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With the focus of the Boxing world continuing to be on unified Super-Middleweight world champion Saul “Canelo" Alvarez, who will next defend his crown against undefeated Super-Middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga on September 14th, unbeaten WBO number one Super-Middleweight contender Dirgo Pacheco chose not to sit on the sidelines and wait patiently for an opportunity to face the winner of that upcoming fight, but instead to take a risk by facing former world title challenger Maciej Sulecki on August 31st at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA. A battle of youth versus experience, what stood out to this observer was the patience of the twenty-three year old Pacheco as he simply took his time and studied what Sulecki brought with him into the fight. What was also noticeable was Pacheco’s ability to take the punches that Sulecki threw at him, which often came off of faints and were difficult to time. As the fight progressed, however, Pacheco was able to use his seventy-nin...

As the month of August 2024 draws to a close, the spotlight of the sport of Boxing will turn back to the 168lb. Super-Middleweight division. A division still dominated by unified Super-Middleweight world champion Saul “Canelo" Alvarez, the once and perhaps future undisputed king of the division. While Alvarez has not been defeated for his crown, he no longer has undisputed status as the International Boxing Federation ( IBF ) have stripped him off their version of the Super-Middleweight championship of the world for his refusal to fulfill his obligation to defend against undefeated IBF number one contender William Scull, who will now fight for the vacant IBF crown later this year against IBF number two rated contender Vladimir Shishkin on a date to be announced.  Although the subject of world champions fulfilling their obligations is one that this observer has written about extensively over the many years that I have covered the sport, Alvarez, who normally does fulfill his obliga...

We would like to let our readers know that a preview discussing the upcoming Super-Middleweight encounter between undefeated top contender Diego Pacheco and former world title challenger Maciej Sulecki is currently in the works and will be released here on The Boxing Truth®️ on Thursday, August 29th. In the interim, any content that is sent in from parties throughout the sport will be made available for readers as they come in. 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 the following Social Media Platforms: X: (Formerly Twitter) www.twitter.com/Beau_Denison    Facebook: www.facebook.com/BeauDenison1      Threads: www.threads.net/@BeauDenison1    Instagram: www.Instagram.com/BeauDenison1   

  Press Release: By DAZN –  BEKTEMIR ‘BULLY’ MELIKUZIEV TO FACE ‘KING’ GABRIEL ROSADO IN CO-MAIN EVENT   SATURDAY, JUNE 19  AT UTEP DON HASKINS CENTER IN EL PASO, TEXAS AND LIVE ON DAZN   Tickets still on sale!   EL PASO, Texas (April 28, 2021)  –  Jaime Munguia  (36-0, 29 KOs) will return to the ring  on June 19  against  Maciej Sulecki  (29-2, 11 KOs) in a 12-round defense of his WBO Intercontinental Middleweight Championship. The fight will take place at The University of Texas at El Paso’s  Don Haskins Center  and will be streamed live exclusively on  DAZN  worldwide, excluding Mexico.  Credit: DAZN    The event will be held under strict COVID-19 fan safety protocols and with a reduced event capacity below 40%. For detailed COVID-19 event safety fan protocols, click  here  or visit  http://www.utepspecialevents.com .    “Although there have been...

  Press Release: By DAZN –  EL PASO, TEXAS (April 8, 2021)  – Middleweight contender  D’Mitrius “Big Meech” Ballard  (20-0-1, 13 KOs) will step in to face  Jaime Munguia  (36-0, 29 KOs) for the WBO Intercontinental Middleweight Championship after Maciej Sulecki was forced to pull out of the fight due to an injury. The event will now take place  on  Friday, April 23  at The University of Texas at El Paso’s  Don Haskins Center  and will be streamed live exclusively on  DAZN  worldwide, excluding Mexico,  beginning at 6:00 p.m. PT /7: 00 p.m. MDT /9: 00 p.m. ET .  Credit: DAZN    The event will be held under strict COVID-19 fan safety protocols and with a reduced event capacity below 40%. For detailed COVID-19 event safety fan protocols, click  here  or visit  http://www.utepspecialevents.com .    Updated ticket information is available at the bottom of this rel...