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Press Release: December 7, 2021 By Dragon Fire Boxing – Dragon Fire Boxing, headed up by Tony Tolj, is delighted to announce the signing of 2020 Olympian Alex Winwood.   Credit: Luke Marsden   Winwood competed as a flyweight as an amateur, having domestic success before heading to the Tokyo Games. A native of Perth, the 24-year-old has inked a long term pact with fellow Western Australian Tolj as he gets sets to readied for his professional journey.    Winwood discussed turning professional with Dragon Fire Boxing, “I honestly never thought the day would come that I would turn professional, but I’m grateful to Tony Tolj and Dragon Fire Boxing for giving me an amazing pathway into professional boxing. Tony has done brilliant work with the Moloney Brothers, and I hope to be in that category on a world scene someday soon.    “My goal as a professional is firstly to be  inspiration to indigenous fighter what it means to represent your people. I a...

  16 days, 25 sessions, and 276 fights. A period of time between between July 23 rd  and August 8 th,  2021where the long delayed 2020 Summer Olympics took place in Tokyo, Japan. The numbers that began this column is in reference to the Olympic Boxing tournament, which was held at the  Kokugikan Arena. While it can be a cliché to say, the tournament that takes place under normal circumstances every four years is truly a marathon that often sees a mix of competitive bouts and controversy. For the most part, the 2020 tournament was void of many of the controversial elements that have plagued many previous Olympic tournaments.   This observer says “For the most part” because after all, even with overall improvement in the way the Olympic Boxing tournament was conducted from start to finish under the oversight of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Boxing Task Force, replacing the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA), it is impossible to completel...

  We would like to let our readers know that the delayed second feature looking at the 2020 Olympic Boxing tournament will be released here on the website on Thursday, August 26th. 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

  The time has come once more where the world focuses much of its attention over a span of two weeks for the Summer Olympic Games. Obviously, this time, the 2020 games is actually taking place in 2021 after a year’s delay due to the ongoing global COVID-19. As most know, even with a year delay from when the games were originally scheduled in the summer of last year, these Olympics have taken place under significant controversy due to the ongoing circumstances of the global COVID-19 crisis around the world, but more specifically in the games’ host country Japan.   While this observer will not give the reader a long thorough rehash of everything that has gone on, those who know me and those who follow yours truly across social media platforms including  Twitter  know that I have heavily criticized the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its decision to go on with the rescheduled games, despite mounting evidence that it was not in the best interest...