ROBERTO DURAN GETS SUCCESSFUL PACEMAKER IMPLANT SURGERY By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent Panama City, Panama (March 19th, 2024)– In Panama City, Panama, International Boxing Hall of Fame retired multi division former world champion Roberto ‘Hands of Stone’ Duran, 103-16 with 70 knockouts, age 72, received a pacemaker on Monday, March 18, […]
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Keith Thurman Injured, Sebastian Fundora to Fight Tim Tszyu
Keith Thurman Injured, Sebastian Fundora to Fight Tim Tszyu By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (March 19th, 2023)– The comeback of former World Welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman in the Premier Boxing Champions inaugural pay-per-view event on Prime Video scheduled for March 30, 2024, at T-Mobile Arena in […]
Joyce & Davies Score Big Ko’s, Heaney & Pauls Draw at Resorts World Birmingham – Video Highlights
Joyce & Davies Score Big Ko’s, Heaney & Pauls Draw at Resorts World Birmingham By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Birmingham, UK (March 17th, 2024)– In a critical heavyweight comeback on an eight bout card televised on ESPN at Resorts World Arena, in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on Saturday, March 16, 2024, Joe […]
King Callum Walsh Wins WBC Title at The Garden on UFC Fight Pass
King Callum Walsh Wins WBC Title at The Garden on UFC Fight Pass By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (March 16th, 2024)– The Freddie Roach trained ‘King’ Callum Walsh, 10-0 with eight knockouts, Cork, Ireland, advanced the cause of his promoter, Tom Loeffler, in the main event of a […]
ANTHONY JOSHUA DOMINATES FRANCIS NGANNOU – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, POST PRESSER & SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION
ANTHONY JOSHUA DOMINATES FRANCIS NGANNOU – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, POST PRESSER & SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (March 9th, 2024)– In the main event of a 10 bout card at Kingdom Arena, on Friday, March 8, 2024, former World Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua knocked down former UFC Heavyweight champion Francis ‘The Predator’ Ngannou in the […]
Rating The Best Super Middleweight Challengers for Canelo Alvarez in 2024
Rating The Best Super Middleweight Challengers for Canelo Alvarez in 2024 Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The year 2024 has brought new light and new vision to the 168 pounds super middleweight division, currently ruled by undisputed World Super Middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Here are my picks for the […]
ANTHONY JOSHUA VS. FRANCIS NGANNOU WEIGH-IN, PRESSER, WORKOUT, BETTING ODDS, FACEOFF SHOW & HOW TO WATCH!
ANTHONY JOSHUA VS. FRANCIS NGANNOU WEIGH-IN, PRESSER, BETTING ODDS, FACEOFF SHOW & HOW TO WATCH! Knockout Chaos! Review of Riyadh 10 Bout Card Featuring Anthony Joshua and Ngannou By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (March 8th, 2024)– Heavyweight stars Anthony Joshua, Francis Ngannou, Joseph Parker, Zhilei Zhang, rising undefeated […]
Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk Championship Fight is Postponed! – Update – New Date Announced!
No Ring of Fire in Saudi Arabia, Tyson Fury Cut in Sparring Forces Card Postponement By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (February 3rd, 2024)– A cut sustained by Tyson Fury in sparring has forced the postponement of his world heavyweight titular unification match with Oleksandr Usyk, and has also forced […]
Reflections on the Boxing Career of Joe Bugner – Video
Reflections on the Boxing Career of Joe Bugner By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In 1956, Joe Bugner and his parents were refugees from the invasion of Hungary by the Soviet Union. An athlete and discus champion, Bugner began training in Great Britain and turned professional at age 17, embarking on a […]
Francis Ngannou to Fight Anthony Joshua on March 8 2024 in Saudi Arabia – Opening Betting Odds & Tale of the Tape
Francis Ngannou to Fight Anthony Joshua on March 8 2024 in Saudi Arabia By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (January 7th, 2024)– Tyson Fury versus Oleksandr Usyk, scheduled for February 17, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, not posted officially on BoxRec, has been upstaged by Anthony Joshua versus Francis […]
Vito Mielnicki Jr. Scores Spectacular First Round Knockout in Prudential Center Main Event
Vito Mielnicki Jr. Scores Spectacular First Round Knockout in Prudential Center Main Event By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent- Ringside *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Newark, NJ (December 3oth, 2023)– In the main event of an eleven bout Brick City holiday boxing card at Prudential Center Newark, on Friday night, […]
