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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Tom Nolan stopped Renato Moicano in Round 3 after a controversial stand-up at UFC Vegas 123. Full card results, video highlights, post-fight press conference and social media reaction.
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Beibut Shumenov Cruiserweight Factor Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent After a ring absence of two years, Beibut Shumanov has regained the vacant World Boxing Association World Cruiserweight title. Shumanov, 18-2 with 12 knockouts, a Kazakh fighter now fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, is once again a factor in the […]
Detroit Fall and Rise of Clarissa Shields Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent On Friday evening, June 22, 2018, at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan, this reporter covered a nine-bout card, with three main event bouts televised on Showtime. The two world championship bouts featured women, a televised first. This […]
Winning Upset of Week: (4-61-2) British Lightweight Jamie Quinn AKA The Devil Child By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Stockport, Cheshire, United Kingdom lightweight Jamie ‘Devil Child’ Quinn is the Real Combat Media ‘Ringer of the Week’. Quinn had won only one of his last 47 bouts in the past three years, […]
The Strange Comeback of Australian Heavyweight Roger Izonritei By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Roger Izonritei, 42, is back in the heavyweight mix. The native of Perth, Australia, has a record of 12-6-1 with 11 knockouts. After boxing professionally from 2000 to 2006, Izonritei returned to the ring over 10 years later […]
Weekend Recap: Spence KOs Ocampo, Vazquez, Ritson, Huck Win, Fortuna Falls Out of The Ring *Photo Credit: Richard Rodriguez AP By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent ‘The Great Pretender’ is a 1956 song by The Platters. At 22-0, Carlos Ocampo of Ensenada, Mexico, turned out to be just that-a pretender. 24-0 southpaw […]
Ryuichi Funai, Most Obscure Champion You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Not that anybody really cares who the dominant fighters in the super flyweight division are, but the World Boxing Organization Asia Pacific Super Flyweight champion is former Japanese Super Flyweight champion Ryuichi Funai. At […]
Heavyweight Michael Spinks and Mike Tyson Meet Again 30 Years Later: Spinks Versus Tyson Revisited By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hall of Fame Photo by Tom Patti Michael Spinks, then 30-0 with 21 knockouts, Saint Louis, Missouri, had kneepads on both knees when he fought 34-0 Iron Mike Tyson on […]
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un: Could Handshake of Peace Bring Boxing to North Korea? Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent United States President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un have shaken hands, as the summit of peace is now underway in Singapore. A more relevant sports question […]
Salita Promotions Presents Ten Bout Showtime Detroit Card Featuring Two World Titles By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Promoter Dmitriy Salita and Salita Promotions will present an exciting ten bout card at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan, televised nationally on USA Showtime Special Edition, on Friday evening, June 22, 2018, […]
Prince Armin Mrkanovic Wants Prince Badi Ajamu For UBF All America Title War! *Armin Mrkanovic photo courtesy Ardon Sweet Science Gym-photo attached *Prince Badi Ajamu photos courtesy BoxRec-photo attached By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City (June 6th, 2018)– In a Real Combat Media interview exclusive, ‘The Bosnian Prince’, former […]
Tank Williams Speaks! Calls Out Top Heavyweights, Seeks Holyfield Real Deal Rematch By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media interview exclusive, veteran Bahamas heavyweight Sherman ‘The Caribbean ‘Tank’ Williams of the Bahamas, now living in Florida, is calling out all of the top heavyweights in the division, […]
Canelo Might Fight 25-0 Saunders Instead of GGG Rematch By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent San Diego, Ca(May 31st, 2018)– Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is seriously considering a fight against 25-0 World Boxing Organization World Middleweight champion Billy Jo Saunders instead of a rematch with World Middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin at […]
Ike Ibeabuchi Found! Held by Arizona to 2019. By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former heavyweight contender Ike Ibeabuchi is still alive. One of his nephews, Jo Uzo, Ike’s brother’s son, contacted this reporter over Memorial Day Weekend 2018 via Facebook Messenger asking if his cousin Ike was still alive. This reporter […]
Donald Trump Pardons Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Forgiveness was a long time coming for ‘The Galveston GIant’, Jack Johnson. “Maybe one day someone will do something good for me!” noted Johnson in 1945 before fighting an exhibition against Joe Jeanette for U.S. War Bonds in 1945. […]
The Hexecutioner, Amazing Hekkie Budler Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo credit Naoki Fukuda The nickname ‘The Hexecutioner’ can never be overlooked. Hekkie Budler of Johannesburg, South Africa, is the unquestionable king of the minimum weight and light flyweight boxers. Budler has fought the best of the best in these […]
The Exhumation of Edwin Valero and The Blue Jeans Mystery: Was Valero Murdered? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: AP News In May 2010, the body of former boxing champion Edwin Valero was exhumed on suspicion Valero was in fact murdered and strangled by the police who were holding […]
