The Boxing Truth®

The weekend of June 3rd saw two world championship fights take center stage in the sport of Boxing. The first of those bouts took place on June 3rd at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL as undefeated two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy made the first defense of his IBF Lightweight world championship against former IBF champion Mickey Bey. The story of this fight was Barthelemy’s ability to box effectively behind a consistent jab and mix in combinations. The lone exception in what this observer believes was a near flawless performance by Barthelemy came in the second round when the former IBF Lightweight world champion Mickey Bey was credited for a knockdown by Referee Sam Burgos when the champion went to the canvas as a result of an accidental clash of heads. What appeared to be a one-sided decision in favor of Barthelemy however, did have a slight element of controversy as one of three official judges scored the fight 117-110 or ten rounds th...

We would like to let our readers know that a recap of some of this weekend’s Boxing action including June 3rd’s Premier Boxing Champions card is in the works and will be released on Wednesday, June 8th. On Thursday, June 9th a feature remembering the legendary Muhammad Ali will be released. We apologize for the delay. 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 Friday night’s Premier Boxing Champions card headlined by the IBF Lightweight world championship fight between champion Rances Barthelemy and number eleven rated IBF Lightweight contender Mickey Bey took place on Thursday in Hollywood, FL. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: IBF Lightweight world championship – 12Rds. Rances Barthelemy (Champion) 134lbs.     vs.     Mickey Bey (Challenger) 134lbs. Super-Middleweight – 10Rds. Caleb Plant 163lbs.        vs.     Carlos Galvan 162lbs. Jr. Featherweight – 10 Rds. Emmanuel Rodriguez 119lbs.  vs.     Alberto Guevara 119lbs. Light-Heavyweight – 6Rds. Dyah Davis 172lbs.        vs.     Leosvy Mayedo 175lbs. Jr. Lightweight – 6Rds. Dat Nguyen 128lbs.     ...

We would like to let our readers know that new material will be released on Friday, June 3rd. 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 latest step in the comeback of former multi-division world champion and future Hall of Famer Shane Mosley took place on May 28th at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ. Although Mosley was only entering the ring for the third time since returning from a retirement/hiatus in August 2015, the forty-four year old Mosley would opt to take on a difficult task in the form of WBA number one rated Welterweight contender David Avanesyan. Prior to this fight, this observer stated that this seemed to be a classic matchup of youth versus experience. Mosley, a fighter with a stellar resume and significant skill being pitted against a fighter seventeen years his junior. Even though Avanesyan entered the fight having won twenty-one of twenty-three professional fights and having interim/regular champion status in the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) Welterweight ratings, he had not faced a fighter of Mosley’s caliber and some questioned just how good he was. What would end up happening ...

When a former world champion begins a comeback the obvious question that will be asked by fans and experts alike is when or if that fighter will choose to fight someone considered a top contender.  Sugar Ray Leonard, who made several comebacks throughout his career is noted for his historical victory over Marvelous Marvin Hagler in April 1987 to win the WBC Middleweight world championship. A fight Leonard took directly after nearly a three-year layoff without choosing to fight any would be “Tune ups.” Others such as George Foreman chose the slow and steady approach of fighting relative unknown and undistinguished opposition for an extended period of time before testing the waters against a top ranked contender. Even though Foreman would suffer some setbacks along the way during his comeback in losing two world championship fights to Evander Holyfield and Tommy Morrison, his comeback would ultimately prove successful as he regained portions of the World Heavyweight championsh...

The rematch between unified WBA/IBO Jr. Middleweight world champion Erislandy Lara and top contender Vanes Martirosyan on May 21st was one that was quite frankly deserving of a sequel. The first encounter between the two after all back in November 2012 ended in “Inconclusive” fashion as the close and competitive contest was halted when Martirosyan suffered a cut over his left eye as a result of an accidental clash of heads, which caused the fight to be stopped resulting in a nine round technical draw. Lara, now a unified Jr. Middleweight world champion after his interim/regular championship status in the WBA’s Jr. Middleweight ratings was upgraded to world champion following the retirement last year of Floyd Mayweather has openly sought a lucrative fight against Saul Alvarez, a man who earned an extremely close twelve round split decision against him in July 2014. Martirosyan meanwhile had suffered two losses to Demetrius Andrade and Jermell Charlo in the years since his first e...