COMPLETE WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR PFL CHICAGO Carmouche and Bishop Make Championship Weight at 125.0 lbs and 124.6 lbs Respectively, and Are Set to Make History in Inaugural PFL Women’s Flyweight (125 lbs) Title Fight Main Event Undefeated Timur Khizriev Hit the Scales at 145.4 lbs and Returns Against Gabriel Braga Weighing in at 145.8 lbs […]
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WARDLEY VS. DUBOIS 2 WEIGH-IN, PRESSER, TRAINER ANALYSIS & BETTING ODDS Trainer Ben Davidson and Don Charles – How Wardley vs. Dubois Rematch is Approaching By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Greenwich, UK (October 16th, 2026)– DAZN Pay-Per-View and Queensberry Promotions will present a 12-bout televised card of boxing at 02 Arena, […]
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Sean Strickland says he will not fight until his UFC pay is fixed, and Gamdom is offering every fighter $10,000 a month. Here is where Dana White and Zuffa stand.
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FLOYD SCHOFIELD CAPTURES FIRST WORLD TITLE WITH UNANIMOUS DECISION VICTORY OVER LUCAS BAHDI IN CHICAGO Undefeated rising star claims vacant WBA lightweight world championship in main event live on DAZN Photos HERE / Password: FightNight (Credit: Golden Boy Promotions) Additional Photos HERE (Credit Most Valuable Promotions / Harry Aaron) CHICAGO (Oct. 10, 2026) — Undefeated […]
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Three-Division World Champion Wilfredo Gomez Dies in PR at 69 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent San Juan, (October 13th, 2026)– International Boxing Hall of Fame former Super Bantamweight, Featherweight, and Junior Lightweight boxing champion Wilfredo ‘Bazooka’ Gomez, a colorful figure both inside and outside the ring, has passed away in his […]
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Pacquiao Split Decisions Thurman, Becomes Oldest Welterweight Champion in History By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas (July 21, 2019)– In the main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday evening, July 20, 2019, Manny Pacquiao made boxing history. “I was blessed tonight,” noted Manny […]
UFC ESPN 4 WEIGH-IN Main Card (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET) Rafael Dos Anjos (171) vs Leon Edwards (171) Aleksei Oleinik (236) vs Walt Harris (256) Greg Hardy (266) vs Juan Adams (266) James Vick (156) vs Dan Hooker (155) Alexander Hernandez (155) vs Francisco Trinaldo (156) Andrei Arlovski (246) vs Ben Rothwell (265) Preliminaries (ESPN, […]
LOMACHENKO TO FACE CAMPBELL IN THE CAPITAL Olympic Champions clash in Unified Lightweight showdown on August 31 Pound-for-pound number one Vasiliy Lomachenko will face Luke Campbell for the WBC, WBA, WBO and Ring Magazine Lightweight World titles on Saturday August 31 at The O2 in London, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK […]
One Time Showdown! Thurman’s Redemption, or PacMan’s Magic Moment? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (July 20th, 2019)– Tom Brown’s TGB Promotions, Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions, USA Fox PPV, and Panama Telemetro Channel 13 present an exciting nine bout card of professional boxing action at MGM Grand […]
WHYTE VS. RIVAS WEIGHTS AND RUNNING ORDER DOORS 16:30 BOXING STARTS 16:50 4 x 3 mins Heavyweight contest ALEN BABIC 14st 11lbs 6oz v MORGAN DESSAUX 15st 6lbs (Croatia) (France) LIVE ON SKY SPORTS FACEBOOK 8 x 3 mins Heavyweight […]
BOXING LEGENDS PREVIEW MANNY PACQUIAO VS. KEITH THURMAN SHOWDOWN AHEAD OF PBC ON FOX SPORTS PAY-PER-VIEW MAIN EVENT THIS SATURDAY NIGHT FROM THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA All-Time Greats Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera & Winky Wright, Plus Welterweight World Champion Shawn Porter Share Thoughts on Saturday’s Blockbuster Main Event Click HERE for Photos from […]
Adonis Stevenson Interview Caps A Great Comeback From Injury in Boxing By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Impossible! What an interview in French! Overall, what a magnificent comeback and triumph of the human spirit against all odds! Only legendary World Boxing Council World Light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson could come back from […]
Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev vs. Anthony Yarde Mandatory Bout Scheduled for August 24 in Chelyabinsk, Russia “The Krusher” Photo Credit: David Spagnolo / Main Events Chelyabinsk, Russia: Fighting in his own hometown for the first time in his professional boxing career, WBO World Light Heavyweight Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs) takes on the WBO’s […]
