UFC FIGHT NIGHT WINNIPEG RESULTS & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Winnipeg, Canada (April 19th, 2026)– Burns vs. Malott at UFC Fight Night 273 held on April 18, 2026, in Winnipeg, Canada. The main event saw Canadian Mike Malott secure a third-round TKO victory over former title challenger Gilbert Burns, who announced his retirement following the loss. The […]
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JESSE RODRIGUEZ CHALLENGES ANTONIO VARGAS FOR WBC BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE IN GLENDALE ON JUNE 13 ‘Bam’ aims to become a three-weight World ruler as Vargas defends the 118lb full green and gold strap LAS VEGAS, NV (April 17, 2026) – Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez will challenge Antonio Vargas for the WBC World Bantamweight title at the Desert Diamond […]
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Lani Daniels TKO Upsets Shadasia Green for IBF & WBO Titles, Who Leaves The Garden on a Stretcher By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (April 19th, 2026)– Former International Boxing Federation World Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight female World champion Lani Daniels, in her six consecutive world title bout across […]
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El Maestro, Former WBC World Flyweight Champion Miguel Canto, Dies at 78 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Merida, Yucatan, Mexico (April 19th, 2026)– Mexican boxing legend Miguel Canto Solis, also known as ‘El Maestro’, died of a heart attack in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Canto […]
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Tyson Fury Decisions Arslanbek Makhmudov on Netflix and Sets Up a Potential Anthony Joshua Bout Later in 2026 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (April 18th, 2026)– In the main event on a Netflix eleven bouts card at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the United Kingdom, on Saturday, April 11, 2026, […]
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Critical Historical Analysis of Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks I in 1985 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Recently, this reporter took to YouTube and chose to watch the entire 15 round International Boxing Federation World Heavyweight championship bout between undefeated Larry Holmes, 48-0, 34 knockouts, Easton, Pennsylvania, and the undefeated world […]
Welcome to Era of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, – Inspiring Heavyweight Champions Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Inspiring World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organisation, International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organization World Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk have taken the year […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: Larry Holmes and His Amazing Heavyweight Statistics Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Larry Holmes of Easton, Pennsylvania, the former World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion known as the “The Easton Assassin”, holds two unique professional boxing statistics which will likely […]
Fights We Cannot Imagine Ever Taking Place By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Number One: Floyd Patterson versus Rocky Marciano, George Foreman or Joe Frazier If instead of rematching Ali, Patterson instead fought Big George Foreman in an attempt to regain the world heavyweight title, it would have ended as quick as […]
Why MMA Legend Iceman Chuck Liddell Should Never Be Allowed To Fight Again Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Mixed Martial Artist Chuck Liddell, who is 48 years old, is a former UFC Light Heavyweight champion. Why, after being out of the MMA ring for over eight years, would Liddell […]
RCM Historical Boxing: Ten Bouts Where One Last Punch Made A Difference By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent When a fight hear its final round conclusion, not every fighter makes it or wins. Every second counts. Here are a few of my favorite wild endings: One: George Foreman versus […]
Marvin Hagler Jr. to take on Ray Leonard Jr. on April 8, 2017 in Atlantic City 30 years to the day of their Fathers’ memorable fight Atlantic City, NJ (May 13, 2015) – On April 8, 2017, Feldman Brothers, Ritesh Parikh and former Heavyweight champion of the world, Larry Holmes will present a special night […]
Evander Holyfield, The Hardest Working Heavyweight Champion Ever By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media When one looks at the all-time heavyweight champions list, one finds such familiar names as Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, George Foreman, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, Lennox Lewis, […]
Ex-Champ Terrible Tim Witherspoon Calls Out Ex-Champ Tony Tubbs for Rematch By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media boxing Correspondent When it rains, it pours. A Detroit promoter is interested in staging a ‘Legends of Boxing’ card at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. A sponsor has expressed interest in getting on board. Iran […]
