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 Historical Boxing: Anatomy of Muhammad Ali versus Lyle Alzado Fight Poster By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Boxing posters, long a staple of many a boxing gym, are as much a part of sports memorabilia and Americana as most sports knickknacks. With the advent of computer technology, where sporting events are […]
Latin Boxing Champion and Olympian Carlos Burga Dies of Coronavirus at 68 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Lima, Peru (January 23rd, 2021)– Latin American Peruvian amateur boxing champion Carlos Burga, who represented Peru at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, at welterweight, and served as Peru’s national amateur sports representative, later […]
New Brizel Editorial: Alcohol Free Adrien Broner Could Win A World Title Again By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner is scheduled to return on February 13, 2021, on Showtime. Broner held regional and world titles at featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight, and super lightweight. Broner has won only […]
Exodus Boxing Promoter Preachman Mwamba, 1988 Olympian, Dies of Coronavirus at 61 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Lusaka, Zambia (January 22, 2020)– One of Zambia’s few active boxing promoters, and active support of female boxing in his country, Exodus Boxing Promotions director Anthony ‘Preacherman’ Mwamba, passed away at age 61 on […]
Bareknuckles boxer Paddy Doherty Survives Coronavirus Scare, Carlos Burga Dies at 68 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (January 21st, 2021)– Latin American and Peruvian amateur boxing champion Carlos Burga, who represented Peru at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, at welterweight, and served as Peru’s national amateur sports […]
RCM Historical Boxing: Rudy Clay, The Forgotten Warrior By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Rudy Clay, AKA Rahman Ali, Muhammad Ali’s brother, is truly “the forgotten warrior” of professional boxing. Well-known boxing brothers involving at least one heavyweight, like Rudy Clay and Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), include: Larry Holmes and Mark Holmes, […]
Fred Levin of Square Ring, Manager of Roy Jones Jr., Dies of Coronavirus at 83 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Florida attorney and philanthropist Fred Levin, who founded Square Ring and co-managed and advised Roy Jones Jr. for much of his amateur and professional career with his late brother Stanley in […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: Is Porter Vs. Crawford Worth A Million Bucks? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has offered Shawn Porter one million dollars to fight Terence “Bud” Crawford, whom Bob wants to move, but cannot seem to do much with. Crawford will not fight Errol […]
Paul ‘The Polar Bear’ Varelans, UFC Early Shining Star, Dies of Coronavirus at 51 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlanta, Georgia (January 18th, 2021)– Tall and Gigantic, Paul ‘The Polar Bear’ Varelans, one of the UFC’s original early stars, one of the first No Holds Barred fighters, whose 9-9 record made […]
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua Agree to Two Fight Heavyweight Unification Deal in 2021 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (January 17th, 2021)– The World Heavyweight championship unification bouts of the century will take place twice in 2021. According to promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, World Boxing […]
Krusher Kovalev Fails Vada Drug Test, Bout With Ex-Olympian Melikuziev Cancelled By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (January 16th, 2020)– The comeback bout attempt of former World Light Heavyweight champion Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev, 37, against ex-Olympian Bektemir Melikuziev on January 30, 2021, has been cancelled as Kovalev has […]
RCM Historical Boxing: Wilfredo ‘Radar’ Benitez versus Davey Moore. What Happened? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent On July 14, 1984, at Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, two former world champions, Wilfredo ‘Radar’ Benitez, now 62, and Davey Moore (who died in 1988 at 28) met in then a critical […]
Evander Holyfield Says 200 Million Dollar Mike Tyson Trilogy Bout Is In The Works By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The third trilogy bout of the century, be in an exhibition or for real, is apparently in the works for later in 2021. Evander “Real Deal” Holyfield, the former world heavyweight […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: On Basketball’s Lamar Odom Celebrity Boxing Contract By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (January 14th, 2020)– Former two-time NBA champion Lamar Odom, 41, of the Los Angeles Lakers, a 14 year NBA veteran, has signed a deal to become a boxer with Celebrity Boxing. Odom will […]
Once Promising British Bantamweight Champion Nicky Booth Dies at Age 40 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK ( January 14th, 2020)– Former Commonwealth British Empire Bantamweight champion Nicky “1 Smooth” Booth, whose problems with drug addiction, burglary, and theft convictions derailed his once-promising career at a young age, […]
New Brizel Editorial: Welcome to 2021, The Year of Boxing Exhibition Mismatches By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Conor McGregor fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. So why can’t Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya be next? Iron Mike Tyson fought his exhibition with Roy Jones Jr. Will James Buster Douglas, Evander […]
