Unfinished Business: Keyshawn Davis-Nahir Albright Super Lightweight Rematch Set for May 16 at Norfolk’s Scope Arena LIVE on DAZN Former world champion Brian Norman Jr. returns against Josh Wagner in welterweight co-feature Kelvin Davis and Keon Davis to appear in separate undercard fights Tickets on sale Thursday, April 16, at 10 a.m. ET […]
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PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE ANNOUNCES PFL SAN DIEGO ON JUNE 27 AT PECHANGA ARENA SAN DIEGO PRESENTED BY GOVX Southern California’s Own No. 2-Ranked Featherweight AJ McKee Faces Undefeated No. 6-Ranked Salamat Isbulaev in the Main Event Tickets for PFL San Diego Presented by GOVX Will Be Available Starting With a Pre-Sale on Monday, April 27, Followed by Public On-Sale Wednesday, April 29 Through AXS To sign up for our exclusive PFL pre-sale, visit pfl.info/sandiego NEW YORK — April 23, […]
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PFL MENA KICKS OFF 2026 SEASON IN DUBAI AT COCA-COLA ARENA ON MAY 24 UAE Star Mohammad Yahya Faces Tunisia’s Mehdi Saadi in Featherweight Main Event in Front of Home Crowd Salah Eddine Hamli Faces Ylies Djiroun in Lightweight Co-Main Event Rising Emirati star Zamzam Al Hammadi makes highly-anticipated debut Tickets on sale from April […]
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Jarrell Miller vs. Lenier Pero Press Conference & Weigh-in Video Sign up to DAZN Las Vegas, NV (April 24th, 2026)– Jarrell Miller and Lenier Pero both predict a KO finish on Saturday night as they meet in a WBA World Heavyweight title eliminator at BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, live worldwide on DAZN. The […]
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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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When Leon Spinks Was Neon: February 15, 1978 at The Hilton in Las Vegas By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Rare appears to be the championship bouts contested at The Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada. Perhaps the most noteworthy Vegas Hilton titular bout was the victory by “Neon” Leon Spinks over Muhammad […]
NABF Belt is Great Title, From Don King and Ali, to Bobby Hitz and Taylor Duerr By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Staying in 1969 in the heavyweight division in the United States, the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) belt became a prominent title and springboard to establishing top contenders as being […]
Unique Boxing Trend! Judges NO Longer Favoring Promoter’s Fighters, Underdogs Winning Frequently During Pandemic Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Ever since Muhammad Ali got one judge’s scorecard in his first bout with Leon Spinks in defense of his world heavyweight title, which Spinks won by split decision in 15 rounds, […]
Former World Heavyweight Champion Neon Leon Spinks Dies in Las Vegas at 67 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (February 7th, 2021)– Former World Heavyweight champion “Neon” Leon Spinks, who shocked the boxing world in 1978 when he won a 15 round split decision over Muhammad Ali to […]
Wife of Leon Spinks Says He is Home From Hospital After Prostate Treatment By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent According to Brenda Spinks, wife of former World Heavyweight champion ‘Neon’ Leon Spinks, her husband, age 66, is current battling prostate cancer which has spread to his bladder. “It’s going to […]
Ex-Champ Leon Spinks Battling Pneumonia in Intensive Care, Still Fighting For His Life By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (December 13th, 2019)– Former World Heavyweight champion ‘Neon’ Leon Spinks, 66, who defeated Muhammad Ali to win the lineal world heavyweight championship in 1978, remained hospitalized in Las […]
Update: Ex-Champ Leon Spinks Remains Critical, Fighting For Life in Las Vegas Hospital By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Here is the updated official Statement from the family of former World Heavyweight champion ‘Neon’ Leon Spinks regarding Leon Spinks’ hospitalization in Las Vegas, Nevada, and current medical situation, which remains […]
Heavyweight Champion Leon Spinks Hospitalized in Critical Condition in Las Vegas By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former World Heavyweight champion ‘Neon’ Leon Spinks, 66, who shocked the boxing world by winning a 15 round split decision over Muhammad Ali on February 15, 1978, at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, […]
Brizel Editorial: Dangers of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Boxing By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The dangers of alcohol and drug abuse, especially cocaine, can affect athletes in boxing, as well as all sports, who fall prey to addiction. The late Pernell Whitaker and the late Rocky Lockridge were known to […]
Tommy Morrison Case (17-1537) Reaches U.S. Supreme Court Friday November 16, 2018 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Case (17-1537) Tommy Morrison versus Quest Et Al will reach the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, November 16, 2018, and will argue in its filing QUEST withheld scientific data, and acted with malice or […]
Leon Spinks and John Tate, Obscure Heavyweight Champions By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent If I were to answer to who I think remain the most obscure heavyweight champions of record, I could rattle off a list from Tommy Burns to Ruslan Chagaev to Nicolai Valuev. Any number of people […]
Tony Who? Olympic Bronze Medalist Tony Madigan Dies, Fought Muhammad Ali Twice By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent There exists a short list of boxers who fought Muhammad Ali more than once in the amateurs and as a professional. Henry Cooper. George Chuvalo, Joe Frazier, Jerry Quarry, Floyd Patterson, Joe Bugner, […]
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, […]
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