WBA World Lightweight Champion Livingston Bramble Dies at 64 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (March 24th, 2025)– Former World Boxing Association World Lightweight champion Livingston Bramble, also known as Ras-l Alujah Bramble, whose Rastafarian vegetarian beliefs, voodoo dolls, love of snakes, and two successful HBO titular wins over […]
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UNIFIED WBC & WBO 154-POUND WORLD CHAMPION SEBASTIAN FUNDORA DEFENDS TITLES WITH FOURTH-ROUND STOPPAGE OF CHORDALE BOOKER IN PBC CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ON PRIME VIDEO MAIN EVENT SATURDAY NIGHT Jesus Ramos Jr. & Elijah Garcia Score Victories in Undercard Action at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Click HERE for Photos from Ryan Hafey/ Premier Boxing […]
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT LONDON WEIGH-IN & BETTING ODDS Check the complete UFC London weigh-in results below. Main Card (ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET) Leon Edwards (171) vs. Sean Brady (170) Jan Blachowicz (205) vs. Carlos Ulberg (205) Kevin Holland (171) vs. Gunnar Nelson (170) Molly McCann (116) vs. Alexia Thainara (116) Chris Duncan (155) vs. Jordan Vucenic (155) Morgan Charriere (145) vs. Nathaniel Wood (145) Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at […]
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By MMA News UFC Fight Night Roman Dolidze vs. Marvin Vettori 2 Results & Video Highlights In the main event, middleweights Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze clashed. While in the co-main event, Chidi Njokuani faced Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in a welterweight matchup. UFC Fight Night Results: Main Card Middleweight: Roman Dolidze def. Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision (49-46×3) Welterweight: […]
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KAMBOSOS JR VS. WYLLIE WEIGHTS AND RUNNING ORDER ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL 17:00 DOORS OPEN OFF AIR 4 x 3 mins Super-Lightweight contest JAYDEN BUAN 63.7 kg v JORDAN KASILIERIS 63.8 kg (Sydeny, Australia) (Earlwood, Australia) followed by 8 x 3 mins Heavyweight contest HEMI AHIO 107.6 kg v AEKKAPHOB AURAIWAN 107.9 kg (Auckland, New Zealand) (Thailand) 19:00 […]
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Sugar Ray Seales Can See The Light By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (March 19th, 2013)–Every once in a while, boxing fans hear about the stellar career of Hall of Fame World Middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson. They talk about the sensational high profile career of Sugar Ray Leonard. They […]
Emile Griffith, Benny Kid Paret Jr., and The End of The Ring of Fire By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media correspondent Pugilistica Dementia, Parkinson’s, Gout, Arthritis and Diabetes are some of the conditions affected the now mentally and physically declining former World Welterweight, Light Middleweight and Middleweight champion of the world, […]
Speaking of The Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent The late Bert Sugar and Teddy Atlas teamed with Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Iran Barkley, Ruben Olivares, Thomas Hearns and others to write ‘The Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists’ which was published in 2010 by Running Press. […]
When Bobby Czyz Was King By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (March 14, 2013)– When Bobby Czyz was world light heavyweight champion, it was a different era. Czyz turned pro in April 1980 and won 20 consecutive bouts before losing a ten rounder to middleweight […]
Young Stribling, The Champion Who Never Was By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent They called him the ‘King of the Canebrakes’, a strange nickname which would be the equivalent of ‘The Executioner’ today. Born on December 26, 1904, in Bainbridge, Georgia, William Lawrence Stribling Jr. AKA Young Stribling, was only 28 years […]
Carlos Ortiz, A Champion For All Seasons By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York. NY ( March 8th, 2013)– Former World Lightweight champion Carlos Ortiz of Puerto Rico, now in New York City, is largely forgotten now at age 76. The International and World Boxing Hall of Fame inductee occasionally surfaces at […]
