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Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: June 29, 2019 By Sanman Promotions – Sanman rising super bantamweight protégé “Magic” Mike Plania (W20 KO11 L1 D0) will be back in action as he fights in the US on July 26 against a yet to be announced opponent. Plania was last seen knocking out Nicong Calamba in the second round and dominating Juan Antonio Lopez in eight rounds. For Sanman CEO Jim Claude Manangquil, “a win for Plania would mean he is ripe enough for a world title shot. He needs to win this onein order to get closer to becoming a world champion. I believe in the kid’s potential. He works so hard in the gym is always focused. I am grateful to our partners in the Us especially to MR Promotions.” For Plania, this is another golden opportunity not to be missed. “I am always thankful to my manager and promoters. My eyes are only focused on one goal and that is to add my name to the Filipino world champions. I am always grinding in the gym and will do everything to bring pride...

Press Release: By DAZN – PROVI DENCE, RHODE ISLAND, June 28, 2019 –   WBO Middleweight World Champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (27-0, 17 KOs) and dangerous challenger Maciej Sulecki (28-1, 11 KOs), along with all of the undercard fighters, successfully tipped the scales at Waterplace Park in Providence, Rhode Island, ahead of their highly-anticipated title fight tomorrow night, which will stream live exclusively on  DAZN . Andrade’s title defense against Sulecki is part of a blockbuster night of action as unbeaten Kal Yafai defends his WBA Super Flyweight title against mandatory challenger Norbelto Jimenez and former Heavyweight king Joseph Parker takes on Australian challenger Alex Leapai in a scheduled 12-round heavyweight fight. All three fights will be featured on the evening’s main card, which kicks off at 9 p.m. ET. Undercard action begins at 7 p.m. ET on DAZN with three fights, highlighted by a 10-round scrap between Mark Deluca and Brandon Brewer. ...

Undefeated Super-Middleweight prospect Daniele Scardina scored a hard-fought ten round unanimous decision over Alessandro Goddi on Friday night at the Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy. In what was a competitive fight from start to finish, Scardina’s naturally bigger size and cleaner punches were able to secure the unanimous decision victory. Although Goddi, who was moving in the Super-Middleweight division for the second time after spending the majority of his career in the 160lb. Middleweight division, was able to have his share of moments throughout the fight, he was unable to land a significant punch to discourage the natural 168lb. Super-Middleweight Scardina as the Italian-born, Miami, FL based Scardina outworked him over the ten round fight. Daniele Scardina advances to 17-0, with 14 Knockouts. Alessandro Goddi falls to 35-5-1, with 17 Knockouts. Also on this card: European Lightweight champion Francesco Patera successfully made the second defense of his European champio...

Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing USA Press Release: By DAZN – PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, June 27, 2019 –  On Saturday night, WBO Middleweight World Champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (27-0, 17 KOs) will make his second middleweight title defense against dangerous challenger Maciej Sulecki (28-1, 11 KOs) at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, and live exclusively on  DAZN . Two-division world champion Andrade, 31, will fight for the first time as a professional in his hometown of Providence where he is largely considered the top amateur in Rhode Island history. The winner of Saturday night’s scrap on DAZN could catapult themselves into consideration for a huge middleweight title unification fight.  Andrade’s defense against Sulecki is part of a blockbuster night of action as unbeaten Briton Kal Yafai defends his WBA Super Flyweight title against mandatory challenger Norbelto Jimenez and former Heavyweight king Joseph Parker takes on Aus...

We would like to let our readers know that we will be resuming our regular schedule on Friday, June 28th with coverage of a card from Milan, Italy featuring a bout for the European Lightweight championship between Francesco Patera and Paul Hyland. 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

Over the last several years, there have been several attempts made and variations to bring Boxing back to its bareknuckled roots. These variations have included a modernized form of Bareknuckle Boxing including the implementation of knuckle-exposed Boxing gloves as we saw in the now inactive BKB format, which is owned by satellite television provider DirecTV and it’s current parent company AT&T. It did not take long for the format of DirecTV’s BKB to be reformatted. Gone were the knuckle-exposed gloves and eventually the format seemed similar to that of traditional Professional Boxing, with standard gloves. The area known as the “BKB Pit” where fights were contested that differed significantly from that of a traditional Boxing ring however, remained the same. As readers may recall in this observer’s coverage of those BKB events now several years ago, I noted that a potential reason for the format change to what ultimately became known as BKB:Big-Knockout Boxing was likely to...

