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It has been announced that the highly anticipated Women’s Boxing world championship unification doubleheader featuring a bout for the Undisputed Women’s Middleweight world championship between world champions Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall and a Jr. Lightweight world title unification bout between world champions Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner has been officially rescheduled for October 15th at the O2 Arena in London, England. The card, which can be seen in the United States on digital subscription sports streaming network ESPN+ was originally scheduled for September 10th at the same venue was postponed the day before it was supposed to take place due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8th. Following an official ten day period of mourning throughout the United Kingdom and funeral services for the Queen on Monday, September 19th, sports including Boxing are set to resume throughout the United Kingdom. The first Boxing card scheduled to take place will be on...

  Former IBF Jr. Featherweight world champion Kiko Martinez is a world champion again after scoring a devastating sixth round stoppage of IBF Featherweight world champion Kid Galahad on Saturday night at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England. Martinez had trouble early in the fight due to Galahad’s hand speed and angles. The challenger was cut in the second round over the right eye from a punch. As it appeared Galahad was building a lead on the scorecards, Martinez dropped the champion hard with an overhand right in the closing seconds of round five. Galahad was able to get up, but was clearly hurt at the end of the round. At the beginning of round six, Martinez immediately threw another overhand right that sent Galahad down for a second time and out on the canvas. The fight was immediately stopped. Official time of the stoppage was :06 of round six. Kiko Martinez advances to 43-10-2, with 30 Knockouts. Kid Galahad falls to 28-2, with 17 Knockouts.   Also on this card:...

  Press Release: October 13, 2021 By DAZN – IBF Featherweight ruler meets Martinez whilst ‘Belter’ defends WBC & IBO straps against Baumgardner  Credit: DAZN   Kid Galahad  will make the maiden defence of his IBF Featherweight World Title against former World Champion  Kiko Martinez  on the same night that WBC and IBO Super-Featherweight ruler  Terri Harper  returns to put her belts on the line against the USA’s  Alycia Baumgardner , live exclusively on DAZN worldwide - excluding Australia and New Zealand.   The World Title double-header lands at the Utilita Arena Sheffield on Saturday November 13 and is supported by a stellar undercard that features  Chris Billam-Smith  (13-1, 10 KOs) making the first defence of his European Cruiserweight Title, Leeds Super-Bantamweight talent  Hopey Price  (6-0, 2 KOs),  James Flint  (9-0-1, 2 KOs) battling  Dom Hunt  (7-0, 1 KO) for the Central Area...

  Press Release: September 13, 2021 By Dragon Fire Boxing – Highly ranked Bruno Tarimo is eyeing a world title clash in the near future, with the IBF and IBO regional title holder now firmly established within the world ratings in multiple sanctioning bodies.   Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing   Tarimo, who is guided by Australian boxing icon Tony Tolj, has done things the hard way at times, trusting in his management and winning fights when apparently on the ‘B Side’.    Tarimo described his experiences working under the guidance of Dragon Fire Boxing.    He said, “My manager Mr Tony Tolj is a great man. He has always taken care of me and picked the right fights for me. I am from Tanzania and many fighters like me don’t get good opportunities. Mr Tony has got me those opportunities and has got me ranked in the world top 15 in WBA and number 5 in IBF.    “I give all my thanks to God for my success. I am happy to know I am fight...

  Over the last few weeks, the sport of Boxing at least in regard to the professional side of the sport has seen a focus of sorts on the 126lb. Featherweight division. Of course, readers here on The Boxing Truth®️ have seen the coverage that this observer has provided over the last two weeks of Matchroom Boxing’s second season of its Fight Camp series at the estate of promoter Eddie Hearn and the Hearn family known in Boxing circles as Matchroom Headquarters. Coincidentally, the first two weeks of the season have been headlined by two Featherweight bouts that may have an impact on the upper echelon of the division going forward.    First, it was Leigh Wood, who scored a dominant twelfth round stoppage of top contender Xu Can on July 31 st  that earned him an interim/regular championship designation in the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) Featherweight ratings. This was followed by longtime contender Kid Galahad, who scored an eleventh round stoppage this past weekend...

  Longtime contender  Kid Galahad made the transition from contender to world champion by stopping a “Game” but overmatched James Dickens to win the  IBF Featherweight world championship on Saturday night at Matchroom Headquarters in Brentwood, England. A rematch from 2013 when the two met for the British Jr. Featherweight championship, which was won by Galahad in ten rounds, the second encounter between the two would have a similar outcome.   From the outset, Galahad implemented a very tactical approach that had an emphasis on both being active with his offense, but also accurate with the punches he threw. Dickens suffered a cut over the left eye in the first round as a result of an accidental clash of heads. This in addition to not being able to nullify Galahad’s hand speed and movement continued to worsen as the fight progressed.    By the middle rounds, the accumulation of punishment became more visible and it appeared as though the combinations that Ga...

  The official weigh-in for Saturday’s second week of the 2021     Matchroom Fight Camp series took place earlier today in Brentwood, England at Matchroom Headquarters. Weights for the entire card, which can be seen globally on digital subscription sports streaming network   DAZN   and will be headlined by a rematch between Kid Galahad and James Dickens for the vacant IBF Featherweight world championship are as follows.   Main Event: Vacant IBF Featherweight World Championship – 12Rds.   Kid Galahad 126lbs. vs. James Dickens 125 1/2lbs.   English Heavyweight Championship – 10Rds.   Fabio Wardley (Champion) 235 1/2lbs. vs. Nick Webb 256lbs.     Heavyweight – 8Rds.   Alen Babic 210lbs.vs. Mark Bennett 272 1/2lbs.     Heavyweight – 4Rds.   Johnny Fisher 239 1/2lbs. vs. Danny Whitaker 259 1/2lbs.     Women’s Bantamweight – 8Rds.   Ebanie Bridges 118 3/4lbs. vs. Bec Connolly 119lbs.     Jr. Li...

  The second season of Matchroom Boxing’s Fight Camp series kicked off in a big way on July 31 st  at Matchroom Headquarters in Brentwood, England. As this observer stated in  his post-coverage of week 1 , the sales hook for this series is relatively simple “No Easy Fights.” Although not originally intended, the first two weeks of this season will be headlined by bouts that could have a potential impact on the near future of the 126lb. Featherweight division. As most know, in week 1, British Featherweight champion Leigh Wood significantly stepped up in caliber of opposition and due to circumstances of COVID-19 saw himself in the main event against WBA mandatory challenger Xu Can. Wood turned in the best performance of his career in out Boxing Can over twelve rounds before dropping him in dramatic fashion in the final round, which led to a stoppage with seconds remaining in the fight.   This indirectly sets the stage for the main event of week 2 of Matchroom Fight Cam...