Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis Defeats Xander Zayas in Brooklyn, NY – Video Highlights & Post Press Conference Brooklyn, NY (June 30th, 2026)– Jaron “Boots” Ennis defeated Xander Zayas via a seventh-round TKO on Saturday night, June 27, 2026, at a sold-out Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The thrilling, back-and-forth slugfest ended at the 1:49 mark […]
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JARON ENNIS VS. XANDER ZAYAS PRESS CONFERENCE, BETTING ODDS & WEIGH-IN Brooklyn, NY (June 27th, 2026)– Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis says he’s ready to take over the 154lb division as he closes in on his blockbuster showdown with unified king Xander Zayas at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday night, live worldwide on DAZN […]
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DUSTIN POIRIER ARREST FOOTAGE VIDEO *Video Credit: TMZ Jonesboro, GA (June 24th, 2026)– Former UFC fighter Dustin Poirier was arrested at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after being denied boarding on a Delta Air Lines flight for public intoxication. The incident escalated when he began screaming profanities at airline gate agents and challenged a responding police […]
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ERROL SPENCE JR. & JERMALL CHARLO HOUSTON MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS Former Unified Champion Errol Spence Jr. & Undefeated Two-Division Champion Jermall Charlo Preview Respective Showdowns Taking Place Saturday, July 25, Headlining PBC Pay-Per-View Event Available LIVE on Prime Video from Australia Click HERE for Photos from Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions HOUSTON – June 25, 2026 […]
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MMA GREAT CRIS CYBORG’S RETIREMENT FIGHT SET AS PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE ANNOUNCES PFL TAMPA PRESENTED BY VISIT ST. PETE-CLEARWATER ON AUGUST 22 AT BENCHMARK INTERNATIONAL ARENA AGAINST KETLEN VIEIRA PFL Tampa Presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater Set to Host MMA Great Cris Cyborg’s Final MMA Fight in the Main Event as She Faces Brazilian Contender Ketlen Vieira […]
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Maurice Harris in Another Heavyweight Comeback Bid. Is Mago Next? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media correspondent Maurice ‘No Better’ Harris is back at age 37, the veteran heavyweight having won a close split decision over six rounds over Jason Bergman on May 3, 2013, in Pennsylvania. Harris, now 26-17-2 […]
Into The Future With 2012 Olympian Taras Shelestyuk By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent Banner Promotions might have its next world light middleweight champion in the future with 2012 Ukrainian Olympian Taras Shelestyuk. With an amateur record of 195-15, Taras was the 2011 World Championships Gold […]
Saving Omar Henry: An Argument For Boxer’s Health Insurance By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (May 13th, 2013)– Gerald McClellan in Great Britain. Shannon Briggs in Germany. Omar Henry in the United States. The truth is, it really doesn’t matter where, when, why or what the […]
It’s Showtime! Floyd Mayweather’s Merry-Go-Round of $$$ Candidates Narrows By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent Here ye, here ye! It’s Showtime! With five more ‘money money money’ lucrative televised bouts in the planning for Floyd Mayweather Jr. on a six fight deal, the only questions remaining are: one, can Floyd remain […]
Mandingo on Ice: Whatever Happened To James Kirkland? Brizel’s Thoughts By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent Light middleweight boxer James ‘Mandingo’ Kirkland has seemingly vanished from the boxing scene for over 13 months after his ten round disqualification win over Carlos ‘King’ Molina. Meanwhile, Carlos Molina, the man he beat, got over […]
Taps For Caimerino, Super Featherweight Carmelo Negron Dies at Age 53 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent Chicago, IL (May 11th, 2013)– Hard hitting Puerto Rican Super Featherweight Carmelo ‘Caimerino’ Negron, who won the first 17 bouts of his career, including 10 bouts at Madison Square Garden at the Felt Forum […]
Song and Strategy: Lovely May Weather For A Win By Floyd Mayweather Anew By Robert Brizel By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent The May Ride Song by Robert Brizel, to the Music of Sleigh Ride Just hear those ring bells jingle-ing See fighters ring ting tingle-ing too Come on, […]
Boxing Stupidity! Robert Brizel’s opinion on Rematches and Instant Replay By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Boxing stupidity is coming soon, to major boxing events and pay-per-view television nearest you. Big promoters in obsession mismatch rematches. Play It Again, Sam. First, let’s go to the videotape. When I heard the World […]
Audley Harrison and Danny Williams Should Call It A Day By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent On April 27, 2013, 28-0 American heavyweight Deontay needed only 70 seconds to finish Audley Harrison in the first round. A 41 year old southpaw who has won the London Prizefighter tournament twice, two recent first round […]
Second Alamo Canelotime: Alvarez Versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Rob Guerrero By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent The bottom line in professional boxing in 2014 boils down to two possibilities: Canelo Alvarez will either fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Robert Guerrero. It boils down to a question of which […]
Tamerlan ‘Tom’ Tsarnev, From Golden Gloves Champion to Boston Marathon Terrorist By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (April 24, 2013)–Tamerlan ‘Tom’ Tsarnev learning the art of prizefighting from his father Anzror Tsarnev in his native Chechnya in the classical straight up European style, hitting with power and […]
A Tale of Boxing Twins, The Mitchell Brothers By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Born on August 25, 1969, Eric Mitchell and Aaron Mitchell are a pair of boxing twins who traveled different roads. In a 20 year professional career which began in 1993, Florida middleweight Eric […]
Who’s in the Money Hunt For The Great Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2013 and 2014? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent New York,NY (April 21st, 2013)– 2013 and 2014 are the glory money hunt years for the most qualified opponents for the as yet still unbeaten 36 year old […]
