Nonito Donaire Returns at Age 42 and Wins WBA Bantamweight Title in A Technical Bloodfest By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Bueno Aires, Argentina (June 15th, 2025)– The Filipino Flash, Nonito Donaire, is back after 21 months of inactivity. Fighting a Chilean in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Donaire, age 42, 43-8 with 22 […]
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USMAN VS. BUCKLEY BETTING ODDS & WEIGH-IN VIDEO SIGN UP TO ESPN+ 10 p.m. ET: Main Card (ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes* & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156) 7 p.m. ET: Prelims (ESPN+ & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156) UFC action returns this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley, live from State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Saturday, June […]
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2025 PFL WORLD TOURNAMENT 5: SEMIFINALS FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS AND PHOTOS Welterweights Thad Jean and Logan Storley Advance to World Tournament Finals Featherweights Jesus Pinedo and Movlid Khaybulaev Advance to World Tournament Finals The PFL Lightweight, Women’s Flyweight & Bantamweight Semifinals Begin Friday, June 20 on ESPN & ESPN+ at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita […]
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HITCHINS AND KAMBOSOS CLASH IN STORMY FACE-OFF Fight week underway in New York as Brooklyn’s World ruler defends crown against Australian on Saturday night Richardson Hitchins and George Kambosos Jr clashed in a fiery face-off at the iconic Empire State Building in the heart of the Big Apple, and the pair traded verbal blows in stormy conditions, a […]
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FULL WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR THE 2025 PFL WORLD TOURNAMENT 5: SEMIFINALS EARLY CARD AIRS LIVE TOMORROW STARTING AT 8:30 PM ET ON ESPN+, MAIN CARD BEGINS AT 11 PM ET ON ESPN AND ESPN+ OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN PHOTOS COMPLETE ASSETS FOR 2025 PFL WORLD TOURNAMENT 5: SEMIFINALS – JUNE 12, 2025 NASHVILLE, TN. — Following […]
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Adonis Stevenson Stops Andrzej Fonfara – Video Highlights MONTREAL (AP) — Adonis Stevenson stopped Polish challenger Andrzej Fonfara at 28 seconds of the second round Saturday night to successfully defend the World Boxing Council light heavyweight title. The Montreal fighter pounded Fonfara with left-hand blows before Fonfara’s corner waved to referee Michael Griffin to stop […]
ADONIS STEVENSON VS. ANDRZEJ FONFARA WEIGH-IN & VIDEO PREVIEW WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Adonis Stevenson faces Polish contender Andrzej Fonfara in a 175-pound rematch from Bell Centre – live Saturday, June 3 at 9PM ET/6PM PT on SHOWTIME.
Light Heavyweight Fonfara Wins Michael Jackson Thriller of a Comeback By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (March 5th, 2017)– A picture is still worth a thousand words. Behind on the scorecards, light heavyweight Andrzej Fonfara of Chicago, Illinois, needed a miracle to pull out his comeback against former […]
Andrzej Fonfara Training Camp Quotes & Photos Polish Light Heavyweight Contender Battles Former World Champion Chad Dawson in Undercard Action Saturday, March 4 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn Click HERE for Photos from Stephanie Trapp BROOKLYN (February 28, 2017) – Exciting heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara has wrapped up training camp and is ready […]
Exciting Matchup Between Polish Light Heavyweight Contender Andrzej Fonfara & Former Three-Time World Champion Chad Dawson Highlights Night of Undercard Action Saturday, March 4 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn Welterweight World Title Unification Between Keith Thurman & Danny Garcia Headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by Premier Boxing Champions BROOKLYN (February 9, 2017) […]
FONFARA SCHEDULED FOR MARCH RETURN, FEELS CONFIDENT WITH VIRGIL HUNTER IN HIS CORNER Photo Credit: Stephanie Trapp (BAY AREA, CA) February 7, 2017 – Light heavyweight contender, Andrzej Fonfara (28-4, 16 KOs) is enjoying his time with new coach, BWAA 2012 trainer of the year, Virgil Hunter. The two have been working together at for […]
This Is It For The Executioner: Bernard Hopkins versus Irish Joe Smith Jr. By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Inglewood, California (October 28th, 2016)– At age 51, and still in the gym, but two years out of the ring after his title bout with Sergey Kovalev, ‘The Executioner’ returners. Bernard […]
BERNARD HOPKINS VS. JOE SMITH JR. IS SET Los Angeles, CA (October 17th, 2016)– Bernard Hopkins has a deal in place to face power-puncher Joe Smith Jr. at the Forum in Inglewood. According to The Ring and ESPN, the December 17th showdown, which will end Hopkin’s 24 month layoff, and will be his farewell […]
