REAL COMBAT MEDIA WEEKLY BOXING REPORT By Jason Gonzalez,Real Combat Media Arizona Boxing Correspondent Welcome back to another edition of the Real Combat Media Boxing Weekly Report “Boxing Blaze Edition” where we cover all the top news stories in boxing each week! Monday (June 12, 2017) Brandon Rios Returns Brandon Rios knocked out Aaron Herrera […]
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Mohegan Sun’s Rising Stars Boxing Series Pilot Event November 26 at Mohegan Sun’s Uncas Ballroom
Mohegan Sun’s Rising Stars Boxing Series Pilot Event November 26 at Mohegan Sun’s Uncas Ballroom Tickets on Sale Now Uncasville, CT: Mohegan Sun and Main Events are proud to announce the pilot event of a new boxing series entitled “Mohegan Sun’s Rising Stars Boxing Series” which will debut on November 26 at the Uncas Ballroom […]
Kovalev-Ward “Pound for Pound” Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev Q&A Moderated by Michael Buffer
Kovalev-Ward “Pound for Pound” Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev Q&A Moderated by Michael Buffer Krusher Kovalev Photo Credits: Craig Bennett Main Events Kovalev Q&A Part I Kovalev Q&A Part II Click Here for Photos – Credit Craig Bennett/Main Events KATHY DUVA: We are here mostly for you to get a chance to talk to Sergey […]
IS ANDRE WARD AVOIDING SERGEY KOVALEV?
IS ANDRE WARD SCARED OF SERGEY KOVALEV? Editorial By John Gatling, Real Combat Media NY Boxing Correspondent “I’m excited. I had to get past this step, [Kovalev] got past his step. If I’m not ready to fight the best now, I’ll never be ready.” Andre Ward, after his tedious 12 round UD over Alexander Brand, […]
Training Camp Notes: Isaac Chilemba Road Warrior Takes it to The Krusher in Russia
Training Camp Notes: Chilemba Road Warrior Takes it to The Krusher in Russia Ekaterinburg, Russia: Isaac “Golden Boy” Chilemba (24-3-2, 10 KOs) is in for the fight of his life against the world’s fiercest light heavyweight Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KOs) on July 11 in Ekaterinburg, Russia but the 29-year old from Malawi […]
Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward Is Set For November
Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward Is Set For November Las Vegas, NV (June 17, 2016)– The IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev and former super middleweight champion Andre Ward will be fighting on November 19, on HBO pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The report was made by Dan Rafael of […]
Adamek-Molina Heavyweight Battle Scheduled for Apr.2 in Kraków, Poland
Adamek-Molina Heavyweight Battle Scheduled for Apr.2 in Kraków, Poland Tomasz “Goral” Adamek Photo Credits: Rich Graessle/Main Events Kraków, Poland: Former light heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion Tomasz “Goral” Adamek (50-4, 30 KOs) returns to native Poland to face Eric “Drummer Boy” Molina (24-3, 18 KOs) in Kraków on Apr. 2 at the Kraków Arena […]
Chilemba and Barrera Both Accept Light Heavyweight Eliminator Bouts
Chilemba and Barrera Both Accept Light Heavyweight Eliminator Bouts Stablemates Have Eyes on Kovalev and Stevenson Isaac “Golden Boy” Chilemba Photo Credits: David Spagnolo/Main Events Totowa, NJ: Last week Isaac “Golden Boy” Chilemba (24-2-2, 10 KOs) had the very rare privilege of choosing between two mandatory offers: one from the WBC and the […]
Egis Klimas: The Man Who Believed in the Krusher When No One Else Did
Egis Klimas: The Man Who Believed in the Krusher When No One Else Did Kovalev’s Journey From Unknown to Superstar Klimas and Kovalev Pose with Championship Ring Photo Credits: David Spagnolo/Main Events Las Vegas, Nevada: On July 25, 2015 WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (27-0-1, 24 KOs) will […]
Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev Media Conference Call
Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev Media Conference Call Quotes Click Here For Complete Recording Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev – WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion “Hello everyone thank you so much for everything. I already changed diapers. I already lost track of how many diapers, maybe 15 or so. It is easy because I […]
Mansour vs Kassi Heavyweight Explosion! Sands NBC Fight Card Preview & Mansour Media Workout Video
