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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WORLD’S BEST 154-POUND FIGHTERS SOUND OFF & FACE OFF AT FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP TRIPLEHEADER THIS SATURDAY LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM BARCLAYS CENTER Photo by Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Telecast of Premier Boxing Champions Event Begins Live At 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT Click HERE for Photos from Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME Click HERE for Photos from […]
Erislandy Lara vs. Terrell Gausha Media Workout Quotes & Photos SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Tripleheader Event Saturday, Oct. 14 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Plus! Photos from Erislandy Lara, Cindy Serrano & Julian Sosa Addressing Students at the Community Partnership Middle School in Brooklyn as part of Hispanic Heritage Month […]
DEONTAY WILDER TO DEFEND WBC HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST MANDATORY CHALLENGER BERMANE STIVERNE LIVE ON SHOWTIME® ON SATURDAY, NOV. 4 AT BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN & PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS Wilder vs. Stiverne World Title Rematch Headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Tripleheader Beginning Live At 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT Photo Use Must Credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME BROOKLYN(Oct. 5, 2017) – WBC Heavyweight […]
Erislandy Lara vs. Terrell Gausha Training Camp Notes Super Welterweight Title Fight Headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Tripleheader Saturday, October 14 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Click HERE for Training Camp Photos BROOKLYN (October 2, 2017) – WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara will defend his belt for […]
VICTOR CONTE REVEALS TRUTH ON LUIS ORTIZ POSITIVE TEST SAN CARLOS, CA (October 2, 2017) – Sports scientist, Victor Conte, reveals in detail, why he believes undefeated heavyweight contender, Luis Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs), is innocent in regards to his recent positive drug test. An expert in the field of scientific nutrition, Conte feels, Ortiz was negligent […]
LUIZ ORTIZ FAILS THE WBC VADA DRUG TEST Original Report By ESPN Boxing New York, NY (September 29th, 2017)– The highly anticipated Nov. 4 showdown between heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder and Luis “King Kong” Ortiz — undefeated power punchers facing their best opponent — shaped up as one of the most […]
Unbeaten Featherweight Prospects Leduan Barthelemy & Eduardo Ramirez Fight to Split Draw in Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 & BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday Night from the Cannery Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas Alejandro Salinas Defeats Duarn Vue in High-Octane Super Featherweight Brawl & Bryan Figueroa Scores Decision Over Ivan […]
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz New York Press Conference Quotes & Photos Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder Defends Against Undefeated Contender Luis Ortiz On Saturday, Nov. 4 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Live on SHOWTIME Click HERE for Photos from Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME Click HERE for Photos from Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment NEW YORK, NY (Sept. 20, 2017) […]
Berchelt vs. Miura By Victor O. Garcia- Ringside Inglewood, Ca (July 15,2017)— Mexican champion Miguel Berchelt (32-1, 28 KOs) flourished against Japan’s Takashi Miura (31-4-2, 24 KOs) in a 12-round championship bout for Berchelt’s WBC Super Featherweight title. The judges scored the bout unanimously in favor of Berchelt. Scores were 116-111, 119-109, and […]
“Every fighter in the middleweight division needs to take note, I’m coming for all Y’all” Photo by Team Arias BROOKLYN, NY (July 13, 2017) – Undefeated IBF #6 middleweight contender, Luis Arias (18-0, 9 KOs), is coming off a stellar performance, winning by fifth round knockout against once beaten, Arif Magomedov. He now has his […]
Rigondeaux-Flores Declared No Decision, Kathy Duva Files NSAC Appeal for Kovalev-Ward By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (June 20th, 2017)– In an ongoing controversy, the Nevada State Athletic Commission has declared a No Decision in Moises Flores versus Guillermo Rigondeaux, enabling Rigondeaux to retain his World Boxing Association […]
When Danger Awaits on HBO: Chucky Flores Building a Nightmare for Rigondeaux Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Victor O. Garcia, Real Combat Media Las Vegas, NV (June 17th, 2017)– At 25-0 with 17 knockouts, Moises ‘Chucky’ Flores, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, could be building a nightmare for Guillermo Rigondeaux […]
ANDRE WARD VS. SERGEY KOVALEV – VICTOR O. GARCIA PREVIEW & WEIGH-IN By: Victor O. Garcia Las Vegas, Nevada (June 16, 2017) — 7 months ago, we witness the two-top light heavyweight fighters go one-on-one in front of thousands of fans inside the T-Mobile Arena. The outcome was a huge disappointment for and for […]
Guillermo Rigondeaux & Luis Arias Media Workout Quotes and Photos Ward-Kovalev 2: “The Rematch” Set For Saturday, June 17, 2017 At Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas Presented Live by HBO Pay-Per-View® Click HERE for Photos Photo Credit: Juan Carlos Fong MIAMI, FL (May 19, 2017) – Yesterday, reigning WBA World Super […]
Rances Barthelemy Training Camp Quotes & Photos Two-Division World Champion Battles Kiryl Relikh in 140-Pound Title Eliminator on SHOWTIME Saturday, May 20 From MGM National Harbor in Maryland Click HERE for Photos from Sean Michael Ham/ Premier Boxing Champions NATIONAL HARBOR, MD (May 10, 2017) – Cuban star Rances Barthelemy […]
