Ben Whittaker survived a wild final round to outpoint Conor Wallace by unanimous decision in Birmingham and secure the IBF mandatory position. Full card results and video highlights.
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Natalia Silva beat Wang Cong by unanimous decision to win the vacant UFC women's flyweight title at UFC 332. Full card results, video highlights and press conference.
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Only one fighter missed weight for UFC 332. Full card records and weights, main card tale-of-the-tape breakdowns, film study, odds ranges and weigh-in video for Silva vs. Wang at the Delta Center.
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Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua traded barbs and shared a civil face-off at their London launch press conference. Get the full preview for the December 11 fight in Cardiff, with tale of the tape, odds and the press conference video.
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Matchroom and Boxlab Present 10 Unbeaten Prospects DAZN Card with Omari Jones By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Robert Brizel (2025-2026) Prediction Record: 144-40-9, 7-4 in Major Bouts Orlando, Florida (September 29th, 2026)– DAZN, Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and Boxlab Promotions will present eight bouts featuring 10 unbeaten prospects at Caribe Royal […]
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This section is for all content by Robert Brizel, who is a Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent.
Philadelphia Mourns Loss of Charlie ‘Choo Choo’ Brown By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Philadelphia, PA (October 1st, 2026)– On September 20, 2016, it was reported that Charlie ‘Choo Choo’ Brown, 68, had passed away. Brown fought between 1979 and 1993, compiling a professional record of 26-16-2 with 18 knockouts. On January […]
Matchroom and Boxlab Present 10 Unbeaten Prospects DAZN Card with Omari Jones By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Robert Brizel (2025-2026) Prediction Record: 144-40-9, 7-4 in Major Bouts Orlando, Florida (September 29th, 2026)– DAZN, Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and Boxlab Promotions will present eight bouts featuring 10 unbeaten prospects at Caribe Royal […]
Lightweight Arturo Torres Dies Six Days After Stoppage Loss in Mexicali By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Mexicali, Mexico (September 29th, 2026)– According to promoter Supreme Boxing, Mexican 24-bout super lightweight veteran Arturo Alejandro Torres Gonzalez, age 26, known by his nickname as ‘Little Wolf Lobito’, passed away on September 25, […]
Philadelphia Mourns Loss of Frank ‘The Animal’ Fletcher By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (September 26th, 2026)– On September 22, 2026, southpaw middleweight veteran Frank ‘The Animal’ Fletcher, an entertaining television fighter whose boxing style featured nonstop action, courage, and gritty determination, passed away in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 72. Between […]
Father Time Defeats Ex-Champ Hasim Rahman, Age 53, Who Loses in an Indiana Six-Rounder By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Marc Abrams Lowell, Indiana (September 27th, 2026)– Looking more like a washed-up version of Jerry Quarry than a rejuvenated version of Big George Foreman, former World Heavyweight Champion Hasim ‘The […]
DAZN Teiken Promotions WBC Toyota Arena Koto-Ku Inoue vs. Nasukawa Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Tokyo, Japan (September 24th, 2026)– Teiken Promotions, DAZN, and Toyota Arena Koto-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, will present a blockbuster five-bout card featuring four world title bouts involving the World Boxing Council, the World Boxing Organisation, […]
Iran Barkley Recovering From Spleen Surgery, Long-Term Prognosis Good By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Iran Barkley’s Facebook New York, NY (September 24th, 2026)– Former World Middleweight, Super Middleweight, and Light Heavyweight champion Iran ‘The Blade’ Barkley, 66, remains hospitalized at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City following surgery […]
Gritty British Champ Jimmy Batten, Who Went 10 Rounds with Roberto Duran, Dies at 70 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (September 21st, 2026)– Gritty former British Super Welterweight champion Jimmy Batten, who survived three broken ribs to take Roberto Duran on a brilliant but losing 10-round trip to […]
PITBULL CRUZ DELIVERS THRILLING SIXTH-ROUND KNOCKOUT OVER NESTOR BRAVO IN MAIN EVENT SATURDAY NIGHT FROM PECHANGA ARENA IN SAN DIEGO Daniel Blancas, Marco Verde & Eumir Marcial Score Victories in Undercard Bouts Click HERE for Photos from Cris Esqueda/ Premier Boxing Champions SAN DIEGO – September 19, 2026 – Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz is all bite, no bark. Cruz […]
DAZN Saturday Night Fights! Pitbull Cruz vs. Bravo WBC Pechanga Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Prediction Record: 136-36-9, 7-4 in major bouts San Diego, CA (September 19th, 2026)– DAZN Premier Boxing Champions, and Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, will present an exciting nine-bout card of Saturday night […]
PrizeFightingTV Signs Ike Ibeabuchi to Fight Oliver McCall if 12,500 Fans Go PPV By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Lagos, Nigeria (September 17th, 2026)– Goes the nursery English nursery rhyme penned in the 1840s, ‘Here we go ’round the mulberry bush, so early in the morning.” PrizeFightingTV, out of Lagos, Nigeria, in […]
Canadian Heavyweight Champ George Chuvalo Went Distance with Ali Twice, Dies at 89 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Toronto, Canada (September 14th, 2026)– Muhammad Ali, who went the distance twice with ‘The Toronto Tank’. Later on in life reflected and said he was the toughest opponent he ever fought and that […]
Top Rank and Matchroom Boxing Present Ruiz vs. Knaba Prudential Center DAZN Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Robert Brizel’s Prediction Record: 132-30-9, with 7-5 in Featured bouts Sign up for DAZN to see this fight! Newark, NJ (September 3rd, 2026)– DAZN, USA TNT Sports, Top Rank and Matchroom Boxing will […]
Thrown to the Wolves: A Critical Analysis of Moses Itauma’s Heavyweight Loss to Filip Hrgovic Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent According to Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, “Let’s also not make out that Filip Hrgovic is some terminator. Daniel Dubois had him all over the place and stopped him. I […]
