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  Press Release: January 18, 2022 By Brandon Countee – Light-Heavyweight boxer James Ballard looks to return to the ring in the first quarter of 2022 a much different boxer than he has been in the past both inside and outside the ring. Having fought twice in 2021, both bouts resulted in losses, something that he regrets. In hindsight, he realizes that with the pandemic and his personal life, he wasn’t as focused as he should have been.  “Boxers can either win, lose or draw.” James laments. “Those are the only three outcomes. I can accept losing if I gave my best and it just wasn’t my day. But honestly, I feel like I should have prepared better.”  Credit: Brandon Countee Ballard returned to the ring after a 3-year hiatus in July 2021 admits he should have been better prepared for his bout.  “I took my first loss in 2017 and immediately came back and avenged it the following fight.  I lost in 2018 and didn’t fight for 3 years. Then I wasn’t focuse...

  Brief introduction By Beau Denison: It is time for this observer to share his belated thoughts in the form of a feature column that was originally scheduled to begin our 2022 schedule here on The Boxing Truth® discussing two Boxing cards that closed out 2021 taking place on Christmas day and New Year’s day respectively. As the bulk of this column was written in advance of an unexpected delay in the column’s release to readers, what follows is the column as it was written. Towards the end of this column both due to the time between when the material was written as well as what has occurred in the days since what was to be the original release date, the column will be updated to hopefully provide as current information as possible. We thank readers for your patience and hope you enjoy reading.   The year 2020 for several reasons, all of which are not necessarily good, was a year that broke a lot of norms both in regard to everyday life as well as in the world of sports. For th...

  Press Release: By DAZN – Team GB Olympian set for pro debut in 2022 January 14, 2022 -  Cheavon Clarke  has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his eagerly anticipated professional debut at Cruiserweight in 2022.  Credit: DAZN   Born and raised in rural Jamaica, Clarke moved to England at the age of 11 where he started boxing to keep fit – and it wasn’t long before he began to make his mark on the amateur scene, winning novice competitions across the country.    Clarke enrolled onto GB Boxing in 2017, winning a silver medal at the European Championships in the Ukraine that year before earning bronze in the men’s Heavyweight category a year later at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.   The former amateur standout from Gravesend in Kent, who is trained by Sam Mullings at Churchill’s Boxing Club in South London, was selected to represent Team GB at the Tokyo Olympic Games last su...

 The official weigh-in for Saturday’s WBO World Light-Heavyweight championship fight between champion Joe Smith Jr. and Steve Geffrard took place earlier today in Verona, NY. Geffrard steps into what will be his first attempt at a world championship on more than a week’s notice following original opponent Callum Johnson being forced to withdraw from challenging Smith due to contracting the COVID-19 virus. Weights for the entire card, which can be seen here in the United States on digital subscription sports streaming network ESPN+ is as follows.   Main Event: WBO Light-Heavyweight world championship – 12Rds.   Joe Smith Jr. (Champion) 174 1/2lbs. vs. Steve Geffrard (Challenger) 173 1/2lbs.   Featherweight – 10Rds.   Abraham Nova 126 3/4lbs. vs. William Encarnacion 127lbs.   Jr. Welterweight – 6Rds.   Omar Rosario 139 1/2lbs. vs. Raekwon Butler 138 1/2lbs.   Middleweight – 6Rds.   Troy Isley 156 1/2lbs. vs. Har...

Press Release: By Probellum – Los Angeles, CA - January 13, 2022 -  Probellum, in association with Sanman Boxing, is delighted to announce the signing of undefeated Filipino fighter Jade Bornea, who will be in action this coming Friday.   Credit: Probellum The 26-year-old (16-0, 10 knockouts) has enjoyed an impressive career to date and captured the vacant WBC-NABF super-flyweight title in January 2020 courtesy of a win over Ernesto Delgadillo. Bornea returns to the ring on Friday January 14 as part of Probellum’s co-promotional show with Mexico’s BXSTRS in Monterrey, where he will be competing in an IBF World Title Eliminator. “I am thrilled to be signing with Probellum,” said Bornea. “I now have the one-two punch I needed to succeed out of the ring. “With Probellum and Sanman Boxing, I look forward to my upcoming IBF World Title Eliminator as j...

We would like to let our readers know that the previously advertised feature discussing two cards that took place over the Christmas and New Year's holidays that was originally slated to begin our 2022 schedule, has been rescheduled for Monday, January 17th. We apologize for the delay and thank everyone for their patience. 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

  Press Release: By DAZN – World title stunners, thrilling rematches and crossroad clashes highlight schedule so far for the first three months alone  Credit: DAZN   Even more fights and full undercard details to be announced shortly   January 7, 2022 : After 6 weekends of unrivalled boxing on the platform brought 2021 to a spectacular close, DAZN, in partnership with Matchroom Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions, announces EIGHT premium fight nights across the U.S. and UK to kick off a busy 2022 of global boxing on DAZN.    Saturday, February 05: Jessie Vargas vs. Liam Smith  Headlining the event is former two-weight world champion Jessie Vargas Vs. former WBO light-middleweight champion Liam Smith with Rungvisai Vs. Cuadras fighting for the vacant WBC Super-Flyweight title also on the card. The show will be live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Thailand).   Saturday, February 12: Daniel Jacobs Vs. John Ryder Sup...