All 26 fighters made weight for UFC Edmonton. Full card records and weights, main card film study, odds ranges and weigh-in video for Buckley vs. Malott at Rogers Place.
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BRANDON FIGUEROA VS. TOMOKI KAMEDA BOUT OFF Undefeated Middleweight Contenders Jaime Osuna & Cristian Cangelosi Square Off to Open Telecast TONIGHT at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on “The Fight” Live on TNT & DAZN from The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in a Premier Boxing Champions Event WBC Super Welterweight World […]
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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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Unbeaten IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb Plant Battles Former Champion Caleb Truax in FOX PBC Fight Night Main Event & on FOX Deportes Saturday, January 30 from Los Angeles In Co-Main Event Michael Coffie and Darmani Rock Duel in Clash Between Unbeaten Heavyweights Super Welterweight Sensation Joey Spencer Squares Off Against Isiah Seldon […]
David O. Morrell Jr. Named WBA Regular Super Middleweight World Champion Morrell Ordered to Defend Against John Ryder Photos by Sean Michael Ham / TGB Promotions Fort Lauderdale, FL (January 19, 2021) – Undefeated David O. Morrell Jr. has been elevated to WBA Regular Super Middleweight World Champion. That distinction was made today by WBA […]
Boxers Who Train Jiu-Jitsu Jiu-Jitsu has been a popular sport for many years throughout the world but nowhere more than in Brazil. But the origins of Jiu-Jitsu emerged in Japan around the late 1800s. Japan was generally a closed society for many years but around this time the Japanese opened up for diplomacy and trade. […]
RCM Historical Boxing: Rudy Clay, The Forgotten Warrior By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Rudy Clay, AKA Rahman Ali, Muhammad Ali’s brother, is truly “the forgotten warrior” of professional boxing. Well-known boxing brothers involving at least one heavyweight, like Rudy Clay and Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), include: Larry Holmes and Mark Holmes, […]
Fred Levin of Square Ring, Manager of Roy Jones Jr., Dies of Coronavirus at 83 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Florida attorney and philanthropist Fred Levin, who founded Square Ring and co-managed and advised Roy Jones Jr. for much of his amateur and professional career with his late brother Stanley in […]
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 […]
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua Agree to Two Fight Heavyweight Unification Deal in 2021 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (January 17th, 2021)– The World Heavyweight championship unification bouts of the century will take place twice in 2021. According to promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, World Boxing […]
Krusher Kovalev Fails Vada Drug Test, Bout With Ex-Olympian Melikuziev Cancelled By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (January 16th, 2020)– The comeback bout attempt of former World Light Heavyweight champion Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev, 37, against ex-Olympian Bektemir Melikuziev on January 30, 2021, has been cancelled as Kovalev has […]
MATCHROOM ANNOUNCE ACTION-PACKED START TO UK 2021 SCHEDULE Warrington, Kelly, Whyte, Okolie and Benn feature Eddie Hearn and Matchroom are delighted to announce details of their upcoming UK schedule following the British Boxing Board of Control’s confirmation earlier this week that Boxing tournaments under its jurisdiction will resume in the middle of February. All of […]
RCM Historical Boxing: Wilfredo ‘Radar’ Benitez versus Davey Moore. What Happened? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent On July 14, 1984, at Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, two former world champions, Wilfredo ‘Radar’ Benitez, now 62, and Davey Moore (who died in 1988 at 28) met in then a critical […]
Evander Holyfield Says 200 Million Dollar Mike Tyson Trilogy Bout Is In The Works By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The third trilogy bout of the century, be in an exhibition or for real, is apparently in the works for later in 2021. Evander “Real Deal” Holyfield, the former world heavyweight […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: On Basketball’s Lamar Odom Celebrity Boxing Contract By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (January 14th, 2020)– Former two-time NBA champion Lamar Odom, 41, of the Los Angeles Lakers, a 14 year NBA veteran, has signed a deal to become a boxer with Celebrity Boxing. Odom will […]
ANGELO LEO VS. STEPHEN FULTON JR. VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES “This is going to be one of the best fights of the year and I can’t wait for you all to see it” – Leo “January 23 is going to be fireworks…We both have something to prove and I’m ready to get it […]
Once Promising British Bantamweight Champion Nicky Booth Dies at Age 40 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK ( January 14th, 2020)– Former Commonwealth British Empire Bantamweight champion Nicky “1 Smooth” Booth, whose problems with drug addiction, burglary, and theft convictions derailed his once-promising career at a young age, […]
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 […]