Vito Mielnicki Jr. , Slick Mike Anderson, & Thomas LaManna Headline 13 Bout Brick City Friday Night Fights Prudential Center Newark Card
Vito Mielnicki Jr. , Slick Mike Anderson, and Thomas LaManna Headline 13 Bout Brick City Friday Night Fights Prudential Center Newark Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Newark, NJ (December 26th, 2023)– New Jersey favorite sons Vito Mielnicki Jr., Michael ‘Slick’ Anderson, and Thomas ‘Cornflake’ LaManna will fight three 10 […]
Day of Reckoning | Joshua vs. Wallin, Wilder vs. Parker, Bivol vs. Arthur & Dubois vs. Miller Video Highlights & Post Fight Coverage
Joshua vs. Wallin, Wilder vs. Parker, Bivol vs. Arthur & Dubois vs. Miller Video Highlights & Post Fight Coverage Joshua Shines Stops Wallin, Parker Shocks Wilder, Kabayel TKOs Makhmudov in Riyadh By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (December 24th, 2023)– In the main event of an eight bout Christmas […]
The Ten Worst Performing Opponents of Iron Mike Tyson’s Career – Video Highlights
The Ten Worst Performing Opponents of Iron Mike Tyson’s Career By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent During his career, Iron Mike Tyson had some very brief outcomes in his 50 recorded wins. Tyson’s career stretched 20 years, between 1985 and 2005. Bouts which ended in the first and second round, of one […]
Jorge Linares Retires at Age 38, After Losing Fourth Consecutive Comeback Attempt – Career Highlights Video
Jorge Linares Retires at Age 38, After Losing Fourth Consecutive Comeback Attempt By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Caracas, Venezuela (October 26th, 2023)– A Venezuelan fighting out of Japan, veteran Jorge Linares, an Edwin Valero stablemate who fought in the ring as a professional for 21 years, has retired for good at […]
Joe Calzaghe, One of the Most Underestimated Champions in History, Who Helped Put the WBO on the Map
Joe Calzaghe, One of the Most Underestimated Champions in History, Who Helped Put the WBO on the Map By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In recent months, several boxing experts have evaluated whether or not Joe Calzaghe was either the most overrated or underrated super middleweight world champion, or world champion, in […]
‘Colonel’ Bob Sheridan, Rumble in the Jungle Hall of Fame Boxing Commentator, Dies at 79
Colonel Bob Sheridan, Rumble in the Jungle Hall of Fame Boxing Commentator, Dies at 79 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Victorville, California (September 28th, 2023)– Colonel Bob Sheridan, the Pro Boxing Hall of Fame commentator who broadcast over 10 thousand boxing and MMA fights on radio and television commentator, including Muhammad […]
Does IBO Champ King Lyndon Arthur Have a Shot at Dmitry Bivol?
Does IBO Champ King Lyndon Arthur Have a Shot at Dmitry Bivol? Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent ‘King’ Lyndon Arthur, who has split two bouts with Anthony Yarde, now holds the International Boxing Organization World Light Heavyweight title, perhaps the most significant titular win in the 175 pounds division for […]
Is C-Way Real? Meet Heavyweight DaJuan Calloway, 400 Pound Boxer and MMA Fighter
Is C-Way Real? Meet Heavyweight DaJuan Calloway, 400 Pound Boxer and MMA Fighter Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Heavyweight prospect DaJuan ‘C-Way’ Calloway, age 31, is so big, he’s even bigger than the ringside WBF official he is standing next to in the photo. DaJuan Calloway is 7-3 as a […]
Usyk Knocks Out Dubois in Ninth After Low Blow Controversy in Poland – Video Highlights & Post Fight Reactions
Usyk Knocks Out Dubois in Ninth After Low Blow Controversy By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Wroclaw, Poland (August 27th, 2023)– A controversial borderline punch thrown by challenger Daniel Dubois in the fifth round, ruled a low blow by referee Luis Pabon, enabled World Boxing association, World Boxing Organization, International Boxing Federation […]
Allen Green vs. Jaidon Codrington – One of the Most Decisive TV Knockouts Ever Seen in History
Allen Green vs. Jaidon Codrington – One of the Most Decisive TV Knockouts Ever Seen in History By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Taken in historical context, Jack Johnson over James Jeffries, Max Schmeling over Joe Louis I, Rocky Marciano over Jersey Joe Walcott I, Muhammad Ali versus Sonny Liston II, […]
Anthony Joshua Stops Robert Helenius Chisora and Hrgovic Win in London – Video Highlights & Post Presser
Anthony Joshua Knocks Out Robert Helenius in Seventh Round, Chisora and Hrgovic Win on the 02 Arena Undercard By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (August 13th, 2023)– Former two-time World Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, in a do or die situation for his career, knocked out former heavyweight contender Robert Helenius […]
