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We would like to let our readers know that a recap of this weekend’s Premier Boxing Champions cards headlined by WBC Light-Heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson defending his title against top contender Thomas Williams Jr. as well as the WBA World Featherweight championship fight between undefeated world champion Leo Santa Cruz and undefeated unified WBA/IBF Jr. Featherweight world champion Carl Frampton is currently in the works and will be released on Thursday, August 4th. 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

As Boxing’s Light-Heavyweight division appears to be nearing a potential showdown between undefeated unified WBO/IBF/WBA Light-Heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev and undefeated former Super-Middleweight world champion Andre Ward later this year, much of the focus has naturally been centered on Kovalev and Ward as each must defeat an opponent before a fight between the two can take place. For his part, Sergey Kovalev took care of business with his recent title defense over Isaac Chilemba earlier this month. As the Boxing world now waits to see if Andre Ward can defeat Alexander Brand on August 6th, with so much of the attention being focused on the potential Kovalev-Ward showdown, what can be overshadowed is what else is taking place in the division. One such event will take place on Friday, July 29th as current WBC Light-Heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson, the longest reigning world champion currently in the division will make the seventh defense of his world cham...

The unification clash between undefeated Jr. Welterweight world champions Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol was in many ways refreshing. Not only did the bout pit two undefeated rising stars against one another, but it also brought together two world champions who are regarded as the two best fighters in their division in a quicker way than most of the sport’s would be “Super Fights” have taken to materialize. The fight itself appeared on paper to be evenly matched. The WBO Jr. Welterweight world champion Terence Crawford, who has over the last two years developed into one of Boxing’s hottest rising stars, who had already won world titles in two different weight classes in twenty-eight professional fights prior to entering the ring for this unification battle was looking to add the status of unified world champion to his resume.  The WBC world champion in the Jr. Welterweight division Viktor Postol was making the first defense of his world championship in this unification ba...

The official weigh-in for Saturday’s World Jr. Welterweight unification bout between undefeated WBO world champion Terence Crawford and undefeated WBC world champion Viktor Postol took place earlier today in Las Vegas, NV.  The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: WBO/WBC World Jr. Welterweight Unification Bout – 12Rds. Terence Crawford (WBO champion) 140lbs.  vs. Viktor Postol (WBC champion) 139 1/2lbs. Vacant WBO Featherweight world championship – 12Rds. Matias Rueda 125lbs.  vs.  Oscar Valdez 126lbs. North American Boxing Federation (NABF) Light-Heavyweight championship – 10Rds. Tommy Karpency 174 1/2lbs. vs.  Oleksandr Gvozdyk 175lbs. Super-Middleweight – 10Rds. Ryota Murata 161lbs.  vs.  George Tahdooahnippah 161 1/2lbs. Welterweight – 12Rds. IK Yang 143lbs.  vs.  Lenny Zappavigna 143lbs. Welterweight – 10Rds. Jose Benavidez 146 1/2lbs.  vs.  Francisco San...

We would like to let our readers know that a preview of Saturday's Jr. Welterweight unification clash between world champions Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol is in the works and will be released on Friday, July 22nd. Stay tuned "And That's The Boxing Truth." Update: Due to circumstances beyond our control the planned preview for Crawford-Postol will not be released as planned. There will however, be weigh-in information released for the card up on the website shortly. We apologize for any inconvenience.  The Boxing Truth® is a registered trademark of Beau Denison All Rights Reserved. Follow Beau Denison on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Beau_Denison

Unbeaten WBC Heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder has continued dismantling nearly all opposition that has been placed before him. After three successful title defenses including one earlier this year over Artur Szpilka, Wilder would make the fourth defense of his world title against former world title challenger Chris Arreola on July 16th at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, AL. Arreola, who was making his third attempt to win the WBC Heavyweight crown was brought into the picture following current WBC number one contender Alexander Povetkin testing positive for the banned substance Meldonium, which led to the cancellation of what would have been a mandatory title shot against Wilder back in May. Although some might have thought that the circumstances which led to the fight against Povetkin falling through may have had an effect on Wilder’s performance against Arreola, the champion would produce one of his best performances. For eight rounds, Wilder largely dominated Arreola ...

