Ex-World Heavyweight Champion Oliver McCall, 61, Stops Jeremiah Williams in Fifth By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Corpus Christi, Texas (November 6th, 2026)– At age 61, former World Heavyweight champion Oliver McCall, age 61, continues to be the Jack Johnson of the modern era. McCall, 62-14-1 with 41 knockouts, Corpus Christi, Texas, […]
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Dana White announces Deontay Wilder vs. Jai Opetaia on the Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua card on December 11 in Cardiff, with Opetaia making his heavyweight debut.
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Jake Paul vs. Cédric Doumbé is official for December 24 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. Get the fight details, tale of the tape, press conference dates and what we know about how to watch.
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Tim Tszyu Coach Jeff Fenech Undergoes Third Open Heart Surgery as Lara Bout Nears By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sydney, Australia (November 2nd, 2026)– Hall of Fame former Bantamweight, Super bantamweight, Featherweight and Super Featherweight champion Jeff Fenech is recovering from his third open heart surgery in Sydney, Australia, which he […]
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Floyd Mayweather announced a Dec. 19 Bangkok exhibition against Misfits light heavyweight champion Matt Floyd as a tune-up for a possible Ryan Garcia fight.
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Dwayne Taylor and Munib Al Samani Shine on CLIP Promotions Detroit Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Detroit, MI(November 20th, 2021)– In the co-main event of an eight-bout card promoted by Carlos Ilinas CLIP Promotions at Soundboard Nightclub, Motor City Casino, Detroit, Michigan, rising […]
Andrade vs. Quigley Card Preview & Weigh-in Video By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Manchester, NH (November 19th, 2021)–DAZN will present a televised eight-bout card of boxing at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Friday, November 19, 2021, featuring four world title bouts. Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade, Julio Cesar Martinez, Kali […]
Weights For Carlos Llinas Clip Promotions Night of Knockouts XIX Motor City Casino By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Carlos Ilinas CLIP Promotions presents Night of Knockouts XIX, an exciting eight-bout card of professional boxing, Friday, November 9, 2021, at Soundboard Night Club, Motor City […]
Alvaro “Yaqui” Lopez Remains One of Boxing’s All-Time Greats By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent What a thrill it was for this reporter in October 2021 to meet all-time boxing great Alvaro “Yaqui” Lopez in Detroit, Michigan, where his hard-working middleweight prospect Fernando Hernandez fought to a four-round draw with Michigan’s Matthew […]
Canelo vs. Makabu for WBC Cruiserweight Title at 190 Pounds is Next By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (November 17th, 2021)– In yet another wild boxing development, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will move up to cruiserweight in May or June 2022, perhaps during the Cinco De Mayo Latino […]
David Benavidez Will Attempt To Win WBC Super Middleweight Title For Third Time *Photo Credit: FOX Sports By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In the latest World Boxing Council developments, four-division world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will move up to cruiserweight in a bid to win a fifth world title, and will […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: Thomas Dulorme Appeal Highlights Danger of Rabbit Punches Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Welterweight contender Thomas Dulorme’s appeal for a reversal to the Nevada State Athletic Commission regarding his first-round knockout loss to Jaron “Boots” Ennis is unlikely to result in the “No-Contest” outcome he is seeking, […]
MMA Welterweight Akmal “AK47” Khoziev is Arrested for Murder in Guam By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hagåtña, Guam (November 17th, 2021)–Undefeated 2-0 welterweight MMA fighter Akmal “AK47′ Kohoziev, age 27, who fights MMA for team Paradise Fitness, has been arrested in his native Guam and charged with first-degree murder and second-degree […]
Carlos Llinas Clip Promotions Presents Night of Knockouts XIX at Motor City Casino By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Detroit, Michigan (November 17th, 2021)– Carlos Ilinas and CLIP Promotions will present Night of Knockouts XIX, an exciting ten-bout card of professional boxing on Friday, November […]
RCM Boxing Weekend Recap: Tale of Two Benavidez, Martinez and Galahad, Munguia’s 38-0 Road By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Anaheim, CA (November 14th, 2021)– At 38-0 with 30 knockouts, Jaime Munguia of Tijuana, Mexico, is seeking to conquer the world middleweight division as the next potential Carlos Monzon. At 26-14-1 with […]
From World Champion to Possible Washington D.C. Congressman: Unique Road of Jessie Vargas By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (November 12th, 2021)– Not since now retired ex-world champion Manny Pacquiao declared his candidacy for the Presidency of the Philippines in 2022 under the PDP-Laban Political Party has another boxer […]
Canelo Stops Plant at 168, But Questions Remain By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (November 7th, 2021)– Canelo Alvarez gave Caleb Plant credit for a great effort, as he at least showed up to fight. The previously undefeated World Boxing Organisation World Super Middleweight champion Caleb Plant did a […]
Ian Green Upsets 19-0 Tyler Howard on Vegas Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (November 6th, 2021)– In the Real Combat Media Upset of the Month for November 2021, on Friday, November 5, 2021, rising middleweight prospect Ian “Young General” Green, 15-2 with eleven knockouts, Haledon, New […]
Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant Showtime MGM Grand Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (November 5th, 2021)–USA Showtime Pay-Per-View will present an exciting nine-bout card of professional boxing at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday evening, November 6, 2021, featuring the 168 pounds World […]
