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  Press Release: By DAZN –  NEW YORK - Jan. 21, 2021  -  Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez  will defend his WBC, WBA Super and Ring Magazine World Super-Middleweight titles against  Avni Yildirim   on Saturday February 27  at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, live on DAZN in over 200 countries and territories (excluding Mexico) or on cable/satellite pay-per-view in the U.S. and Canada.  Credit: DAZN    AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON TICKET ON-SALE DATES AND PRICES WILL BE MADE IN DUE COURSE – FANS CAN VISIT  WWW.HARDROCKSTADIUM.COM/BOXING  FOR THE LATEST NEWS ON TICKETS.   Canelo  (54-1-2 36 KOs) cemented himself as the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world and the top dog in the 168lb division with a dominant win over previously unbeaten Briton Callum Smith in San Antonio, Texas in December with the WBA, vacant WBC and Ring Magazine belts on the line in front of a sold-out socially distanced crowd in the Lone S...

  Unbeaten Jr. Welterweight  Mykquan Williams scored a convincing ten round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Yeis Solano on Wednesday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.  In what was a grueling fight fought primarily in close, Williams gradually got the better of the action as the fight progressed landing body shots, uppercuts to the head, and seemingly making the most of openings Solano gave him. The turning point came in round eight when Williams landed a jab to the right shoulder of Solano knocking him down.    In the final round, Solano was deducted a point for a low blow. Moments later, Referee Danny Schiavone ruled a knockdown against Williams when both fighters went down after appearing to get their legs tangled. Although no punch from Solano appeared to land, the ruling of a knockdown appeared to stand until the final bell. What can only be described as a bizarre twist occurred after the final bell and the end of the ten rou...

  The official weigh-in for Showtime Sports’ 2021 debut edition of its popular ShoBox series took place on Tuesday in Uncasville, CT. The weights for the entire card, which will take place at the Mohegan Sun Arena are below.   Main Event: Jr. Welterweight – 10Rds.   Yeis Solano 139 1/2lbs. vs. Mykquan Williams 139 1/2lbs.   Featherweight – 8Rds.   Martino Jules 126 1/4lbs. vs. Pedro Medina 126 1/4lbs.   Featherweight – 8Rds.   Jose Nunez 127 1/4lbs.. vs. Aram Avagyan 128lbs.   ShoBox: Solano vs. Williams takes place tomorrow night (Wednesday, January 20 th ) at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. The card can be seen nationally in the United States on cable/satellite network Showtime beginning at 9PM ET/PT. In addition to cable/satellite, the card will also be streamed on the Showtime and Showtime Anytime streaming apps. For more information about Showtime, the Showtime and Showtime Anytime streaming apps, and channel listings in your area please...

  Press Release: January 19, 2021 By Dragon Fire Boxing –  February 26th  will mark the date of the return of an Australian institution, The THUNDERDOME boxing series based out of Metro City in Perth, Western Australia.  Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing  The name comes out of the Mad Max Thunderdome Movie, as its the most unique venue in all of Australia boxing, their are 4 levels in an ampi theatre style modern day colosseum, all looking down at the ring. The ring itself is situation on a stage as the venue operates as a concert venue. Thunderdome began back in 2003 and has amassed 33 events & is ingrained in the fabric of Australian boxing. World Champions who have appeared on Thunderdome cards have been WBA Champion of the decade Chris John, Vic Darchinyan, Jeff Horn Daud Yornaning, Simpiwe Vetyeka as well as regular appearances by Australian icon Danny Green. The current generation of Western Australian boxers have all made their pro debuts at the Thunderdome ...

