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On April 23rd at The Forum in Inglewood, CA undefeated unified WBA/IBO/IBF Middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin climbed into the ring to make the sixteenth defense of his world championship against undefeated IBF mandatory challenger Dominic Wade. The question going into this fight was the same as virtually every previous Golovkin title defense. Would Golovkin’s opposition be able to provide the world champion with a significant test? What would happen in this fight would be almost a classic example of a fighter taking full advantage of an opening left for him by his opponent. Golovkin dropped Wade with a right hand at the end of the first round and subsequently scored two more knockdowns in the second round to earn his twenty-second consecutive knockout and successfully defended his championship over a “Game”, but over matched challenger. Prior to this fight, this observer discussed Dominic Wade’s ability to box and use lateral movement in saying that it would be in...

In October of last year undefeated unified WBA/IBO Middleweight world champion successfully made the fifteenth defense of his world championship by continuing his quest to fully unify the Middleweight division by stopping IBF world champion David Lemieux in eight rounds and in doing so added the IBF world championship to his unified crown. It was not only Golovkin’s fifteenth successful title defense in a reign that began in 2010, but also the champion’s twenty-first consecutive knockout. Readers may recall following Golovkin’s dominating win over Lemieux last October this observer stated much as I have after several of Golovkin’s world title defenses that it is time for Golovkin to face a fighter who is considered a marquee star in the sport. I also stated after his victory over Lemieux that even though there were two other world champions in the division besides him that it is hard to argue against Golovkin’s statistics as being the number one fighter in the Middleweight divis...

Showtime Sports’ popular ShoBox series has carved out a reputation as a proving ground for prospects in the sport of Boxing as they look to advance from prospect, to contender, to world champion. It is always interesting with each ShoBox card to see which fighters may stand out as a potential contender down the road. The series’ most recent edition took place on April 15th at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, NY. This card featured a tripleheader in Boxing’s Bantamweight, Lightweight, and Cruiserweight divisions. The card kicked off with an eight round Cruiserweight bout between unbeaten prospects Alexey Zubov and Constantin Bejenaru. Although historically the Cruiserweight division is seemingly always lacking mainstream attention in the sport particularly here in the United States, this was an interesting fight between two fighters at similar stages in their development as each fighter entered the bout unbeaten in ten professional fights. The nearly 6’2 Zubo...

The official weigh-in for Friday night’s Showtime Sports’ ShoBox: The New Generation card took place on Thursday in Verona, NY.  The official weights for the entire card are as follows.  TV Bouts: Main Event:   Bantamweight – 10Rds. Nikolay Potapov 117lbs.                               vs.                           Stephon Young 116lbs. Lightwight – 8Rds. Eudy Bernardo 135lbs.                   vs.                           Mason Menard 135lbs. ...

The biggest story in Boxing’s Heavyweight division continues to be Tyson Fury’s upset victory over long-reigning unified IBF/WBO/WBA/IBO Heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko in November of last year. Sometimes when a longtime champion is defeated after unifying portions of a world championship in a given weight class what can unfortunately happen is the politics of the sport can play a role not only in regard to a potential rematch, but also in regard to whether or not a sanctioning organization chooses to sanction that rematch for its version of a world championship. It became apparent shortly after Fury’s victory over Klitschko that there would be an issue with regard to the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and its version of the World Heavyweight championship. This was due to IBF number one contender Vyacheslav Glazkov being next in line for a mandatory title defense for the winner of Klitschko-Fury. Klitschko’s option for an immediate rematch however, meant t...

The third battle between former multi-division world champions Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley had two intriguing storylines leading up to it. The first storyline of course, was the same as virtually every trilogy. Who would come out on top in the third chapter between these two great fighters? In the first two fights between Pacquiao and Bradley there was controversy, spirited competition, and vindication for both fighters. The third fight however, seemed to be more of a question of what one fighter had left to give as a boxer as opposed to simply who would emerge victorious in presumably the final fight between the two. The  question this observer had prior to this fight centered on the condition of Manny Pacquiao’s right shoulder following a torn rotator cuff that the future Hall of Famer had suffered prior to his mega fight against Floyd Mayweather last year. Along with that question came the subsequent question of how Pacquiao would perform in the third fight again...

On Saturday, April 9th two former multi-division world champions will meet once again at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV in what will be their third encounter. By now everyone knows what happened in the first chapter of the story between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley. In June 2012, the two met for the first time for Pacquiao’s WBO Welterweight world championship. Many felt that Pacquiao had clearly done enough to successfully defend his world championship by a convincing unanimous decision over the very “Game” Bradley who had fought with pulled ligaments in his left foot throughout the entire fight. Despite what appeared to be a clear win for Pacquiao however, turned into arguably one of the most controversial decisions in the recent history of the sport as Bradley was declared the winner via twelve round split decision. Readers have become accustomed to seeing this observer describe what happens to both fighters involved in a controversial decision such...

The month of April kicked off with two interesting bouts in Boxing’s Jr. Welterweight and Heavyweight divisions. The first of the two fights took place on April 1st at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. featured former four-division world champion Adrien Broner. The bout, which was for Broner’s WBA Jr. Welterweight world championship had questions as to whether or not it would in fact take place in the days leading up to the fight. This was due to a warrant being issued for the champion’s arrest for alleged assault and robbery in an incident in January in Broner’s hometown of Cincinnati, OH. Despite the pending charges against him, Broner was granted permission to fight and the bout was allowed to proceed as scheduled. As if questions regarding whether the fight would take place were not enough, Broner would lose his world championship on the scale the day before the fight after failing to make the 140lb. Jr. Welterweight weight limit thus creating a situation where the title wou...

We would like to let our readers know that due to a scheduling conflict, our current reader poll regarding Boxing’s Lightweight division has been extended and will now close on Saturday, April 30, 2016 with a feature to follow on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Cast your vote as to who you feel is currently the number one Lightweight in the world in our reader poll section below our archives section. 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

We would like to let our readers know that a feature by Beau Denison discussing some of this past weekend’s action including Broner-Theophne and Adamek-Molina is in the works and will be released on Friday, April 8, 2016. Stay tuned. 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 Heavyweight clash between former two-division world champion Tomasz Adamek and former Heavyweight world title challenger Eric Molina took place earlier today in Krakow, Poland.  The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event:  Vacant IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title – 12Rds. Tomasz Adamek 223lbs.                vs.                   Eric Molina 231lbs. Cruiserweight – 10 Rds. MICHAL CIESLAK 199lbs.             vs.                   FRANCISCO PALACIOS 198lbs. Cruiserweight – 10 Rds. MATEUSZ MASTERNAK 199lbs.           ...