The recent history of Boxing's Heavyweight division has revolved around three fighters that were regarded as the best in the division. Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua, and Tyson Fury. All three fighters undefeated and each holding a claim to the World Heavyweight championship. Coincidentally, all three had bouts scheduled to take place in a little more than a month's time against separate opposition. The two world champions of the division Wilder and Joshua were the first of this trio of top Heavyweights to compete and defend their respective portions of the World Heavyweight championship. As most Boxing fans know, Wilder scored a first round knockout over Dominic Breazeale on May 18 th in Brooklyn, NY. Wilder simply made quick work of Breazeale in what was a statement making performance in defense of his WBC world championship. While some may have expected the outcome of Wilder scoring a knockout to retain his position atop the division, what would happen next was the d...

We would like to let our readers know that material discussing the recent Heavyweight fight between undefeated former Heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury and undefeated contender Tom Schwarz is in the works and will be released on Monday, June 17th 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

Former Bantamweight world title challenger Jason Moloney scored a one punch knockout over Goodluck Mrema to retain his WBA Oceania Bantamweight championship in the main event of Dragon Fire Boxing’s popular BoxingMania series on Saturday night at the Seagulls Ruby Club in New South Wales, Australia. In what was the sixth installment of the BoxingMania series, Moloney along with his twin brother Andrew were the featured attractions on the card. After some difficulty in being able to land cleanly on the elusive Mrema early in the fight, Moloney brought the fight to a sudden conclusion landing a flush left hook to the jaw of Mrema sending him down on his knees. Mrema did attempt to beat the count, but was unable to get up before the court of ten concluded. Official time of the stoppage was 2:23 of round three. Jason Moloney advances to 19-1, with 16 Knockouts. Goodluck Mrema falls to 23-5, with 13 Knockouts. In a bout for the vacant Australian Light-Heavyweight championship Reaga...

The official weigh-in for Dragon Fire Boxing’s Boxing Mania 6 event took place earlier today in Australia. The weights for the card featuring brothers Jason and Andrew Moloney competing in separate bouts are as follows. Main Event: WBA Oceania Bantamweight championship – 10Rds. Jason Moloney (Champion) 117 3/4lbs. vs. Goodluck Mrema 117 1/4lbs. Jr. Bantamweight – 10Rds. Andrew Moloney 114 3/4lbs. vs. Selemani Bangaiza 113 1/2lbs. Vacant Oriental Professional Boxing Federation (OPBF) Super-Middleweight championship – 12Rds. Kerry Foley 168lbs. vs. Mose Auimatagi 167 1/2lbs. Vacant Australian Light-Heavyweight championship – 10Rds. Reagan Dessaix 175lbs. vs. Mitchell Whitelaw 174 1/2lbs. Vacant New South Wales (NSW Australia) Super-Middleweight championship – 8Rds. Adam Stowe 159 1/4lbs. vs. Maks Chylewski 158 1/4lbs. *Vacant Australian Women’s Lightweight championship – 8Rds. Rachel Loder 133 1/2lbs. vs. Rebekah Radley 134 1/4lbs. (...

The weekend of June 8, 2019 was a significant one in the sport of Boxing. Firstly because it was the weekend of the annual International Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony. In addition to the IBHOF 2019 class being enshrined in Canastota, NY including inductees Donald Curry, James “Buddy” McGirt, Teddy Atlas, Julian Jackson, Tony DeMarco, Lee Samuels, Guy Jutras, and Don Elbaum, there were some interesting events that took place inside the Boxing ring. Of course, several Boxing cards take place over the course of just about any weekend during a calendar year. This column will discuss cards that took place during IBHOF weekend that took place in New York, NY. We will also take a look ahead to an interesting Heavyweight encounter. On Friday, June 7th a card took place at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, NY that was held as part of the IBHOF weekend. Headlining this card was an intriguing encounter between former two-division world champion Zab Judah and Cletus Seldin...

Boxing is a sport with no shortage of interest, debate, and opinions regarding just about every aspect of the sport. At times the debates and opinions can surround subjects that can be described as negative that can unfortunately create a bad impression of the sport. There are occasions however, where the good the sport has to offer and those who have devoted their lives to Boxing should receive recognition. Such an occasion will take place on June 21st-June 23rd in Tampa, FL as the 2019 Florida Boxing Hall of Fame weekend will take place at the Westshore Grand Hotel. The weekend of events will kick off on Friday June 21st with the annual amateur fight night event, which will feature some of the up and coming amateur boxers the state of Florida has to offer.  On Saturday, June 22nd, the weekend will continue with an all day event featuring fist castings, a memorabilia sale, radio show, a referee/judge seminar with 2009 FBHOF inductee Brian Garry, the basic fundamentals of Boxing ...