Reconsideration? Luis Ortiz Now Says He Will Fight Joshua By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a heavyweight contradiction, top heavyweight contender Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz confirmed he is willing to fight World Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua at Madison Square Garden in the main event on June 1, 2019, if promoter Eddie […]
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Castano Draws With Lara, Ortiz Defeats Hammer on Showtime – Video Highlights
Castano Draws Lara, Ortiz Hammers Hammer on Showtime By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (March 3rd, 2019)– Unbeaten but unknown Brian Carlos Castano retained the World Boxing Association World Super Welterweight title with a 12 round majority draw over fading former world champion Erislandy Lara in the main event […]
ERISLANDY LARA VS. BRIAN CASTAÑO & LUIS ORTIZ VS. CHRISTIAN HAMMER PREVIEW, PRESS CONFERENCE & WEIGH-IN
King Kong Ortiz and Bomba Rodriguez Return! USA Showtime Saturday Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (March 1st, 2019)– TGB Promotions, DiBella Entertainment and USA Showtime will present an action-packed nine-bout card of boxing on Saturday evening, March 1, 2019, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, featuring Cuban […]
ERISLANDY LARA TRAINING CAMP QUOTES & PHOTOS FOR BRIAN CASTANO
ERISLANDY LARA TRAINING CAMP QUOTES & PHOTOS Former World Champion Lara Talks Title Showdown, Sparring Top Prospects, 2018 Fight of the Year Against Jarrett Hurd & More Before Taking on WBA Super Welterweight Champion Brian Castaño Saturday, March 2 Live on SHOWTIME® from Barclays Center in Brooklyn Click HERE for Photos from Hosanna Rull/Team Lara […]
CANELO VS. JACOBS IS OFFICIAL!
CANELO ALVAREZ TO FACE DANIEL ‘MIRACLE MAN’ JACOBS IN MIDDLEWEIGHT UNIFICATION FIGHT ON CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND Jacobs pens three-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing USA and DAZN Boxing’s biggest star will take a step closer to becoming undisputed champion as Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) defends his WBC, WBA, Lineal and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Titles in a 12-round […]
Cuban Boxer Erislandy Lara Challenges Unbeaten Brian Castaño & Luis Ortiz Takes on Christian Hammer
Cuban Boxing Stars Take Center Stage On Saturday, March 2 As Former World Champion Erislandy Lara Challenges Unbeaten Brian Castaño For His WBA Super Welterweight World Title While Top Heavyweight Contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz Battles Christian Hammer In Co-Feature Live on SHOWTIME® from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Plus! […]
Guillermo Rigondeaux Returns to the Ring Against Giovanni Delgado
Former World Champion Guillermo Rigondeaux Returns to the Ring Against Giovanni Delgado as Part of Jam-Packed Undercard Sunday, January 13 from Microsoft Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles Premier Boxing Champions Prelims Live on FS1 & FOX Deportes Begin at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT Also Featuring Hard-Hitting 2016 Mexican Olympian Lindolfo […]
Can Travis Kauffman Beat Luis King Kong Ortiz? Staples Center Showtime Card Undercard Preview & Undercard Press Conference
Can Travis Kauffman Beat Luis King Kong Ortiz? Staples Center Showtime Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (November 29th, 2018)– An eleven bout USA Showtime televised card of boxing will be featured at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Will it […]
JUANMA LOPEZ & YURIORKIS GAMBOA BOTH WIN IN MIAMI – SETTING UP A POSSIBLE FIGHT
YURIORKIS GAMBOA vs MIGUEL BELTRAN JR. JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ vs CRISTIAN MINO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FAIR & EXPO CENTER SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 JUANMA LOPEZ & GAMBOA BOTH WIN – SETTING UP… Click Here for Gamboa and Juanma Fight Night Photos Credit David Martin-Warr JuanMa Lopez Post Fight “I don’t know how he absorbed all the punishment. I couldn’t know […]
Final Results From The Aviator In Brooklyn: Barrera Scores Solid Decision Over Monaghan
Final Results From The Aviator In Brooklyn: Barrera Scores Solid Decision Over Monaghan Sullivan Barrera won a dominating decision victory over Sean Monaghan Saturday in Brooklyn. Photo Credit: David Spagnolo/Main Events Click Here for Photos / Credit – David Spagnolo/Main Events Light heavyweight Sullivan Barrera (22-2, 14 KOs) dominated throughout ten rounds, emerging […]
Sullivan Barrera vs. “Irish” Seanie Monaghan Media Workout & Weigh-in Videos
Sullivan Barrera vs. “Irish” Seanie Monaghan Media Workout Recap Click Here for Photos Credit – David Spagnolo/Main Events Click Here for Video – Credit Ed Keenan/Main Events New York, NY: Today at Mendez Boxing in Manhattan, Sullivan Barrera (21-2, 14 KOs) and “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (29-1, 17 KOs) addressed the media and faced off in advance of their Saturday, November […]
Sullivan Barrera & Seanie Monaghan Workout Photos, VIdeos, Quotes & Media Call