Tony Mundine, 75, Australian Aboriginal World Title Challenger Dies of Heart Attack By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing correspondent Sydney, Australia (August 3oth, 2026)– Vale means goodbye. Tony Mundine, the Australian Bundjalung indigenous aboriginal boxer who fought across four weight classes and challenged Carlos Monzon for the world middleweight title in October 1974 […]
Tagoe and Perkins Miss Weight, Ferreira Wins WBC by DQ, Shields Wins TKO in Atlanta By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlanta, Georgia (August 16th, 2026)– In a zany collection of odd-oddity boxing outcomes at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on a Saturday night DAZN card, August 15, 2026, Ernesto ‘Tito’ […]
DAZN Presents 12 Bout Card: Tito Mercado & Claressa Shields, State Farm Arena in Atlanta By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Prediction Record: 130-30-9, with 7-5 in Featured Bouts Atlanta, Georgia (August 14th, 2026)– DAZN will present a 12-bout card of professional boxing at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, featuring Ernesto […]
Prichard Colon Dies at 33, Eleven Years After Ring Tragedy By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Boston, Mass (August 13th, 2026)– In a Facebook announcement in Spanish by his father, Prichard Colon, it has been revealed that former welterweight contender Prichard Colon has passed away at age 33, eleven years after his […]
MOST VALUABLE PROMOTIONS’ MVPW-05 PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS Photo Link HERE (Credit: Harry Aaron / Most Valuable Promotions) Watch the replay on Most Valuable Promotions’ YouTube HERE ORLANDO, FLORIDA – AUGUST 6, 2026 – Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) hosted the final press conference ahead of MVPW-05, taking place this Saturday, August 8, live on […]
Unraveling the Referee Mitch Halpern Mystery By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Richard Steele, a top referee in professional boxing, explained, “He (Mitch Halpern) was my son. I taught him everything I knew. He took what I had taught him, and with his great natural ability, made himself a great referee. I […]
Rapid Fire! William Zepeda Outpunches Lamont Roach in Bunches to Win WBC Lightweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, Nevada (August 2nd, 2026)– William Zepeda Segura became the sixth Mexican fighter in history to win the World Boxing Council World Lightweight title by throwing 293 more punches than opponent […]
What is the New Historic Buddhist-Inspired WBC METTA Humanitarian Belt? An Explanation By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (July 30th, 2026)– The World Boxing Council has issued several new belts in recent years. From WBC Francophone to WBC Diamond, from WBC Champion of the Decade (Manny Pacquiao) to WBC […]
Spence vs Tszyu Afterpay Arena Sydney Olympic Park DAZN PBC Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent (130-30-9) Prediction record (7-4) in Feature Bouts Sign up to DAZN Sydney, Australia (July 25th, 2026)– DAZN Pay-Per-View, Ultimate Tier, and Premier Boxing Champions will present an exciting action-packed pay-per-view six bouts card of […]
Do or Die! Eubank vs. Papot DAZN Copper Box Arena Queen Elizabeth Park Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Robert Brizel Prediction Record: (123-27-8) (7-4 in Featured Bouts) Sign up to DAZN London, UK (June 16th, 2026)– DAZN, IMF Pro and Neilson Boxing will present a exciting eleven bout card of […]
Former Featherweight Champion Jose Legra, The Puma of Baracoa, Dies in Madrid at 83 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Madrid, Spain (July 16th, 2026)– Cuban former two-time World Boxing Council World Featherweight Jose Legra Utria, known by his nicknames as ‘The Puma of Baracoa’ and ‘The Pocket Cassius Clay’, has passed […]
Found! Former Olympic Gold Medalist and WBA Champion Mark Breland is Located at a New Jersey Care Facility By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former Golden Gloves champion, 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist and World Boxing Association World Welterweight champion Mark Breland, 63, who had been missing since October 2025, has been located […]
Granit Stein Retires Felix Sturm by 10 Round Split Decision in Stuttgart By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Stuttgart, Germany (June 13th, 2026)– Announcing his retirement, the 25-year career of former world champion Felix Sturm ended in a sour farewell at Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, on July 11, 2026. Sturm, age […]
The Bell Will Ring! Gassiev vs. Kadiru VTB Arena Moscow Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Prediction Record (118-28-9) with predictions (6-4-1) in feature fights. Moscow, Russia (July 10th, 2026)– The International Boxing Association, in conjunction with Epic Sports & Entertainment, Queensberry promotions, and the IBF Boxing YouTube channel, will […]
Former World Heavyweight Champion Andy Ruiz Jr. Signs with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (July 10th, 2026)– Former World Heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr., looking to make a new run at the world heavyweight championship, has signed a multi-bout promotional contract with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom […]
Floyd Mayweather Legal Updates on His Potential Fights With Mike Zambidis, Mike Tyson & Manny Pacquiao By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (July 6th, 2026)– In the often bizarre, unbelievable and surreal off again-on again world on Floyd Mayweather Jr., U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick ruled on July […]
Promoter Turki Alalshikh Reveals Brain Tumor Diagnosis By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (June 23rd, 2026)– Zuffa Boxing co-founder Turki Alalshikh, also chairman of Saudi Arabia’s entertainment authority, age 44, has announced he has a brain tumor near the pituitary gland, diagnosed in 2025, on top of several cancer […]
Floyd Mayweather Faces Two Felonies For Allegedly Passing Bad Checks By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (June 17th, 2026)–The financial fall of Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather, purported to have earned 1.2 billion during his boxing career, continues. An attorney appeared on behalf of Mayweather in court on June 15, 2026, […]
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