Mysterious Heavyweight Jack O’Halloran, Hollywood Actor Few Remember in the Ring By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Between 1966 and 1974, Jack O’Halloran figured into an incredible 57 heavyweight bouts, mixing with many of the best of the best names in the heavyweight boxing ring of the era. A Philadelphia […]
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Category: Robert Brizel – RCM Head Boxing Correspondent
This section is for all content by Robert Brizel, who is a Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent.
Povetkin Makes David Price Pay The Price, Moves Closer To Anthony Joshua Title Shot
Povetkin Makes David Price Pay The Price, Moves Closer To Anthony Joshua Title Shot By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Cardiff, Wales (April 1, 2018)– With Anthony Joshua’s decision victory and heavyweight title unification win over Joseph Parker, former WBA Regular Heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin of the Russian Federation is next in […]
Iceman Malik Hawkins Wins WBA-NABA USA Welterweight Title at Fillmore in Philly
Iceman Malik Hawkins Wins WBA-NABA USA Welterweight Title at Fillmore in Philly By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Philadelphia, PA (March 31st, 2018)– The boxing trunks of ‘Iceman’ Malik Hawkins read ‘Freezer Time!’ Fighting in enemy territory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the main event of an eight-bout card at The Fillmore, […]
New Stitch Duran RCM MMA Interview: Professional Fighters League to Offer Millions in Prize Money
New Stitch Duran MMA Interview: Professional Fighters League to Offer Millions in Prize Money By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media MMA Correspondent In a new Real Combat Media interview exclusive, famed cutman Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran was interviewed ringside at The Fillmore into Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday evening, March 30, 2018, after flying in Philadelphia, […]
Kamoko vs. Samir II Repeat or Revenge Now Official in Ghana
Mike Melendez Won’t Believe This! Kamoko vs. Samir II Repeat or Revenge Now Official! By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Pennsylvania matchmaker Mike Melendez at one point was working with Ghana light heavyweight and cruiserweight contender Braimah Kamoko, also known as Bukom Bantu, who was once 29-0. When he got […]
Fight Night! Tito Serrano vs. Iceman Hawkins WBA Do or Die Fillmore Card Preview
Fight Night! Tito Serrano vs. Iceman Hawkins WBA Do or Die Fillmore Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Philadelphia, PA (March 28, 2018)– It’s do or die for the welterweight career of Philadelphia’s Raymond ‘Tito’ Serrano, 24-2, with 10 knockouts, when he takes on rising 12-0 prospect Malik […]
Rise and Fall of Light Heavyweight Braimah Kamoko (Bukom Bantu)
Rise and Fall of Light Heavyweight Braimah Kamoko (Bukom Bantu) Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent He was once 29-0, and world light heavyweight title shots were available. For Braimah Kamoko, also known as Bukom Bantu, of Accra, Ghana, a bright shining star, the world plummeted into an abyss. […]
Joey Dawejko vs. Bryant Jennings Heavyweight Fight is Sure to End in a Knockout!
Wow! Joey Dawejko vs. Bryant Jennings Heavyweight Fight is Sure to End in a Knockout! By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Philadelphia, PA (March 27th, 2018)– Peltz Boxing Promotions and Top Rank will present an eight-bout card of boxing on ESPN on Tuesday, April 28, 2018. The main event […]
Dillian White Knocks Out 25-0 Lucas Browne With A Monster Left Hook – Video Highlight
Good Night Sweetheart! Dillian White Knocks Out 25-0 Lucas Browne With A Monster Left Hook By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (March 25th, 2018)– On Saturday, March 24, 2018, 25-0 heavyweight Lucas Browne was not Bad Bad Leroy Brown. Dangerous Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte made his bid for […]
Upset! (12-5) Filipino Journeyman Eugene ‘Rambo’ Lagos Kayos Undefeated Prospect Emilio Sanchez
Upset! 12-5 Filipino Journeyman Rambo Lagos Kayos 15-0 Emilio Sanchez By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Indio, California (March 23rd, 2018)– On Thursday, March 22, 2018, on a seven-bout card at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California, 15-0 super bantamweight prospect Emilio Sanchez of North Hollywood, California, got knocked out on his […]
