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Press Release: January 22, 2020 By Dragon Fire Boxing – Tony Tolj and Dragon Fire Boxing  have announced they have signed 23-year-old Cuban prodigy “King” Raynel Mederos.   Credit:Dragon Fire Boxing  Boasting an impressive amateur record of: 145 fights, 111 wins having been part of Cubas's national setup from 2009 as he was selected as a cadet. The Jnr Welterweight won several national amateur titles in Cuba, 3 Gold Medals, 2 Silver and Bronze alongside multinational tournaments in Cuba itself and Brazil, Ecuador, Russia, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic The Cuban then made the leap to the professional ranks in 2019, currently 2-0 in the professional ranks. Mederos trains alongside Dragon Fire Stable mates WBA Fedebol Flyweight Champion Andres Campos and Ramon Mascarena at the World famous Libra Libra Boxing gym run by Chile’s Nico “Maverick” Martinez. The Cuban opened up about signing with Tony Tolj's Dragon Fire Boxing.  “First of all, tha...

In August 2018 undefeated Light-Heavyweight contender Eleider Alvarez reached the pinnacle of Professional Boxing and shocked many in the Boxing world in the process by scoring a devastating knockout of multi-time Light-Heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev. Despite going into the fight unbeaten as a professional and rated the number one Light-Heavyweight in the world in the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Light-Heavyweight ratings, Alvarez was viewed as an underdog by some. This was largely due to the reputation that Kovalev had established as one of the sport’s feared “Knockout Artists.” Even after suffering two consecutive losses to Andre Ward, the second of which ended in a somewhat controversial stoppage, Kovalev's reputation was still that of a devastating power puncher. In many ways however, Alvarez’ fifth round knockout of Kovalev was an example of the appeal and beauty that draws most fans to Boxing and by extension all combat sports. The fact that a fight can end...

The year 2019 ended with two of sports top digital streaming networks DAZN and ESPN+ in a great position to continue their respective growth in 2020 and beyond. With the success of both platforms, it is only natural for rumors and/or other speculation to surface. When new platforms enter the market, the goal more often than not is to break new ground and deliver a new, fresh presentation that stands apart from their competitors. In regard to sports, this is a formula that has been seen numerous times through the years. Some may recall the 2002 launch of the Yes Network or Yankee Entertainment and Sports. The first sports network owned by a professional sports team, the New York Yankees. While Yes Network was truly a groundbreaking milestone for the sports television industry where a team chose to launch their own platform rather than negotiate with more established network platforms, it was not without its share of critics. Yes Network, which for many years operated solely as a r...

The first weekend on the 2020 Boxing schedule featured some significant events. For the first time in this observer’s memory, the sport of Women’s Boxing was featured predominantly across two major network platforms over a two-day period. This was highlighted by three world championship fights in the Jr. Middleweight and Super-Middleweight divisions. Two of these world championship bouts took place on January 10 th at the Ocean Resort and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. The first of these two bouts, which bookended a tripleheader broadcast in the United States by Showtime, was a unification bout for the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super-Middleweight world championship between undefeated IBF world champion Elin Cederroos and WBA world champion Alicia Napoleon-Espinosa. This fight carried with it an element of the unknown. Despite the encounter being a world championship unification bout, Elin Cederroos was largely unknown, particular...

Press Release: January 14, 2020 By Dragon Fire Boxing – Underdogs are always great stories in boxing. Underdog stories such as Mickey Ward in his fights with Arturo Gatti really bring out the romantic side of boxing. It is the side we all fell in love within our initial years of being boxing fans. Andy Ruiz Jr's victory over Anthony Joshua in 2019 at Madison Square Garden is an example of one of those nights that live with fight fans forever, and ones that get new fight fans hooked on boxing.  Credit: Brett Hemmings / Getty Images Tanzanian based Australian Bruno Tarimo is an example of one of these romantic stories. A fighter from a part of the world where people rarely leave and never get the opportunities to become great. Tarimo has worked hard against the odds, and come back from defeat to become a champion. Tarimo, who is guided by Australian boxing supremo Tony Tolj, had arguably one of the best 2019's for an Australian fighter. His year began with a victory ...

Press Release: January 13, 2020 By Dragon Fire Boxing – Highly rated Perth Featherweight Jackson England has resigned with Tony Tolj's Dragon Fire Boxing on a long term deal.  Credit:Dragon Fire Boxing  England has had a solid start to his professional career, winning 11 of his opening 12 professional contests whilst becoming Australian featherweight champion in the process. Jackson, who is trained at the Onyx Gym in Perth, opened up about resigning with Tolj and Dragon Fire Boxing. England said, "I'm absolutely delighted to have resigned with Tony Tolj and Dragon Fire Boxing. I am a featherweight, so I looked up to fighters like Chris John who was one of the best featherweights in the history of boxing. To be guided in my career by the same team that guided him is very special and I am very grateful. "I am excited to be progressing in the way I am and I believe I can go all the way in this sport. I am still only young, so it is important to ha...

We would like to let our readers know that new material discussing some of the Boxing action that took place over January 10th-11th will be released here on the website on Thursday, January 16th during the evening hours. 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