MMA Fighter Conor McGregor and Proper No. 12 Irish Whiskey By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media MMA Correspondent This week, at a local convenience and liquor store, a poster on the glass door of the store presented a unique boxing mystery. This reporter could not immediately identify the person in a boxing pose on […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: Boxing Nutrition in the Age of Doordash By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent While Doordash has taken over as the method choice for food delivery during the Coronavirus Pandemic, professional boxers training in isolation remains on ice in terms of social interaction. Drinking water as a part of […]
Referee Joe Cortez, Boxing’s Lucky Survivor of COVID-19 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent From Eddie Cotton to cut man Nelson Cuevas, form trainer Ali Harrison to middleweight contender Juan Domingo Roldan, the covid-19 Novel Coronavirus did not discriminate in claiming the lives of many significant individuals in boxing and the […]
RCM Historical Boxing: White Buffalo Heavyweight Francois Botha By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent With his grizzly whitish goatee, his physique resembled a Buffalo. Nicknamed ‘The White Buffalo’, former International Boxing Federation World Heavyweight champion Francois Botha of Witbank, South Africa, later California, was one of the heavyweight division’s formidable warriors between […]
IBF Number One Welterweight Contender Adukhakorov Signs with Sampson Boxing By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (January 5th, 2020)– International Boxing Federation number one welterweight contender Kudraitillo ‘The Punisher’ Abdukhakorov, the mandatory challenger for Errol Spence Jr., has parted ways with Bob Arum’s Top Rank and has […]
Fire Met Ice! Ryan Garcia Knocks Out Campbell With Liver Shot, Retains WBC Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Dallas, TX (January 3rd, 2020)– Fire met ice, and the fire burned a hole in the center canvas. In the most important bout of a nine bout card at American Airlines Center […]
Happy Boxing New Year! Ioka Stops Tanaka, Higa Knocks Out Kobayashi By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Tokyo, Japan (January 1st, 2021)– Good cheer! Happy Boxing New Year! A six bouts card was held on New Year’s Eve at Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, January 31, 2020. In […]
Light Heavyweight Champion Artur Beterbiev Has Coronavirus, ESPN Bout Postponed By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Moscow, Russia (December 31st, 2020)– World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation World Light Heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev has tested positive for COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus, forcing a second postponement of his scheduled ESPN titular defense against […]
From Daniel Dubois to Josh Taylor: Famous Boxers and Eye Injuries (Update) By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Heavyweight Daniel Dubois sustained a left medial orbital fracture in his tenth round loss to Joe Joyce recently. If Dubois eventually recovers by some miracle of medical treatment and superior eye care, he will […]
Super Middleweight Contender Kabary Salem Arrested For Killing His Daughter By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (December 29th, 2020)– Former super middleweight contender Kabary ‘The Egyptian Magician’ Salem has been arrested and charged with the October 2018 murder of his daughter Ola Salem, 25, also a […]
Boxing Taps: Remembering Those We Lost in 2020 January 2020 to December 2020 was a dramatic time period for both professional sports and the world, as the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus impacted everyone. As infections and casualties mounted, the professional sports world incurred many losses. Professional boxing lost a number of influential individuals to the sport, […]
Mexican Middleweight Juanito Montiel Knocks Out James Kirkland and Ends His Career By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (December 27th, 2020)– Mexican middleweight Juan Macias ‘Juanito’ Montiel scored three knockdowns of James Kirkland in the first round and ended the career of Kirkland, the onetime junior middleweight […]
Ex-Champ Frankie ‘The Surgeon’ Randall Dies at 59, Fought in 10 World Title Bouts By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Memphis, TN (December 26th, 2020)– Frankie ‘The Surgeon’ Randall, who operated on 89-0-1 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on January 29, 1994, at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, capturing […]
Future of Canelo; Yildirim, Plant and Saunders in 2021 Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Canelo has held world titles between 160 and 175 pounds with versatility. As such, it is impossible to deduce which weight class direction he will fight in next after defeating 27-0 Callum Smith, who was […]
Ringer Round The Collar: Worst Results Weekend Before Christmas 2020 Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Even though the current coronavirus pandemic has enforced restrictions in many jurisdictions, boxing has not enforced strict requirements on dirty butting fighters, and for fighting ringers in some areas, who specialize in the dramatic […]
RCM Boxing Weekend Recap: Canelo Decisions Smith, Headbutts Ruin Van Heerden and Payano By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent San Antonio, TX (December 20th, 2020)– Using looping jabs and accurate power uppercuts with Callum Smith caught on the ropes frequently, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez won the World Boxing Association Super World Super Middleweight […]
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