UNDEFEATED THAD JEAN FACES NO. 1 RANKED SHAMIL MUSAEV FOR THE VACANT PFL WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ON JULY 25 IN WASHINGTON, DC PFL’s Return to the Nation’s Capital Takes Place at CareFirst Arena and Airs Live in the U.S. on ESPN at 10 p.m. ET PFL D.C. Marks the Second of Three Consecutive Weeks of PFL Events Featuring World Championship […]
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DANIEL DUBOIS STOPS FABIO WARDLEY TO WIN THE WBO TITLE – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Sign up to DAZN Manchester, UK (May 14th, 2026)– Daniel Dubois defeated Fabio Wardley by 11th-round technical knockout (TKO) on Saturday, May 9, 2026, to capture the WBO heavyweight championship in a brutal, pulsating showdown at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, […]
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“BATTLE OF THE LEGENDS” FLOYD ‘MONEY’ MAYWEATHER TO FACE ‘IRON’ MIKE ZAMBIDIS IN FULL-CONTACT EXHIBITION BOUT, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, IN ATHENS, GREECE Five-Weight, 15-Time World Champion Mayweather Meets 18-Time World Champion Kickboxing King and Olympic Boxer Zambidis to Headline Global Pay-Per-View Event, Live from the Telekom Center, Athens at OAKA Olympic Complex Athens, Greece (May […]
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UFC 328 RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, POST-PRESS CONFERENCE & SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION Newark, NJ (May 10th, 2026)– UFC 328 took place on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event was headlined by a middleweight title clash where Sean Strickland reclaimed the championship, handing Khamzat Chimaev the first loss of […]
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UFC FREEDOM 250 PRESS CONFERENCE Sign up to Paramount+ Las Vegas, NV (May 10th, 2026)– The UFC Freedom 250 press conference held on May 8, 2026, was marked by high tension and significant altercations as fighters prepared for the historic June 14 event at the White House. Heavyweight Josh Hokit was ejected from the stage […]
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BenjyEsteves Jr. and Best Referee’s Call of 2013 in Mikey Garcia versus Orlando Salido By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Referee Benjy Esteves Jr. made the best referee’s decision in 2013, and it was an important one, as the status of the super featherweight division emerged from the bout. California’s Mikey Angel Garcia incurred a […]
Nate Tubbs & Jose Ribalta Discuss Their Views on Medical Marijuana Heavyweight Jose Nino Ribalta Interview: Stop Medical Marijuana in Florida! By Robert Brizel, Head RCM BoxingCorrespondent Former top ranked heavyweight contender Jose ‘El Nino’ Ribalta of Miami Beach, Florida, who immigrated from Cuba and went on to fight 12 heavyweight champions and […]
Welterweight Excitement on Promoter’s Wheel: Keith Thurman versus Shawn Porter, Marcos Maidana versus Broner, Floyd, Pacman, Luis Collazo and Much Much More! By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent As 2014 begins to shape up, and boxing fans want the best matchups. Boxing fan diehards, here’s the entire lowdown! The welterweight division currently […]
Boxing photographer Angie Carlino passes away Angie Carlino SOMERVILLE, Mass. (January 21, 2014) — Legendary boxing photographer Angie Carlino passed away this past Sunday at the age of 73. He was a retired laborer for the M.B.T.A. as well as a proud U.S. Marine. Carlino photographed countless world champion boxers and Olympians for nearly a […]
Lost Souls: Cruiserweight Lateef Kayode Fighting at 222 Pounds in Wrong Division? By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Trained by Freddie Roach, and having reached 20-0 with 16 knockouts, the still active Lateef Olalalekin ‘Power’ Kayode, fighting out of Hollywood, California by way of Lagos Nigeria, should be at the top of […]
You Can’t Always Get What You Want! A-Rod Canned as Broner Gets Maidana Again By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent There’s a famous song by The Rolling Stones which goes ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” In the case of many prominent sports athletes, the Mick Jagger classic tune frequently […]
Where’s Papito? Whatever Happened To Wilfredo Vazquez Jr.? By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent He began his career in 2006, and went undefeated in his first 21 professional bouts, and was the World Boxing Organization Super Bantamweight Champion of the World. From that point on, the boxing career of Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. has been […]
For Immediate Release Dr. David Levine World Champion fighters call him ‘Magic Hands’ ROCKLEIGH, NJ (January 9, 2014) – After receiving pain management treatment developed by Dr. David Levine, active and retired fighters are calling him, “Magic Hands.” Dr. Levine is an innovative chiropractic physician who is on a mission that may revolutionize combat sports. […]
Have A Good Christmas? Floyd’s 2014 Merry-Go-Round of Maidana, Khan and Pacquiao By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s springtime is rapidly approaching. The sun will soon shine on the next Floyd Mayweather Jr. mega fight in 2014. While it seems like the Europeans are willing to put up money for Floyd […]
Marcos Rene Maidana, El Chino, Real Combat Media’s Risk Taker of The Year in 2013 By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Marcos Rene Maidana was figured to have absolutely no chance whatsoever against Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner in their World Boxing Association World Welterweight title bout at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, […]
Happy Holidays 2014, a Boxing Poem By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Somewhat to the tune of Winter Wonderland The rings are rolling The bells are tolling For who? Derric Rossy’s ProPlex card got snowed! There’s lovely weather For a boxing show with you. The […]
James Kirkland is The Comeback Fighter of The Year in 2013 By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent I hereby nominate James Kirkland for the Real Combat Media Boxing’s comeback fighter of the year in 2013 and he also won the award in 2011. Unlike professional baseball, to the best of my knowledge professional boxing […]
