The Boxing Truth®: June 2025

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Thunderdome 50 Results From Metro City, Perth, Australia

Credit:Mike O'Hara/ Dragon Fire Boxing

Press Release: June 3, 2024 By Dragon Fire Boxing Story By Lewis Moss - Perth boxing fans were treated to another thrilling night of fights as Dragon Fire Promotions celebrated their 50th Thunderdome event at the Metro City Nightclub on Friday night (May 30th).

The main event saw Francis “The Removalist” Chua capture the WBC Australasia Silver Lightweight Championship, after a hard-fought win over China’s fourth ranked Lightweight Xiaotao Su.

The card also saw The Isle of Man’s Sam Rennie capture WBC gold of his own, as well as other exciting fights.

Francis Chua defeated Xiaotao Su

In the main event of the evening, Francis Chua defeated Xiaotao Su by Unanimous Decision to win the WBC Australasia Silver Lightweight Championship.

The fight for Chua was his first in three years since losing to Hironori Mishiro in May 2022.

Going into this matchup, many fans wondered how the Perth Native would look after his long hiatus from the ring, but Chua proved he could still hang by returning with a huge win.

Throughout the fight Chua took the action to his opponent, by landing a mix of uppercuts and hooks while both fighters were in each other's range. Su often found a home for his lead left hook during the exchanges.

Mid way into the fight, Chua started to walk down his opponent while ripping to the body.

The Aussie continued to press for the finish in the final round, as he landed multiple shots that looked to have his Chinese opponent hurt.

However, Su fought back as the fight went the distance and Chua was announced the winner by unanimous decision.

At 39-years-old, Francis Chua looks like he hasn't missed a beat in the ring.

Having already been in the ring with top tier fighters like Liam Wilson and Kye Mackenzie, the Perth Native looks to add a few more names to that list before he hangs up the gloves.

Sam Rennie defeated Asyer Alumin

In the co main event, Sam Rennie defeated Asyer Alumin to win the WBC Australasia Silver Super Featherweight Championship.

The win for Rennie makes him the first ever boxer from The Isle of Man to win a regional title.

Over the past few months Sam Rennie had been taking the West Australian boxing scene by storm, with flawless victories in his first two fights.

It came to nobody's surprise when Rennie was given a WBC title fight this early in his career and when the stakes were high, Rennie delivered another shut out performance.

Rennie stayed in control of the fight, using his jab and superior footwork to keep his opponent guessing.

In the third round, Rennie was instructed by his corner to be more aggressive. After following his coaches’ instructions, Rennie dropped Alumin with a left hook to the body.

The Englishman continued on the front foot in the fourth round, as he knocked his opponent down again with a right hook before the referee waived the fight off.

With yet another dominant win from Sam Rennie, it is clear to see that the sky is the limit for this exceptional prospect.

Billy Quinncroft defeated Bilal Seidu

Earlier in the night, Billy Quinncroft defeated Bilal Seidu to win the WA State Cruiserweight Championship.

The title win for the 33-year-old marks the first in his professional career, as his record improves to three wins and zero losses.

The fight started off strategic, as Quinncroft used his jab efficiently in the early rounds.

Seidu did his best to turn the fight into a brawl, but the Englishman remained calm throughout his opponent’s onslaught.

Later in the fight, Seidu’s power punches started to get through, culminating with a huge right hand in the final round that got a reaction from the audience.

Seidu tried to finish his opponent off, but Quinncroft held on for the final bell.

Before the scorecards were about to be ready, fans wondered who would be victorious in this fight of two halves.

The win however, was Unanimously given to Billy Quinncroft to a roar from the Perth crowd.

Quinncroft will most likely defend his State Title against Will Cleggett who won his fight earlier in the night.

Owen Corrigan defeated Alex Muster

Ireland's Owen Corrigan delivered a stunning performance as he knocked out Alex Muster in the third round.

The victory advances Corrigan’s undefeated record to three wins.

Muster approached the fight aggressively with his looping hooks, but the Irishman remained calm and started to land his crisp right hand.

Corrigan began landing his jab in the second round, before knocking his opponent down twice just before the bell.

The onslaught from Dublin’s “Bomber” resumed in the third, as he dropped Muster with a huge right hand while they were up close.

Muster was able to answer the count, but after one more flurry of punches the referee put a stop to the contest, giving Owen Corrigan the TKO victory.

With yet another dominant performance to his name, it is only a matter of time before Owen Corrigan gets the opportunity to fight for a title.

Thunderdome 50 Full Card Results

WBC Australasia Silver Lightweight Championship

Francis Chua DEFEATED Xiaotao Su by Unanimous Decision

WBC Australasia Silver Super Featherweight Championship

Sam Rennie DEFEATED Asyer Alumin by Fourth Round TKO

WA State Cruiserweight Championship

Billy Quinncroft DEFEATED Bilal Seidu by Unanimous Decision

Owen Corrigan DEFEATED Alex Muster by Third Round TKO

WA NITRO Light Heavyweight Championship

Binny Folan DEFEATED Rusty Oates by Third Round TKO

Joel Lewis DEFEATED Hongjun Shi by Fourth Round TKO (Retirement)

Will Cleggett DEFEATED Cameron Moffat by Unanimous Decision

Alan Pond Cup 2025

Beejay Boonket vs Habib Kheriakhah ends in a Majority Draw

Bahtiyar Sonyol DEFEATED Jack Thompson by First Round TKO (Shoulder Injury)

Tara Enoka DEFEATED Harma Yesti by Unanimous Decision

Yousef Radwan DEFEATED Adam Marshall by Split Decision (Exhibition Fight)

Rigor Angeles DEFEATED Mitch Arnold by Third Round TKO (Corner Stoppage)

Material Courtesy of: Lewis Moss/Dragon Fire Boxing/Photo Courtesy of Mike O’Hara/Dragon Fire Boxing Used with permission.

