Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis Defeats Xander Zayas in Brooklyn, NY – Video Highlights & Post Press Conference Brooklyn, NY (June 30th, 2026)– Jaron “Boots” Ennis defeated Xander Zayas via a seventh-round TKO on Saturday night, June 27, 2026, at a sold-out Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The thrilling, back-and-forth slugfest ended at the 1:49 mark […]
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JARON ENNIS VS. XANDER ZAYAS PRESS CONFERENCE, BETTING ODDS & WEIGH-IN Brooklyn, NY (June 27th, 2026)– Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis says he’s ready to take over the 154lb division as he closes in on his blockbuster showdown with unified king Xander Zayas at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday night, live worldwide on DAZN […]
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DUSTIN POIRIER ARREST FOOTAGE VIDEO *Video Credit: TMZ Jonesboro, GA (June 24th, 2026)– Former UFC fighter Dustin Poirier was arrested at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after being denied boarding on a Delta Air Lines flight for public intoxication. The incident escalated when he began screaming profanities at airline gate agents and challenged a responding police […]
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ERROL SPENCE JR. & JERMALL CHARLO HOUSTON MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS Former Unified Champion Errol Spence Jr. & Undefeated Two-Division Champion Jermall Charlo Preview Respective Showdowns Taking Place Saturday, July 25, Headlining PBC Pay-Per-View Event Available LIVE on Prime Video from Australia Click HERE for Photos from Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions HOUSTON – June 25, 2026 […]
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MMA GREAT CRIS CYBORG’S RETIREMENT FIGHT SET AS PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE ANNOUNCES PFL TAMPA PRESENTED BY VISIT ST. PETE-CLEARWATER ON AUGUST 22 AT BENCHMARK INTERNATIONAL ARENA AGAINST KETLEN VIEIRA PFL Tampa Presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater Set to Host MMA Great Cris Cyborg’s Final MMA Fight in the Main Event as She Faces Brazilian Contender Ketlen Vieira […]
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A Historical Look Back at Sonny Liston versus Floyd Patterson II By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Charles ‘Sonny’ Liston made the lone defense of his World Heavyweight title on July 22, 1963, at the Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Though Sonny’s appearance was brief to say the least, Liston’s world title […]
Forgotten Greg Page: What Happens When a Fighter Signs With Two Promoters By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent I first met rising heavyweight prospect Greg Page on November 4, 1981, when I covered his fifth round stoppage of Marty Monroe on CBS television in Kiamesha Lake, New York. It was not long after […]
Did Jack Johnson Try To Board The Titanic? The Truth Now Told By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent On April 15, 1912, The British passenger liner Titanic sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The largest ship afloat at […]
Boxing Light Heavyweight Historical Fantasy Matchup: Harry Greb vs Saad Muhammad By Robert Brizel Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Now that Philadelphia’s former World Light Heavyweight champion Matthew Saad Muhammad belongs to the ages, a first thought in a dream matchup between departed legends would be a dream matchup between Saad Muhammad and ‘The Pittsburgh Windmill’, […]
Ode To Heavyweight Jerry Quarry: A Historical Look Back at His Ill-Fated Comeback By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Every once and awhile, boxing experts remember the likeable Irish Jerry Quarry. He was the original ‘Great White hope’, and probably the best of the best who did not beat Muhammad Ali, […]
Rocky Marciano on the Scorecards When He Beat Jersey Joe Walcott For The Title By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent When Rocky Marciano fought Jersey Joe Walcott for the world heavyweight title at Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 23, 1952, Rocky weighed a cruiserweight 194 ½ pounds to Walcott’s 196 ½ […]
Referee Ron Lipton: Merqui Sosa versus Charles Williams, A Forgotten Historical Gem By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Merqui Sosa did great work on the inside, with Prince Charles Williams fighting off the ropes and landing uppercuts. The inside bout caused heads to clash inside too often too soon. […]
Educator and Referee Mark Conn, New York State Athletic Commission’s Forgotten Gem By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent He was born on my birthday, the first of February, in 1916. He would live until September 29, 2011. When he died at 95 years old, he became the longest living professional […]
U.S. Navy Heavyweight Dave Ziggy Zyglewicz Had A Moment In The Sun By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent David ‘Ziggy’ Zyglewicz of Houston, Texas, learned to box in the United States Navy as an amateur from September 1961 to September 1964. Zyglewicz then turned professional, and won his professional debut by […]
Jack Johnson versus Jack Dempsey Historical Dream Matchup: Who Would Win? By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent In 1941, a 63 year old Jack Johnson, widely regarded as the greatest heavyweight fighter of all-time, called out 46 year old Jack Dempsey for what might be regarded as potentially the strangest bout of […]
Some of The Luckiest Punches in The History of Professional Boxing By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Beyond talent, skill, heart, guts, passion and glory in the sport of boxing, certain punches which have won famous bouts must be categorized as pure luck. Far from specific power or an intentional game […]
Referee Ruby Goldstein, The Jewel of the Ghetto’s Two Best Sparkling Moments By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent From Madison Square Garden to the Polo Grounds, Ruby Goldstein, nicknamed ‘The Jewel of the Ghetto’, was New York’s most famous boxing referee. For 20 years, his was the face of boxing itself. […]
