The Boxing Truth®

  As is sometimes the case in the sport of Boxing, it can be a challenge for one to keep track on everything that goes on day to day. While this observer certainly does his best to cover events as they take place, there are times when circumstances warrant that events be covered/discussed in summary-form. This column will discuss some of the events in the Boxing world that took place between the days of March 10 th  and March 13 th . Although Welterweight  Lewis Crocker’s victory over  Deniz Ilbay , which took place in Bolton, England also took place during this period of time, the reader will be taken on a journey of sorts that will begin with a card in Uncasville, CT, venture to one that took place in Bangkok, Thailand, which featured the return of a former world champion, to Dallas, TX for two highly anticipated rematches, all the way back to Uncasville, CT where an intriguing Super-Middleweight encounter closed the week of events.   Our journey begins on Mar...

  Saturday, March 13, 2021 in the Boxing world will be highlighted by two eagerly anticipated rematches that each have compelling storylines. The two bouts, which will co-headline a six bout card at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX will shine the spotlight of the sport on the 115lb.  Men’s Jr. Bantamweight division as well as the 147lb. Women’s Welterweight division in a card that will be broadcast globally by digital subscription sports streaming network  DAZN . This preview will cover both bouts, which this observer believes are of equal importance as to where Boxing as a whole will progress as 2021 continues.   In the first rematch, unified WBC/WBA Jr. Bantamweight world champion Juan Francisco Estrada will make the third defense of his crown against former three-division world champion Roman Gonzalez. A rematch that is nearly nine years in the making. The first encounter between the two men took place in November 2012 in Los Angeles, CA. An all-out...

  Perhaps one segment of the sport of Boxing that has been able to take advantage of the unprecedented circumstances of the ongoing global COVID-19 epidemic has been Women’s Boxing. With many of the top stars of the sport sidelined for most of 2020 due to both risks associated with the COVID-19 virus as well as for economic reasons, several of the top female fighters in the sport seized the opportunity to take the spotlight as several notable stars including undefeated Undisputed Lightweight world champion Katie Taylor, Mikaela Mayer, Teri Harper, Natasha Jonas,, Cecilia Braekhus, and Jessica McCaskill all lead the way in putting Women’s Boxing center stage.  Credit: FITE TV   One fighter who has remained sidelined as the epidemic has continued is arguably the woman who has been the focal point of Women’s Boxing here in the United States over the last several years. Undefeated three-division world champion Claressa Shields. As some may recall, Shields emerged on the Boxin...