Press Release For Immediate Release Andrzej Fonfara, Joe Smith Jr., Juan Carlos Payano, Rau’shee Warren, Erickson Lubin, Daniel Sandoval, Hugo Centeno & Maciej Sulecki Final Press Conference Quotes & Photos PBC on NBC Tripleheader on Saturday, July 18 From UIC Pavilion in Chicago Click HERE for Photos from Nabeel Ahmad/Premier Boxing Champions CHICAGO (June 16, […]
Andrzej Fonfara, Joe Smith Jr., Juan Carlos Payano, Rau’shee Warren, Erickson Lubin, Daniel Sandoval, Hugo Centeno & Maciej Sulecki Media Workout Quotes & Photos PBC on NBC Tripleheader Saturday, June 18 From UIC Pavilion in Chicago 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. ET Click HERE For Photos From Nabeel Ahmad/Premier Boxing Champions CHICAGO (June 15, 2016) […]
Exciting Light Heavyweight Star Andrzej Fonfara Takes On Hard-Hitting Joe Smith Jr. In Primetime Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions on NBC Saturday, June 18 from UIC Pavilion in Chicago (8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT) Plus! Bantamweight World Champion Juan Carlos Payano Battles Rau’shee Warren in Rematch of 2015 Thriller & Rising Star […]
International Weekend Recap: Stiverne and Hurd Win, Rodriguez Survives A Scare By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent At the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, November 14, 2015, Haiti’s 25-2-1 former WBC World Heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne came off the canvas in the first round to […]
PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON SPIKE ANDRZEJ FONFARA VS. NATHAN CLEVERLY & KOHEI KONO VS. KOKI KAMEDA FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS Click HERE For Photos From Przemek Garczarczyk CHICAGO (October 14, 2015) – Two days before they enter the ring, Andrzej Fonfara, Nathan Cleverly, Kohei Kono and Koki Kameda hosted a final press […]
CLEVERLY: BEATING FONFARA WOULD BE MY CAREER-BEST Welshman targeting big win in Chicago on Friday Nathan Cleverly says beating Andrzej Fonfara will be the biggest win of his career as the clash at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on Friday night, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on Spike in the […]
FONFARA VS. CLEVERLY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON SPIKE MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS Click HERE For Photos Photo Credit: Przemek Garczarczyk CHICAGO (October 13, 2015) – “Chicago’s Polish Prince” and top light heavyweight contenderAndrzej Fonfara (27-3, 16 KOs) and his opponent, former world champion Nathan Cleverly (29-2, 15 KOs); along with reigning super […]
Andrzej Fonfara vs. Nathan Cleverly Is Set Andrzej Fonfara and former WBO titlist Nathan Cleverly will take place on October 16th in Fonfara’s adopted hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Fonfara (27-3, 16 KO’s) has not fought since April earlier this year when he annihilated former middleweight standout Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (49-2-1, 32 KO’s) […]
Boxing Upsets of The Week By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Upset Number One: Andrzej Fonfara TKO 9 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Light Heavyweights Fonfara decked Chavez in the ninth. Trainer Joe Goosen gave up Chavez in his corner on his stool. Fonfara rises to the BoxRec number three worldwide position. Chavez […]
JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR.-ANDRZEJ FONFARA MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT Kelly Swanson Thanks, everybody, for joining us today for this great call to officially announce a very exciting match up. And without further ado, to talk a little bit about that match up, I’m going to introduce Chris DeBlasio, Vice President of Sports Communications […]
MEXICAN SUPERSTAR JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR.RETURNS TO THE RING AGAINST EXCITING BRAWLER ANDRZEJ FONFARA AT STUBHUB CENTER IN CARSON, CALIF. Chavez Jr. Making SHOWTIME® Debut Saturday, April 18, Live At 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT Tickets Go On Sale Today At 12 P.M. PT! CARSON, Calif. (March 9, 2015) – […]
Eye of The Tiger! Superman Stevenson Wins But Tastes The Canvas, Learns Fonfara is 12 Round Super Tough By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Montreal, Canada (May 25, 2014)– World Boxing Council World Light Heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson, a Haitian southpaw fighting out of Laval, Canada, experienced ‘The Eye of The Tiger’ in defending […]
Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson Retires By: Anthony L. Gonzalez On last night’s program of ESPN 2’s Friday Night Fights, Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson (51-17-2, 35 KOs) retired after he lost to Polish light heavyweight, Andrzej Fonfara (22-2, 12 KOs) from Chicago’s UIC Pavillion. Johnson lost by unanimous decision by a score of […]
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