The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Middleweight Dennis The Magician Milton, A Historical Look Back By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Born on August 23, 1961, Dennis ‘The Magician’ Milton of Bronx, New York, rose to prominence in boxing the hard way. From nowhere, Milton was four New York Golden Gloves championships. In […]
RCM Historical Boxing – How Would Benny Leonard, The Ghetto Wizard, Have Fared Against Today’s Lightweights? A Historical Comparison By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Known as ‘The Ghetto Wizard’, Benny Leonard (1896-1947) is ranked by the International Boxing Research Organization as the greatest lightweight fighter of all time. Leonard fought between 1911 […]
Gerrie Coetzee versus Michael Dokes WBA World Heavyweight Title Bout in 1983 Remembered By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent In August 2012, Michael Dynamite Dokes passed away. Like so many boxers before and after him, Dokes allowed drug abuse to ruin his career potential. Cocaine was the culprit which ruined Dokes before his […]
Remembering Bearcat Wright, Who Beat Sam Langford and Jack Johnson By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Historically speaking, Ed ‘Bearcat’ Wright (1997-1975) will probably be remembered only rarely if at all. The Omaha, Nebraska heavyweight fought professionally in the pioneer era between 1919 and 1936. His career ended shortly before the start of […]
Ecuadorian Professional Boxers: A Historical Look By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent To answer a question posed to me this week, Ecuador has a history in boxing. Most of its more recent history in the boxing world has been in amateur boxing and in particular, at The Olympics. On the surface, it […]
How Hoover’s FBI Affected Joe Louis and Dr. King By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent The late former world heavyweight champion, Joe Louis Barrow AKA ‘The Brown Bomber’, interacted with the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at some point during the American Civil Rights Movement led by. Dr. King in […]
Smokin’ Joe Frazier, Our GQ With Flash, When Boxing Had Class By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent As we head into the New Year, and are filed with memories of years past, one can find it hard pressed to remember the athletes who brought class to professional sports. While many athletes do not […]
Boxing’s Most Bizarre Moments in Ring History During the Modern Era By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Through the magic on YouTube and other online sources and video compilations, historical footage can be found documenting some of professional boxing’s most bizarre moments. Jack Dempsey holds the distinction of two of boxing’s most […]
Before GGG-Adama and Murray-Fletcher, Monzon-Benevenuti II Was In Monte Carlo By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Monte Carlo Spelugues, the casino mecca in the principality of Monaco, has been the host of an annual boxing tournament. A high class venue for a televised boxing, show, Monaco has a history of televised boxing going […]
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 […]
Alejandro Lavorante, Argentine Heavyweight Contender Time Forgot By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Discovered by Jack Dempsey, Alejandro Lavorante won the amateur Argentina heavy weight championship and then turned professional with a third round knockout of Dean Bogany at Municipal Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, on September 22, 1959. Lavorante won 12 […]
Ice Cole, The Most Underestimated Cruiserweight Champion Ever By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Al ‘Ice’ Cole worked the corners during the undercard at Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania last weekend. Sitting down with ‘Ice’ at the bar of the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Hotel after the show, ‘Ice’ looks every bit in shape […]
Remembering Randy Turpin, The Leamington Licker By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Randolph ‘Randy’ Turpin of Leamington, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, is one of the most forgotten middleweight champions of record. Turpin (1928-1966) was only 37 when he died, but compiled a career record of 66-8-1 with 45 knockouts. Turpin’s name and reputation have […]
Tyrone Everett Remembered, A Forgotten Junior Lightweight Gem By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Tyrone Everett was the slick southpaw from Philly who flashed bursts of greatness in the professional boxing ring. He died before he was champion, young and at the top of his game. The sad story is a far too […]
Boxing Tale of Two Eddie Cottons By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Occasionally in boxing, and in other professional sports, two names which are identical create a bit of a mix up. In the light heavyweight division, there is one such mix up which some people don’t quite get. The mix u has to […]
Kickstarter Campaign Launches for Biopic on First Olympic Gold Super Heavyweight Boxer New Lunchbox Dox documentary film to answer question, Whatever Happened to Tyrell Biggs? October 1st, 2013 – Philadelphia, PA –A city that has perhaps the richest boxing history of any may have neglected one of its best. In 1987 Tyrell Biggs seemed on […]
Rocky Marciano and Larry Holmes: Tears Shed For Ex-Champs in Historical Context By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Heavyweight champions come and heavyweight champions go. Only twice in history have heavyweight champions cried. Rocky Marciano cried after he beat up Joe Louis and knocked him out. Larry Holmes cried when he took the […]
Muhammad Ali at 37 with Much in the Tank versus Lyle Alzado: A Historical Look Back By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent On July 14, 1979, Muhammad Ali fought Denver Broncos football player Lyle Alzado in a ten round exhibition at Denver’s Mile High Stadium. By Ali’s admission, he did two weeks […]
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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 […]
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