Sullivan Barrera Hosts Miami, Florida Media Workout Seanie Monaghan Hosts Long Island, NY Media Workout (Miami, Florida and Long Island, NY): Sullivan Barrera (21-2, 14 KOs) and “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (29-1, 17 KOs) hosted open media workouts on Friday, October 19, in advance of their upcoming main event at The Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday, November […]
YURIORKIS GAMBOA vs MIGUEL BELTRAN JR. JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ vs CRISTIAN MINO ON PPV IN MIAMI
YURIORKIS GAMBOA vs MIGUEL BELTRAN JR. JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ vs CRISTIAN MINO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FAIR EXPO CENTER SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 LIVE ON PAY PER VIEW MIAMI, FL, October 18, 2018 — “REDEMPTION IN MIAMI” fight card, headlined by four-time world champion in three weight divisions and Olympic Gold Medalist YURIORKIS “El Ciclon De Guantánamo” GAMBOA will take place Saturday, November 10 at the MIAMI-DADE […]
Sullivan Barrera vs. Seanie Monaghan Headlines in Brooklyn, NY
Sullivan Barrera vs. Seanie Monaghan Headlines at The Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, NY Saturday, November 3 Totowa, NJ – October 8, 2018 – Former WBC International Light Heavyweight world champion Sullivan Barrera (21-2, 14 KOs) returns to the ring to regain his standing as one of the world’s top light heavyweights. Barrera faces top five […]
YURIORKIS GAMBOA vs MIGUEL BELTRAN JR. JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ vs CRISTIAN MINO PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO & PHOTOS
QUOTES PHOTOS & VIDEO FROM PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING “REDEMPTION IN MIAMI” YURIORKIS GAMBOA vs MIGUEL BELTRAN JR. JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ vs CRISTIAN MINO FROM MARLINS PARK, MIAMI, FL LIVE ON PAY PER VIEW MIAMI, FL, September 20, 2018 — In the “REDEMPTION IN MIAMI” main event, former four-time world champion in three weight divisions and Olympic Gold Medalist YURIORKIS “El Ciclon De Guantánamo” […]
Sergey Kovalev vs. Eleider Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol vs. Isaac Chilemba International Media Conference Call Transcript
Sergey Kovalev vs. Eleider Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol vs. Isaac Chilemba International Media Conference Call Transcript Kathy Duva, CEO Main Events: “Thanks so much for joining in on this beautiful summer day. It is terrific to be putting a show back in Atlantic City. Back in the Etess Arena. Back in a place where a […]
Sullivan Barrera vs. Seanie Monaghan Headlines Second Golden Boy Fight Night on Facebook Watch
Sullivan Barrera vs. Seanie Monaghan Headlines Second Golden Boy Fight Night on Facebook Watch on Saturday, August 18 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – July 10, 2018 – Former WBC International Light Heavyweight world champion Sullivan Barrera (21-2, 14 KOs) returns to the ring to regain his standing as one of the world’s top Light Heavyweights. Barrera faces […]
HEAVYWEIGHT SLUGGER LUIS ORTIZ RETURNS TO TAKE ON RAZVAN COJANU IN CO-FEATURE BOUT ON SATURDAY, JULY 28 LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM STAPLES CENTE
HEAVYWEIGHT SLUGGER LUIS ORTIZ RETURNS TO TAKE ON RAZVAN COJANU IN CO-FEATURE BOUT ON SATURDAY, JULY 28 LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES AND PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS Unbeaten 140-Pound Contender Mario Barrios Battles Jose Roman To Open Three-Fight SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Telecast Headlined By Mikey Garcia vs. Robert Easter Jr. […]
Sergey Kovalev vs. Eleider Alvarez Announcement Press Conference Video Quotes and Photos
Sergey Kovalev vs. Eleider Alvarez Announcement Press Conference Quotes and Photos Kovalev and Alvarez Photo Credits: David Spagnolo/Main Events Click Here for Photos: Credit David Spagnolo/Main Events Click Here for Video – Credit Main Events Hard Rock Cafè, New York, NY:WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (32-2-1, 28 KOs) and Eleider “Storm” […]
Sergey Kovalev vs. Undefeated Eleider Alvarez Set for Saturday, August 4 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City
Sergey Kovalev vs. Eleider Alvarez Set for Saturday, August 4 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City Televised Live on HBO World Championship Boxing® Atlantic City, N.J. – May 12, 2018 – Two-time light heavyweight world champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (32-2-1, 28 KOs) puts his WBO Light Heavyweight World Title on the line against long-time […]
JARRETT HURD & JAMES DEGALE PICK UP CHAMPIONSHIP WINS IN LAS VEGAS
Have You Hurd? Jarrett Split Decisions Lara on Knockdown With 37 Seconds Left By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Have you Hurd? Jarrett ‘Swift’ Hurd now holds three versions of world titles in a partially unified junior middleweight division. Thanks largely to his magically twelfth round knockdown of Erislandy Lara with […]
Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd & DeGale vs. Truax Final Press Conference & Weigh-In
