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Over the last decade, Gennady Golovkin has gone from an unbeaten top contender, who earned interim/regular champion status in the WBA’s Middleweight ratings in October 2010 to a recognized and unified Middleweight world champion and is currently regarded as the number one fighter in the talent deep Middleweight division. Along the way, Golovkin compiled an impressive streak of consecutive knockouts stopping at twenty-three straight knockouts from November 2008 to March 2017. Perhaps more impressive than what this observer has called Golovkin’s “Path Of Destruction” through the Middleweight division has been his quiet, yet steady march toward history in tying future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins for most successful title defenses in the history of the division. As many Boxing fans know, Hopkins set the record for successful Middleweight world championship defenses from 1995-2005 defending the crown an incredible twenty times. During his reign Hopkins also became the first fighter ...

Mike Plania In Action Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: May 1, 2018 By Sanman Promotions –After falling short in his US debut, Sanman Boxing Gym's Mike Plania looks to get back on track when he headlines "Magic Show" on May 19 in Polomolok, South Cotabato. Plania faltered in his first fight in the US last March 23 but put up a gallant stand before tasting a unanimous decision loss to former world champion Juan Carlos Payano. The win earned Payano the vacant WBO Inter-Continental bantamweight belt, while Plania endured his first loss after starting his career with 14 straight wins, highlighted by seven knockout victories. Plania's opponent is yet to be determined as the full card is still being finalized, said Sanman Promotions CEO Jim Claude Manangquil. Manangquil is confident that Plania can overcome the hump following the failed US debut. "I am confident that he can recover. He is still young and we believe in his talent," said Mana...

Jade Bornea Celebrates Victory Photo Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: April 30, 2018 By Sanman Promotions – Jade Bornea prevailed in the battle of unbeaten fighters after he scored a unanimous win over Danrick Sumabong in the main event of the "Undefeated" fight card last Saturday night (April 28 th ) in Glan, Saranggani Province. In keeping his unblemished record intact, Bornea (10W-0L-0D, 7KOs) wrested the vacant WBO Youth Super-Flyweight belt. Sumabong proved to be a tough nut to crack but ultimately fell short versus Bornea en route to tasting his first loss after starting his pro career with five straight wins. In the undercard fights, Mark Bernaldez marked his return from a long hiatus with a smashing first-round knockout win over JP Macadumpis. Fighting for the first time since August 5, 2015, Bernaldez improved to 16W-1L-1D, 11KOs as he scored a rousing debut as a Sanman Boxing Gym fighter. Macadumpis fell to 11W-12L-1D, 5KOs. Also scoring an i...

Due to circumstances beyond our control the previously announced double feature looking back at some of the events that took place in Boxing on Saturday, April 21st will not be released as originally planned. Material regarding the subject will be released as part of a special edition of the regular feature Observations On Recent Events In Boxing discussing the first half of 2018, which will be released during the month of June. We apologize for the delay.  We would also like to let our readers know that we will resume our regular schedule on Saturday, May 5th. 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

Bornea-Sumabong Promo Poster Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: April 22, 2018 by Sanman Promotions – It’s all systems go for the upcoming “Undefeated” fight card scheduled on April 28 in Glan, Saranggani Province. Youthful boxing promoter Jim Claude Manangquil, CEO of the General Santos City-based Sanman Promotions, announced that the full card has already been finalized with Jade Bornea taking on Danrick Sumabong in the main event. Bornea (10W-0L-0D, 7KOs) and Sumabong (5W-0L-0D, 4KOs) will fight for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) Youth Super-Flyweight title. “This is going to be an exciting card with two undefeated fighters facing off in the main event,” said Manangquil. The main undercard will have Sanman Boxing Gym’s Harmonito “Hammer” dela Torre colliding with Jovany Rota. Dela Torre is looking to get back on track after dropping his last assignment against Olympian Tugstsogt Nyambayar in Las Vegas, Nevada USA in November last year. Dela Tor...

Saturday’s loaded Boxing lineup continues. Below are the official weights from Friday’s Weigh-ins featuring a card headlined by a Heavyweight bout between former two-division world champion Tomasz Adamek and Heavyweight contender Joey Abell taking place in Poland and a card in Brooklyn New York headlined by a battle between former world champions Jessie Vargas and Adrien Broner in the Welterweight division. Adamek vs. Abell – Sports Hall – Czestochowa, Poland Main Event: Polish International Heavyweight championship – 10Rds. Tomasz Adamek (Champion) 226 1/2lbs. vs. Joey Abell (Challenger) 254 1/2lbs. Vacant WBO European Cruiserweight championship – 12Rds. Mateusz Masternak 199 1/4lbs. vs. Youri Kalenga 198 1/4lbs. WBO Women’s Jr. Lightweight world championship – 10Rds. Ewa Brodnicka (Champion) 129 3/4lbs. vs. Sarah Pucek (Challenger) 131lbs. Vacant Polish International Cruiserweight championship – 10Rds. Denis Grachev 191 1/4lbs. vs. Adam Balsk...

