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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IBF World Super Bantamweight Champion Lehlo Ledwaba Dies in South Africa at Age 49 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Gauteng, South Africa (July 6th, 2021)– Former International Boxing Federation World Super Bantamweight champion Lehlohonolo Benedict “Lehlo” Ledwaba of Meadowlands, Gauteng, South Africa, who held the IBF world title between 1999 and […]
Upset of Month, WBO Champ Joe Noynay Knocks Out Liam Wilson in Shocker Down Under By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Newcastle, Australia (July 8th, 2021)– Despite 20 months of inactivity, and a 14 day COVID-19 quarantine, determined Cebuano southpaw Joe Noynay scored a shocking fifth round knockout of previously undefeated […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: Larry Holmes and His Amazing Heavyweight Statistics Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Larry Holmes of Easton, Pennsylvania, the former World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion known as the “The Easton Assassin”, holds two unique professional boxing statistics which will likely […]
WBA Super Bantamweight Champion Sergio Palma of Argentina Dies at 65 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Mar De La Plata, Argentina (July 1st, 2021)– Former World Boxing Association World Super Bantamweight champion Sergio Victor Palma has died at age 65 on June 28, 2021, in Mar De La Plata, Argentina, after […]
Blackpool Rock, British Heavyweight Champion Brian London Who Fought Ali, Dies at 87 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent British Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion Brian Sidney Harper London, known professionally as Brian London, “The Blackpool Rock”, who fought Floyd Patterson and Muhammad Ali for the World Heavyweight title but was unsuccessful, has died […]
June 19 Upsets! Williams Tops Foreman. Underdogs Venegas, Centeno, Rosado, Silva Win By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Jimmy “Quiet Storm” Williams, a fighter belonging to CES Boxing President and promoter Jimmy Burchfield Sr., scored a major upset by winning an upset eight round majority decision over aging Yuri Foreman on Saturday, […]
Guarneros Again Upsets Frank in England, Retains IBF Flyweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (June 19th, 2021)– For a foreign fighter to go into the United Kingdom enemy territory and win is incredible. For a foreign boxer to come in England and win on the scorecards in enemy […]
Happy Birthday Champs! Roberto Duran and Mike Weaver Turn 70 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent June marks the birthdays of several noted boxers. On a happy note, two of the all-time memorable greats have reached 70 years old in good health and good spirits. On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, the “Hands […]
Former Top Heavyweight Contender Bernardo Mercado Dies of Cardiac Arrest at 69 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former number one heavyweight contender Bernardo Mercado of Columbia, who knocked out Trevor Berbick and Earnie Shavers to reach the number heavyweight contender position in March 1980, only to lose to Leon Spinks and […]
Weigh-In Results: Shakur Stevenson vs. Jeremiah NakathilaTOMORROW at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ @ The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas • CLICK HERE for PHOTOS Credit: Mikey Williams (Top Rank via Getty Images)• CLICK HERE for VIDEO(ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT) • Shakur Stevenson 129.6 lbs vs. Jeremiah Nakathila 129.4 lbs (Vacant […]
2021 Comebacks: Chapman Rises, Dubois Shines, Szpilka, Kirkland and LaManna Fall By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The year 2021 has been a difficult one for comebacks, particularly due to boxing inactivity caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Some comebacks have succeeded, while others have not. Here is a look at a few […]
Luis Arias Comes Off Canvas, Split Decisions Jarrett Hurd in Major Upset By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Miami, FL (June 8th, 2021)– On June 6, 2021, in the main event of a seven bout card at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, Luis Arias came off the canvas in round nine […]
Les Rackley Sr., New Zealand Trainer of Champions, Dies at 92 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Wellington, New Zealand (June 5th, 2021)– British welterweight boxer and noted boxing trainer Les Rackley Sr., who moved to New Zealand and trained boxers who won 55 New Zealand championships and 20 South Island championships, […]
Bizarre Comeback Tonight of 29-0 Heavyweight J.D. Chapman After 13 Year Absence By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Little Rock, AK (June 5th, 2021)– When a heavyweight goes to 29-0 with 26 knockouts, and then disappears from the map as if he never existed, one would never expect the fighter to return. […]
WBO Heavyweight Merry-Go-Round of Choice: AJ, Usyk, Whyte, Ruiz, Ortiz or Joyce? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The World Boxing Organization has granted the Oleksandr Usyk camp a time extension to negotiate an acceptable financial deal to fight Anthony Joshua for their version of the world heavyweight title later in 2021, […]
The Brooklyn Assassin, Lineal Super Welterweight Champion Keith Mullings, Dies at 53 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Peekskill, NY (June 3rd, 2021)– Nicknamed “The Brooklyn Assassin”, former Lineal and World Boxing Council World Super Welterweight champion Keith Mullings died on May 29, 2021, at age 53. The passing of Mullings was […]