CLICK HERE FOR A PDF OF THE BOUT SHEET CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS Photo Credit: SHOWTIME/Stephanie Trapp CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS Photo Credit: Mayweather Promotions/Chris Farina Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd Final Press Conference Quotes & Photos for 154-Pound World Title Unification This Saturday, April 7 Live On SHOWTIME® from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas “You’ve never been in […]
Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd Media Conference Call Transcript & Audio Recording
Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd Media Conference Call Transcript & Audio Recording Click HERE for Audio Recording Leonard Ellerbe Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining our call today. We’re very excited. What a great card we have come April the 7th from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. In the main event, we have Erislandy […]
Julian Williams & Nathaniel Gallimore Clash in 154-Pound Title Eliminator April Live on SHOWTIME® from Las Vegas
Top Contenders Julian Williams & Nathaniel Gallimore Clash in 154-Pound Title Eliminator Saturday, April 7 Live on SHOWTIME® from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd 154-Pound Title Unification Headlines Event Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Caleb Truax & James DeGale Square-Off in 168-Pound World Title Rematch in Co-Main […]
DEONTAY WILDER RETAINS WBC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WITH THRILLING 10TH ROUND – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
DEONTAY WILDER RETAINS WBC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WITH THRILLING 10 TH ROUND TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT OF LUIS ORTIZ SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME ® FROM BARCLAYS CENTER Jose Uzcategui Stops Andre Dirrell to Become Interim IBF Super Middleweight World Champion in SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Co-Feature Don’t Miss The Replay Monday at 10 p.m. ET/PT On SHOWTIME EXTREME Click HERE for Photos from […]
Sergey Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin & Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera Final Press Conference & Weigh-in Videos
Sergey Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin & Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera Final Press Conference Quotes and Photos Click Here for Photos – Credit: David Spagnolo/Main Events HBO Boxing News: #KovalevMikhalkin & #BivolBarrera Final Press Conference Recap Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events “Hello everyone. It has been a very long, cold winter, but […]
DEONTAY WILDER VS. LUIS ORTIZ PREVIEW & WEIGH-IN VIDEO
Deontay Wilder is Even Wilder Than You Think, Luis Ortiz, Barclays Center Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (March 2, 2018)– He turned pro in 2010 at age 30. Now, only a few weeks short of his 39th birthday, Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz, 28-0 with 24 knockouts and […]
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Final Press Conference Quotes, Video & Photos
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Final Press Conference Quotes & Photos “I’ve always said I was the best and this is my chance to prove it,” – Wilder “I looked into his eyes and I knew that I’m not going to lose this opportunity,” – Ortiz (Photo Credit: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME) Heavyweight Title Showdown […]
Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera Scouting Report
Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera Scouting Report: Will the Veteran Stop the Newcomer? (New York, NY) – The upcoming Saturday, March 3 Kovalev vs. Mikhalkin HBO World Championship Boxing® telecast opens with a blockbuster battle of two top light heavyweights as WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Dmitry Bivol (12-0, 10 KOs) faces Sullivan Barrera (21-1, 14 KOs) at The Theater […]
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Media Workout Quotes, Videos & Photos
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Media Workout Quotes & Photos Heavyweight Title Showdown Headlines Action This Saturday, March 3 Live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Click HERE for Photos from Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME Click HERE for Photos from Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment BROOKLYN (February 28, 2018) – Heavyweight world champion Deontay […]
Luis Ortiz Looks to Make Heavyweight History by Becoming First Latino or Hispanic Heavyweight World Champion Born Outside U.S.
Luis Ortiz Looks to Make Heavyweight History by Becoming First Latino or Hispanic Heavyweight World Champion Born Outside U.S. Unbeaten Cuban Faces WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder Saturday, March 3 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions BROOKLYN (February 26, 2018) – When unbeaten heavyweight Luis “The Real […]
VICTOR CONTE HELPING LUIS ORTIZ GET READY FOR DEONTAY WILDER – CONTE RESPONDS TO WILDER
VICTOR CONTE RESPONDS TO WILDER’S “ONCE A CHEAT, ALWAYS CHEAT” COMMENT SAN CARLOS, CA (February 24, 2018) – Victor Conte, CEO of SNAC System speaks out in response to WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s recent comments made during the pre-fight conference call for his upcoming world title bout against Luis Ortiz in Brooklyn, New York on March 3rd. Below are some […]