Saturday’s loaded Boxing schedule features several intriguing bouts taking place across the globe. We here will at The Boxing Truth® will be covering all the action in two upcoming features that will be released next week. We will also be releasing weigh-in and broadcast information for these events in two separate reports.  Below are the official weigh-in results that took place earlier today in the United Kingdom for two events. The first event will be headlined by former unified WBA/WBC Jr. Welterweight world champion Amir Khan as he will return to the ring after a near two year absence to face Welterweight contender Phil Lo Greco in Liverpool, England. Also taking place in the United Kingdom on Saturday will be a card in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which will be headlined by a battle for interim championship status in the World Boxing Organization’s (WBO) Featherweight rankings between former world champions Carl Frampton and Nonito Donaire. Khan vs. Lo Greco – Echo Ar...

Photo Credit: Hosking Promotions Press Release: April 18, 2018 by Hosking Promotions – WBA #6, IBF #5, WBC #5 Undefeated Australian boxing sensation Andrew “The Monster” Moloney 16 (10 KOs) - 0 returns to the ring for his second outing of 2018.   Moloney defends his World Boxing Association Oceania Super Flyweight title for the 3rd time in as many fights against Richard Claveras 18(15 KOs) – 3 (1 KOs) -2. The fight will be at Malvern Town Hall in Melbourne Australia on the 19thof May. “It’s an honour for me to represent the WBA. They have shown great support of me so I will continue to show my appreciation and continue defending their title”. This will be Moloneys 8th WBA regional fight and is sitting at number 6 in the World ratings and is knocking on the door for the coveted WBA World Super Flyweight Championship against Englishman Kal Yafai. “This is the fight I want.  I have watched a lot of Yafai’s fights and I truly believe I can beat him ...

One could make a valid argument that the most significant story in the sport of Boxing currently is the situation that resulted in the highly anticipated rematch between undefeated unified WBA/IBO/WBC/IBF Middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin and Saul Alvarez imploding. Although the subject of that situation is a column of it’s own for another time, what can be overshadowed when so much of the attention is focused on a particular fighter or in this case, two fighters who have become marquee stars are other events that go on in the same weight class where those marquee stars ply their trade. Some may recall one month after Golovkin and Alvarez squared off in September of last year in what was ruled a controversial draw, a bout took place in Tokyo, Japan between two of the Middleweight division’s top contenders to determine interim/regular champion status in the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) Middleweight ratings. A rematch between a former world champion and a top contende...

Mark Bernaldez Photo Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: April 15, 2018 by Sanman Promotions – Looking to resurrect his career after stumbling to his first career loss, super featherweight prospect Mark Vincent Bernaldez has decided to sign up with Sanman Boxing Gym in General Santos City. Bernaldez believed that Sanman, headed by CEO Jim Claude Manangquil, will help him realize his dream of becoming a world champion. “I chose Sanman to handle my career because I can see that they are very dedicated to boxing. They give opportunities to their boxers to become world champions. Some of my stablemates in other boxing clubs are already world champions because they were given opportunities,” said the 26-year-old Bernaldez. The 5-foot-6 Bernaldez is a former stalwart of the ALA Boxing Gym. He started his career with 15 straight wins before absorbing a technical knockout loss to Tsuyoshi Tameda last August 5, 2018 in Japan. “I think the fight in Japan was my hardes...

Harmonito Dela Torre (R) Photo Credit: Andy Samuelson/ Premier Boxing Champions Press Release: April 13, 2018 by Sanman Promotions – Last November 18, 2017, Harmonito “Hammer” Dela Torre saw his streak of 19 straight wins come to an abrupt end when he absorbed a unanimous decision loss to Olympian Tugstsogt Nyambayar in Las Vegas, Nevada USA. Two weeks from now, Dela Torre will have a chance to get back on track when he battles Jovany Rota in the undercard of “Undefeated” fight card slated April 28 in Glan, Saranggani Province. The loss to Nyambayar dropped Dela Torre’s record to 19W-1L-0D (12Kos) and the Sanman Boxing Gym fighter vowed to pull off a big bounce back win against Rota. “I learned a lot from my first loss. I lost to a great boxer, who is a silver medalist in the Olympics. I thought I did well but I came up short. I will be back stronger than ever,” said Dela Torre. Dela Torre admitted that the loss was a bitter pill to swallow but the debacle also tau...

We would like to let our readers know that we are between rounds and will resume our regular schedule on Friday, April 11th. We would also like to let our readers know that a special Heavyweight feature that was previously announced will now be released during the month of June. 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