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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CANELO VS. SAUNDERS PREVIEW, ODDS, PRESS CONFERECE, BOXER PREDICTIONS & WEIGH-IN *Photo Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom WEIGH-IN IMAGES HERE PRESS CONFERENCE IMAGES HERE By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Arlington, TX (May 7th, 2021)– Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Billy Jo Saunders will slug it out on Saturday night, May 8, 2021, in the […]
Judge Says Verdejo Faces Death Penalty, Victim’s Father Says 100 Year Sentence By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent San Juan, PR (May 6th, 2021)– Puerto Rican lightweight veteran contender Felix Verdejo is reportedly being held at the Guaynabo Metropolitan Detention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, without bail. During a virtual […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: Ryders Of The Storm Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent To make the point clear, John ‘The Gorilla” Ryder is willing to step in to replace Billy Joe Saunders against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez if Saunders backs out of his scheduled showdown with Canelo on May 6, 2021, Saturday […]
Erislandy Lara and Jovanni Straffon Score Brutal First Round Knockouts of May 2021 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Some fights are destined by be remembered classics. Other fights are destined to be placed into the better to be forgotten at sites like sosoboxing.com. To get knocked out in the first round is […]
Lightweight Felix El Diamante Verdejo Arrested For Carjacking Double Murder of Pregnant Girlfriend (Not His Wife) in San Juan By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent San Juan, PR (May 3rd, 2021)–“Justice for my daughter. Murders!” screamed Keisha Ortiz, mother of the deceased woman, after her daughter’s body was found floating in San […]
Andy Ruiz Comes Off Canvas to Decision Arreola, Wins WBA Heavyweight Eliminator By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Carson, CA (May 2nd, 2021)– A revitalized Andy ‘The Destroyer’ Ruiz Jr., looking trim, fit and landing jabs solidly and sharply, came off the canvas in the second round to decision former world title […]
ANDY RUIZ JR. VS. CHRIS ARREOLA FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS Andy Ruiz Dandy, Cornflake vs. Cuban: First Weekend May 2021 Preview Big Bouts By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Carson, CA (April 3oth, 2021)– A number of prominent boxing matchups will take place, spectators, or not, going into the first […]
Twilight Zone! Iron Mike Tyson Says He is Fighting Lennox Lewis in September 2021 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (April 28th, 2021)– In yet another boxing twister of a development in terms of who is next and what is coming, former World Heavyweight champion “Iron” Mike Tyson, unable […]
Boxing Warriors of 2021 Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Despite the challenging time period for amateur and professional athletics, mankind, society, and the media outlets, some of boxing’s greatest warriors remain active, alert, determined, and in position to rise to the occasion to keep their careers and the sport of […]
New Robert Brizel Editorial: The Ryan Garcia Mystery. What Happened to King Ry? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent There are many reasons which are possible when a top-flight world champion pulls out of a scheduled world title defense. Injury is the most common reason. Covid-19 Novel Coronavirus is a more recent […]
Old Archie Moore Was Older and Wiser Than He Looked By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Through the looking glass of boxing time, “The Old Mongoose”, Archie Moore, was older and wiser than he looked. He actually held a share of the world heavyweight title later in his career, though this overlooked […]
Tony Harrison and Luck of the Draw, USS Cunningham Returns By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA ( April 18th, 2021)– In an April weekend of mixed results, with many fighters shaking off the cake dust which comes with more than a year of ring rust, former World Boxing Council […]
Weekend Roundup: Smith Digs Deep To Beat Vlasov, Ajagba and Ennis Win by KO By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Top Rank Boxing Joe Smith Jr. is the new World Boxing Organisation World Light Heavyweight champion, landing a career-high 174 power punches, with 68 power shots landed in the […]
Jaime Munguia vs. D’Mitrius Ballard Preview – Opportunity or Mismatch? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a last-minute replacement decision that will either prove to be the opportunity of a lifetime or a complete mismatch, D’Mitrius Ballard will replace the injured Maciej Suleiki against Jaime Munguia in the main event at […]
WBO Bantamweight Champion Stephen Fulton, Philadelphia’s New Hero Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Stephen Fulton Jr. currently holds the World Boxing Organisation World Super Bantamweight title. Fulton, 19-0 with eight knockouts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, defeated 20-0, Angelo Leo of Las Vegas, Nevada, by 12 round decision in January 2021 to win […]
Say A Prayer For The Bronx Bomber, Middleweight Alex Ramos By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Nicknamed “The Bronx Bomber”, former USBA middleweight titleholder and middleweight contender Alex Ramos is now in the fight of his life. Ramos, 39-10-2 with 24 knockouts between 1980 and 1994, is now suffering from dementia pugilistica, […]
