UFC HOSTS FIRST-EVER EVENT IN AZERBAIJAN ON JUNE 21 WITH BLOCKBUSTER LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT BETWEEN JAMAHAL HILL AND KHALIL ROUNTREE JR TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 25 Baku, Azerbaijan: UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organisation, in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Baku […]
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2025 PFL WORLD TOURNAMENT 2: FIRST ROUND FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS AND PHOTOS Bantamweights Marcirley Alves, Mando Gutierrez, Justin Wetzell, & Jake Hadley Advance to World Tournament Semifinals Women’s Flyweights Liz Carmouche, Ekaterina Shakalova, Jena Bishop, & Elora Dana Advance to World Tournament Semifinals Middleweights & Lightweights Take Center Stage at 2025 PFL World Tournament 3: […]
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PFL EUROPE BELFAST FULL CARD RELEASED FOR 10 MAY AT THE SSE ARENA Paul “Big News” Hughes returns to action in a Showcase Headline Bout against Brazil’s Bruno “Robusto” Miranda for PFL Europe Belfast at The SSE Arena on 10 May Alan “Super Ali” Philpott receives a homecoming in the co-main event against 2024 PFL […]
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NOEL MIKAELIAN SET TO FACE BADOU JACK FOR WBC CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ON MAY 3 IN RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA MIAMI, FL (April 13, 2025)—Promoter Don King and the Sela Company and his excellency have come to an agreement to have WBC Cruiserweight Champion Badou Jack and Noel Mikaelian fight for the title on May 3 in […]
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AMANDA NUNES NAMED TO UFC® HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2025 Las Vegas – UFC® today announced that former UFC bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s Modern Wing as a member of the Class of 2025. Nunes will enter the Hall of Fame as the third female inductee in […]
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Ricky Hatton and Marco Barrera Battle to Eight Round No Decision in Manchester By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Manchester, UK (November 13th, 2022)– On Saturday evening, November 12th, 2022, old friends and rivals Ricky Hatton and Marco Antonio Barrera, made their final ring appearances, battled to an eight-round no decision at […]
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 […]
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 (January 9, 2017) Selby vs Barros IBF Featherweight Champion Lee Selby is […]
Ex-Champ Ricky Hatton Sets Up Fundraising Page for Late Boxer Mike Towell’s Family By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former world champion turned boxing trainer Ricky Hatton has set up a fundraising page online for the late boxer Mike Toweel’s partner Chloe Ross and his young son Rocco. Towell, passed away a […]
RICKY HATTON BACKS ANTHONY CROLLA TO MAKE HISTORY IN MANCHESTER. ‘Hitman’ believes ‘Million Dollar’ will see off Linares threat Manchester, UK, (24th of September 2016)– Ricky Hatton has backed Anthony Crolla to become the first Englishman to win the Ring Magazine Lightweight title in his unification blockbuster with Jorge Linares at the Manchester Arena on […]
MANNY PACQUIAO LEAVES HBO WITH HIS COUNSELOR BOB ARUM Editorial By John Gatling, Real Combat Media NY Boxing Correspondent “Pakow’. ‘Manny Pic.. Pacqua’. Excuse me…”, stumbled Jim Lampley out of the block, in HBO’s historic first encounter of a legendary kind with the iconic Manny Pacquiao. In circa June 2001, a Filipino bandana wearing “Pac-Man” […]
Boxing Bang Bang! Keith Thurman versus Collazo, George Groves versus Badou Jack By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Tampa Fl (May 22, 2015)– One can never fault Louie Collazo for not trying. Collazo won the World Boxing Association World Welterweight title in 2005, and defended it till he lost it […]
PAUL SPADAFORA ADDED TO FEBRUARY 20TH CONSOL ENERGY CENTER CARD IN PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh, PA (February 9, 2015) Former world champion PAUL SPADAFORAhas been added to “The Pride of Pittsburgh III” on Feb. 20th at CONSOL Energy Center, it was announced today by TOM BROWN of Goossen Promotions. Sporting a record of 49-1-1 […]
Ricky Hatton’s comeback is ruined by Vyacheslav Senchenko By: Jon Campbell UK Correspondent Manchester, UK– Tonight was a very tough night to be from Manchester. A very disappointing night in which Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton’s red carpet comeback to the sport literally ended in tears following a 9th round body shot by former world champion Vyaschelav […]
By: Jon Campbell Ricky Hatton’s Comeback Fight: Has He Still Got It? The time has come; on November 24th in The Manchester Arena, Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton (45-2) will finally return to the ring to take on the awkward Ukranian Vyaschlav Senchenko (32-1). As a Manchester native myself it brings me great pleasure and excitement […]
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Ricky Hatton comeback bout available to more fans than ever before and free to troops serving abroad Ricky Hatton has ensured more fans than ever before will be able to watch his comeback bout against Vyacheslav Senchenko on November 24, by confirming the fight will be broadcast across three television platforms and in selected […]
QUIGG – MUNROE II: HATTON ANNOUNCEMENT SPRINGS A REMATCH By Peter Mann; Head UK & Eire Editor The announcement of Ricky Hatton’s comeback bout against the Ukrainian Vyacheslav Senchenko contained a rematch on the undercard. No doubt overlooked because of the Hatton scenario there was that of Scott Quigg vs. Rendall Munroe II, amongst […]
HATTON OPPONENT ANNOUNCED By Peter Mann: Head UK & Eire Editor Manchester’s finest, Ricky Hatton (45-2; 32KO’s), has announced today his opponent for Manchester Arena on the night of November 24th. Much publicised as being Michael Katsidis in the immediate aftermath of the announcement about his return, the conference today showed otherwise. ‘The […]
Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton announces ring return By: Ryan McHugh Manchester’s favourite son Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton announced his ring return to the world in a press conference on Friday morning. The rumour mill has been going in to overdrive ever since the boxing world got a sniff of a possible Hitman comeback […]
DAVID HAYE VS. DERECK CHISORA OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED FOR JULY 14TH By: UK Boxing Writer Jai Singh In an exciting turn of events for UK fans The Luxembourg Boxing Federation will license a heavyweight fight between David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) and Dereck Chisora (15-3, 9 KO’s) at Upton Park on July 14, it will be […]
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