DAVIS STOPS GAMBOA IN ROUND 12 Atlanta, GA (December 29th, 2019)– Gervonta “Tank” Davis is world champion once again. Davis thrilled a boisterous crowd of 14,129 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, winning the vacant WBA World Lightweight title with a twelfth-round TKO over the courageous Yuriorkis Gamboa in the main event of an entertaining […]
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GERVONTA DAVIS VS. YURIORKIS GAMBOA PRESS CONFERENCE & WEIGH-IN VIDEOS
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Christmas Tragedy: Cuban Cruiserweight Yendris Valdez Shot to Death in Miami
Christmas Tragedy: Cuban Cruiserweight Yendris Valdez Shot to Death in Miami By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Miami, FL (December 26th, 2019)– Ten bout cruiserweight veteran Yendris ‘El Veloz’ Rodriguez Valdez, age 30, a native of Havana, Cuba now fighting out of Miami, Florida, was shot to death after an argument at […]
GERVONTA DAVIS VS. YURIORKIS GAMBOA INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL
GERVONTA DAVIS VS. YURIORKIS GAMBOA INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT & AUDIO RECORDING Click HERE for Audio Recording Leonard Ellerbe Thank you. I’d like to thank everyone for joining the call for two-time super featherweight champion, Gervonta Davis and former unified champion Yuriorkis Gamboa as they prepare to battle for the WBA Lightweight World Championship. In […]
GERVONTA DAVIS VS. YURIORKIS GAMBOA ATLANTA PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS
GERVONTA DAVIS VS. YURIORKIS GAMBOA ATLANTA PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS Two-Time Super Featherweight Champion Gervonta Davis and Former Unified Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa Preview First World Title Fight in Atlanta Since 1998 Before Battling for Lightweight Title Saturday, December 28 Live on SHOWTIME® from State Farm Arena Click HERE for Press Conference Photos & HERE for Hawks Game Photos […]
DEONTAY WILDER VS. LUIS ORTIZ II OFFICIAL WEIGHTS, VIDEO & WEIGH-IN PHOTOS
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DEONTAY WILDER & LUIS ORTIZ 2 GRAND ARRIVAL QUOTES & FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE
DEONTAY WILDER & LUIS ORTIZ MAKE GRAND ARRIVALS AT MGM GRAND AHEAD OF FOX SPORTS PBC PAY-PER-VIEW SHOWDOWN WBC Heavyweight Champion Wilder & Cuban Slugger Ortiz Near Highly Anticipated Rematch This Saturday, November 23 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Click HERE for Photos from Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions Click HERE for Photos […]
LUIS ORTIZ TRAINING CAMP QUOTES & PHOTOS
LUIS ORTIZ TRAINING CAMP QUOTES & PHOTOS Cuban Slugger Luis Ortiz Rematches WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder in FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Main Event Saturday, November 23 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Click HERE for Photos from Team Ortiz LAS VEGAS (November 15, 2019) – Cuban heavyweight slugger Luis “King Kong” Ortiz shared […]
Guillermo Rigondeaux & Liborio Solis Square Off for Vacant WBA Bantamweight World Title
Former World Champions Guillermo Rigondeaux & Liborio Solis Square Off for Vacant WBA Bantamweight World Title Live in Primetime Saturday, December 21 in FOX PBC Fight Night Action & on FOX Deportes from Toyota Arena in Ontario, California Rising Heavyweight Sensation Efe Ajagba Enters the Ring in Broadcast Opener at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. […]
DEONTAY WILDER VS. LUIS ORTIZ II INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL
DEONTAY WILDER VS. LUIS ORTIZ II INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT & AUDIO RECORDING Click HERE for Audio Click HERE for Transcript Document Ray Flores Thank you very much to the media for joining us wherever you are around the world. We are very excited for next Saturday November 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for […]
WILDER VS. ORTIZ 2 FOX PPV COUNTDOWN EPISODE & FACE TO FACE EPISODE
WILDER VS. ORTIZ 2 FOX PPV COUNTDOWN EPISODE Heavyweight World Champ Deontay Wilder defends his WBC belt in a highly-anticipated title rematch against Cuban contender Luis Ortiz on Saturday, Nov. 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and live on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View. FACE TO FACE EPISODE
Gervonta “Tank” Davis Moves Up to Face Former Unified Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa for WBA Lightweight Title
Gervonta “Tank” Davis Moves Up to Face Former Unified Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa for WBA Lightweight Title Two-Time Super Featherweight World Champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis Moves Up to Face Former Unified Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa for WBA Lightweight Title on Saturday, December 28 Live on SHOWTIME® from State Farm Arena in Atlanta Also Features Interim WBA Light […]
DEONTAY WILDER VS. LUIS ORTIZ II & LEO SANTA CRUZ VS. MIGUEL FLORES PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES, VIDEO & PHOTOS
DEONTAY WILDER VS. LUIS ORTIZ II & LEO SANTA CRUZ VS. MIGUEL FLORES PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS Deontay Wilder Defends His WBC Heavyweight Title in Highly Anticipated Rematch Against Luis Ortiz on FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Saturday, November 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Three-Division Champion Leo Santa […]
Deontay Wilder Defends His WBC Heavyweight Title in Highly Anticipated Rematch Against Luis Ortiz
HEAVYWEIGHT DOMINATION CONTINUES! Deontay Wilder Defends His WBC Heavyweight Title in Highly Anticipated Rematch Against Luis Ortiz on FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Saturday, November 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Three-Division Champion Leo Santa Cruz Seeks Title in Fourth Division When He Battles Miguel Flores for the WBA Super […]
Erislandy Lara Obliterates Ramon Alvarez in Two, Regains WBA World Title – Video Highlights
Erislandy Lara Obliterates Ramon Alvarez in Two, Regains WBA World Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent MINNEAPOLIS (August 31, 2019) – As Joe Goossen put it, Erislandy Lara is so accurate. Using double right hands, jabs and short left hands, Lara knocked Ramon Alvarez off the ropes for a standing eight […]
ERISLANDY LARA VS. RAMON ALVAREZ PREVIEW, FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES, TRAINING CAMP NOTES & WEIGH-IN
WBA Weirdest Bout of Year Tonight: Lara vs. Canelo’s Brother Ramon Alvarez By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Minneapolis, Minnesota (August 31, 2019)– At 36 years old, Erislandy Lara is no spring chicken for a former world junior middleweight champion. In a weird matchup, Saturday, August 31, 2019, Lara squares off against […]
Erislandy Lara Battles Canelo’s Brother, Ramon Alvarez for the Interim WBA Super Welterweight Title
Former World Champion Erislandy Lara Battles Ramon Alvarez for Interim WBA Super Welterweight Title in FOX PBC Fight Night Main Event Saturday, August 31 from The Armory in Minneapolis Former World Champions Peter Quillin & Minneapolis-Native Caleb Truax Meet for IBF Super Middleweight Title Eliminator in High-Stakes Rematch in the Co-Feature Fast-Rising Super […]
Comeback Struggle of El Chacal, Guillermo Rigondeaux
Comeback Struggle of El Chacal, Guillermo Rigondeaux By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent At age 38, Cuban super bantamweight southpaw Guillermo ‘El Chacal’ Rigondeaux (The Jackal) was lucky to stop opponent Julio Ceja at 2:59 of the eighth round in a World Boxing Council elimination bout at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino […]
Reconsideration? Luis Ortiz Now Says He Will Fight Joshua – Is it too Late?
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 […]
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 […]
































