OLEKSANDR USYK VS. RICO VERHOEVEN VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS & SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION Giza, Egypt (May 24th, 2026)– Oleksandr Usyk defeated Rico Verhoeven via an 11th-round technical knockout on Saturday, May 23, 2026, to retain his WBC heavyweight world championship. Contested under the “Glory in Giza” banner, the highly anticipated crossover boxing match took place outdoors in […]
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STATEMENT MADE! AMARI “THE REAPER” JONES DEFEATS VINCENZO “IL CAPO” GUALTIERI IN IBF MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE ELIMINATOR ROBIN “ROBZ” SAFAR BECOMES THE NEW WBC SILVER CRUISERWEIGHT TITLEHOLDER LIVE FROM SAP CENTER IN SAN JOSE, CALIF., LIVE WORLDWIDE ON DAZN Click HERE for Photos Click HERE for Scorecards Mandatory Credit: Golden Boy / Cris Esqueda SAN JOSE, Calif. (May 22, 2026) […]
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COMPLETE PFL BRUSSELS RESULTS AND PHOTOS PFL Brussels culminates as Patrick Habirora sends the Belgian faithful into a raucous ovation as he knocked out Benson Henderson in 20 seconds France’s Taylor Lapilus called for a title shot following his co-main event victory over England’s Jake Hadley via unanimous decision FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS BRUSSELS (MAY 23, 2026) – PFL Brussels has come to a close after a night filled with elite MMA action in Belgium’s capital. […]
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WBC King of The Nile Preview: Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven Battle at The Pyramids of Giza By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Robert Brizel’s Prediction Record 2025-2026: (96-22-8), (4-4) in Main Event Featured Bouts Sign up to DAZN Giza, Egypt (May 22, 2026)– At the foot of the historical Pyramids of […]
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COMPLETE PFL BRUSSELS WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS Undefeated rising star Patrick “The Belgian Bomber” Habirora and MMA icon Benson “Smooth” Henderson made the PFL Brussels main event official as they weighed in at 170.9 lbs and 171.0 lbs respectively The co-main event was also confirmed as France’s Taylor “Double Impact” Lapilus and England’s Jake “White Kong” Hadley weighed in at 135.7 lbs and 136 lbs respectively Final remaining tickets for PFL Brussels at the ING Arena are available via pfl.info/brussels Fans […]
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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 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 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 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. 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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 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 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 & 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: 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 & 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. 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 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 […]
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz International Media Conference Call Transcript & Audio Recording Click HERE for MP3 Lou DiBella Thanks for joining us, everybody for the call for SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader presented by Premier Boxing Champions featuring the heavyweight championship of the world pitting Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz at Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New […]
Dmitry Bivol Media Workout Quotes & Photos Click Here for Photos – Credit Craig Bennett-Main Events (Norwalk, California) – WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Dmitry Bivol(12-0, 10 KOs) met with news media at the Legendz Gym, owned and run by Roger Ruiz yesterday to discuss his upcoming mandatory title defense against #1 ranked challenger Sullivan Barrera (21-1-0, 14 […]
Luis Ortiz Training Camp Notes Unbeaten Cuban Contender Faces WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder Live on SHOWTIME Saturday, March 3 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions MIAMI (February 16, 2018) – Unbeaten heavyweight contender Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz is finally nearing his first world title opportunity as he prepares […]
Sullivan Barrera – “After Ward, Bivol is my toughest challenge” MIAMI, Florida – Top light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera is working hard in the second half of his training camp for his March 3rd HBO televised clash against WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol. The 35-year-old former Cuban amateur standout has been on quite […]
The Strange Marketing Q of Lara and Rigondeaux Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sometimes you have a great fighter who is not a box office draw. In such a circumstance what do you do? The late World Middleweight champion Paul Pender was in such a position. He lost to […]
Krusher Takes Manhattan Two World Light Heavyweight Titles at Stake as Sergey Kovalev Returns to New York vs. Igor Mikhalkin and Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera Share HBO Bill “The Krusher” Photo Credits: David Spagnolo/Main Events New York, NY: Sergey Kovalev continues his rise back to the top of the light heavyweight division when he […]
Lomachenko Outclasses Rigondeaux in Six, Two Weight Class Differential Joke By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (December 10th, 2017)– At 17-0, Cuban southpaw WBA Super Bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux, age 37, lost his attempt to win the WBO World Junior Lightweight title on December 9, 2017, in Madison […]
LOMACHENKO VS. RIGONDEAUX PRESS CONFERENCE Top-rated pound-for-pound fighters and Olympic legends VASILY “Hi-Tech” LOMACHENKO.and GUILLERMO “El Chacal” RIGONDEAUX are inthe Big Apple where they will go mano a mano in a collision of world champions,This Saturday! December 9, at the The Theater at Madison Square Garden. This historic battle will mark the first time two-time Olympic gold medalists have fought each other professionally […]
Top Heavyweight Contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz Clashes With Daniel Martz in a Featured Attraction on a Special Friday Night Edition of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 & BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Dec. 8, From Hialeah Park in Miami, Florida PLUS! Welterweight Prospects Bryant Perrella & Alex Martin Square-Off and Unbeaten Featherweight Prospects Stephen Fulton […]
TEN DAYS OUT LOMACHENKO, RIGONDEAUX, BOB ARUM & ROC NATION DISCUSS ONLY FIGHT OF ITS KIND IN THE HISTORY OF BOXING We are ten days away from arguably the most historic fight we have seen in many a year. Two 2-time Olympic Gold Medalists facing off for the first time professionally, at the highest level, in […]
Krusher Is Back! Kovalev tops Shabranskyy in Two “The Krusher” Photo Credits: David Spagnolo/Main Events Click Here for Photos – Credit David Spagnolo/Main Events Click Here for Scorecards New York, NY: Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev regained his WBO Light Heavyweight World Title in classic Krusher fashion with a second-round stoppage of Vyacheslav Shabranskyy at the Theater […]
Sullivan Barrera vs. Felix Valera Scouting Report Two Heavy-Hitters Square Off New York, NY: This Saturday’s Kovalev-Shabranskyy HBO World Championship Boxing® telecast will include a battle between two of the light heavyweight division’s biggest punchers when Sullivan Barrera and Felix Valera square off at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Below is the scouting report […]
DANIEL JACOBS VS. LUIS ARIAS PRESS CONFERENCE & WEIGH-IN VIDEO Brooklyn, NY (November 11th, 2017)– JACOBS vs. ARIAS and MILLER vs. WACH are presented by Matchroom Boxing USA, in association with Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, Salita Promotions and Roc Nation Sports. The SELDIN vs. ORTIZ bout is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association […]
Former Unified Featherweight Champion Yuriorkis”El Ciclon De Guantanamo” Gamboa Steps In To Fight Jason “El Canito” Sosa Saturday, Nov. 25 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden Televised Live on HBO World Championship Boxing® LOS ANGELES (Nov. 6, 2017)– Former unified featherweight champion Yuriorkis “El Ciclon de Guantanamo” Gamboa (27-2, 17 KOs) will step in […]
– ERISLANDY LARA, JERMELL CHARLO & JARRETT HURD SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND 154-POUND TITLES IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIPLEHEADER SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME® FROM BARCLAYS CENTER Lara Outpoints Terrell Gausha, Charlo Scores Stunning Knockout Of Erickson Lubin & Hurd KOs Austin Trout In SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Event Don’t Miss The Replay Monday, Oct. 16 At 10 p.m. ET/PT On […]
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