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Former unified Light-Heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev has earned a reputation as one of the sport of Boxing’s feared “Knockout Artists.” After a rise that saw him win and partially unify the World Light-Heavyweight championship successfully defending his crown eight times between 2013-2016, Kovalev was defeated in November 2016 by Andre Ward in what some feel was a controversial twelve round unanimous decision. The bout, which was highly competitive as well as the subject of the decision fueled demand for a rematch between Ward and Kovalev. The second encounter between the two that took place in June of this year would also have an element of controversy as Ward would be declared the winner via stoppage in the eighth round after a series of body punches caused Kovalev to take a seated position on the middle rope as Referee Tony Weeks stopped the bout. Although the second encounter between the two appeared to be more conclusive in Ward’s favor, video replays indicated th...

We here at The Boxing Truth® would like wish our readers a very safe and Happy Thanksgiving. We would also like to inform readers that new material previewing the upcoming WBO Light-Heavyweight world championship fight between Sergey Kovalev and Vyacheslav Shabranskyy will be released on Friday, November 24th. Material recapping Kovalev-Shabranskyy as well as other Boxing action that has and will be taking place over Thanksgiving week will be included in the upcoming year-end edition of the regular feature Observations On Recent Events In Boxing, which will be released in late December. 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 Tuesday’s Premier Boxing Champions card headlined by a ten round Welterweight bout between former two-division world champion Devon Alexander and veteran Walter Castillo took place on Monday in St. Petersburg, FL. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: Welterweight – 10Rds. Devon Alexander 146 3/4lbs. vs. Walter Castillo 146 1/4lbs. Middleweight – 8Rds. Conor Coyle 158 1/2lbs. vs. Calvin Metcalf 157 1/2lbs. Bantamweight – 6Rds. Roberto Pucheta 119lbs. vs. Shawn Simpson 118 1/2lbs. Middleweight – 4Rds. Anthony Overby 156lbs. vs. Ozodbek Aripov 153 3/4lbs. Welterweight – 4Rds. Jamal Harris 147 1/2lbs. vs. Andre Byrd 146lbs. Bantamweight – 6Rds. Marco Antonio Mendoza 119 1/4lbs. vs. Antonio Russell 117 1/4lbs. Welterweight – 10Rds.* Miguel Cruz vs. David Grayton 146 3/4lbs. (*Official weight for Cruz unavailable as of this writing. Bout scheduled to take place as of this ...

A regular feature here at The Boxing Truth® is to poll our readers with regard to various subjects and events that occur in the Boxing world. As 2018 approaches we would like to know which potential bout that you would want to see in the new year. The choices include: Deontay Wilder vs. Anthony Joshua Jeff Horn vs. Manny Pacquiao II Gennady Golovkin vs. Saul Alvarez II Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker Or, Other (Please Specify in the comments section below.) This reader poll will open on Monday, November 20th in our Reader Poll section below our archives. The poll will remain open until Thursday, December 21st at 6PM. The results will be discussed as part of the 2018 edition of the yearly feature A Boxing Wishlist, which will be released during the first week of 2018. We look forward to hearing from you. Stay tuned. "And That's The Boxing Truth." The Boxing Truth® is a registered trademark...

We would like to let our readers know that new material will be released here on the website on Friday, November 17th. 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

Harmonito Dela Torre L/ Tugstsogt Nyambayar R Photo Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: November 14, 2017 By Sanman Promotions – Filipino boxer Harmonito “Hammer” Dela Torre of Sanman Promotions will be facing 2012 London Olympics silver medalist Tugstsogt “King Tug” Nyambayar on November 18th at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The fight is promoted by the Mayweather promotions. It will be the third fight in the US for the unbeaten Dela Torre (19-0, 12 KOs). Dela Torre previously won by a unanimous decision against Mexican Jose Luis Araiza (31-18-2) last November 11, 2016 at the Winna Vegas Casino and Resort. “I have trained for this fight. I am in great shape. I know he is an Olympic silver medalist and a big puncher but I will come to Las Vegas for a victory,” said the 23-year old Dela Torre. Dela Torre has trained for a couple of months in Miami, Florida under Cuban coach Moro Fernandez.  “This will be a great fight. Both undefeated boxers go...

Longtime readers have become accustomed in recent years to me referring to the Heavyweight division as one that was heading toward a period of transition. Some may recall that I first said this while the division was still being ruled by what this observer called “The Two-Headed Heavyweight Championship Monster” known as the Klitschko brothers. As longtime WBC Heavyweight world champion Vitali Klitschko entered retirement in 2013 and Wladimir Klitschko’s long reign as a unified world champion coming to an end a year later with his loss to Tyson Fury, the division began the transition process. Although Fury defeated Wladimir, he would step away from the sport vacating the various world championships that comprised the unified Heavyweight world championship leaving room for several fighters to attempt to emerge as the division’s next central figure. Three world champions have emerged to sit atop the division who all recently defended their respective shares of the World Heavywei...