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Romero Duno post-fight photo Photo Credit: Sanman Promotions Press Release: January 28, 2018 – By Sanman Promotions Filipino fighter Romero “Ruthless” Duno continued his winning form by knocking out Mexican Yardley Suarez in the first round Saturday night at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Duno’s impressive victory was his third straight win in the US under the Golden Boy Promotions. The 22-year old boxer from Sanman Boxing Gym in General Santos City landed a right hand to the body followed by a solid right on the head for the knockout.  He now has 16 wins with 14 knockouts against only one loss and no draw while the 23-year old Suarez dropped to 22W-10L-0D, 12 KOs. “I’m very happy with my victory. I will continue to train harder,” said Duno, who is being trained by former world champion Rodel “Batang Mandaue” Mayol at the Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles. “Duno look very good. We are very impressed with his performance,” said manager Dexter “Wang Yu”...

We would like to let our readers know that we are between rounds and will resume our regular schedule with the return of the regular feature Observations On Recent Events In Boxing, which will discuss some of the notable stories in the sport throughout the month of January, will be released on Thursday, February 1st 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

The official weigh-in for Saturday’s Premier Boxing Champions card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY headlined by undefeated IBF Welterweight world champion Errol Spence defending his championship against former Jr. Welterweight world champion Lamont Peterson took place earlier today in Brooklyn, NY. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: IBF Welterweight world championship – 12Rds. Errol Spence (Champion) 147lbs. vs. Lamont Peterson (Challenger) 146 3/4lbs. IBF Lightweight world championship – 12Rds.* Robert Easter (Champion) 134 1/2lbs. vs. Javier Fortuna 136 3/4lbs.* (*Fortuna failed to make the 135lb. Lightweight limit. The scheduled bout will go on as scheduled. Fortuna is ineligible to win the IBF Lightweight world championship. Championship on the line for Easter only.) Heavyweight – 10Rds. Iago Kiladze 220 1/2lbs. vs. Adam Kownacki 260lbs. Light-Heavyweight – 10Rds. Marcus Browne 175 3/4lbs. vs. Francy Nte...

When one thinks of notable names throughout the history of Women’s Boxing some will likely recall fighters such as Ann Wolfe, Christy Martin, Holly Holm, Laila Ali, Lucia Rijker, Deirdre Gogarty, and Mia St. John. All fighters who became world champions throughout their careers and became stars of the sport. A new name has emerged to become a star of Women’s Boxing.  Undefeated unified WBC/IBF Super-Middleweight world champion Claressa Shields. Shields, a native of Flint, MI emerged on the scene when she won an Olympic gold medal in the 2012 Olympics in the Middleweight division, the first time Women’s Boxing was included in the Olympic Games. Shields went on to become a two-time Olympic gold medalist at the 2016 Olympics in the Middleweight division. After becoming only the second American boxer to win two Olympic gold medals, joining Oliver Kirk, who won two gold medals at the 1904 Olympics as a Bantamweight and Featherweight, and compiling an incredible record of 77-1 as a...

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Photo Credit: Tony Tolj   Press Release: January 14, 2018 (Originally Released on January 12, 2018) by Gary Farmer - Unbeaten Super Flyweight sensation Andrew “The Monster” Moloney (15-0, 10 Kos), returns for the biggest test of his professional career February 24 at St Kilda City Stadium in Melbourne Australia for "Punches in the Park 7". Moloney puts his coveted WBA Oceania title & World rankings on the line (WBA #6, IBF #10, WBC #18) as he challenges IBF #5, WBC #11, WBO #12 Rene “The Commander” Dacquel 20 (6) – 6 -1 for his OPBF Championship. Andrew Moloney Photo Credit: Tony Tolj  “The OPBF is a very prestigious belt especially in Japan where boxing is booming at the moment.  I claimed the OPBF Silver title in August last year and I don’t like being second to anyone so it’s only right that I now take on the full champion and become number 1. I’m expecting this to be the toughest fight of my career. Dacquel has beaten some very good...

The official weigh-in for tonight’s first card of 2018 for Showtime Sports’ popular ShoBox: The New Generation series headlined by a battle for the unified Women’s WBC/IBF Super-Middleweight world championship between undefeated world champion Claressa Shields and undefeated top contender Tori Nelson took place on Thursday in Verona, NY. The official weights for the entire card are as follows. Main Event: Women’s WBC/IBF Super-Middleweight world championship – 10 Rds. Claressa Shields (Champion) 167lbs. vs. Tori Nelson (Challenger) 164 3/4lbs. Jr. Welterweight – 8Rds. Shohjahon Ergashev 140lbs. vs. Sonny Fredrickson 141lbs. Women’s Super-Middleweight – 6Rds. Tiffany Woodard 166lbs. vs. Franchon Dezurn 169lbs. Welterweight – 6Rds. Maurice Chalmers 141 1/2lbs. vs. Bakhtiyar Eyubov 143 1/2lbs. Jr. Featherweight – 10Rds. Jesse Hernandez 122 1/2lbs. vs. Ernesto Garza 122 1/2lbs. Heavyweight – 6Rds. Alexey Zubov 206 3/4lbs. vs. Lamont Capers ...