Talking Boxing with Robert Brizel , Sleeping Giants in The Heavyweight Division, Steroids and More By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent Right now, nobody is making any noise in the heavyweight division. Nobody seems to care about the Klitschkos. Are the Klitschkos the best fighters in the heavyweight division? Yes […]
Could Floyd Be Next? New NABF Champion Paul Spadafora Reaches 48-0-1 By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (April 12th, 2013)– New North American Boxing Federation Super Lightweight champion Paul ‘The Pittsburgh Kid’ Spadafora has accomplished as a southpaw a feat rarely realized in professional boxing. Paul Spadafora is […]
The Strange Boxing Case of Bob Hazelton, Boxing’s First Steroids Victim By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent RCM BOXING HISTORICAL ARTICLE Tall London heavyweight Bob Hazelton, who fought professionally as a boxer from 1966 to 1980, and then went on to become a weightlifter and bodybuilder, was truly boxing’s first victim of anabolic […]
Stop The Guns! Guerrero, Guns, Ghosts and Stupidity Are Ruining Boxing By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent After Robert ‘The Ghost’ Guerrero’s arrest at JFK Airport in New York City on March 28, 2013, for gun possession nearly put the pending WBC World Welterweight title bout on May 4 MGM Brand Garden Arena […]
Boxing, Balance and Dancing Tony Dovolani Boxing Muse of the Week Episode 2 In this week’s episode of “Tony Dovolani’s Boxing Muse of the Week”, ABC’s Dancing With the Stars champion and professional dancer, Tony Dovolani talks about the parallels between boxing, balance and dancing. Check in every Monday for more of […]
Edwin Valero versus Adrien Broner Dream Fight, Using Demarco Factor By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent RCM Fantasy Boxing With all the hype coming up surrounding Adrien Broner’s step up to welterweight to challenge Paulie Malignaggi for Malignaggi’s World Boxing Association World Welterweight title, there’s still a few moments to ponder the dream […]
Sugar Ray Seales Can See The Light By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (March 19th, 2013)–Every once in a while, boxing fans hear about the stellar career of Hall of Fame World Middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson. They talk about the sensational high profile career of Sugar Ray Leonard. They […]
Emile Griffith, Benny Kid Paret Jr., and The End of The Ring of Fire By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media correspondent Pugilistica Dementia, Parkinson’s, Gout, Arthritis and Diabetes are some of the conditions affected the now mentally and physically declining former World Welterweight, Light Middleweight and Middleweight champion of the world, […]
Speaking of The Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent The late Bert Sugar and Teddy Atlas teamed with Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Iran Barkley, Ruben Olivares, Thomas Hearns and others to write ‘The Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists’ which was published in 2010 by Running Press. […]
Watch Out For The Roach Trap By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Carson, California (March 17, 2013)– To what do you owe the distinction of reading about a roach trap on a full contact sports site? On a recent Saturday night at Home Depot Center in Carson, California, the Home Box Office […]
A Tribute To Tony Martin, A Pound For Pound Welterweight By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent On March 10, 2013, retired Philadelphia welterweight boxer turned landlord Tony ‘Pound For Pound’ Martin, 52, was fatally shot during an argument while attempting to collect rent from a tenant at one of his rental properties. The […]
When Bobby Czyz Was King By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (March 14, 2013)– When Bobby Czyz was world light heavyweight champion, it was a different era. Czyz turned pro in April 1980 and won 20 consecutive bouts before losing a ten rounder to middleweight […]
Glory Days of Boxing in Atlantic City By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Atlantic City ( March 13th, 2013)– Madison Square Garden and public television helped the sport of boxing to reach its popularity. While boxing may soon be surpassed by Mixed Martial Arts, or may combine with it to do interesting […]
Should Welterweight Shamone Alvarez Make A Comeback? By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY ( March 13th, 2013)– Now 21-6, with 12 knockouts, onetime welterweight contender Shamone ‘The Truth’ Alvarez of Atlantic City has lost five of his last six professional bouts. Alvarez showed up recently at ringside during a boxing […]
Referee Benjy Esteves Jr. is The Wise Man of Boxing By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (March 12, 2013)– On July 30, 1992, an unknown referee named Benjy Esteves Jr. refereed three bouts at Waterloo Village in Stanhope, New Jersey. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Arturo Gatti, Junior Jones, Rayomnd Joval, […]
Teddy Atlas and The Meaning on Consistency By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ ( March 10th, 2013)–Listening to Teddy Atlas at ringside after the ESPN television lights had faded in Atlantic City recently, giving a brief talk with constructive feedback to rising 12-0 light middleweight prospect George Rogers on his […]
Tomasz Adamek Can Beat Kubrat Pulev By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY ( March 7th, 2013)– Heavyweight Tomasz Adamek’s next bout will be in the United States, against an opponent to be named shortly by Main Events. An opportunity for an International Boxing Federation eliminator bout against Kubrat Pulev of […]
Stop The Violence! Hector El Flaco Sanchez is Murdered in Puerto Rico By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Santurce, Puerto Rico (March 6th, 2013)– Having covered the Spanish Harlem funeral of Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho is New York City in December 2012, I hoped I would not be writing about more Puerto […]
Boxing, Sports and Steroids: Is The Juice Still On The Loose? By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 27, 2013)– With all of the goings on inside and outside of the boxing ring in 2013, including all of the high profile boxing cards on ESPN2, Showtime and Home Boxing Office, […]
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