From Hero to Heroin: The Last Days of Tony “El Torito” Ayala Jr. By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Before his release from incarceration a final time, Tony “El Torito” Ayala Jr. pondered the option of a boxing comeback at age 51. Tony had lived and breathed the gym and rings of […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: If WBC Knew Povetkin Was Sick From Covid Aftereffects, Whyte Rematch Should Not Have Been Allowed At This Time Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman went public yesterday, stating to Igor Lazorin after the WBC Interim Heavyweight title rematch between Dillian Whyte […]
Whyte Drops and Stops Povetkin in Four of Rematch, Wins WBC Diamond Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Gibraltar (March 28th, 2021)– In a brief but accurate display of overhand combinations and pinpoint bodywork, Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte dropped and stopped Alexander Povetkin to win the World Boxing Council Interim […]
Amanda Serrano Stops Daniella Roman – Could Katie Taylor Megafight be Next? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel San Juan, Puerto Rico (March 27th, 2021)– Amanda Serrano is all class. Serrano, 40-1 with 30 knockouts, Brooklyn, New York, has won female titles as Super flyweight, Super bantamweight, […]
Controversy: Hearns Claims Hagler Died From Vaccination Aftereffects on Instagram, Hagler’s Wife Denies It (But Won’t Reveal The Cause) By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Bartlett, New Hampshire (March 15th, 2021)– Controversy! Former multidivisional champion Thomas “Hitman” Hearns, on Instagram, has it former Hall of Fame legendary World Middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin […]
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Middleweight Champion, and All-Time Great, Dies at 66 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (March 14th, 2021)– Marvelous Marvin Hagler, who succeeded the late Carlos Monzon of Argentina as the dominant force in the middleweight division as its world champion in the 1980s, whose reign […]
Dangerous Danny McAlinden, Irish and British Heavyweight Champion, Dies at 73 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Dublin, Ireland (March 11th, 2021)–‘Dangerous’ Irish Danny McAlinden, who briefly became a serious contender for the world heavyweight title when he knocked out Jack Bodell in the second round in Birmingham in June 1972 […]
RCM Boxing Prospect of Month of March 2021 – Undefeated Australian Lightweight Liam Par By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent 20-0 Australian super lightweight southpaw Liam Paro is the Real Combat Media prospect of the month for March 2021. Paro, 20-0 with 13 knockouts, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, turned pro in March […]
Canelo on Fire: Saul Alvarez vs. Avni Yidilrim DAZN Miami Hard Rock Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Miami, FL (February 27th, 2021)– Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will defend his World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association Super and Ring Magazine World Super Middleweight titles in a scheduled 12 round main event […]
Another Major Mexican Upset at Wembley: Valenzuela Wins Majority Decision over Davies By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (February 21st, 2021)– Only seven days after Mexico City featherweight Mauricio Lara scored a shocking ninth-round stoppage of 30-0, Josh Warrington of Leeds, Yorkshire, yet another Mexican hopeful has overturned the British […]
Tattooed Jewish Golden Gloves Champion Kid Yamaka, Freddie Roach Protégé, Dies at 32 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (February 16th, 2021)– A date of February 2021 was announced as his passing, though details were not immediately provided. Freddie Roach trained tattooed Jewish welterweight fighter Zachary Wohlman, […]
Lara and Rakhimov Lead Valentine’s Weekend of Mixed Results By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Friday, February 13, Saturday, February 14, and Valentine’s Day Sunday, February 14, 2021, completed a week of professional boxing leading to some unexpected results, as a number of fighters who emerged from isolation returned to the ring […]
Former World Heavyweight Champion Neon Leon Spinks Dies in Las Vegas at 67 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (February 7th, 2021)– Former World Heavyweight champion “Neon” Leon Spinks, who shocked the boxing world in 1978 when he won a 15 round split decision over Muhammad Ali to […]
IBF SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION CALEB PLANT SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS HIS TITLE WITH A RESOUNDING VICTORY OVER FORMER CHAMPION CALEB TRUAX ON FOX PBC FIGHT NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT IN LOS ANGELES Undefeated Heavyweight Michael Coffie and Sensational Super Welterweight Prospect Joey Spencer Score Impressive KO Victories in Televised Undercard Action Click HERE for Photos from Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions […]
Trevor Bryan Stops Bermane Stiverne in Round 11, Wins WBA World Heavyweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Don King Productions Hollywood, FL (January 3oth, 2021)– A visibly obese interim World Boxing Association World Heavyweight champion Trevor “Dream” Bryan won the full regular version of the WBA World […]
Caleb Plant versus Caleb Truax Premier Boxing Champions Boxing Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (January 29th, 2021)– Premier Boxing champions, in its 2021 opening event on USA Fox, will present an eight-bout professional boxing card on Saturday, January 30, 2021, at Shrine Auditorium and Exposition Center […]
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