  Press Release: January 17, 2021 By Dragon Fire Boxing –  Australia’s 21-year-old prodigy “The Dynamite Kid” Mitchell Stapleton has not stopped training during the global pandemic and is eager to add to his perfect professional record two wins undefeated with two 1st round devasting Knock-Outs. Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing  His next outing is said to be in March against the undefeated Ricky Colosimo 4-0 on the proposed Tim Tszyu v Dennis Hogan clash. “The Dynamite Kid” spoke recently up about his future and the upcoming clash with Colosimo. “I would love to one day be World Champion, and I know my time will come, but as the old saying goes, I have to clean out my backyard first and Ricky is the next step in my plan to get to the top I respectfully would love to get into a position to Challenge IBF Pan Pacific and Australian Welterweight Titlist Ben Kite. I know my manager, The Big Boss Man, Tony Tolj, will get me the opportunities. He’s the best in the ...

  Press Release January 16, 2021 By Dragon Fire Boxing –  21-year-old decorated Fijian amateur standout, The Prince of Fiji, Nathan "The Hornet" Singh (3-0) returns to the ring  March 20th  at Prince Charles Park as the co main event of the Blockbuster Fiji event.  Credit:Jimmy Snuka Jr. Fighting out of Suva, Singh made an impressive professional debut and has quickly moved to 3-0 in the pro ranks and is set to challenge for the Ronald "The Terminator" Naidu for the Fijian national Jnr Welterweight title over 10 rounds. Singh has not fought since February due to the global pandemic and is relishing his chance to get back in the ring and challenge for his first title. For his part Naidu, is the vastly experienced fighter with 18 professional fights with an accumilative 111 rounds, a former Australasian Champion in his own right. Singh is not looking to waste time in the pro ranks and is fighting for the national title in just his 4th fight and discusses his oppon...

  Press Release: January 16, 2020 By DAZN –  Eddie Hearn and Matchroom are delighted to announce details of their upcoming UK schedule following the British Boxing Board of Control’s confirmation earlier this week that Boxing tournaments under its jurisdiction will resume in the middle of February. All of the action will be shown live on  DAZN  in the U.S. and more than 200 countries and territories and  Sky Sports  in the UK. Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte 2 will be shown live on  Sky Sports Box Office  in the UK and on  DAZN  in all other markets excluding the UK and Ireland. Credit: DAZN    Matchroom’s 2021 schedule launches with a bang  on Saturday February 13  as undefeated  Josh Warrington  (30-0, 7 KOs) faces Mexico’s  Mauricio Lara  (21-2, 14 KOs) as he waits for a huge fight later in the year, Manchester Super-Featherweight contender  Zelfa Barrett  (24-1, 15 KOs) defe...

As is tradition at the beginning of a new year here at The Boxing Truth®️, the time has come once again for this observer to share his “Boxing Wishlist “ for the year to come. While it has become customary over the years for me to discuss what I would like to see both in terms of fights that could be made as well as things that I feel need improvement on the business end of the sport, this year I feel it is appropriate to discuss the dominant subject that overshadowed the world as a whole and not just the world of sports in 2020. The ongoing COVID-19 epidemic.   Although Boxing has been able to make strides going into what is now 2021 with some of the sport’s biggest stars returning to action in the latter months of 2020, the true impacts of what unfortunately remains an ongoing global crisis remain unknown. As such, the first addition to this year’s “Boxing Wishlist” is to hopefully see all levels of the sport return to some semblance of normalcy. To be more specific, to see promo...

  Press Release: January 14, 2021 By Dragon Fire Boxing –  25-year-old Australian based Tanzanian Bruno "The Terminator" Tarimo, has cracked the IBF Top 10 World Rankings.  Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing  Tarimo has an impressive record (25-2-2) and is on a mega hot streak since signing with powerhouse Manager Tony Tolj, winning, the IBF Pan Pacific, IBF International Title and his last 4 opponents have a combined record of 101 wins and 9 loss all former World rated boxers and winning convingly in their backyards. Tarimo is the chief sparring partner for former WBA World Champion Andrew and 2 Time World Championship Challenger JasonMoloney. The man known as “The Terminator” opened up about entering the IBF’s top 10 and his thoughts moving forward. “I would like to thank president (IBF) Daryl Peoples… & my manager “The Boss” Tony Tolj for believing in me and making everything possible he has changed me and my family life.   Earl Wingman, coach, Benji, Nadine ever...