WBO JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION ANGELO LEO TAKES ON UNBEATEN RISING STAR STEPHEN FULTON JR. LIVE ON SHOWTIME® SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 Long-Awaited Battle Between Undefeated Stars Headlines First SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Telecast of 2021 in Premier Boxing Champions Event Undefeated Super Bantamweights Ra’eese Aleem and Victor Pasillas Meet in Co-Feature and Unbeaten Lightweight Rolando Romero Returns […]
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 […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: Boxing Nutrition in the Age of Doordash By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent While Doordash has taken over as the method choice for food delivery during the Coronavirus Pandemic, professional boxers training in isolation remains on ice in terms of social interaction. Drinking water as a part of […]
Referee Joe Cortez, Boxing’s Lucky Survivor of COVID-19 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent From Eddie Cotton to cut man Nelson Cuevas, form trainer Ali Harrison to middleweight contender Juan Domingo Roldan, the covid-19 Novel Coronavirus did not discriminate in claiming the lives of many significant individuals in boxing and the […]
Mexican Warriors Collide: Miguel Berchelt to Defend Super Featherweight World Title Against Oscar Valdez February 20 LIVE on ESPNGabriel Flores Jr.-Andrew Cancio super featherweight battle tabbed as co-featureESPN & ESPN Deportes to broadcast doubleheader at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT LAS VEGAS (January 6, 2021) — The 2021 Fight of the Year race has officially started, […]
UFC® KICKS OFF RETURN TO UFC FIGHT ISLAND WITH TWO ACTION-PACKED FIGHT NIGHTS FEATURED BOUTS: (#1) MAX HOLLOWAY vs. (#6) CALVIN KATTAR (#8) MICHAEL CHIESA vs. (#9) NEIL MAGNY Las Vegas – UFC® kicks off its third run on UFC FIGHT ISLAND with two pivotal main event clashes guaranteed to deliver action. First, two of the best […]
UFC® EXTENDS LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO CLEVELAND CLINIC’S PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES BRAIN HEALTH STUDY UFC Provides $1 Million Contribution to Fund Research for the Next Five Years Study Examines Effect of Head Impacts on Long-term Brain Health Media kit available here Las Vegas – UFC®, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, today […]
RCM Historical Boxing: White Buffalo Heavyweight Francois Botha By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent With his grizzly whitish goatee, his physique resembled a Buffalo. Nicknamed ‘The White Buffalo’, former International Boxing Federation World Heavyweight champion Francois Botha of Witbank, South Africa, later California, was one of the heavyweight division’s formidable warriors between […]
IBF Number One Welterweight Contender Adukhakorov Signs with Sampson Boxing By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (January 5th, 2020)– International Boxing Federation number one welterweight contender Kudraitillo ‘The Punisher’ Abdukhakorov, the mandatory challenger for Errol Spence Jr., has parted ways with Bob Arum’s Top Rank and has […]
Fire Met Ice! Ryan Garcia Knocks Out Campbell With Liver Shot, Retains WBC Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Dallas, TX (January 3rd, 2020)– Fire met ice, and the fire burned a hole in the center canvas. In the most important bout of a nine bout card at American Airlines Center […]
Happy Boxing New Year! Ioka Stops Tanaka, Higa Knocks Out Kobayashi By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Tokyo, Japan (January 1st, 2021)– Good cheer! Happy Boxing New Year! A six bouts card was held on New Year’s Eve at Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, January 31, 2020. In […]
RYAN GARCIA VS. LUKE CAMPBELL WEIGH-IN VIDEO, PRESS CONFERENCE, ODDS & HOW TO WATCH Dallas, TX (January 1st, 2021)– Ryan Garcia vs. Luke Campbell will be shown on DAZN in the U.K. and Ireland as the sports streaming service launches globally. Ryan Garcia meets Luke Campbell in a fight to be shown on […]
Place your bets: three other forms of gambling just as unpredictable as boxing No matter what the fight and whoever the competitors are, there will always be a favorite going into each fight. It might be the one who has won more of their previous fights or just the one who looks in better shape. […]
Light Heavyweight Champion Artur Beterbiev Has Coronavirus, ESPN Bout Postponed By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Moscow, Russia (December 31st, 2020)– World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation World Light Heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev has tested positive for COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus, forcing a second postponement of his scheduled ESPN titular defense against […]
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 […]
Super Middleweight Contender Kabary Salem Arrested For Killing His Daughter By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (December 29th, 2020)– Former super middleweight contender Kabary ‘The Egyptian Magician’ Salem has been arrested and charged with the October 2018 murder of his daughter Ola Salem, 25, also a […]
Boxing Taps: Remembering Those We Lost in 2020 January 2020 to December 2020 was a dramatic time period for both professional sports and the world, as the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus impacted everyone. As infections and casualties mounted, the professional sports world incurred many losses. Professional boxing lost a number of influential individuals to the sport, […]
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