Canelo Won’t Fight in September, Return is Postponed Los Angeles, CA (July 17th, 2019)– According to Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Alvarez, they have made the strategic decision to postpone their typical September fight. It’s been claimed that their decision was made “in an effort to secure the right opponent and to do justice to […]
MANNY PACQUIAO & KEITH THURMAN MAKE GRAND ARRIVAL AT MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS FOR THIS SATURDAY’S WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE CALEB PLANT & MIKE LEE ARRIVE AHEAD OF SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE SHOWDOWN Pacquiao vs. Thurman Headlines PBC on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View Event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena In Las Vegas 9 p.m. […]
FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS OFFICIAL FOR BELLATOR FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX – EXCLUSIVELY ON DAZN TOURNAMENT KICKS OFF AT BELLATOR 226 IN SAN JOSE ON SEPT. 7 AND CONTINUES AT BELLATOR 228 IN LA ON SEPT. 28 LOS ANGELES – The third edition of Bellator’s World Grand Prix is set to launch with 16 featherweight athletes vying for the 145-pound championship […]
Gerald Washington KOs Robert Helenius in Minnesota – Video Highlights By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Minneapolis, Minnesota (July 15th, 2019)– For eight rounds on Saturday, July 13, 2019, at the Minneapolis Armory, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, heavyweights Gerald Washington and Robert Helenius stood in front of each other jabbing in slow motion. […]
Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker Crossing A Virginia Beach Street Norfolk native and 1985 Olympic boxing gold medalist Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker was hit and killed at a busy and dangerous Virginia Beach, Virginia traffic intersection, according to what police told ABC local television channel 13News Now. The accident happened just after 10 p.m. on Sunday […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 155 RESULTS: Germaine de Randamie vs. Aspen Ladd — de Randamie def. Ladd by TKO (punch) at 0:16 of Round One Urijah Faber vs. Ricky Simon — Faber def. Simon by TKO (punches) at 0:46 of Round One Mirsad Bektic vs. Josh Emmett — Emmett def. Bektic by TKO (punches) at 4:25 […]
REY VARGAS DEFEATS TOMOKI KAMEDA IN CARSON, CA By ESPN Boxing CARSON, Calif. (July 14th, 2019) — In an often awkward and ugly affair at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Rey Vargas retained his WBC junior featherweight title by outpointing Japanese challenger Tomoki Kameda on Saturday night. All three judges scored the fight 117-110 for […]
Shakur Stevenson Kos Alberto Guevara In Newark, NJ By ESPN Boxing Newark, NJ (July 14th, 2019)– Rising featherweight star Shakur Stevenson made a triumphant homecoming as he blew out Alberto Guevara in a dominant third-round knockout performance Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey, to retain his regional belt and move to the precipice of a […]
British Heavyweight Action! Dubois Kayos Gorman, Joyce Decisions Jennings By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Greenwich, UK (13th of July, 2019)–Both former world heavyweight champion David Haye and promoter Frank Warren felt Daniel ‘Dynamite’ Dubois was fantastic in the main event at 02 Arena in Greenwich, United Kingdom, on Saturday evening, July […]
REY VARGAS VS. TOMOKI KAMEDA FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS SATURDAY, JULY 13 AT DIGNITY HEALTH SPORTS PARK AND STREAMED LIVE ON DAZN (ABOVE: Rey Vargas is taunted by Tomoki Kameda during their face off at today’s final press conference ahead of their 12-round battle this Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park […]
UFC SACRAMENTO ESPN PLUS WEIGH-IN RESULTS Main Card (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET) Germaine de Randamie (136) vs. Aspen Ladd (135) Urijah Faber (135.5) vs. Ricky Simon (134.5) Josh Emmett (146) vs. Mirsad Bektic (145) Karl Roberson (185.5) vs. Wellington Turman (185) Marvin Vettori (185.5) vs. Cezar Ferreira (185.5) Preliminaries (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET) John Allan […]
AMIR KHAN DEFEATS BILLY DIB & CALLS OUT MANNY PACQUIAO King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah – In a battle of former two-time champions, Amir Khan (34-5, 21 KOs) dropped Billy Dib (45-6, 26 KOs) twice to stop him in the fourth round. Dib came in as a very late replacement. Dib, who never fought beyond […]
