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We would like to let our readers know that a piece recapping this week’s two Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) cards is currently in the works and will be released on Tuesday, July 5th. On Friday, July 1st, weigh-in information for Saturday’s Premier Boxing Champions card headlined by a ten round Lightweight bout between Denis Shafikov and Jamel Herring will be released. 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 anticipation of a unique and loaded day of Boxing for Boxing fans on Saturday, June 25th presented by the Premier Boxing Champions series lived up to expectations. A first of its kind presentation with three separate cards stretching across three different television networks in the United States featured two world championship fights and a bout between two rising Jr. Middleweight prospects looking to establish themselves as contenders in the three main event bouts. The first of the three main events and the first world championship bout took place at the O2 Arena in London, England as undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua made the first defense of his world title against unbeaten IBF number nine rated contender Dominic Breazeale in a bout televised by Showtime in the United States. This was a bout that pitted two “Knockout Artists” against each other. The champion Joshua entered the fight with a record of 16-0, with a...

The official weigh-ins for Saturday’s three respective Premier Boxing Champions main events took place on Friday in London England, Brooklyn, NY, and San Antonio, TX. The official weights for the main events of the three PBC cards are as follows. Broadcast information for each card are listed below the official weights. IBF Heavyweight world championship – 12Rds. O2 Arena-London, England Anthony Joshua (Champion) 243 ½ lbs.        vs.     Dominic Breazeale (Challenger) 255lbs. WBA Welterweight world championship – 12Rds. Barclays Center-Brooklyn, NY Keith Thurman (Champion) 146lbs.     vs.     Shawn Porter (Challenger) 147lbs. Jr. Middleweight – 10Rds. Scottish Rite Theatre –San Antonio, TX Justin DeLoach 154lbs.   vs. Junior Castillo 154lbs. PBC: Joshua vs. Breazeale takes place Saturday, June 25th at the O2 Arena in London, England. The fight can be ...

In a little more than one year since it was introduced, the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series has been a game changer for the sport of Boxing. Not only has the series been responsible for successfully bringing back the sport to primetime over the air (OTA) broadcast television, but it has also succeeded in bringing television networks from both broadcast and cable television together with the goal of putting on the best fights possible for Boxing fans. There have been several competitive fights that have taken place thus far as part of the Premier Boxing Champions series and on Saturday the series will stage three separate cards on three separate networks in the United States, which have the makings of what could be an action-packed day for Boxing fans. The first of the three headline bouts will take place at the O2 Arena in London, England as undefeated newly crowned International Boxing Federation (IBF) Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua makes the first defense of hi...

The sport of Boxing has always been linked with stories of an underdog being pitted against a significant favorite. In most scenarios, the fighter who is labeled the underdog in a fight is given little more than a puncher’s chance of winning against the heavy favorite. Such a scenario took place on June 18th at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, IL when former Light-Heavyweight world title challenger Andrzej Fonfara entered the ring to do battle against Joe Smith Jr. in a fight for the WBC International Light-Heavyweight championship. For Fonfara, this was the fourth fight since losing a hard-fought twelve round unanimous decision to WBC world champion Adonis Stevenson in May 2014. Since that fight Fonfara had won all three of his previous bouts heading into this fight including victories over former world champions Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Nathan Cleverly. Off the strength of not only the “Game” effort he put forth in defeat against Stevenson, but also his performances against Chave...

The official weigh-in for Saturday’s Premier Boxing Champions card took place on Friday in Chicago, IL. The weights for the card are as follows.  Main Event: WBC International Light-Heavyweight championship – 10Rds. Andrzej Fonfara (Champion) 174lbs.                       vs.          Joe Smith Jr. 173lbs. WBA World Bantamweight championship – 12 Rds. Juan Carlos Payano (Champion) 117lbs.                 vs.          Rau’Shee Warren 117lbs. Super-Middleweight – 10 Rds. Hugo Centeno Jr. 163lbs.                              vs. ...

The recent battle between former WBO Jr. Welterweight world champion Ruslan Provodnikov and former world title challenger John Molina Jr. had the look of a fight that would be action-packed. After all, Provodnikov is known as “The Siberian Rocky” and has carved out a reputation as a fighter who will take on anyone. Molina meanwhile, is also known for his crowd-pleasing style which like Provodnikov, has led to some entertaining fights over the years. Molina however, had suffered some setbacks throughout his career and came into the fight with Provodnikov having lost three of his last five bouts. When the two fighters did battle on June 11th at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, NY the question that I had in my mind was simply whether or not Molina would be able to deal with the constant pressure style and power of Provodnikov. Although Molina has taken part in more than one slugfest in his career prior to this fight, it had proven to be a difficult task for most f...

We would like to let our readers know that new material will be released on Wednesday, June 15th. 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 the Jr. Welterweight bout between former WBO Jr. Welterweight world champion Ruslan Provodnikov and former world title challenger John Molina took place on Friday in Verona, NY. The official weights for the card are as follows. Main Event: Jr. Welterweight – 10Rds. Ruslan Provodnikov 140lbs.       vs.     John Molina Jr. 140lbs. Jr. Middleweight – 12Rds. Demetrius Andrade 154lbs.       vs.     Willie Nelson 154lbs. Vacant WBC Lightweight world championship – 12Rds. Dejan Zlaticanin 134lbs.           vs.     Franklin Mamani 133lbs. Middleweight – 10Rds. John Thompson 159lbs.             vs.     Willie Monroe Jr. 160lbs. Welterweight – 4Rds. Oscar Sarmiemto 146lbs. vs. ...

On June 3rd, the world was saddened by the news of the passing of the legendary Muhammad Ali at the age of seventy-four. A man known simply as “The Greatest.” Ali will certainly go down in history as a great fighter and as someone who transcended the sport of Boxing. Since learning of Ali’s passing, I have quite frankly struggled in trying to find the words that would do this legend justice. After all, Muhammad Ali was much more than just a great boxer. As a child, I spent many days studying films of Muhammad Ali. Like most, I was drawn to not only his immaculate Boxing skill, but also his gift of gab. Ali was known for making bold predictions of when his fights would end by using poetry. A skill that was often entertaining, but also got under the skin of many of his opponents. When I think of some of my favorite moments of Ali’s career there are a few that stand out in my mind. When discussing some of the most defining moments of Muhammad Ali’s career, you must start with t...