Mansour vs Kassi Heavyweight Explosion! Sands NBC Fight Card Preview & Mansour Media Workout Video By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Bethlehem, PA (November 4,2014)– Amir ‘Hardcore’ Mansour, a southpaw heavyweight knockout artist, puts his record on the line in the 10 round main event of a seven bout card presented […]
HOPKINS VS. KOVALEV PREVIEW BY T STREET CONTROVERSY LIVE
HOPKINS VS. KOVALEV PREVIEW By T Street Controversy Live, RCM Video Reporter Atlantic City, NJ (November 3, 2014)-– On Saturday November 8, 2014 on HBO Championship Boxing Bernard “The Alien” Hopkins (55-6-2 32kos) will face undefeated Russian champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (25-0-1 23kos) to unify the IBF, WBO, and WBA Super World light-heavyweight titles. In the […]
Cunningham-Visinia Final Press Conference Quotes and Photos
Cunningham-Visinia Final Press Conference Quotes and Photos Kathy Duva Photo Credits: Larry Levanti/Main Events Kathy Duva, Main Events’ CEO This is our 21st show in the series which will end with its 22nd show on NBCSN on November 8. It has been the greatest privilege of my life putting on a series like […]
T STREET CONTROVERSY LIVE VIDEO REPORT: HAYMON BOXING GIVES FREE FIGHTS TO THE FANS ON NETWORK TV FOR 2015
T STREET CONTROVERSY LIVE VIDEO REPORT HAYMON BOXING GIVES FREE FIGHTS TO THE FANS ON NETWORK TV By T Street Controversy Live, RCM Video Reporter According to Kathy Duva, “Al Haymon has promised he’s going to take his fighters off premium cable and put Showtime and HBO out of the puzzle. He is also going […]
Glazkov-Rossy Final Press Conference Quotes and Photos
Glazkov-Rossy Final Press Conference Quotes and Photos Photo Credits: Larry Levanti/Main Events Main Events’ CEO Kathy Duva This is our 19th show Fight Night event. We have been enjoying a tremendous run. When we started, NBC thought we needed to work with other promoters. It has given us the freedom to create fights that […]
Kovalev-Caparello Conference Call Quotes
Kovalev-Caparello Conference Call Quotes Atlantic City, NJ: Last night the media got a chance to engage in a Q & A with Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (24-0-1, 22 KOs) and Blake “Il Capo” Caparello (19-0-1, 6 KOs), and their respective camps, as they prepare to face-off on August 2 at Revel Casino Hotel for the WBO Light […]
Dudchenko-Mohammedi Conference Call Quotes
PRESS RELEASE May 29, 2014 For Immediate Release Contact: Ellen Haley [email protected] Main Events Dudchenko-Mohammedi Conference Call Quotes Kathy Duva, Main Events’ CEO: We are thrilled and excited to be back on NBCSN Fight Night, it is the best boxing series on TV. This fight is another example of why. This is a significant fight […]
Tony Grano injured now – Tomasz Adamek vs. Dominick Guinn
“THREE TO SEE” August 3rd Mohegan Sun NBC Sports Network Fight Night Curtis Stevens vs. Saul Roman Eddie Chambers vs. Thabiso Mchunu Tomasz Adamek vs. Dominick Guinn GUINN STEPS UP TO FIGHT ADAMEK AUGUST 3RD NBC SPORTS NETWORK FIGHT NIGHT HOUSTON, TX – Yesterday afternoon, Tony Grano pulled out of the fight against Tomas […]
IBF ORDERS HOPKINS TO FIGHT KOVALEV
PRESS RELEASE June 17, 2013 For Immediate Release Contact: Ellen Haley [email protected] Main Events IBF ORDERS HOPKINS TO FIGHT KOVALEV TOTOWA, NJ – June 17, 2013 – Earlier today, the IBF ordered Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins to make his next title defense against newly-crowned #1 contender Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev of Russia. On Friday, […]
CHAMBERS OFFERS TO STEP IN TO FIGHT STIVERNE ON MARCH 9th
PRESS RELEASE February 27, 2013 For Immediate Release Contact: Ellen Haley [email protected] Main Events CHAMBERS OFFERS TO STEP IN Eddie Chambers Photo Credits: Rich Graessle/Main Events In the wake of Cristobal Arreola’s withdrawl from the March 9th HBO show, Eddie Chambers (36-3, 18 KO’s) has offered to step up to fight Bermane Stiverne […]
NBC Sports Network Fight Night :FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE
MALIK SCOTT vs. VYACHESLAV “CZAR” GLAZKOV CHRIS ALGIERI vs. JOSE “MANGU” PERALTA NBC Sports Network Fight Night Fight Date: February 23rd Fight Location: The Paramount, Huntington, NY FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE FOR FEBRUARY 23rd NBC SPORTS NETWORK FIGHT NIGHT TO BE SHOWN LIVE ON USTREAM TODAY AT 12:00PM ET NEW YORK, (February 21, 2013) […]
FURY VS. CUNNINGHAM APRIL 20th on NBC