Ike Ibeabuchi Faces Fifth Parole Hearing in May 2013 By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Ikemefula ‘The President’ Ibeabuchi, 40, will face his fifth parole hearing in Nevada on May 14, 2013. Ibeabuchi, a highly ranked heavyweight contender with a record of 20-0, with 15 knockouts, was sentenced in 1999 to two to […]
James Butler, Richard Grant, and The Infamous Sucker Punch By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent The Most Famous In The Ring Cheap Shot in the History of Professional Boxing James Butler sucker punches Richard Grant boxing clip on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Jz0HNgoII Light Heavyweight boxer Richard ‘The Alien’ Grant remains world famous for what he […]
The Amazing Battling Siki By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (March 1st, 2013)– Colorful he was, yet Battling Siki has never been inducted into either of the professional boxing halls of fame. He was born Louis Mbarick Fall in the African nation of Senegal on September 16, 1897. He would […]
Nate Tubbs Interview: On Corrie Sanders, Nelson Mandela, Pistorius, and More By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent In a Real Combat Media international exclusive, former heavyweight contender Nate Tubbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, one of only two American heavyweights to have won big fights in South Africa, spoke out of his experiences there, and […]
IBF Champion Buster Drayton Is Laughing Out Loud By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Philadelphia, PA (February 19th, 2013)–Buster Drayton is laughing out loud. I am sure this is the first time you have heard the express LOL, which means laughing out loud, applied to a pastor present boxing champion. Drayton, from South […]
Referee Alfredo Asaro and The Thriller in London By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (February 17, 2013)–While many boxing writers have looked at the overall outcome of ‘The Big fight’, the Nigel Benn versus Gerald McClellan World Boxing Council Super Middleweight title bout in 1995, and the resulting tragic brain injury […]
Say A Prayer For Chico Corrales By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Las Vegas, Nevada (February 14th, 2013)–At Palm Memorial Park in Las Vegas, Nevada, actor Tony Curtis, comedian Redd Foxx, entertainer Danny Gans, Wimbledon tennis champion Pancho Gonzales, and and World Series of Poker champion Stu Ungar share their final resting ground with […]
Arturo Gatti and Siviwe Ntsiko Shall Not Be Forgotten By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media New York (February 12,2013)–Siviwe Ntsiko of South Africa and Arturo ‘Thunder’ Gatti of Montreal, Canada, never knew each other. Two years after Gatti’s final bout with Alfonzo Lopez, he was found with bloodstains on his neck and […]
Gerald G-Man McClellan: His Sister Lisa Speaks On His Condition By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Freeport, IL (February 11, 2013)– In an exclusive interview with Real Combat Media for Illinois, Lisa McClellan, the younger sister of former WBC and WBO World Middleweight champion Gerald ‘ The G-Man’ McClellan, provided a status update of […]
Adama Interview: Golovkin is Afraid of Me! By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Middleweight contender Osumanu Adama of Accra, Ghana, in an exclusive interview with Real Combat Media, discussed his upcoming fight plans. Adama, now fighting out of Joliet, Illinois, will return to the ring in a tune up bout in Lowell, Massachusetts, […]
Muhammad Ali Is Alive in Phoenix and in Good Spirits By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Phoenix, Ar (February 6, 2013)–If Muhammad Ali’s wife Lonnie’s final word and photo is the gospel, Muhammad may not be in the best of health, but Muhammad Ali is still alive and in good spirits. The […]
M-16 Mateen and The Boulevard of Broken Dreams By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent From Michael Dokes to Emmanuel Steward, recently professional boxing lost many of its luminaries, as well as boxers of notoriety. By the time of his death, Ernest M-16 Mateen, a former American and world cruiserweight champion of various belts, […]
Tony Ayala Jr. To Be Released By April 2014 By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent The Baby Bull AKA middleweight boxer Tony ‘El Torito’ Ayala Jr., is scheduled to be released from prison soon. According to the Texas Department of Justice, Ayala projected release date is no later than April 27, 2014, from Sanders […]
