HALL OF FAMER MANNY PACQUIAO & WBC WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION MARIO BARRIOS FIGHT TO DRAW IN PBC PAY-PER-VIEW ON PRIME VIDEO MAIN EVENT SATURDAY NIGHT FROM THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Sebastian Fundora Stops Tim Tszyu After Seven Rounds in the Co-Main Event Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz & Brandon […]
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UFC 318 WEIGH-IN, COUNTDOWN SHOW, PRESSER & MEDIA DAY 10 p.m. ET: ESPN+ PPV Main Card – GET NOW 8 p.m.: Prelims (ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes & Disney+*) 6 p.m.: Early Prelims (ESPN+, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes & Disney+) New Orleans, Louisiana (July 19th, 2025)– UFC PPV action continues this weekend from New Orleans with UFC […]
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COMPLETE WEIGH-IN RESULTS FOR PFL CHAMPIONS SERIES ROAD TO DUBAI: CAPE TOWN AND THE FIRST ROUND OF PFL AFRICA The inaugural season of PFL Africa kicks off with a historic fight card tomorrow in Cape Town, South Africa Johnny Eblen and Costello Van Steenis make weight for their PFL Middleweight World Championship main event, while […]
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT NASHVILLE RESULTS & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS By MMA News UFC Fight Night took place tonight from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. In the main event, heavyweights Derrick Lewis and Tallison Teixeira clashed. While in the co-main event, Stephen Thompson faced off with Gabriel Bonfim in a welterweight matchup. UFC Fight Night Results: […]
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USYK VS. DUBOIS 2 WEIGH-IN, PRESSER, MEDIA WORKOUT & BETTING ODDS London, UK (July 18th, 2025)–A 203 million dollars purse, and probably more, will be at stake at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, July 19, 2025, in the main event, as Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel ‘Dynamite’ Dubois rematch for the undisputed World Heavyweight title. The Ring, […]
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New Brizel Editorial: Alcohol Free Adrien Broner Could Win A World Title Again By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner is scheduled to return on February 13, 2021, on Showtime. Broner held regional and world titles at featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight, and super lightweight. Broner has won only […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: Is Porter Vs. Crawford Worth A Million Bucks? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has offered Shawn Porter one million dollars to fight Terence “Bud” Crawford, whom Bob wants to move, but cannot seem to do much with. Crawford will not fight Errol […]
New Brizel Editorial: Welcome to 2021, The Year of Boxing Exhibition Mismatches By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Conor McGregor fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. So why can’t Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya be next? Iron Mike Tyson fought his exhibition with Roy Jones Jr. Will James Buster Douglas, Evander […]
MMA Fighter Conor McGregor and Proper No. 12 Irish Whiskey By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media MMA Correspondent This week, at a local convenience and liquor store, a poster on the glass door of the store presented a unique boxing mystery. This reporter could not immediately identify the person in a boxing pose on […]
From Daniel Dubois to Josh Taylor: Famous Boxers and Eye Injuries (Update) By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Heavyweight Daniel Dubois sustained a left medial orbital fracture in his tenth round loss to Joe Joyce recently. If Dubois eventually recovers by some miracle of medical treatment and superior eye care, he will […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: Accused Cheater Panama Lewis Died in 2020, Not To Be Forgotten EditBy Robert Brizel, Brick Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Mundo Deportivo Noted trainer Carlos ‘Panama’ Lewis died quietly at age 74 in September 2020 during the COVID-19 Novel coronavirus pandemic, cause unknown. Gone, notoriously not forgotten by […]
Heavyweight Angles Evolving: Joshua vs. Fury or Usyk, Joe Joyce vs. Usyk or Chisora Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has gone public with a new tee-shirt emblazoned with Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn which calls them “You Big Dossers” (homeless people). The […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: WBA Champ Hiroto Kyoguchi Has Covid-19, Stop All Bouts Till Pandemic Ends By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Current World Boxing Association Super World Light Flyweight champion Hiroto Kyoguchi of Japan and his trainer have both tested positive for Covid-19 Novel Coronavirus, forcing a cancellation of his scheduled November […]
Biggest Boxing Upsets of October 2020 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Big names and small names scored some improbable upset performances in the world of professional boxing in October 2020. Spectators or not, here are some of the ‘Rocky’ results, which decidedly were NOT expected to occur. Upset result number […]
Takeover! David McWaters Fighter, Teofimo Lopez, Potential Real Combat Media Boxer of the Year Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent “We’re going to Disney World!” said Teofimo Lopez. David McWaters fighter Teofimo Lopez, who holds the undisputed World Lightweight championship, and the World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation, […]
New Brizel Editorial: Mairis Briedis at Cruiser versus Heavyweight Crossroads By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo credit: Santija Zandersone Leta Mairis Briedis, at age 35, has risen to become the top-ranked cruiserweight in the world. Breidis, 27-1 with 19 knockouts, Riga, Latvia, has held the World Boxing Council Diamond, World Boxing […]
Brizel Editorial: Politics of Canelo’s DAZN Breach of Contract 280 million Dollar Lawsuit Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Given the scope and impact of the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic on professional boxing and professional sports, the newly filed lawsuit of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, represented by their Maloney Law Firm […]
