Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois in DAZN Co-Op Arena Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Prediction Record: 2025-2026 – (89-22-3) (3-3) in Feature Bouts Manchester, UK (May 9th, 2026)– World Boxing Organisation World Heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley will risk his title in a dangerous defense against former champion Daniel Dubois in […]
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Conah Walker Defeats Sam Eggington in a Dramatic Ending in Wolverhampton, UK – Video Highlights Sign up to DAZN Wolverhampton, UK (May 4th, 2026)– Conah Walker (18-3-1,9 KOs) defeated Sam Eggington (36-10, 20 KOs) via TKO in the 10th round (1:59) during their headlining fight on May 2, 2026, at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton. […]
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Naoya Inoue Defeats Junto Nakatani in a Close Fight in Japan Tokyo, Japan (May 4th, 2026)– Naoya Inoue (33-0) maintained his status as the undisputed super bantamweight champion by defeating Junto Nakatani via unanimous decision on May 2, 2026. In front of a sell-out crowd of 55,000 at the Tokyo Dome, Inoue outpointed his fellow […]
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VALIDATION VS. REDEMPTION PFL MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH BETWEEN COSTELLO VAN STEENIS AND JOHNNY EBLEN HEADLINES PFL AUSTIN ON JULY 18 Tickets for PFL Austin at the Moody Center Are Available Through Ticketmaster Presale Begins Today at 12:00 PM CT – Sign Up For Exclusive Access at pfl.info/austin The Highly Anticipated Rematch Will Air Live in the […]
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Nico Ali Walsh on Protecting the Integrity of the Ali Act PDF – Protecting Fighters. Preserving Legacy. Strengthening the Future of Boxing Good Afternoon, For full transparency, was Nico’s recent email to the members of the US Senate Committee: Thank you for your time and continued commitment to the sport of boxing and to protecting […]
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Unraveling Stevie Sparks vs. Montana Love DQ Controversy Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Cleveland, Ohio (November 14th, 2022)– On Saturday evening, November 12, 2022, at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, in Cleveland, Ohio, the televised DAZN main event ended in controversy when referee David Fields disqualified undefeated junior welterweight contender Montana Love, […]
Response to Ken Hissner, Best Thai Pro Boxers Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In response to my comrade in boxing, Ken Hissner of Seconds Out, this reporter proposes his list of the best professional boxers to come out of Thailand. No records are padded on this list per se. Rather, […]
WBO Mandatory No Choice, Usyk Says He Will Not Fight Joe Joyce Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Kyiv, Ukraine (October 26th, 2022)– With British heavyweight contender Joe ‘Juggernaut’ Joyce scoring an impressive win over former champion Joseph Parker, Joyce has a voice. Joyce is now the mandatory World Boxing Organisation […]
Ruiz or Usyk? Best 2023 Heavyweight Options for Deontay Wilder By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is back in the game and the heavyweight mix with his first-round knockout of former sparring partner Robert Helenius on October 15, 2022, at Barclays Center in […]
Deadline! Fury Gives Joshua to Midnight to Accept Big Money Super Fight Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (September 1o, 2022)– Lineal and World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and promoter Frank Warren gave Anthony ‘AJ’ Joshua the ultimate deadline, by midnight tonight, Saturday, September 10, 2022, […]
Noteworthy Heavyweight Boxing History Crumbles Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Disclaimer: *These are the opinions of Robert Brizel and not Real Combat Media or any of its members… Sometimes it is the bout, the final bout, a sequence of bouts, or just plain a promising fighter whose career suddenly, abruptly […]
Faces of Boxing Dark Shadows in My Subconscious Mind Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Every boxing reporter has thoughts and feelings, especially when it comes to the boxers of past and present. Emile Griffith had his boxing shadow with the late Benny “Kid” […]
Old Man Winter of Middleweight Division, Erislandy Lara is the American Dream Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Southpaw World Boxing Association World Middleweight champion Erislandy Lara, 29-3-3 with 17 knockouts, Houston, Texas, by way of Guantanamo, Cuba, has truly lived the American dream, which is why his nickname is ‘The […]
Tyson Fury Push: Dillian Whyte Wants A Rematch Claiming Knockout Shove to the Canvas Was Illegal By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Lennox Lewis knocked out Iron Mike Tyson with a push to the canvas at 2:25 of the eighth round at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 8, 2002, in […]
Victory in Defeat: Red Badge of Courage, The Yordenis Ugas Story Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sometimes a boxer can achieve a moral and personal victory in the eye of the general public and the boxing world symbolically, even in the graceful humility of defeat. Yordenis Ugas achieved something special […]
Salita Promotions Has Otto Wallin and Jarrell Miller, 2022 The Heavyweight Wild Cards By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Promoter Dmitriy Salita and Salita Promotions has two of the most underestimated top heavyweights in the world under his banner, Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller of the United States, and Otto Wallin of Sweden. […]
Preventing Tragedy in The Main Event, A Ringside Perspective Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent There are times as a sports reporter at ringside when the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and the referee in the main event has to make an immediate life and death decision to prevent a tragedy or possible […]
Chocolatito on Fire! The Super Flyweight Division is on Fire! A Hot Ticket in 2022 Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Almost a year after losing a controversial 12 round split decision to Juan Francisco Estrada, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez has won a 12 round unanimous decision over an overweight Julio Cesar […]