Robert Helenius Has A Difficult Time With A Journeyman With 15 Losses In Estonia
Fading Heavyweight Contender Robert Helenius Goes Life and Death with 15 Loss Journeyman By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Estonia (March 22, 2018)– Former European Heavyweight champion and heavyweight contender Robert ‘The Nordic Nightmare’ Helenius of Finland, whose 26-2 record is scarred with two losses in the past 23 months, […]
Antonio ‘Canitas’ Lozada Jr. Upsets Undefeated Felix Verdejo with 23 Seconds Left at MSG
Lozada Upsets Undefeated Felix Verdejo with 23 Seconds Left at MSG By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (March 19th, 2018)–Going on to the tenth and final round, 23-0 Felix ‘El Diamante’ Verdejo was ahead in his 10 round lightweight bout with Antonio ‘Canitas’ Lozada Jr. on the […]
Cruiserweight Willis ‘The Prophet’ Lockett is Mr. Lucky
Cruiserweight Willis ‘The Prophet’ Lockett is Mr. Lucky Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent With a career pro record of 16-22-6 with five knockouts and two no contests, Willis ‘The Prophet’ Lockett is nobody’s candidate to win a world title. Yet, the Tacoma Park, Maryland native, who turned pro […]
Chazz Witherspoon and Mis Downing Shine at Claridge Atlantic City
Chazz Witherspoon and Mis Downing Shine at Claridge Atlantic City By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent- Ringside *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Atlantic City, NJ (March 11th, 2018)– Heavyweight contender Chazz ‘The Gentleman’ Witherspoon returned to action in the main event of a seven bout at The Claridge in […]
Ring Redemptions at Claridge Atlantic City: Witherspoon Headlines Nine Bout Card
Ring Redemptions at Claridge Atlantic City: Witherspoon Headlines Nine Bout Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (March 9th, 2018)– In Ring Redemptions, card 1, Heavyweight Chazz ‘The Gentleman’ Witherspoon returns to the ring at Radisson Claridge, Atlantic City, New Jersey, looking for his seventh consecutive knockout […]
Remembering Luis KO King Rosa Jr., with Derek Gionta RCM Interview Tribute Exclusive
Remembering Luis KO King Rosa Jr., with Derek Gionta Interview Tribute Exclusive By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Both this reporter, and noted boxing trainer and cut man Derek Gionta, knew Luis ‘KO King’ Rosa Jr. Gionta granted Real Combat Media an exclusive interview, […]
Kermit Cintron vs. Antonio Margarito III Possibility is a Bye-Bye Cinderella Swan Song
Kermit Cintron vs. Antonio Margarito III Possibility is a Bye-Bye Cinderella Swan Song Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Facebook contained a message recently, posted by former world welterweight champion Kermit Cintron, promoting the idea of his next-and likely final-fight against Antonio Margarito, also known as Antonio ‘Margarcheato’ in […]
USA Boxing Weekend Recap: Kovalev Shines, Wilder Survives, Dirrell Crumbles, Tarver Jr. Rises
USA Weekend Recap: Kovalev Shines, Wilder Survives, Dirrell Crumbles, Tarver Jr. Rises *Photo Credit: Frank Franklin AP By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Heavyweight Action Deontay Wilder of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, retained his World Boxing Council World Heavyweight title, surviving a near knockout in the seventh round to drop and stop Cuban […]
DEONTAY WILDER VS. LUIS ORTIZ PREVIEW & WEIGH-IN VIDEO
Deontay Wilder is Even Wilder Than You Think, Luis Ortiz, Barclays Center Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (March 2, 2018)– He turned pro in 2010 at age 30. Now, only a few weeks short of his 39th birthday, Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz, 28-0 with 24 knockouts and […]
Super Lightweight Osnel Charles – A Friend of Robert Brizel
Super Lightweight Osnel Charles, My Friend Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The 10 bout undercard, both before and after the main event, at Showboat Atlantic City on Saturday evening, February 24, 2018, was of interest only to the friends of the unknown fighters who fought the undercard bouts. Within […]
Miami Tragedy! Philly Welterweight Boxer George Sosa Arrested for Killing His Father
Miami Tragedy! Philly Welterweight Boxer George Sosa Arrested for Killing His Father By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Miami, FL. (February 28th, 2018)– Philadelphia welterweight George ‘El Terrible’ Sosa was arrested in Miami, Florida, on Saturday, February 26, 2018, on charges, including second degree murder of his father and burglary, after breaking […]
