The Boxing Truth®

It has been announced by Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions that the scheduled April 25th Boxing card that was to be held in Paris, France headlined by a scheduled twelve round Heavyweight bout between former WBO World Cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie and Tony Yoka has been cancelled. The cancellation comes following Okolie having what is described as an “ Adverse Finding " in random prefight drug testing conducted by the Voluntary Anti-doping Agency (VADA). An official statement from Queensberry Promotions, released across it's respective social media platforms can be read below. As of this writing, there is no word on what the potential fallout will be or if there will be an attempt to reschedule the bout at a later date. We will keep readers updated on any developments as they become available. Credit: Queensberry Promotions  The Boxing Truth®️ is a registered trademark of Beau Denison All Rights Reserved. Follow Beau Denison on the following Social...

  Over the last few days, this observer has made a point of it to point out to his readers as well as those who follow me across social media platforms that Boxing is truly a 24/7 365 day a year entity and at times there is no stop in what goes on throughout the entire sport even if there is no action taking place inside the ring on a particular day. This point was in reference to the announcement on Friday, February 24 th that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez had agreed to return to digital subscription sports streaming network DAZN , but with the added twist that DAZN would be introducing a pay-per-view platform in seemingly reverting from its sales pitch as being a “Pay-Per-View Alternative” for consumers who are tired of paying inflated pay-per-view prices with little value attached to such fees. Although I have already shared my thoughts on this subject, which I stand by as a frequent critic of the pay-per-view model, and even though the subject and potential backlash from DAZN’s subscr...

  Press Release: By DAZN January 27, 2022 – Tokyo 2020 gold medallist makes pro debut on February 27th  Credit: DAZN   Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion  Galal Yafai MBE  has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his highly anticipated professional debut on the Lawrence Okolie vs. Michal Cieslak WBO Cruiserweight World Title show at The O2 in London on Sunday February 27, live worldwide on  DAZN  (excluding New Zealand and Australia).   Birmingham’s Yafai fulfilled his lifelong dream and became Olympic Champion as he brilliantly won Team GB’s first boxing gold of Tokyo 2020, impressively outpointing the Philippines’ Carlo Paalam to secure gold in the Flyweight division – Britain’s 19 th  gold medal of the Games.    Yafai comes from a proud boxing family, with old brothers Kal and Gamal having successful careers in the professional ranks after beginning as amateurs. 2008 Olympian ...