Could UFC Fighter Sean O’Malley’s Career Be Over With UFC Fans? Sean O’Malley has produced a defiant response after suffering a freak ankle injury during his first-round defeat to Marlon Vera at UFC 252. The undefeated bantamweight was the heavy favorite to vanquish his Ecuadorian opponent in the co-main event, but he rolled his ankle […]
Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino Atlantic City, Famed Boxing Venue, To Be Demolished By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (June 13th, 2020)– Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, which opened on May 14, 1984, as Harrah’s Boardwalk or Harrah’s at Trump […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: No Corona Beer, No Sunshine in Heavyweight Division Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Mexico’s Grupo Modelo has temporarily stopped brewing Corona beer and its other brands. The Mexican government has declared an official health emergency, and ordered the suspension of non-essential activities due to the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: Should Boxing Continue on TV Without an Audience as a Precaution? Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent With All countries of the world now impacted by the COVID-19 Wuhan coronavirus, and amateur professional sports including boxing on hiatus, a critical question now arises: should amateur and professional boxing […]
Whyte vs. Povetkin Will End in a KO May 2 in Manchester Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte will have his first chance to defend his interim World Boxing Council World Heavyweight title on May 2, 2020, in Manchester Arena, in Manchester, United Kingdom, against former […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: Joe Rogan and Rotten MMA Judging at UFC 247 Deep in Heart of Texas By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Boxing and MMA Correspondent The 1841 song ‘Deep in the Heart of Texas’ is an American popular standard, lyrics by June Hershey, music by Don Swander, later popularized in 2003 by […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: Nobody Wanna Fight Mike Hunter, Matchmaking Nightmare By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Heavyweights Mike Hunter Jr. and Jarrell Miller have a common denominator. They are at the top of their heavyweight game, knocking at the door of a world heavyweight title, and nobody wants to fight them. […]
Andy Ruiz Jr. Vs. Anthony Joshua Fight Is Full of Athletes Who Have Been Tested Positive for PEDs Editorial By Lucah Santos As we all know that Andy Ruiz Jr. and Anthony Joshua’s rematch has been scheduled and fans all over the world are extremely excited about it. However, this event is full of athletes […]
Andy Ruiz Jr. in Diriyah: Eye of The Fatman, or Eye of The Tiger? New Brizel Editorial Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent To the blaring music of ‘Rocky’, Gonna Fly Now, Andy ‘Destroyer’ Ruiz Jr., the current world heavyweight champion of four organizations, has yet to prove he […]
FLOYD MAYWEATHER 2020 POSSIBLE OPPONENTS? Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Only recently, Floyd Mayweather Jr. said he was done with the brutal sport of boxing. Floyd, 50-0 with 27 knockouts, Las Vegas, Nevada, who has won world titles in five divisions, will be joining promotional forces with UFC President […]
Zhan Kossobutskiy and More: Rating Up & Coming Heavyweights 11 to 50 in the World Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Who are the best up and coming heavyweight prospects in the world, who we would rate numbers eleven through fifty after the top 10 fighters are eliminated from the […]
New Brizel Editorial: Rating Top Light Heavyweights in 175 Pound Canelo Division 2020 Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent With Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez now sitting atop the 175 light heavyweight division as he current World Boxing Organization World Light Heavyweight champion, with his eleventh round technical knockout of Sergey Kovalev at […]
The Hard Luck Road of Tigre, Welterweight Adrian Granados Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Top 25 junior welterweight and welterweight Adrian ‘Tigre’ Granados of Woodland Hills, California, has a deceiving record of 20-8-2 with 14 knockouts and has only been stopped once in 30 professional contests. Originally fighting out […]
Brizel’s Perspective: Rating the Top Middleweights in the World in 2020 Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez of Mexico is currently the best middleweight boxer in the world. However, when Alvarez moves up to light heavyweight to challenge Sergey Kovalev for a share of the world title at […]
Do or Die Heavyweight Bouts Coming Up By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Do or die heavyweight bouts means the winner advances, and the loser could call it a career, or will be in a very downslide position in terms of the division. There are several interesting do or die heavyweight […]
Horrible Matchups of The Month By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Unscrupulous boxing promoters will do anything to sell a fight, and television will usually provide a mismatch. Of recent, some of the worst matchups ever seen have been made, which in the viewpoint of this reporter, are like sending a lamb […]
Should Heavyweight Champion Andy Ruiz Jr. Be Allowed to Box for Mexico at 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Andy Ruiz Jr. says he would be honored to represent Mexico in the heavyweight division at the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan, after his upcoming world title rematch […]
Magomed Abdusalamov-The 22 Million Dollar Man By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent With a significant number of boxing deaths and career-ending injuries in professional boxing, the story of Magomed Abdusalamov is not a new tune. Benny Kid Paret, Willie Classen, Greg Page, Sam Baraudi, Jimmy Doyle, and Beethoven Scottland were among better-known […]
Heavyweight Wild Card! Michael Hunter Wanted Joshua Last Minute, Defeats Kuzmin By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Heavyweight contender Michael Hunter is a wow wild card in the division! Michael Hunter lost one close decision to Oleksandr Usyk for the WBO world cruiserweight title in 2017. Hunter and Usyk eventually moved up […]
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