Thomas LaManna vs. Zab Judah in 2018 Would Be An Interesting WBC Match
Thomas LaManna vs. Zab Judah in 2018 Would Be An Interesting WBC Match Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Here’s an interesting bout proposal for Rising Star Promotions. Now that Thomas ‘Cornflake’ LaManna has fought to a 10 round draw with Gabriel Bracero, what next for LaManna and his […]
LaManna and Bracero Fight A Wild Split Draw on Showboat Casino Floor and Facebook
LaManna and Bracero Fight A Wild Split Draw on Showboat Casino Floor and Facebook By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Atlantic City, NJ (February 25th, 2018)– In the first boxing card ever to be staged on an actual casino floor, Thomas ‘Cornflake’ LaManna retained the […]
RCM Historical Boxing: Tim Doughboy Tomashek Story: Came Out of Crowd to Fight for WBO World Heavyweight Title
Tim Doughboy Tomashek Story: Came Out of Crowd to Fight for WBO World Heavyweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent If Tommy ‘The Duke’ Morrison were alive, he would tell you a story of courage and praise for obscure heavyweight boxer Tim ‘Doughboy’ Tomashek. Between 1987 and 1996, […]
Odds of a Tito Bracero Victory in Atlantic City This Weekend
Odds of a Tito Bracero Victory in Atlantic City This Weekend By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (February 21, 2018)–In the second preview earlier this week, the odds seem to favor an upset by Thomas LaManna in Atlantic City, New Jersey over Gabriel ‘Tito’ Bracero at Showboat […]
Odds Favor LaManna WBC Upset Over Bracero Saturday, Who Knows at Showboat?
Odds Favor LaManna WBC Upset Over Bracero Saturday, Who Knows at Showboat? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (February 21, 2018)–In this second preview of this Saturday evening’s Boardwalk Boxing series crossroads confrontation between welterweight veterans Thomas ‘Cornflake’ LaManna and Gabriel ‘Tito’ Bracero at Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City, […]
The Rise and Fall of Thomas ‘Top Dog’ Williams Jr.
The Rise and Fall of Thomas ‘Top Dog’ Williams Jr. Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent For a brief shining moment, light heavyweight contender Thomas ‘Top Dog’ Williams Jr. had it all. Williams had a big win, a world title shot, and had proven his claim he had a date […]
Knocked Out Again: The Strange Case of Welterweight George ‘El Terrible’ Sosa
Knocked Out Again: The Strange Case of Welterweight George ‘El Terrible’ Sosa Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent On February 17, 2018, Philadelphia welterweight veteran George ‘El Terrible’ Sosa was stopped at 2:21 of the fifth round by middleweight contender Tony Harrison at the Don Haskins Convention Center in […]
One Heck of a Battle! One-Armed Groves Outpoints Bloody Eubank To Retain WBA Title – Video Highlights
One Heck of a Battle! One-Armed Groves Outpoints Bloody Eubank To Retain WBA Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Manchester, UK (February 19th, 2018)– An injured George Groves, his left arm dangling helplessly at his side during the twelfth and final round after dislocating his left shoulder, hung on to […]
Tall 16-0 Welterweight Prospect Mykal Fox Outpoints Ricardo Garcia in A Wild Scrap at Sands
Tall 16-0 Welterweight Prospect Mykal Fox Outpoints Garcia in A Wild Scrap at Sands By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent- Ringside *Photo Credits: Ray Bailey, Real Combat Media Bethlehem, PA (February 15th, 2018)– Unbeaten welterweight prospect Mykal ‘The Professor’ Fox won an impressive 10 round decision over veteran Ricardo Garcia at […]
Kermit ‘ El Asesino’ Cintron Featured on King’s Promotions Card at Sands Bethlehem
Kermit ‘ El Asesino’ Cintron Featured on King’s Promotions Card at Sands Bethlehem By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Bethlehem, PA (February 13th, 2018)– The comeback of former world welterweight champion Kermit ‘El Asesino’ Cintron will be featured in the main event of an eight-bout card at Sands Bethlehem Event […]
The Strange Marketing Q of Lara and Rigondeaux
The Strange Marketing Q of Lara and Rigondeaux Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sometimes you have a great fighter who is not a box office draw. In such a circumstance what do you do? The late World Middleweight champion Paul Pender was in such a position. He lost to […]