Benavidez vs. Cieslak Cruiserweight Unification Bout Signed for December 2026 in Arizona By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (October 25th, 2026)– In recent months, talk about possible big-money mega bouts has not come to fruition. David Benavidez versus Canelo Alvarez, and David Benavidez versus Dmitriy Bivol were just talk. […]
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Alexander Volkanovski stopped Movsar Evloev in Round 2 and Petr Yan beat Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 333. Full card results, video highlights, post-fight press conference and social media reaction.
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Dalton Smith edged Alberto Puello by split decision in Sheffield to retain his WBC super lightweight title. Watch the video highlights, see full card results and find out what is next.
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PFL AFRICA FINALS SET FOR KIGALI ON DECEMBER 12 WITH THREE CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED AT BK ARENA Tickets for PFL Rwanda on December 12 at the BK Arena are available now via pfl.info/Rwandafinals Media can apply for credentials here NEW YORK (Oct 23, 2026) — Professional Fighters League (PFL) today officially announced PFL Rwanda […]
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Two title fights headline UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi. Full card records and weights, main card film study, odds ranges, weigh-in and press conference videos for Volkanovski vs. Evloev and Yan vs. Dvalishvili.
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This section is for all content by Robert Brizel, who is a Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent.
Benavidez vs. Cieslak Cruiserweight Unification Bout Signed for December 2026 in Arizona By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (October 25th, 2026)– In recent months, talk about possible big-money mega bouts has not come to fruition. David Benavidez versus Canelo Alvarez, and David Benavidez versus Dmitriy Bivol were just talk. […]
DAZN and Top Rank Present Emanuel Navarrete Vs. O’Shanique Foster Card at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Prediction Record: (170-42-10) Featured Fights: (8-5) San Antonio, Texas (October 24th, 2026)– DAZN Saturday Night Fights and Top Rank will present an eight-bout card of professional boxing with four […]
Daniel Dubois Dominates Fabio Wardley in a Rematch By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent October 18th, 2026 (London, UK)–In the pre-fight stare-down before their rematch began at O2 Arena in Greenwich, United Kingdom, on Saturday night, October 17, 2026, Daniel Dubois looked into the eyes and face of Fabio Wardley and saw […]
La Locamatura, WBA Middleweight Champion Jorge Fernando Castro, Dies at 59 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Buenos Aires (October 2oth, 2026)– Known as ‘La Locamatura’, and ‘El Rona’, former World Boxing Association World Middleweight champion Jorge Fernando Castro, died while playing bingo at the Moron Bingo Hall in Moron, Argentina, on […]
The ‘Russian Tyson’, 36-1 Heavyweight Denis Boytsov, 40, Dies Eleven Years After Tragedy By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Oryol, Russia (October 20th, 2026)– Former WBO European Heavyweight champion Denis Boytsov, The Russian Tyson, whose record reached 36-1 with 27 knockouts, fighting out of Hamburg, Germany, until he was found on May […]
Fundora Wins by TKO at 2:59 in Round 12 as Courageous Hadribeaj Doesn’t Win a Round By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (October 18th, 2026)– Late-round stoppages in world title bouts and high-stakes bouts are exceedingly rare. A repeat of Julio Cesar Chavez versus Meldrick Taylor I (1990), David […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
DAZN Saturday Night Fights! Golden Boy Presents Schofield vs. Bahdi Chicago Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Robert’s Prediction Record: 152-40-9, with 7-4 in major bouts Chicago, Illinois (October 9th, 2026)– Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN will present a nine-bout card with two world title bouts on Saturday Night Fights at […]
Kid Coalminer, Australian Heavyweight Champ Colin Wilson, Dies at 54 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brisbane, Australia (October 9th, 2026)– Former three-time Australian Heavyweight champion Colin ‘Kid Coalminer’ Wilson, a southpaw, also known as ‘The Birdsville Butcher’, who fought the likes of Joe Bugner, Corrie Sanders, Oleg Platov, Francisco Pianeta, Shane […]
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 […]
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