Can Trainer Joe Goossen Save Ryan Garcia’s Career? Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Current World Boxing Council Interim World Lightweight champion Ryan “King Ry” Garcia, 21-0 with 18 knockouts, Los Angeles, California, will defend his world title after 14 months of inactivity since stopping challenger Luke Campbell in the seventh […]
The Ten Most Likely Comebacks in 2022 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Comeback Number One: Heavyweight Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller. The 23-0-1 Miller has been inactive since November 2018 due to a number of failed drug tests. Originally thought to be a top candidate for Anthony Joshua, it will be interesting 40 […]
Cruiserweight Lawrence Okolie, One of the Most Dangerous Rising World Champion in 2022 Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Watch out for the sauce. Lawrence “The Sauce” Okolie, 17-0 with 14 knockouts, Hackney, London, United Kingdom, the World Boxing Organization World Cruiserweight champion, and a former British and European cruiserweight champion, […]
British Boxing on the Rocks With An Uncertain Worldwide Future Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Much like vodka on the rocks, professional boxing in the United Kingdom, from Great Britain to Scotland, is on the rocks, with an uncertain future in 2022. The British Boxing Board of Control has shut […]
Madrimov, Soro and Salva: Uzbekistan Hosts Worst Fight and Worst Referee of Month By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent It is rare when a fighter gets knocked out illegally after the bell. It happened twice at the heavyweight level, with Joe Louis versus Max Baer on September 24, 1935, ending at 3:09 […]
A Critical Analysis of Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugas Welterweight Showdown Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent World Boxing Association President Gilberto Mendoza has officially approved and sanctioned Yordenis Ugas versus Errol Spence Jr. for early 2022. Ugas, 27-4 with 12 knockouts, Miami Florida by way of Santiago de […]
Assessing The Champion and Challengers in New WBC Bridgerweight Division Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The World Boxing Council has taken the lead in establishing a new weight class, and in redefining the weight requirements between boxing classes. Light heavyweight remains at 168 to 175 pounds. Cruiserweight starts at 175 […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: Thomas Dulorme Appeal Highlights Danger of Rabbit Punches Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Welterweight contender Thomas Dulorme’s appeal for a reversal to the Nevada State Athletic Commission regarding his first-round knockout loss to Jaron “Boots” Ennis is unlikely to result in the “No-Contest” outcome he is seeking, […]
From World Champion to Possible Washington D.C. Congressman: Unique Road of Jessie Vargas By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (November 12th, 2021)– Not since now retired ex-world champion Manny Pacquiao declared his candidacy for the Presidency of the Philippines in 2022 under the PDP-Laban Political Party has another boxer […]
NABF Belt is Great Title, From Don King and Ali, to Bobby Hitz and Taylor Duerr By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Staying in 1969 in the heavyweight division in the United States, the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) belt became a prominent title and springboard to establishing top contenders as being […]
Unique Boxing Trend! Judges NO Longer Favoring Promoter’s Fighters, Underdogs Winning Frequently During Pandemic Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Ever since Muhammad Ali got one judge’s scorecard in his first bout with Leon Spinks in defense of his world heavyweight title, which Spinks won by split decision in 15 rounds, […]
Wilder’s Gloves Were Not Foam Padded: Horsehair versus Padded Gloves Controversy By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Before his trilogy heavyweight title loss to Tyson Fury this past weekend, Deontay Wilder complained about Tyson Fury’s horsehair gloves. However, he wound up using the same pair. Four pairs of the Paffen Sports gloves were […]
What is Next For Deontay Wilder? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Having gone 0-2-1 with Tyson Fury in their last three meetings, the time has come for “The Bronze Bomber”, Deontay Wilder, to move on to the next stage in his career. His next bout will not be Tyson Fury, and […]
UFC President Dana White and ABC Boxing Medical Committee Condemn Bare Knuckles Malpractices After Tragic Death of MMA Fighter Justin Thornton By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Biloxi, Mississippi (October 6th, 2021)– On Monday, October 4, 2021, bare knuckles fighter Justin Thornton, age 38, 6-18 in MMA, died two months after getting […]
Verdejo and Sosa Controversy: Should Pro Boxers Be Subject to the Death Penalty? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Two recent incidents involving the deaths of a family member by pro boxers has revisited the old argument. Does Dementia Pugilistica, as in professional boxers getting hit in the head over a period […]
When Managers Mismatch Top Prospects Too Soon: Strange Case of Detroit’s O’Quinn By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Recently an established boxing manager in the Detroit area contacted me about an offer for his unbeaten rising Detroit area light heavyweight prospect to fight one division up against another unbeaten prospect attached […]
CANELO VS. PLANT SHOWTIME PRESS CONFERENCE & INTERVIEWS Los Angeles, CA (September 21st, 2021)– Mexican Superstar and Four-Division World Champion Canelo Álvarez and Undefeated Super Middleweight Champion Caleb Plant to Preview Undisputed 168-Pound Title Showdown Taking Place Saturday, Nov. 6 Live on SHOWTIME PPV® from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Mexican superstar, four-division […]
WBO Heavyweight Merry-Go-Round of Choice: AJ, Usyk, Whyte, Ruiz, Ortiz or Joyce? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The World Boxing Organization has granted the Oleksandr Usyk camp a time extension to negotiate an acceptable financial deal to fight Anthony Joshua for their version of the world heavyweight title later in 2021, […]
Robert Brizel Breaks Down Spence vs. Pacquiao By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Welterweight worlds will collide on August 21, 2021, when Errol Spence Jr. will face Manny Pacquiao, in a battle of 147 pounds world welterweight champions. Spence, the World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation World Welterweight champion, will face […]
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