FURY – CUNNINGHAM APRIL 20th on NBC at THE THEATER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Explosive 6’9″ heavyweight contender and former unbeaten, Irish, Commonwealth and British Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury, 20-0, 14 KO’s, will make his New York debut on Saturday afternoon, April 20th when he takes on former cruiserweight World Champion Steve USS […]
CZAR GLAZKOV MAY BE THE NEXT HEAVYWEIGHT GIANT DESTROYER
CZAR GLAZKOV MAY BE THE NEXT HEAVYWEIGHT GIANT DESTROYER Czar Glazkov TOTOWA, NJ (February 12, 2013) – Casual boxing fans might look at the heavyweight division today and think that to be a champion a boxer must be pushing seven feet tall. However hardcore enthusiasts understand that size isn’t the only quality that matters […]
EDDIE CHAMBERS SETS SIGHTS ON CRUISERWEIGHT DIVISION
PRESS RELEASE November 7, 2012 For Immediate Release Contact: Ellen Haley [email protected] Main Events EDDIE CHAMBERS SIGNS WITH MAIN EVENTS AND SETS SIGHTS ON CRUISERWEIGHT DIVISION Eddie Chambers Photo Credits to Rich Graessle “Fast” Eddie Chambers Video PHILADELPHIA – Heavyweight contender “Fast” Eddie Chambers, 36-3, 18 KOs, Philadelphia, has decided to campaign as a cruiserweight. […]
Tomasz Adamek vs. Steve Cunningham NBC Fight Night
Tomasz Adamek vs. Steve Cunningham “BIGGER, BETTER, STRONGER” Boxing is Back on Broadcast Photos and Quotes from 10/23 Press Conference NBC Fight at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem on December 22, 2012 Adamek and Cunningham Photo Credits: Mike Gladysz GARFIELD, NJ – Wisla Club – A press conference was held today to […]
NBC Fight Night December 8th Card
BRYANT JENNINGS TAKES ON BOWIE TUPOU DEC 8th NBC SPORTS NETWORK TEMPLE UNIVERSITY MC GONIGLE HALL PHILADELPHIA, PA. Philadelphia’s Bryant “By By” Jennings (15-0, 7 KO’s) will defend his USBA heavyweight title on NBC Sports Network’s Fight Night broadcast, when he meets Bowie Tupou of Nukualofa, Tonga (22-2, 16 […]
ROSADO – WHITTAKER STEPS INTO MAIN EVENT NBC Sports Network ‘Fight Night’
ROSADO – WHITTAKER STEPS INTO MAIN EVENT KOVALEV FACES THOMPSON September 21, Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem NBC Sports Network ‘Fight Night’ Philadelphia’s “King” Gabriel Rosado will step up into the main event on Friday, September 21st when “NBCSN Fight Night” returns to the Sands Hotel and Casino in Bethlehem, PA. The NBCSN broadcast will […]
FOR SEPT 8 – “IRONBOUND THROWDOWN” QUOTES AND PHOTOS FROM FINAL PRESSER
QUOTES AND PHOTOS FROM FINAL PRESSER FOR SEPT 8 – “IRONBOUND THROWDOWN” Adamek and Walker Photo Credits to Kamil Krzaczynski Kathy Duva, Promoter and Main Events CEO: “This the first time a US broadcast of any fight from Main Events is going to be on WealthTV. WealthTV has recently dipped its toe […]
STEVE CUNNIGHAM SIGNS PROMOTIONAL CONTRACT WITH MAIN EVENTS
PRESS RELEASE July 25, 2012 For Immediate Release Contact: Ellen Haley [email protected] Main Events STEVE CUNNIGHAM SIGNS PROMOTIONAL CONTRACT WITH MAIN EVENTS AND MOVES UP TO HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION TOTOWA, NJ – Main Events announced today they have officially signed an exclusive promotional contract with Steve “USS” Cunningham. Cunningham who has campaigned most of his professional […]
Tomasz Adamek vs. Travis Walker September 8 – Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
PRESS RELEASE July 20, 2012 For Immediate Release Contact: Ellen Haley [email protected] Main Events Tomasz Adamek vs. Travis Walker September 8 – Prudential Center, Newark, NJ TOTOWA, NJ – July 20, 2012 – Tomasz Adamek returns to Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on the afternoon of Saturday, September 8th when he takes on Travis […]
NBC Sports Network Extends Deal With Main Events For 2013-2014
NBC SPORTS GROUP RENEWS FIGHT NIGHT BOXING SERIES NBC Sports Network Extends Deal With Main Events For 2013-2014 Saturday Night Boxing Series To Expand From Six Telecasts To 16 NEW YORK – July 2, 2012 –NBC Sports Group will partner with Main Events to produce a second season of the […]
NBC SPORTS NETWORK “FIGHT NIGHT” Bethlehem, PA
FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE FOR JUNE 1 NBC SPORTS NETWORK “FIGHT NIGHT” AT SANDS CASINO BETHLEHEM Russell Peltz of Peltz Boxing hosted the final press conference for the June 1 NBC Sports Network Fight Night card. Peltz verified that the tickets were sold out for the event being held at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem. […]