Juggernaut Joe Joyce is The Rolls Royce of Heavyweight Contenders Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Joy “Juggernaut” Joyce will fight anyone. Joyce, 12-0 with eleven knockouts, Putney, London, United Kingdom, sits atop the heavyweight division waiting for the opportunity bouts to win all or a share of the world heavyweight […]
HANEY VS. LINARES PRESS CONFERENCE, BETTING ODDS, PREDICTIONS & WEIGH-IN Las Vegas, NV (May 28th, 2021)– This Saturday on the 29th May, one the youngest stars in Boxing facest his biggest test, when Devin Haney (25-0, 18 KOs) defends the WBC lightweight title against former three-division world champion Jorge Linares (47-5, 29 KOs), at the […]
Robert Brizel Breaks Down Spence vs. Pacquiao By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Welterweight worlds will collide on August 21, 2021, when Errol Spence Jr. will face Manny Pacquiao, in a battle of 147 pounds world welterweight champions. Spence, the World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation World Welterweight champion, will face […]
Tartan Tornado Josh Taylor Defeats Ramirez, Wins Undisputed Junior Welterweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (May 23, 2021)– With lineal World Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury at ringside, The Tartan Tornado, Josh Taylor, decked Jose Carlos Ramirez twice in the ESPN main event at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, […]
Weigh-In Results: Jose Ramirez vs. Josh Taylor TOMORROW at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ @ The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Taylor vs. Ramirez, Zepeda vs. Hank Lundy Vegas ESPN Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (May 22, 2021)– Top Rank […]
Fury and Wilder Verbally Agree to Third Fight in Las Vegas in July 2021 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (May 21, 2021)– In a dramatic turn of events accentuating the ongoing drama between the top bickering heavyweights in the heavyweight division, World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion Tyson […]
Joshua Calls Fury A Fraud, Fury Calls Wilder A 20 Million Joke By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The heavyweight boxing division remains in an ongoing state of emotional, financial and legal chaos. With or without the pandemic, the principal players are involved in dramatic infighting, legal, financial and emotional maneuvers, and […]
Top Five All-Time Great Super Middleweights By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The 168 pound super middleweight division, more than just a phantom or passing through division, has been the testing ground for both natural super middleweights, and middleweights moving up in weight class. Here is this reporter’s list of the all-time-favorites […]
Deontay Wilder Wins Arbitration, Fury vs. Joshua Bout in Jeopardy,Bob Arum & Eddie Hearn’s Reaction By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas (May 19th, 2021)– Just when you think the heavyweight division and its politics cannot get any more confusing, it gets Wilder! A civil arbitration decision has put the Tyson […]
‘Hammerin’ Hank Lundy Interview on WBC ESPN Vegas Bout: I’m A Dangerous Fighter! By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent By his own words, Henry “Hammerin’ Hank” Lundy is still a dangerous fighter. This Saturday night, on May 22, 2022, in the televised preliminary to the main event on ESPN, a confident Lundy, […]
Daniel Dubois vs. Bogdan Dinu WBA Heavyweight Title Bout of Opportunity By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent With so many deserving fighters worthy of a version of any world title shot in the heavyweight division, how is it two fighters best known for their three recent combined losses are rewarded with a […]
Female Heavyweight Boxing Champion Olga Domuladzhanova Dies of Coronavirus at 52 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Moscow, Russia (May 15th, 2021)– Female heavyweight amateur Russian and World Boxing champion Olga Domuladzhanova, who won the female amateur heavyweight gold medal world boxing championship at Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France, in April 2001, died […]
Friday Night Fights: Camera Upsets Hardy, Cieslak and St. Vil Win, Luckey Still Unlucky By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Friday May 14, 2021, was an active one, starting a weekend of active fighters and fighters around the world. Here are the major Friday fight results. Starting in Argentina, 13-3-2 Reuquen Facundo […]
Fury vs Joshua Bout On, Hunter vs. Hrgovic Off, Manual Charr Returns By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent May 2021 has brought the heavyweight division back to life. After the return of Andy Ruiz Jr. by decision over Chris Arreola by 12 round decision in a World Boxing Association World Heavyweight Title […]
Canelo Wins as Saunders Quits With An Eye Injury. Caleb Plant Next? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Arlington, TX (May 9th, 2021)– In the main event of an eight bout card at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday night, May 7, 2021, With an all-time record of over 70 thousand […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: Canelo’s Master Game Plan, Thoughts On Tonight’s Big Fight Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Santos Saul Alvarez Barragan, AKA Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, faces his most dangerous opponent in his career history, 30-0 Billy Jo Saunders, since losing a majority decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2013, some […]
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