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The official weigh-in for Saturday’s rematch for the WBC Heavyweight world championship between undefeated champion Deontay Wilder and former champion Bermane Stiverne took place earlier today in Brooklyn, NY. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: WBC Heavyweight world championship – 12Rds. Deontay Wilder (Champion) 220 3/4lbs. vs. Bermane Stiverne (Challenger) 254 3/4lbs. Vacant IBF Jr. Welterweight world championship – 12Rds. Akihiro Kondo 139 1/2lbs. vs. Sergey Lipinets 139 3/4lbs. Vacant WBC Silver Welterweight championship – 12Rds. Shawn Porter 146 1/2lbs. vs. Adrian Granados 146lbs. Heavyweight – 12Rds.* Eric Molina 250 3/4lbs. vs. Dominic Breazeale 255 1/4lbs. (* Fight is an elimination bout to determine a mandatory challenger in the WBC’s Heavyweight ratings to meet the winner of Wilder-Stiverne II) Heavyweight – 10Rds. Pedro Rodriguez 260lbs. vs. Iago Kiladze 223 1/4lbs. Cruiserweight – 8Rds. ...

We would like to let our readers know that new material will be released  on Friday, November 3rd. We apologize for the delay. We would also like to inform readers that a feature discussing the recent IBF/WBA/IBO Heavyweight world championship fight between Anthony Joshua and Carlos Takam as well as this weekend's rematch for the WBC Heavyweight world championship between champion Deontay Wilder and former champion Bermane Stiverne is in the works and will be released on Saturday, November 11th. 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 IBF/WBA/IBO Heavyweight championship fight between undefeated world champion Anthony Joshua and IBF number three rated Heavyweight contender Carlos Takam took place on Friday in Cardiff, Wales. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: IBF/WBA/IBO Heavyweight world championship – 12Rds. Anthony Joshua (Champion) 254lbs. vs. Carlos Takam (Challenger) 235 1/2lbs. Vacant WBC Silver Heavyweight championship – 12Rds. Robert Helenius 248 1/2lbs. vs. Dillian Whyte 247 1/2lbs. WBA Jr. Bantamweight world championship – 12Rds. Khalid Yafai (Champion) 114 1/2lbs. vs. Sho Ishida (Challenger) 114 1/2lbs. Vacant WBA Women’s Lightweight world championship – 10Rds. Anahi Sanchez 136lbs. vs. Katie Taylor 134 1/2lbs. British Light-Heavyweight championship – 12Rds. Frank Buglioni (Champion) 174 1/2lbs. vs. Craig Richards (Challenger) 173lbs. Lightweight – 8Rds. Joe Cordina 134 1/2lbs. vs. Les...

Randy Petalcorin L/ Oscar Raknafa R Photo Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: October 26, 2017 (Originally released on October 25, 2017) – By Sanman Promotions Former world champion Randy “Razor” Petalcorin of General Santos City will be facing former WBO Asia Pacific Minimumweight and Indonesian Light-Flyweight champion Oscar Raknafa of Indonesia on November 10 at the Malvern Town Halll in Melbourne, Australia. It will be a 10-round non-title fight according to Jim Claude Manangquil, CEO of Sanman Promotions. Petalcorin (27W-2L-1D, 20 KOs) is handled by Sanman Promotions and Peter Maniatis of Australia. “I’m happy to be fighting back in Melbourne. Last time was not great but I will make sure I will have a good performance on Nov. 10,” said the 25-year old Petalcorin. Petalcorin, a former WBA World Light-Flyweight champion, lost by a controversial split decision to Omari Kimweri of South Africa in their battle for the vacant WBC Silver Flyweight title last April ...

Jayson Mamma L/Jade Bornea R Photo Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: October 26, 2017 (Originally released on October 22, 2017) – By Sanman Promotions The up and coming fighters of Sanman Promotions will be featured in the next Brawl at the Mall: “Young Gunz” on November 5th at the Robinson’s Place in General Santos City. The undefeated Jayson Mama (7W-0L, 3 KOs) of Sanman is pitted against veteran Rodel Tejares of Bukidon in a bout scheduled for 10 rounds. Mama, who only turned pro last year, will be making his first 10 round fight. “I think Jason Mama will be a big deal in the Flyweight division in the future,” said Sanman Promotions CEO Jim Claude Manangquil. In his last fight, the 20-year old Mama stopped Bimbo Nacionales by a second round technical knockout last September 9 at the Polomolok Gym in Polomolok. He knocked down Nacionales three times in Round 2 to remain unbeaten. Tejares, on the other hand, previously won by retiring Ian Ligutan in the...

Top Middleweight contender Ryota Murata scored a dominant seventh round TKO over former WBO Middleweight world champion Hassan N’Dam on Sunday night (In Japan, Sunday morning in the United States) at the Ryogoku   Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan. In what was a rematch of a fight that ended in a controversial split decision that was won by N’Dam in May of this year, this time Murata left no doubts.  In short, the fight can be summed up by simply stating that Murata applied consistent pressure on N’Dam implementing a well-balanced attack to the body and head of the former world champion. Although N’Dam attempted numerous times throughout the fight to land short combinations on Murata, Murata was able to effectively block much of N’Dam’s offense by using a high defensive guard and deflecting punches either with his arms or his gloves. In contrast to the first fight where he spent much of the early rounds stalking N’Dam and not letting his hands go consistently, Murata starte...

The official weigh-in for Sunday’s Middleweight rematch between former WBO Middleweight world champion Hassan N’Dam and Ryota Murata took place earlier today in Tokyo, Japan. Below is the official weights for the entire card, which can be seen here in the United States on ESPN. Main Event: Middleweight – 12Rds.* Hassan N’Dam 159 3/4lbs. vs. Ryota Murata 158 1/2lbs. (* Bout is for Interim/Regular champion status in the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) Middleweight ratings, a designation currently held by N’Dam.) WBC Light-Flyweight world championship – 12Rds. Ken Shiro (Champion) 107 1/4lbs. vs. Pedro Guevara (Challenger) 107 1/4lbs. WBC Flyweight world championship – 12Rds. Daigo Higa (Champion) 111 3/4lbs. vs. Thomas Masson (Challenger) 111 1/2lbs. *Bouts also scheduled to take place on this card: Weights unavailable as of this writing. Featherweight – 4Rds. Yasuhiro Okada vs. Seiya Yamaguchi Light-Flyweight – 4Rds. Retsu Matsuda vs. Y...