Mark Holmes versus John Collins, Long Lost Middleweight Mystery Fight By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent From time to time, this reporter leaves the present, and goes back in the historical time machine to understand the past. On August 3, 1985, Mark Holmes battled John Collins in Scranton, Pennsylvania, for […]
Earnie Shavers Atomic Bomb Heavyweight Punches By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Called ‘The Black Destroyer’ and ‘The Acorn’, Earnie Shavers scored 68 knockouts in his 89 bout career between 1969 and 1995. His final professional record was 74 wins, 14 losses, and one draw (in a rematch with jimmy Young). […]
Amir Mansour versus Maurice Harris Dover Downs Heavyweight Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent 41 year old ageless southpaw heavyweight fighter Amir Mansour, 18-0, whose career has featured various prison stints, forges on at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino on August 23, 2013, in a do or die 12 […]
Whatever Happened To Alfredo Evangelista, The Lynx of Montevideo? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The most famous heavyweight fighter to come out of Uruguay was Alfredo Evangelista. Known as ‘The Lynx of Montevideo’, Evangelista compiled a career record of 61 wins, 13 defeats and four losses, with 41 knockouts, […]
LARRY HOLMES, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ TO ATTEND NEVADA BOXING HALL OF FAME INDUCTION Inaugural Ceremony Gala Takes Place Saturday, August 10, Monte Carlo Las Vegas Resort and Casino LAS VEGAS (July 19, 2013) — LARRY HOLMES and JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ SR., two of boxing’s greatest champions, confirmed they will be present in Las […]
Brizel’s All Time Virtual Heavyweight Boxing Championship Tournament: Round Two By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In an experiment, I took some of the famous names in the heavyweight division, champions and contenders, past and present, and did my own all-time heavyweight tournament on paper. Here are my results for round one, […]
Iceman Antowyan Aikens and Yashin Rashid Interviews Postfight By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent In exclusive interviews with Real Combat Media, super middleweight and light heavyweight prospect Iceman Antowyan Aikens, and his opponent, Yasin ‘The Assassin’ Abdur-Rashid, talked to Real Combat Media after their six rounder at […]
Diane Fischer Interview and Larry Holmes Westchester Boxing Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent Heavyweight Dorsett Barnwell, according to promoter Diane Lee Fischer Cristiano of Dee Lee Promotions, packs a knockout punch. Barnett will be featured on Fischer’s seven bout professional card on Friday evening, May 24, 2013, at Westchester County […]
Klitschko Dominates Pianeta By: Eli Garcia Mannheim, Germany (May 5th, 2013)– Wladimir Klitschko dominates Francesco Pianeta in six rounds to retain the WBA and IBF Heavyweight titles. The 37 year old Klitschko improved to 60-(3)-51, while Pianeta’s first taste of defeat brings him down to 28-(1)-1. Klitschko used […]
Larry Holmes To Appear at Dee Lee Promotion May 24 Westchester Fight Card By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Pictured above, super middleweight prospect Antowyan Aikens, who will be fighting on Friday May 24, 2013, at Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York, with his promoter Diane Lee Fischer. Pictured above, Real Combat […]
The Truth Be Known: Carl The Truth Williams Dies at Age 53 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (April 8th, 2013)– Former world heavyweight contender turned Verizon security guard Carl ‘The Truth’ Williams, best remembered for his bouts with Iron Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes, Mike Weaver, Tommy Morrison, Tim […]
TRAINER DON TURNER SAYS GLAZKOV BRINGS THE WHOLE PACKAGE TO THE TABLE NBC Sports Network Fight Night February 23rd The Paramount, Huntington, NY Vyacheslav “Czar” Glazkov February 18, 2013 – With less than one week remaining before the undefeated heavyweight showdown between Vyacheslav “Czar” Glazkov, 14-0, 10 KOs, and Malik Scott, 35-0, 12 KOs, legendary […]
Larry Holmes in Twilight By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent *All Photos Copyright Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media, All Rights Reserved Easton, PA– At age 63, Larry Holmes still believes he was a better heavyweight boxer than all the rest. Holmes, who fought between 1973 and 2002, a 29 year span, had a career […]
MIKE TYSON / SUGAR RAY LEONARD INAUGURAL CLASS OF INDUCTEES NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. (December 19, 2012) — Rich Marotta, founder and CEO of the newly-established Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame (NVBHOF), announced the NVBHOF’s historic inaugural class of inductees at a news conference today, which was held at the Richard Steele Boxing Club […]
The Journeyman Distinction By Eliud Vazquez Torres Journeymen in boxing are much needed. They are the ones that promoters call up whenever they have a prospect that they think can proceed to the next level. A journeyman can provide rounds, competition, and even a few surprises for the sponsors to evaluate the fighters that they […]
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