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The Official Weigh-in for the latest edition of Matchroom Boxing’s Next Gen series, which will take place on Friday at the Nottingham Area took place earlier today. The official weights for the entire card, which can be seen around the globe on DAZN and on Sky Sports Action in the United Kingdom are as follows. Main Event: Commonwealth Featherweight championship - 12Rds. Leigh Wood (Champion) 125 1/2lbs. vs Ryan Doyle 125 1/4lbs. WBA International Featherweight championship - 12Rds. Jordan Gill (Champion)125 1/2lbs. vs. Enrique Tinoco* 126 1/2lbs. (Tinoco was a half pound over the 126lb. Featherweight limit. Fight to go on as scheduled as of this writing.) Women’s WBC International Featherweight championship - 10Rds.* Terri Harper (Champion) vs. Claudia Lopez  (*Official Weighs for this bout unavailable as of this writing.) Heavyweight - 8Rds. Fabio Wardley 231 1/2lbs. vs. Dennis Lewandowski 294lbs. Cruiserweight - 6Rds.  Yassi...

Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing Press Release: May 9, 2019 By Dragon Fire Boxing – 'Tenacious' Anthony Hawkins makes his second professional outing in a 50/50 contest against the tough 'Irish' Binny Folan on May 17 in Metro City, Western Australia. Hawkins has spent a lot of time around the Mayweather Camp in the past, having trained for several years on and off in the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas. Hawkins opened up about the time he spent in the Mayweather Boxing Club.  He said, "It was an amazing experience to be able to train at the Mayweather Boxing Club and learn off all the world-class trainers they have in the gym. It was an education in boxing that is hard to match worldwide as there isn't really anywhere in the world that has so many elite boxing personnel in the same place at the same time. Hawkins continued, "Being able to spend time around The Money Team and Floyd on a regular basis was a fantastic experience that will be hard ...

Press Release: By DAZN – NEW YORK (May 8, 2019)  – As Canelo Alvarez outpointed Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs to unify the WBA, WBC and IBF middleweight world titles on Saturday night, more than 1.2 million people worldwide watched live on DAZN across the company’s eight current markets. In addition to the United States, home to the vast majority of the viewership, the fight was also available to DAZN subscribers in Austria, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland. Company officials deemed the event a success, as it generated significant paid subscriptions – both annual and monthly – to deliver against projected revenue targets. Despite the heavy influx of viewers and new subscribers, the platform produced a reliable stream with no substantial technical or buffering issues. Canelo vs. Jacobs marks an important moment for DAZN’s U.S. business since it launched in September 2018, dramatically growi...

We would like to let our readers know that new material discussing the recent Middleweight unification bout between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs will be released here on the website on Friday, May 10th. 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

Credit: Sanman Promotions  Press Release: May 7, 2019 By Sanman Promotions – As the date approaches, Filipino lightweight prospect Romero “Ruthless” Duno (W19 KO15 L1 D0) is doing non-stop work at his training camp. Duno will face former world title challenger Juan Antonio Rodriguez (W30 KO26 L7 D0) on May 16 in Fantasy Springs resort casino in California for the WBO NABO LIGHTWEIGHT title. “I am training like there’s no tomorrow. Winning this will ensure a world title shot for me. I know very well that my opponent is strong and has a granite chin. I also know that he is very hungry for a win. I just want to say that I am the hungrier fighter. I am even more inspired because of newborn daughter. I am training hard to make sure that come fight night, I am the stronger and more prepared warrior. I believe in my training camp. This is so far the most difficult camp I ever had. We are now winding down and is focused on the fight strategy”, Duno stated. Material and Pho...

Press Release: By DAZN – LAS VEGAS, NEV. (May 4, 2019) -- Boxing's pound-for-pound superstar attraction Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin announced that he has selected Johnathon Banks to be his new trainer.  Banks, who is no stranger to the pressure of working on boxing's biggest stages, has worked the corners of unified heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko and undisputed welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus, just to name a few.  The announcement was made today at a press conference at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.  Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs), from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, will be bringing his Big Drama Show back to the "Mecca of Boxing" -- Madison Square Garden -- on Saturday, June 8.  He will be taking on undefeated top-10 contender Steve Rolls (19-0, 10 KOs), of Toronto, in a 12-round rumble that will be contested at a maximum weight of 164 lbs. The fight will be streamed live on DAZN.  Golovkin vs. Rolls kicks off the exclusive six-fight, three-year global ...

A recurring theme in the sport of Boxing, particularly among those who cover th e sport is the subject of unification of the Boxing’s respective weight classes to determine one world champion per weight class. While that goal remains largely a dream for most with the sport’s best interest at heart for a variety of reasons involving the politics of Boxing, there are times where progress can be made. The 160lb. Middleweight division is one where there has been steady progress made toward determining an Undisputed world champion. Despite the lengthy reign of former Middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin who nearly unified the division during his near historic run as a unified world champion, the division remains fragmented with three fighters each holding a claim to the World Middleweight championship. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the current WBA/IBO/WBC world champion who defeated ended Golovkin’s reign in September of last year in the second of their two fights, Demetrius A...