Steele spoils Upsher’s comeback bid Fighting Marine Jonathan Steele, On Two Weeks Notice, Stops Steve Chambers in Upset By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat media Boxing Correspondent With only two weeks notice, Jonathan Steele, the 8-1-1 welterweight out of Dallas, Texas, known as ‘The Fighting Marine’ scored a major upset on May 19, 2018, at […]
Boxing and MMA in Atlantic City, New Jersey: New 2018 Venues and News By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (May 20, 2018)– On June 28, 2018, The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will open on the site of what was once the Trump Taj Mahal. A group of […]
Argentinian Puro Paz Decisions Fading Omar Chavez in Durango By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Zanfer Promotions Durango, Mexico (May 20, 2018)– Just because you’re a son of the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. does not mean an automatic gift decision will be yours. Fading Omar Chavez found out […]
Remember Troy Waters, Who Fought Terry Norris in 1993 Round of the Year By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Courtesy BoxRec Troy Waters, a member of the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame, has died at age 53. a native of Sydney, Australia, Waters excelled is the light middleweight (super welterweight) […]
Philadelphia Lightweight Jerome Conquest Interview: On The Comeback Trail By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent * Photo Credit: Peltz Boxing In a Real Combat Media interview exclusive given ringside at SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, popular southpaw lightweight Jerome Conquest, one of Philadelphia’s favorite and finest fighters today, discussed his recovery […]
A Tribute to James Scott, Light Heavyweight Who Called Himself Superman *Photo Credit: Emhoff Collection By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent A few years ago, while covering a live boxing event in Atlantic City, New Jersey, this reporter was approached by a gentleman who identified himself as the brother of James Scott, and […]
RCM Weekend Recap: Munguia and Lomachenko Win by Kayo, Bloody Vargas Survives, More *Photo Credit: Top Rank By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Friday May 11, 2018, and Saturday May 12, 2018, were busy days in the boxing world. Former New York State Athletic Commissioner Bob Duffy used to tell […]
Fox Decisions Mercado, Fans Enjoy King’s Promotions Show at SugarHouse Casino By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent- Ringside *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Philadelphia, PA (May 13th, 2018)– Super lightweight prospect Mikal Fox of Forestville, Maryland, went to 17-0 with a hard-fought but unanimous eight-round decision over game 11-4 […]
Dee Lee Promotions Presents A Night of Live Boxing in Delaware Saturday Night By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hockessin, Delaware (May 12th, 2018)– Diane Lee Fischer Cristiano’s Dee Lee Promotion presents A Night of Live Boxing, on Saturday evening, May 11, 2018, at the PAL Center in Hockessin, Delaware. The eight […]
Floyd Fighter Devin Haney Favored Over Maynard in ShoBox USBA Battle at 2300 Arena By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Philadelphia, PA (May 10th, 2018)– Floyd Mayweather Promotions super lightweight prospect Devin ‘The Dream’ Haney, 18-0 with 12 knockouts, 19 years old, Las Vegas, Nevada, will fight for the vacant United States […]
Prospects Mykal Fox and Mattice Featured on Nine Bout King’s Promotions SugarHouse Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Philadelphia, PA (May 10th, 2018)– Marshall Kauffman’s King’s Promotions will present a nine-bout card of exciting boxing at SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Friday evening, May 11, 2018, featuring top super […]
Flyweight Uzzy Ahmed, Best Showboat Dancer with Worst Exit Ever in Boxing History By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Many a boxer has walked the walk and talked the talk, as in trash talk. Hype and trash talk can often promote a fight better than advertising, and sell tickets and Pay-Per-View. At […]
Speaking of Ward, Usyk and Fury, and a Bellew vs Adonis Stevenson II Rematch Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Now that British superstar Tony Bellew has finished off the remains of faded ex-heavyweight champion David Haye twice, Bellew has mentioned names like Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury and Andre Ward. […]
His Nightmare! Martirosyan Loses to GGG for the $$$ By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (May 6th, 2018)– Armenian American Vanes ‘Nightmare’ Martirosyan has not won a professional bout since September 2015. The WBA, WBC and the IBO, therefore, had no solid justification to sanction Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin defending […]
Bellew Decks Haye Three Times, Stops Him in Fifth By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (May 6th, 2018)– Tony Bellew won the main event Sky Sports rematch at 02 Arena in Greenwich, United Kingdom, on Saturday May 5, 2018 by defeating David Haye a second time, decking him twice in […]
How Bout That! James Assassin Tennyson KOs Unbeaten Ward, Wins EBU and UK Titles By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent James ‘Assassin’ Tennyson has won the biggest bout of his career. The Belfast, Northern Ireland super featherweight, 22-2 with 18 knockouts, came off the canvas in the second round to knock […]
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