Mexico’s Robin Hood, Lightweight Robinson Castellanos, Upsets Yuriorkis Gamboa By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (May 6th, 2017)– Unheralded Robinson ‘Robin Hood’ Castellanos dropped the heavily favored Yuriorkis Gamboa in rounds three and four, winning by referee’s technical decision after seven rounds after Gamboa gave up on his stool. […]
Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas Stops Nelson Lara in Round Two of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 & BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Main Event Tuesday Night From Fitz Tunica Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi Levan Ghvamichava Earns Unanimous Decision Over Previously Once-Beaten Oscar Molina Click HERE for Photos from Premier […]
GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX VS. MOISES FLORES WBA SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ADDED TO ANDRE WARD VS. SERGEY KOVALEV PAY-PER-VIEW UNDERCARD WARD-KOVALEV 2: “THE REMATCH” SET FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2017 AT MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER, LAS VEGAS PRESENTED LIVE BY HBO PAY-PER-VIEW® NEW YORK, NY (April 19, 2017) – Reigning WBA World Super Bantamweight […]
Barrera and Parker Photo Credits: Ray Bailey/Main Events Uncasville, CT: The Mohegan Sun’s Rising Stars Boxing Series teamed up with HBO Latino for another exciting night of boxing at the Uncas Ballroom at the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino. The stacked undercard of international and local prospects was the perfect lead-in to the exciting televised […]
Sullivan Barrera vs. Paul Parker Scouting Report Power vs. Power Uncasville, CT: This Saturday night fans at the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut and those watching live on HBO Latino will be treated to an action-packed showdown of power vs. power when Cuban Sullivan Barrera (18-1, 13 KOs) […]
Sullivan Barrera vs. Paul Parker Final Press Conference Quotes and Photos Vaughn Alexander, Sullivan Barrera, Paul Parker and Cassius Chaney Photo Credits: Main Events Click Here for Photos – Credit Main Events Barrera and Parker Sullivan Barrera “I want to thank everyone for coming out today. I want to thank my promoter Main […]
Click HERE for Press Conference Photos from Rosie Cohe/SHOWTIME Click HERE for Press Conference Photos from Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment Undefeated Heavyweight Contender Luis Ortiz Battles Long Island’s Derric Rossy Saturday, April 22 in Premier Boxing Champions Event from Barclays Center in Brooklyn Plus! Brooklyn’s Amanda Serrano Looks to Make History When She Fights […]
Sullivan Barrera Will Battle Paul Parker As Main Events Returns to Mohegan Sun’s Uncas Ballroom on Saturday, April 15 Televised LIVE on HBO Latino® Boxing Tickets on Sale Now Uncasville, CT: Sullivan Barrera (18-1, 13 KOs), the exciting Miami-based light heavyweight from Cuba, will return to HBO Latino Boxing on Saturday, April 15 at Mohegan […]
Promoter Yvon Michel sets record straight about Cancelled Beterbiev-Barrera IBF title eliminator Nobody wants to fight undefeated light heavyweight contender Artur Beterbiev (R) (Photo by Vincent Ethier) MONTREAL (March 13, 2017) – Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) president Yvon Michel has responded accordingly to unfounded allegations recently made in the media by Sullivan Barrera about GYM […]
TEAM SULLIVAN BARRERA WRITES A LETTER TO ARTUR BETERBIEV A Message to Artur Beterbiev from Team Sullivan Barrera: Artur, Yesterday, you decided to go to the internet and social media as you have tried to do in the past and paint your own picture of the IBF eliminator bout between yourself and Sullivan Barrera. Maybe your […]
OLEKSANDR USYK VS. MIKE HUNTER AND OLEKSANDR GVOZDYK VS. YUNIESKY GONZALEZ TITLE FIGHTS ADDED TO LOMACHENKO – SOSA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT! Saturday, April 8 The Theater at MGM National Harbor Live on HBO World Championship Boxing® OXON HILL, MD (February 23, 2017) — The VASYL LOMACHENKO – JASON “El Canito” […]
Erislandy Lara Gains U.S Citizenship HOUSTON, TX (February 16, 2017) – WBA and IBO super-welterweight champion, Erislady “The American Dream” Lara, is truly living the American dream since he has now completed all the eligibility requirements to become a U.S citizen. Erislandy, along with his wife Yudi, took an oath of allegiance to the United […]
Caribe Promotions and Warriors Boxing Announce Co-Promotional Agreement with WBA Interim Cruiserweight World Champion Yunier Dorticos Miami, FL (February 15th, 2017)– Warriors Boxing and Caribe Promotions proudly announce they have teamed up to sign Miami via Cuba’s interim WBA World Cruiserweight Champion, Cuba’s Yunier Dorticos, to a co-promotional agreement. The power-punching Dorticos (21-0, 20 KOs), […]
Former WBA Interim Heavyweight Champion Luis Ortiz to WBC Champ Deontay Wilder: Stop Making Excuses! “When I look at Deontay Wilder, I see an unsure, scared fighter. He’s crazy with his technique and worried about being hit. When you are that worried about getting hit, when you do get hit, you usually get knocked out.” […]
GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX VS. MOISES FLORES AND DIEGO DE LA HOYA VS. YOANDRIS SALINAS ADDED TO COTTO-KIRKLAND TELEVISED UNDERCARD “THE RETURN” SET FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017 AT FORD CENTER AT THE STAR IN FRISCO, TEXAS PRESENTED LIVE BY HBO PAY-PER-VIEW® NEW YORK, NY – (January 25, 2017) – Two action-packed fights featuring […]
YURIORKIS GAMBOA SIGNS WITH GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS TO FACE RENE ALVARADO ON HBO Los Angeles, CA (January 23rd, 2017)– Building on its record of signing and promoting the best of the best, Golden Boy Promotions – in association with ZR Entertainment — today announced a multi-fight deal with former three-division world champion and Olympic Gold […]
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