Alexis Arguello Jr. and Sr. Lost Souls By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel New York, NY (January 30,2013)–Not too long ago, I ran into Alexis Arguello Jr. at a boxing event in New York City, who works in New York City in the media industry, and was talking to him about […]
Cuban Boxer Florentino Fernandez Dies at 76 By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (January, 29, 2013)–Born in Santiago de Cuba, he was nicknamed ‘The Ox’. Though he never won a world title, from 1956 to 1972, Cuban middleweight and light heavyweight Florentino Fernandez had a career […]
Great Buddy McGirt For Hall of Fame By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent YouTube Video Tribute to Buddy McGirt http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=456&cat=boxer Perhaps the best all around fighter and trainer the ring has ever produced is James ‘Buddy’ McGirt. While you do not hear his name mentioned as much as Freddie Roach, Buddy has remained a […]
Whatever Happened To The Fan Man Parachute Guy? By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Media called him ‘Fan Man’. His real name: James Jarrett Miller. On November 6, 1993, the world famous stunt parachutist parachuted onto the ring apron during round 7 of the Evander Holyfield versus Riddick Bowe World Heavyweight title bout […]
Iran Barkley, Blade in the Game By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent There’s an old song by the late Dan Fogelberg called ‘Leader of the Band’ which goes, “The leader of the band is tired, and his eyes are growing old, but his blood runs through my instrument, and his song is in […]
What if Rocky Marciano Kept Fighting in 1955? By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (January 19, 2013)– On April 27, 1956, Rocky Marciano announced his retirement from the ring at age 32, seven months after his last appearance, a ninth round knockout of the then light heavyweight champion, Archie Moore, at […]
Real Combat Media Boxing Radio Episode #1 *Airs January 21st, 2013- Monday 7pm ET/Tuesday 12am UK-GMT – (will be recorded and available on the link below right after the show if you miss the live episode.) LIVE CALLERS: (347) 324-5998 TO ASK THE HOSTS QUESTIONS- LOG IN TO TWITTER: @REALCOMBATMEDIA FORUM:REAL COMBAT MEDIA RADIO FORUM SHOW LINK: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/realcombatmedia Listen to internet […]
Happy Birthday Ali, Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (January 18th, 2013)– When Cassius Clay won the Heavyweight Olympic Gold Medal in 1960, nobody could have imagined then the fighter Muhammad Ali would emerge as much later on. Perhaps the tragedy of the […]
Referee Eddie Claudio speaks with Real Combat Media Referee Eddie Claudio Remembers Wayne Kelly By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY– The boxing world lost some big names in 2012, including Angelo Dundee, Carmen Basilio, Hector Camacho and Emanuel Steward, to name only a few. One name which will be lost […]
Reflections On The Great White Hope 30 Years Later By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent *All Photos Copyright Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media, All Rights Reserved New York, NY– By winning 24 consecutive fights in a row, Irish Gerry Cooney in and of himself was nothing special, until the media got wind of the hype […]
Larry Holmes in Twilight By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent *All Photos Copyright Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media, All Rights Reserved Easton, PA– At age 63, Larry Holmes still believes he was a better heavyweight boxer than all the rest. Holmes, who fought between 1973 and 2002, a 29 year span, had a career […]
Ten Count of 2012 By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Recognizing a moment of internet silence for those lost in 2012. Taps for Bert Sugar, Carmen Basilio, Jimmy Bivins, Hector Macho Camacho, Angelo Dundee, Wayne Kelly, LeRoy Nieman, Goody Petronelli, Emmanuel Steward, Corrie Sanders, Johnny Tapia, Jeff Fraza, Don Fullmer, Julio Cesar Gonzalez, Charley […]
Van-Leyden on former British Middleweight, Tony Sibson By: Peter Van-Leyden Leicester’s former British Commonwealth and European Middleweight champion Tony Sibson became acknowledged as a British boxing favourite with the fight fans who were always entertained with Tony’s hard working style. This style was complimented by quick combinations and power whilst been accompanied by a good […]
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