Sunday, June 1, 2025

Resendiz Upsets The Plans For Plant-Charlo?

The premise of the doubleheader that took place on May 31st at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV was to position former IBF Super-Middleweight world champion Caleb Plant and former WBC Middleweight world champion Jermall Charlo, two of the more notable fighters currently competing under the Premier Boxing Champions banner, to face off in a highly anticipated encounter later this year. While the concept of fighters being strategically positioned to face each other, competing on the same card prior to that encounter being made is certainly not new as such tactics are meant primarily to try and build interest in that fight to come, there is always a danger that is attached to the strategy.

Although when cards like this are not expected to for lack of a better term, “Flip The Script" as Boxing is not a predetermined form of performance art, there are times where no matter how lopsided a fight may appear to learn towards the favorite going into it, things do not always go according to plan.

For his part, Jermall Charlo took care of business in his fight against Thomas LaManna. Fighting at a slow and deliberate pace, Charlo simply took his time landing hard, thudding punches when the opportunity was there and had particular success in landing his right hand. It was the right hand that would be responsible for dropping the “Game," but overmatched LaManna three times, once in rounds three, four, and five all from right hands and busting up LaManna over both eyes in the process. After the fifth round a ringside physician recommended the fight be stopped due to cuts and swelling LaManna had suffered and he was not allowed to come out for the sixth round.

The thirty-fourth victory in his undefeated career was a statement-making performance for Charlo, who has had his share of struggles outside of the ring including dealing with his mental health, which has stalled his career in recent years, but it was also very much according to the best laid plans for those who were anticipating an eventual showdown with Plant. No drama, no frills, just simply a statement in forcing a stoppage of his opponent.

With Charlo having done his part in theory to bring that encounter later in 2025 to fruition, it was time to see if Caleb Plant could do his. Plant’s fight with Jose Armando Resendiz seemed as though it would tilt in the former champion’s favor in the early rounds.

This was due to Plant’s ability to use lateral movement, give angles, and mix offense to the body and head of Resendiz. Subtly, and gradually, however, Resendiz began turning the tempo of the combat in his favor by applying consistent pressure, and landing hard punches. Whether Resendiz landed to the head or body, his punches were the harder of the two fighters and eventually it reduced Plant’s punch output to single punches rather than short combinations. The movement and angles that Plant was able to execute in the first three rounds to great effect also became absent by the middle and late rounds as Resendiz was able to consistently push him back and seemingly get the better of the action with each passing round.

At the conclusion of the twelve round bout, this observer felt that Resendiz had won the fight clearly due to him seemingly carrying the action from the fourth round on, but I did wonder if the success Plant had in the early rounds along with what could be considered close rounds depending on one's perspective, could result in a closer fight than I felt. It would turn out that one official judge had Plant ahead, but would be overruled by the two remaining judges who had Resendiz as the winner giving him the sixteenth win of his career and a significant upset.

With the win, Resendiz has been catapulted to the number one contender position in the WBA’s Super-Middleweight ratings having earned Interim/Regular champion status with the victory. The obvious question coming out of this card is whether or not Plant’s loss to Jose Resendiz will derail what seemed planned for later this year between himself and Jermall Charlo?

Even though we have seen scenarios where losses do not stop what seemed to be the working plan of promoters and/or networks in the past, if one were to press me and ask for an educated guess, my gut instinct would be for the Premier Boxing Champions group of promoters to attempt to get Plant a rematch with Resendiz first. What makes that interesting now is Resendiz is now the number one mandatory challenger as far as the WBA is concerned for recently recrowned Undisputed Super-Middleweight world champion Saul “Canelo" Alvarez. Although Alvarez will be defending his title against uneaten multi-division world champion Terence Crawford in September, Resendiz has suddenly established himself as a viable option for the winner of that fight by pulling off a convincing victory in a fight where he was considered an afterthought.

As such, Resendiz may not view a rematch with Plant or even potentially being slated to face Jermall Charlo as viable options given that there is at least a possibility in theory that he could be next in line for the Alvarez-Charlo winner either before the end of this year or into 2026. Beyond an opportunity to fight for an undisputed world championship, it may make more sense from a financial perspective for Resendiz to sit and wait for things to be sorted out between Alvarez and Crawford than risk the position he has now put himself in.

Whatever happens next, this should prove once again that no matter how a fight might look on paper, no matter how tempting it might be for promoters, networks, fans, and yes, fighters to look ahead to what may come in the future, any opponent should not be underestimated by all the above. Boxing is and will forever be a sport where anything can happen at any given time and is truly why one should always expect the unexpected. It is what makes our sport so great.

“And That's The Boxing Truth."

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Paul-Chavez PPV Card Now Available For Preorder On DAZN

The June 28 pay-per-view Boxing card headlined by a ten round Cruiserweight bout between social media influencer turned boxer Jake Paul and former WBC Middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. is now available for pre-order on DAZN. The card, which will feature six bouts and will take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, will be available globally through the DAZN streaming app and website for $59.99. (*North American Price Only.*) We will have a preview of Paul-Chavez here on The Boxing Truth®️ later in the month of June as we get closer to the date of the event. To order Paul vs. Chavez visit the DAZN streaming app on your favorite streaming device or www.DAZN.com for region-specific pricing in your region of the world. Stay tuned.