Nordic Nightmare or Fantasy? Odds of a Robert Helenius Upset Over Anthony Joshua at 02 Arena This Weekend in London
Nordic Nightmare or Fantasy? Odds of a Robert Helenius Upset Over Anthony Joshua at 02 Arena This Weekend in London By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (August 9th, 2023)– The news is now official. Outspoken heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte, who did not pass his latest random VADA Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency […]
JORDAN ‘SHORTDOG’ WHITE GETS A ONE PUNCH KO ON SHOBOX IN BETHLEHEM, PA – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
JORDAN WHITE GETS A ONE PUNCH KO ON SHOBOX IN BETHLEHEM, PA By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Bethlehem, PA (August 5th, 2023)– In the main event of a King’s Promotions nine bout Showtime ShoBox: The Next Generation card on Friday, August 4, 2023, at Wind Creek Events Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, […]
Analyzing The High IQ Boxing Mind of Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford
Analyzing The High IQ Boxing Mind of Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent After conquering both the 140 pound and 147 pounds professional boxing divisions across all major worldwide title belts-the World Boxing Council, the World Boxing Association Super title, the World Boxing Organization, and the International Boxing […]
TERENCE CRAWFORD DOMINATES ERROL SPENCE TO BECOME THE BEST IN BOXING – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, POST PRESSER & SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION
TERENCE CRAWFORD DOMINATES ERROL SPENCE TO BECOME THE BEST IN BOXING – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, POST PRESSER & SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION TERENCE CRAWFORD MAKES HISTORY WITH NINTH-ROUND TKO OVER ERROL SPENCE JR. IN SHOWTIME PPV® MAIN EVENT SATURDAY NIGHT FROM T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS Isaac Cruz Edges Giovanni Cabrera by Split-Decision in Co-Main Event Alexandro Santiago […]
ERROL SPENCE VS. TERENCE CRAWFORD PRESSER, ALL ACCESS, POLL, PREDICTIONS, BETTING ODDS & WEIGH-IN
ERROL SPENCE VS. TERENCE CRAWFORD PPV PRESS CONFERENCE, PREDICTIONS, BETTING ODDS & WEIGH-IN Las Vegas Showtime Welterweight Explosion! Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (July 28th, 2023)– Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. will finally meet for the unified World Welterweight title […]
Naoya Inoue Dominates Stephen Fulton in Tokyo, Japan – Video Highlights
Monster Inoue Blows Away Stephen Fulton to Win His Fourth World Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Tokyo, Japan (July 26th, 2023)– Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue is a four division world champion. Inoue, 25-0 with 22 knockouts, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, decked Stephen Fulton, now 21-1 with eight knockouts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, twice in […]
The Australian Shark, Heavyweight Joseph Goodall, Stops Stephan Shaw On The Road – Video
The Australian Shark, Heavyweight Joseph Goodall, Stops Stephan Shaw On The Road By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Unknown Australian heavyweight Joseph ‘The Australian Shark’ Goodall, 10-1-1 with nine knockouts, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, scored the best win of his career when he decked Stephan Shaw, now 18-2 with 13 knockouts, Saint Louis, […]
New Look Thomas LaManna Knocks Out Juan Manuel Witt at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ
New Look Thomas LaManna Knocks Out Witt at Boardwalk Hall By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent – Ringside *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Atlantic City, NJ (July 24th, 2023)– Welterweight turned middleweight Thomas LaManna does not look his nickname ‘Cornflake’ of late. His new look physique is well-toned, and his […]
George Kambosos Jr. vs. Maxi Hughes Oklahoma Card USA ESPN Shawnee Preview, Betting Odds, Weigh-in & Presser
George Kambosos Jr. versus Maxi Hughes Oklahoma Card USA ESPN Shawnee Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Shawnee, Oklahoma (July 22nd, 2023)– Former International Boxing Federation, World Boxing Association, and World Boxing Organisation World Lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr., coming off of two unsuccessful 12 round decision loss attempts to win […]
TEOFIMO LOPEZ ENDS RETIREMENT & CALLS OUT DEVIN HANEY – VIDEO
TEOFIMO LOPEZ ENDS RETIREMENT & CALLS OUT DEVIN HANEY By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (July 18th, 2023)– Teofimo Lopez, age 25, 19-1 with 13 knockouts, Las Vegas, Nevada, had previously announced his retirement on June 14, 2023, two days after winning the World Boxing Organisation World Super Lightweight […]