Ryota Murata Upsets Brant in Rematch, Regains WBA Middleweight Title in Osaka By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Mikey Williams, Top Rank Osaka, Japan (July 13th, 2019)– A rematch is an unlikely scenario to regain a world title in boxing, and usually serves as a miserable excuse to sell tickets. […]
Shoulder Injury Ends Ex-Champ Samuel Peter’s Career in Saudi Arabia By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Dave Pinegar, Sun.co.uk King Abdullah Sports City, Saudi Arabia (July 13th, 2019)– In a bout marred by Peter fouling by swinging wildly, hitting behind the head and below the belt, Peter, now 38-8 with […]
FORMER CHAMPION ANDREY KORESHKOV MEETS LORENZ LARKIN IN MAIN EVENT OF BELLATOR’S RETURN TO PECHANGA RESORT CASINO ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 TICKETS FOR BELLATOR 229: KORESHKOV VS. LARKIN ARE ON SALE NOW LOS ANGELES – Bellator officials announced today that the eagerly anticipated matchup between welterweight standouts Andrey Koreshkov (22-3) and Lorenz Larkin(20-7, 1 NC) has been […]
COMPLETE RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 224: BUDD VS. RUBIN Full Event Photos Here Bellator 224: Budd vs. Rubin Main Card: Julia Budd (13-2) defeated Olga Rubin (6-1) via TKO (strikes) at 2:14 of round one to retain world title Rafael Carvalho (16-3) defeated Chidi Njokuani (18-7, 1 NC) via unanimous decision (29-28 x3) Juliana Velasquez (9-0) defeated Kristina Williams (3-2) via TKO (punches) at […]
CALEB PLANT LAS VEGAS MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS Undefeated Super Middleweight World Champion Plant Talks Preparation for his First Title Defense as he Faces Unbeaten Mike Lee in the FOX PBC Fight Night Main Event on FOX & FOX Deportes Saturday, July 20 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas […]
DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT KICKS OFF BROADWAY BOXING SUMMER SERIES ON UFC FIGHT PASS ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, WITH HANNA GABRIELS DEFENDING HER WBA SUPER WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP VERSUS UNBEATEN ABRIL VIDAL TOP CONTENDERS O’SHAQUIE FOSTER AND TREY LIPPE MORRISON TO APPEAR ON THE UNDERCARD NEW YORK, NY (07/12/19) […]
PATRICIO ‘PITBULL’ & JUAN ARCHULETA COLLIDE FOR BELLATOR’S 145-POUND TITLE IN OPENING ROUND OF FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX MIDDLEWEIGHT SUPERFIGHT BETWEEN LYOTO MACHIDA & GEGARD MOUSASI ALSO SET FOR SEPT. 28 AT THE FORUM IN INGLEWOOD, CALIF. TICKETS FOR BELLATOR 228: PITBULL VS. ARCHULETA ON SALE NEXT FRIDAY, JULY 19 LOS ANGELES – The […]
Former World Champion Erislandy Lara Battles Ramon Alvarez for Interim WBA Super Welterweight Title in FOX PBC Fight Night Main Event Saturday, August 31 from The Armory in Minneapolis Former World Champions Peter Quillin & Minneapolis-Native Caleb Truax Meet for IBF Super Middleweight Title Eliminator in High-Stakes Rematch in the Co-Feature Fast-Rising Super […]
SENATOR MANNY “PACMAN” PACQUIAO LOS ANGELES MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS Boxing’s Only Eight-Division Champion Pacquiao Faces Welterweight World Champion Thurman in PBC on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View Main Event Saturday, July 20 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Click HERE for Photos from Sean Michael Ham/ Mayweather Promotions LOS ANGELES (July 10, […]
WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 224: BUDD VS. RUBIN Full Weigh-In Photos Here AIRING ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK & DAZN TOMORROW AT 9 P.M. ET/8 P.M. CT Bellator 224: Budd vs. Rubin Main Card: Women’s Featherweight World Title Main Event: Julia Budd (145) vs. Olga Rubin (143.5) 190-Pound Catchweight Co-Main Event: Rafael Carvalho (189.9) vs. Chidi Njokuani (189.6) Women’s Flyweight Main Card Bout: Juliana Velasquez (124.9) […]
UFC 239 RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION & POST PRESS CONFERENCE Main card Jon Jones def. Thiago Santos via split decision Amanda Nunes def. Holly Holm via first-round KO (4:10) Jorge Masvidal def. Ben Askren via first-round KO (0:05) “Fastest Ko in UFC history.” Jan Blachowicz def. Luke Rockhold via second-round KO (1:39) Michael […]
UFC 239 WEIGH-IN VIDEOS & MMA ODDS Main card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET) Jon Jones (205) vs. Thiago Santos (204.5) Amanda Nunes (135) vs. Holly Holm (133.5) Jorge Masvidal (170.5) vs. Ben Askren (171) Luke Rockhold (204.5) vs. Jan Blachowicz (205.5) Diego Sanchez (169) vs. Michael Chiesa (170.5) Undercard (ESPN at 8 p.m. […]
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