All 28 fighters made weight at UFC Vegas 124. Full card records, weights and odds, main card film study and weigh-in video for Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Johnny Walker.
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Under Men’s Rules 10×3 Rounds, Turhan vs. Baumgardner Heads MVP Texas Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Prediction Record: (184-44-10), (9-5-1) in Main Events Arlington, Texas (November 6th, 2026)– In the main event of a ten bouts ESPN, ESPN Deportes and Sky Sports UK televised card promoted by Jake Paul’s MVP […]
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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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RCM Boxing Weekend Recap: Avanesyan Retains EBU, Vazquez Returns, Pigford KOs Aryee By Robert Brizel, Head Boxing Correspondent London, UK (October 3rd, 2021)– Saturday, October 2, 2021, yielded some interesting boxing results, with European Boxing Union Welterweight champion David Avanesyan and former International Boxing Federation World Lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez being the most prominent names […]
Verdejo and Sosa Controversy: Should Pro Boxers Be Subject to the Death Penalty? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Two recent incidents involving the deaths of a family member by pro boxers has revisited the old argument. Does Dementia Pugilistica, as in professional boxers getting hit in the head over a period […]
When Managers Mismatch Top Prospects Too Soon: Strange Case of Detroit’s O’Quinn By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Recently an established boxing manager in the Detroit area contacted me about an offer for his unbeaten rising Detroit area light heavyweight prospect to fight one division up against another unbeaten prospect attached […]
USYK DEFEATS JOSHUA IN A CLASSIC – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS In Better Performance Than Billy Conn vs. Joe Louis I, Usyk Outmaneuvers Joshua, Wins World Heavyweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (September 26th, 2021)– While other lower-weight fighters have come up from light heavyweight and cruiserweight to challenge for […]
Sergio Martinez Win His Third Comeback Fight Over the Veteran Brian Rose in Madrid Spain Madrid, Spain (September 26th, 2021)– Southpaw former World Middleweight champion Sergio Gabriel “Maravilla” Martinez, age 46, 54-3-2 with 30 knockouts, Madrid, Spain by way of Buenos Aires, Argentina, won a unanimous ten round decision over Brian Rose, 32-7-1 with eight […]
No Bones About It, EX-UFC Champion Jon Jones Arrested Again, This Time in Las Vegas For Domestic Battery Violence By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (September 24th, 2021)– Former UFC Light Heavyweight champion and MMA Megastar Jon Jones was arrested by Las Vegas Metro PD on Friday morning, September […]
Arslanbek Makhmudov Stops Ex-EBU Heavyweight Champ Erkan Teper at Age 39 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Quebec City, Canada (September 24th, 2021)– The career of former European Boxing champion Erkan Teper is probably over at age 39. Teper, 21-4 with 13 knockouts, Ahlen, Germany, was knocked down three times in the […]
JOSHUA VS. USYK BRIZEL PREDICTIONS, PREVIEW SHOW, PRESSER, WEIGH-IN VIDEO & HOW TO WATCH! London, UK (September 24th, 2021)– Anthony Joshua will put his IBF, WBA and WBO championships on the line against Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday September 25 on DAZN. Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) dominated and then floored […]
RCM Historical Boxing: Lloyd Honeyghan vs. Donald “Cobra” Curry By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Real Combat Media historical boxing often looks at great fights and crossroads fights. When Lloyd Honeyghan met Donald Curry on September 26, 1986, at Caesars Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Showtime, Donald […]
Three Fighters Suspended For Using Cannabis, For Violations Predating July 2021 Rules Change By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (September 23rd, 2021)– [This story includes nonjudgmental updated recreational and medicinal laws, as applies to medicinal and recreational use of marijuana in U.S. states, territories, and tribal nations. Please note […]
WBO Champ Joe Smith Jr. Tests Positive for COVID-19, ESPN Salamov Fight Postponed By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media New York, NY (September 22nd, 2021)– In the latest boxing development to rock the presses, World Boxing Organization World Light Heavyweight champion Joe Smith Jr. has […]
CANELO VS. PLANT SHOWTIME PRESS CONFERENCE & INTERVIEWS Los Angeles, CA (September 21st, 2021)– Mexican Superstar and Four-Division World Champion Canelo Álvarez and Undefeated Super Middleweight Champion Caleb Plant to Preview Undisputed 168-Pound Title Showdown Taking Place Saturday, Nov. 6 Live on SHOWTIME PPV® from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Mexican superstar, four-division […]
Deontay Wilder Says Tyson is a Cheater Who Should Burn in Hell! Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent I haven’t yet heard valid proof of how gloves flap all the way back, why your hands were in the bottom of the glove, why did my ear have scratches deep inside my […]
New Brizel Editorial: The Fury US 80 Million Dollars of Madness Heavyweight Question By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent On Saturday, October 9, 2021, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the 80 million dollar question of penalty madness will be answered. Lineal World Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has the boxing public intrigued, […]
Unreal Deal: Florida Boxing Commission Suspends Holyfield 30 Days, and It Isn’t Funny By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Hollywood, FL (September 17th, 2021)– As of September 16, 2021, the Florida State Boxing Commission has medically suspended Evander Holyfield for 30 days, after Vitor Belfort […]