IBO World Cruiserweight Champion Ezra Sellers Dead at Age 45 By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Former International Boxing Organization World Cruiserweight champion Ezra Sellers, who defeated Carl Thompson to win the IBO world title, has passed away due to heart failure in his native Pensacola, Florida at the age of 45. “I […]
TOMMY MORRISON BOOK NOW AVAILABLE Tommy’s books My Boxing Career and My Darkest Years are ready for shipping this weekend ! Books can be purchased today by logging on to: www.tommythedukemorrison.com Tommy’s words.. Tommy’s life.. Tommy’s books. All proceeds go to his two sons Trey and Kenzie. Please buy them! Thank you! Trisha for Tommy […]
Mandingo versus Floyd, Magic Man versus Showtime Porter Dream Fights By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Considering the way the rejuvenized southpaw James ‘Mandingo’ Kirkland brutally dispatched 20-0 Glen Tapia in their brief but violent light middleweight violent encounter at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City this past weekend, Mandingo versus Floyd […]
Taps For Francisco Leal: Should He Have been Retired After the Gradovich Fight? By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent After southpaw super bantamweight boxer Francisco ‘Frankie’ Leal was stopped in the tenth round by future world champion Evgeny Gradovich in a Texas bout in March 2012, Leal was taken to the hospital on a […]
The Boxing Chessboard Options of Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather Jr. By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Miguel Cotto has disposed of Delvin Rodriguez. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has defeated Saul Alvarez. The question remains: what now, and against who for both men? Austin Trout is preparing for his light middleweight bout with Erislandy […]
Tommy Morrison Website Under Reconstruction, Press Release Cries Foul With Nevada By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent The late WBO heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison’s internet website is currently under reconstruction at www.tommymorrison.relayout.com on the internet. A press release sent out last week involving Trisha Morrison, wife of Tommy Morrison, claims the Nevada Athletic Commission […]
Strange Case of James Page AKA Mighty Quinn, From Boxing Champion to Bank Robber By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Welterweight James Page, nicknamed ‘Mighty Quinn’, turned pro with a first round knockout of Luis Silva in December 1990. He would go on to win 25 of 28 bouts, knocking out 19 […]
Everybody’s Worried About Oscar De La Hoya By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Boxing Correspondent It has been sixteen days since the Golden Boy, Oscar De La Hoya, went public with his drug and alcohol problems and checked himself into a rehabilitation treatment facility. Alleged photographs of Oscar doing cocaine at a Las Vegas party […]
How Carlos King Molina Could Get a Fight With Floyd Mayweather Jr. By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent The next big megafight for Floyd Mayweather Jr. is on the horizon for May 2014. The big fight on the horizon has emerged from the Mayweather-Alvarez battle on the undercard. Carlos ‘King’ Molina beat Ishe Smith […]
Ken Norton Loses The Fourth Fight, Dies in Arizona at Age 70 By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Ken Norton, who along with Joe Frazier fought a trilogy of fights with Muhammad Ali which are considered classics, has died at age 70. Norton suffered a series of strokes in recent years […]
Lou DiBella and 50 Cent Are The Future of Boxing in America By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel New York, NY (September 19th, 2013)–Just a short but sweet note on my ringside observations. Lou DiBella is one of the best boxing promoters in the business. 50 Cent is […]
Here Comes Floyd, A Poem Prediction on the Eve of the Fight By Robert Brizel By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent Canelo is in a halo, Floyd is in the mix. Danny Garcia by kayo in nine, Floyd by kayo in six. Alvarez hits with a bang and a boom, […]
Tommy Morrison Goes To Heaven, Family Duke Fight Over His Corpse is a Living Hell By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, (September 7th, 2013)– Former WBO World Heavy weight champion Tommy ‘The Duke’ Morrison, who went public with his HIV Positive diagnosis, then went in and out of […]
Boxing and MMA versus Football: A Pro-Union Editorial and Why By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Reader’s Note: The views expressed are not the views of Real Combat Media. Recently the National Football League paid 750 million dollars to settle claims by more than 4500 former NFL football players […]
Horrendous Cheap Shot Boxing Referee Clip Shows Up on YouTube By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a new boxing clip up on YouTube, a foreign fighter is hit in the face with a cheap shot while on his knees on the canvas after getting knocked down somewhere in […]
Rocky V Tommy The Duke Morrison versus Stallone Final Fight Scene Relived By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent What better way to pay tribute to the late heavyweight Tommy ‘The Duke’ Morrison than by reliving his final street fight scene as Tommy Gunn versus Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) in the […]
Boxer Tommy Morrison Reportedly Dies at 44, Cause Remains Shrouded in Mystery By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (September 2nd, 2013)– Boxing website 8 Count News and Mixed Martial Arts site MMAdirt.com posted a story by Darren Barcomb on September 2 that boxer Tommy Morrison passed away […]
How Abner Mares Lost to Johnny Gonzalez: A Brief Look at the How By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Of the eight International Boxing Federation, International Boxing Organization and World Boxing Council Super Bantamweight and Featherweight World title bouts Abner Mares has been in, , only one ended in […]
Inside Source: Boxer Tommy Morrison could be 24 to 48 hours From Death By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (August 25th, 2013)– A credible reliable inside source ringside at the Bally’s Hotel and Casino boxing card on Saturday night, August 24, 2013, has stated he has been in touch with […]
The Science of the Uppercut By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Just a small but powerful thought, of how important the uppercut is in professional boxing for the ring technicians who know how to win rounds on points, who also know how to use the left uppercut and right uppercut […]
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