UK Cruiserweight Jordan Thompson Real Combat Media KO of the Month For October 2021 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Unbeaten but still relatively untested and unknown Manchester cruiserweight prospect Jordan Thompson, 11-0 with nine knockouts, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom, landed the knockout of the month for October 2021. The punch occurred […]
Happy Halloween! Butaev Stops James, Ennis and Zepeda Win in First, Babic in Second By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (October 31, 2021)–Happy Halloween to all boxing fans. On the evening before Halloween, four major bouts took place on Saturday, October 30, 2021. Of the eight participants in these […]
Hagler vs. Briscoe, 1978 Battle of The Baldies: Real Combat Media Historical Boxing By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The late Marvelous Marvin Hagler, then age 24, a middleweight prospect on the rise, was on the way up towards becoming world middleweight champion when he faced Philadelphia’s late “Bad” Bennie Briscoe, age […]
Jamal James vs. WBA Welterweight Mandalay Bay Las Vegas Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (October 28th, 2021)– According to Jamal James “I’m looking to make a big statement in this fight. I’d like the rematch with Yordenis Ugas coming off his big win against Manny Pacquiao.” […]
Not According To Plan: Brave Abigail Montes Shocks Claressa Shields By MMA Split Decision By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (October 28th, 2021)– Female boxing world champions like Claressa Shields have taken the Mixed Martial Arts MMA route of late because opportunities to make big money remain extremely limited […]
The Savage Faces Drummer Boy: Alen Babic vs. Eric Molina 02 Arena DAZN Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (October 28th, 2021)– Matchroom Boxing and DAZN will present an exciting televised nine bout card of boxing on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at 02 Arena in Greenwich, London, United […]
Historical Boxing Tale of the Four Sugar Rays By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Boxing is called “The Sweet Science” by many. While many boxers have used the nickname “Sugar” From Sugar Shane Mosley to Ultimo Sugar Ramos Zaquiera, and that is a story written and rewritten by many boxing historians […]
Welcome to Vietnam! Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen Becomes Vietnam’s First World Champion By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Ansan, South Korea (October 25th, 2021)– Unbeaten unknown Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen became Vietnam’s first ever world boxing champion when she decisioned Japan’s Etsuko Tada over ten rounds to win the World Boxing Organization Female […]
Stevenson Breaks Down Herring, Wins WBO Title in Atlanta on ESPN By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent CLICK HERE for photos from Mikey Williams / Top Rank via Getty Images CLICK HERE to view Post-Fight Press Conference Atlanta, Georgia (October 24th, 2021)– On ESPN, southpaw WBO interim champion Shakur Stevenson backed up southpaw WBO champion Jamel […]
Rivas Wins Inaugural WBC Bridgerweight Title Over Nova Scotia’s Rozicki in Montreal Slugfest By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Ontario, Canada (October 23rd, 2021)– Not since Jack Munroe challenged James “The Boilermaker” Jeffries 117 years ago for the world heavyweight title at Mechanic’s Pavilion in San Francisco in 1904 has a […]
Top Rank WBO Super Featherweight Explosion! Herring vs. Stevenson Fight Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlanta, Georgia (October 23, 2021)– World Boxing Organisation World Super Featherweight champion Jamel Herring and World Boxing Organisation Interim World Super Featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson will fight to settle the division, televised on […]
Whatever Happened to Ex-Champ Billy Costello? The Later Years By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Very few former boxing veterans, contenders and champions seroconvert into ringside officials, judges and referees. From Barney Ross to Carlos DeLeon to Randy Neumann, some do. Some try it, however overall it is a rare switch. The […]
Inaugural WBC Bridgerweight L’Olympia Theatre Montreal Canadian Fight Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Montreal, Canada (October 22nd, 2021)– On Friday night, October 22, 2021, L’Olympia Theatre in Montreal, Canada, will host an exciting six-bout card of professional boxing, featuring the inaugural historic World Boxing Council Bridgerweight world title bout […]
Canadian Light Heavyweight Champ Gary Summerhays, Brave Road Warrior, Dies at 71 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Ontario, Canada (October 22, 2021)– Former Canadian and Commonwealth British Empire Light-Heavyweight boxing champion Gary Summerhays, a boxing legend in his native Brantford, Ontario, Canada, has passed away in his native Brantford at age […]
NABF Belt is Great Title, From Don King and Ali, to Bobby Hitz and Taylor Duerr By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Staying in 1969 in the heavyweight division in the United States, the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) belt became a prominent title and springboard to establishing top contenders as being […]
Bobby Hitz Interview: Taylor Duerr To Fight For Vacant USBA and NABF Titles in Chicago By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Chicago area boxing promoter Bobby Hitz and Gitz Boxing will present a ten bout card at The Dome at the Ballpark, Rosemont, Illinois, on Thanksgiving Wednesday, November 24, 2021, featuring the […]
A Critical Analysis of Rematches Won and Lost by Roberto Duran By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Esteban DeJesus, Edwin Viruet, Pat Lawlor and Jorge Castro were later career rematches Panama’s “The Hands of Stone” Roberto Duran won. Sugar Ray Leonard (bout three), Vinnie Paz (Pazienza) and Hector Camacho were rematches Roberto […]
Unique Boxing Trend! Judges NO Longer Favoring Promoter’s Fighters, Underdogs Winning Frequently During Pandemic Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Ever since Muhammad Ali got one judge’s scorecard in his first bout with Leon Spinks in defense of his world heavyweight title, which Spinks won by split decision in 15 rounds, […]
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