We would like to let our readers know that new material will be released on Tuesday, July 19th. 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

The official weigh-in for Saturday’s WBC Heavyweight world championship fight between undefeated champion Deontay Wilder and challenger Chris Arreola took place earlier today in Birmingham, AL. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: WBC Heavyweight world championship – 12Rds. Deontay Wilder (Champion) 226lbs. vs. Chris Arreola (Challenger) 246lbs. Welterweight – 10Rds. Sammy Vasquez 146lbs.        vs.        Felix Diaz 145lbs. Welterweight – 10Rds. Jamal James 146lbs.             vs.        Wale Omotoso 146lbs. Jr. Featherweight – 10 Rds. Vic Darchinyan 123lbs.           vs.        Enrique Quevedo 121lbs. Heavyweight – 10Rds. Ray Austin 270lbs.       ...

In January of this year undefeated WBC Heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder successfully retained his title for the third time by scoring a devastating ninth round knockout over a “Game” Artur Szpilka. Following what was a difficult title defense over a determined opponent in Szpilka, Wilder was to have made a mandatory title defense against WBC number one rated contender Alexander Povetkin in May. The Wilder-Povetkin fight, which was to take place in Moscow, Russia was cancelled the week of the bout due to it being revealed that Povetkin had tested positive for the banned substance Meldonium as part of testing conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA). While the World Boxing Council (WBC) has yet to decide as of this writing the status of Povetkin as its mandatory challenger for its version of the World Heavyweight championship, Wilder was granted permission to make a voluntary defense of his title while the situation with regard to Povetkin is resolved. ...

As the Boxing world continues to wait for further unification of the Light-Heavyweight division with a highly anticipated battle between undefeated WBO/IBF/WBA Light-Heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev and WBC world champion Adonis Stevenson, Boxing fans continue to see the two best fighters in the division defend their respective world championships against opposition other than each other. Although most would say that a unification fight such as a potential Stevenson-Kovalev showdown should be made when anticipation is at its height, an interesting question that will surround both fighters is whether or not they can maintain their standing in the division as each continues to face other opposition while keeping the would be “Super Fight” for future consideration. For Kovalev, a fighter who has established himself as one of the sport’s feared knockout artists, the question of whether he could maintain his position atop the Light-Heavyweight division was once again asked as...

In January of this year undefeated unified WBO/IBF/WBA Light-Heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev continued his domination of the 175lb. Light-Heavyweight division by stopping the very “Game” former WBC Light-Heavyweight world champion Jean Pascal in the second of their two encounters. Following what was Kovalev’s seventh successful defense of his world title, this observer once again made an impassioned plea for one of the biggest fights that could be made in the sport and clearly the biggest fight that could be made in the Light-Heavyweight division currently to become a reality. A battle between Kovalev and current WBC world champion Adonis Stevenson, the two top fighters in the division that would further unify the World Light-Heavyweight championship. Despite the near confrontation that took place shortly after Kovalev’s second knockout victory over Pascal when Stevenson attempted to get at Kovalev after the undefeated “Knockout Artist” stated during a post-fight intervi...

The Premier Boxing Champions series is one that this observer has said on more than one occasion that showcases the sport of Boxing on various levels. From fighters competing at the top level of the sport for world championships, to fighters attempting comebacks, to prospects looking to work their way into contention, the PBC series should have a little something for a Boxing fan of any description. The series also does showcase bouts that could be described as both crossroads bouts as well as fights where prospects attempt to step up in the level of their opposition. Two such fights headlined two separate PBC cards that both closed out the month of June and began the month of July in Boxing’s Lightweight division. The first took place on June 28th when former world title challenger and veteran Edner Cherry took on rising prospect Lydell Rhodes in Bethlehem, PA. On paper, this appeared to be an interesting fight as the thirty-three year-old Cherry was looking to bounce back off ...