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On May 20 th at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY undefeated unified WBO/WBC Jr. Welterweight world champion Terence Crawford displayed all of the skills and characteristics that have made the Omaha, NE native a two-division world champion. In what was the fifth defense of his unified Jr. Welterweight crown, Crawford battered top contender Felix Diaz over ten rounds to retain his position as the consensus number one fighter in the 140. Jr. Welterweight division. The skills of Crawford's hand speed, lateral movement, and punching power were the story of the fight as the champion got the better of his opponent in every round battering Diaz, the 2008 Jr. Welterweight Olympic Gold medalist before the fight was stopped by Diaz’ corner at the conclusion of the tenth round. Despite his pedigree and having given former world champion Lamont Peterson all he could handle in a hard fought loss in October 2015. Crawford was simply too much for Diaz, who showed his mettle in de...

We would like to let our readers know that new material discussing the recent Terence Crawford-Felix Diaz world Jr. Welterweight championship fight will be released on Saturday, May 27th. 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 140lb. Jr. Welterweight division was largely put on the main stage of the sport of Boxing in this observer's eyes by the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., who served as the division's central figure from the late 1980’s through most of the 1990’s. Since Chavez began periodically competing as a 147lb. Welterweight on through his eventual retirement in 2005 after an incredible career of one hundred fifteen professional fights and having won world championships in three weight divisions, I have periodically wondered who could be the next fighter that may be able to dominate the Jr. Welterweight division, the weight class Chavez competed in the longest throughout his illustrious career. Of course, many great fighters have competed in the Jr. Welterweight division and had successful reigns at the top of the weight class. Opinion however, can be split as to which was truly dominant due to often a fighter setting his sights on more lucrative opportunities in the Welterweight...

We would like to let our readers know that a preview for Saturday’s world Jr. Welterweight championship clash between undefeated unified WBO/WBC world champion Terence Crawford and top contender Felix Diaz is in the works and will be released on Friday, May 19th during the evening hours. 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

On May 6 th the Boxing world converged on the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV to see Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, one of the sport's biggest stars do battle against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a highly anticipated encounter of two of Mexico’s top fighters. Alvarez, a two-division world champion who is quickly making a push to establish himself as Boxing's top pay-per-view draw facing a former WBC Middleweight world champion in Chavez Jr., who for years was pushed as a pay-per-view attraction as “The Son Of The Legend” following in the footsteps of his father Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. the man regarded by many as the greatest Mexican fighter of all-time. Some would argue that despite being victorious in fifty of his fifty-four professional fights and winning a world championship along the way prior to facing Alvarez, that Chavez Jr. has not fulfilled his full potential perhaps in part due to the impossible task of following his father and trying to establish his own legacy. Chavez h...

If one were to take a poll of Boxing fans who ranged from the casual fan to the die hard enthusiast on what is one aspect about the sport of Boxing that most can universally agree on, you would probably get varying answers because of course, the question in itself is general in nature and does not center around a specific subject regarding the sport. One topic however, that usually draws the interest of both the enthusiast as well as the casual fan is when a special occasion is on the horizon. The type of occasion that epitomizes the “Big Fight” atmosphere. Of all the “Big Fights” that take place in Boxing, one thing most folks would say whether casual fan or enthusiast is there is nothing quite like the anticipation that precedes a World Heavyweight championship fight. A discussion regarding two hard-hitting Heavyweights each with knockout power entering the ring to do battle alone is enough to draw varying opinions as to what may or may not happen when the two fighters square ...

The official weigh-in for Saturday’s pay-per-view clash between two-division world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and former WBC Middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., which will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV took place earlier today. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: Super-Middleweight – 12Rds.* Saul Alvarez 164lbs. vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. 164lbs. (Bout fought at a contracted catchweight of 165 1/2lbs. Classified as a bout in the 168lb. Super-Middleweight division due to both fighters fighting above the 160lb. Middleweight limit.) North American Boxing Federation (NABF) Featherweight championship – 10Rds. Joseph Diaz (Champion 125 1/2lbs. vs. Manuel Avila 125 lbs. Super-Middleweight – 10Rds. David Lemieux 163lbs. vs. Marcos Reyes 163lbs. Jr. Featherweight – 10Rds. Ronny Rios 122lbs. vs. Daniel Noriega 122lbs. Welterweight – 10Rds. Emmanuel Taylor 147lbs. vs. Lucas Matt...