Hungarian Fighter Norbert Szekeres, 0 For 32 Hungarian Ringer, Wins in UK By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Box Rec Budapest, Hungary (September 17th, 2021)– Professional Hungarian ringer Nobert Szekeres was 0 for 32 with one draw in five and a half years fighting as the loser in countries around […]
Jennings vs. Rivas Montreal WBC World Title Bout: Bridgerweight Division Wars Begin! By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The war of the new Bridgerweight World Boxing Council weight class will take place in the main event on Friday night, October 22, 2021. Scheduled for 12 rounds at Olympia Theatre in Montreal, […]
HOLYFIELD VS. BELFORT & SILVA VS. ORTIZ RESULTS, POST PRESSER & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Holyfield Exposed by Father Time in Trump Triller Exhibition By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hollywood, FL (September 12th, 2021)– In the 1936 second version of the musical Showboat, Paul Robeson sang “Ol’ Man River” by Jerome Kern and […]
‘ Duerr Wins CLIP Promotions Main Event at Motor City Casino as Obando Hangs Tough By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent * Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Detroit, MI (September 12th, 2021)– Michigan light heavyweight prospect Taylor “Machine Gun” Duerr returned to action in the main event of a ten […]
Night of Knockouts XVIII Weights, CLIP Motor City Casino Detroit Boxing Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Detroit, Mi (September 9th, 2021)– The weigh-in results for the ten scheduled bouts at Sound Board, Motor City Hotel Casino, Detroit, Michigan, Thursday, September 9, 2020, are as follows, for the Friday, […]
Carlos Llinas Clip Promotions Presents Night of Knockouts XVIII at Motor City Casino By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Photo Credit Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Detroit Mi (September 9th, 2021)– Carlos Ilinas and CLIP Promotions will present Night of Knockouts XVIII, an exciting ten-bout card of professional boxing on Friday, September […]
President Trump To Host Holyfield vs. Belfort Bout in Fla. Bout With Live Commentary By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hollywood, FL (September 9th, 2021)– Just when you think you have seen it all, boxing continues to provide new firsts beyond the firsts already recorded. Former United States President Donald Trump will […]
Triller Thriller! David Haye Florida Comeback Bout Eight Rounds vs. 9-0 Joe Fournier By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hollywood, FL (September 8th, 2021)– Triller Thriller, or bada boom bust? The comeback of “The Hayemaker” is for real. How serious David Haye is for this comeback bout? How seriously he has trained […]
IBF Flyweight Champ Sunny Edwards Injures Ankle, London Title Defense Postponed By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (September 7th, 2021)– According to promoter Frank Warren, International Boxing Federation World Flyweight champion Sunny “Showtime” Edwards has an injured ankle, which will postpone his scheduled title defense this Saturday, September 11, 2021, […]
It Wasn’t! Brizel Editorial Response to Boxing 24 7 Calling Tyson KO of Seldon a Dive Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Rapper Tupac Shakur was in attendance, and got gunned down after leaving the brief bot at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, […]
September 11 Evander Holyfield Comeback Moves to Florida Hard Rock Casino as Exhibition Bout By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hollywood, FL (September 6th, 2021)– The comeback of former World Heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield against MMA star and former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort has changed venues from California to Florida […]
Counter Left Jab Knockdown Enables Madman Hernandez To Upset Jose Resendiz at Armory By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Minneapolis, Minnesota (September 6th, 2021)– At Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on a nine bout card on Sunday, September 5, 2021, Marco “Madman” Hernandez scored a minor upset on Labor Day Weekend 2021 with […]
Leeds Featherweight Stinker! Accidental Head Butt Leads to Draw in Warrington-Lara 2 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Leeds, UK (September 5th, 2021)– In the DAZN main event stinker of a nine bout card at Headingley Rugby League Stadium, Leeds, United Kingdom, the featherweight rematch between former International Boxing Federation World Featherweight […]
Female Mexican Welterweight Jeanette Zacarias Zapata Dies in Coma in Canada From Bout Injuries By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (September 4th, 2021)– Compounding the news Oscar De La Hoya is in the hospital in Los Angeles, California, after contracting COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus while training for his comeback exhibition […]
Oscar De La Hoya Hospitalized With Coronavirus, Holyfield to Fight Belfort Instead By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (September 4th, 2021)– The anticipated comeback of former multi division champion Oscar “Golden Boy” De La Hoya, a winner of eleven world titles in six weight classes, has been put on […]
WBC Places its World Champion, Oscar Valdez, on Conditional Probation For 12 Months By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Mexico City, Mexico (September 4th, 2021)– In a compromise, the World Boxing Council has placed WBC World Super Featherweight champion on conditional probation for 12 months, with terms and conditions which must be […]
LARA VS. WARRINGTON 2 + UNDERCARD PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES Katie Taylor, Warrington-Lara II, Conor Benn DAZN Leeds UK Nine Bout Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Leeds, Yorkshire (September 4th, 2021)– Undisputed Female World Lightweight champion Katie Taylor will square off against International Boxing Federation World Featherweight champion […]
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