (Philippines) Material and Photo Courtesy of: Sanman Promotions Used with permis...

Undefeated Lightweight contender Devin Hamey scored a dominant ten round unanimous decision over previously undefeated prospect Xolisani Ndongeni in the main event of Showtime Sports' first ShoBox card of 2019 on Friday night at Stageworks in Shreveport, LA. Haney scored a knockdown of Ndongeni in the second round with a right hand and appeared to be on the verge of stopping Ndongeni several times throughout the fight, but was unable to get the stoppage. Despite being hurt throughout the fight and being outgunned, the native of South Africa Ndongeni was quite “Game” and was aggressive throughout. At the conclusion of the bout Haney had earned a convincing unanimous decision. Official scores were 100-88 (On two scorecards) and 99-90 all in favor of Haney. Devin Haney advances to 21-0, with 13 Knockouts. Xolisani Ndongeni falls to 25-1, with 13 Knockouts. In the Featherweight division undefeated prospect Ruben Villa scored an eight round unanimous decision over previou...

The time has come once again for what has evolved over the years to be called “A Boxing Wishlist” where yours truly discusses what he would like to see occur in the sport during the new year. For those who read my column looking back at some of the highlights of what took place in Boxing in 2018 , you may have noticed that I focused primarily on events that occurred in “The Business Of Boxing” and did not talk much about the events that took place inside the ring. This was due to the changes that occurred in the business realm that did not overshadow events that took place in the Boxing ring, but certainly changed the landscape of what may occur in both rings across the globe as the year 2019 begins and far beyond. It would frankly be impossible for me not to continue the theme of 2018 being a year of change and transition in the sport in this column as it will play a role in what might take place in the new year. There will however, be topics touched upon in this column that we...