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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Jim Thorpe and More! Baseball, Basketball and Football Players in Boxing *Photo Credit: Native American Rights Fund By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Here’s a bughouse list of football players who tried to cut it as professional boxers. To date, none of them have fought for a world heavyweight title. Jim Thorpe, […]
Worst Heavyweight Fall in Pro Boxing By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Briefly, when asked the question, which heavyweight had the greatest rapid fall in pro boxing, many boxing writers will cite fighters who went in the first round in world championship bouts, important crossroads bouts, eliminators and overhyped matchups. […]
Arreola whacks out a hapless, helpless Mitchell in one By Nick Bellafatto, Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent- Ringside Indio, CA (September 8th, 2013)–The time, 2:26 of the very first round as former two-time world title challenger Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (35-3, 31 KO’s) […]
Put Up or Bust: Seth Mitchell Versus Chris Arreola Will Be Mitchell’s Nightmare By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Indio, CA (September 6th, 2013)– Just a short piece and prediction here. It’s put up or shut up time for heavyweight Seth Mitchell, a football player nice guy who cannot fight. […]
Seth Mitchell ups the ante, risks titles against Chris Arreola By Nick Bellafatto, Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Indio, CA (September 5th, 2013)– One of marginal heavyweight champion Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell’s (26-1-1, 19 KO’s) concerns in measurably stepping up to face Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (35-3, 30 KO’s) this Saturday night in Chris’s […]
Abdusalamov Goes For Heavyweight Broke, Wants Haye, Fury or Mitchell By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hallendale, Florida (June 25th, 2013)–18-0 heavyweight sensation Magomed Abdusalamov has gone for boxing broke. Abdusalamov has called out David Haye, Tyson Fury and Seth Mitchell to fight him, offering them 80% […]
Broner Split Decisions Malignaggi in Dangerous Unlevel Ring at Barclays Center By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn,NY (June 23rd, 2013)– The show must go on is a well-known phrase in show business, meaning that even in the presence of troubles or difficulties, the show must […]
Whatever Happened To Chazz Witherspoon? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent Philadelphia, PA(June 18th,2013)– Chazz Witherspoon is an intelligence heavyweight boxer with a college degree. He outboxed Seth Mitchell for one round, but did not move in the second round and got caught. Mitchell is a football player who […]
Banks Busts His Thumb, Seth Mitchell Rematch Cancelled By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 7th, 2013)–Golden Boy Promotions quick turnaround rematch scheduled between heavyweight contenders Johnathon Banks and Seth Mitchell at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City for February 16, 2013, has been cancelled. Banks busted his right thumb in sparring […]
Real Combat Media Boxing Radio Episode Recap (#Episode 2) Johnathan Banks talks about his rematch with Seth Mitchell SHOW LINK: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/realcombatmedia 1/21 Real Combat Media Boxing Radio Episode 1 1/28 Real Combat Media Boxing Radio Episode 2 Listen to internet radio with REALCOMBATMEDIA on Blog Talk Radio Listen […]
ANTONIO DEMARCO TALKS ABOUT FIGHTING ADRIEN BRONER WBC Lightweight Champion Antonio DeMarco Talks About His Upcoming Fight With Adrien Broner. Part 1 WBC Lightweight Champion Antonio DeMarco Talks About His Upcoming Fight With Adrien Broner. Part 2 WBC Lightweight Champion Antonio DeMarco Talks About His Upcoming Fight With Adrien Broner. Part 3 WBC Lightweight […]
Press Release For Immediate Release ADRIEN BRONER, ANTONIO DEMARCO, SETH MITCHELL AND JOHNATHON BANKS MEDIA ROUNDTABLE QUOTES ANTONIO DEMARCO, WBC Lightweight World Champion “It’s an important fight for my career. “My fight with Edwin Valero will help me get in the ring with more confidence. “I know it’s a difficult fight for both of us. […]
DeMarco up against the odds in facing Broner By: Nick Bellafatto Live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey this Saturday night on HBO World Championship Boxing, 23 year old Cincinnati native and undefeated rising star Adrien “The Problem” Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) will be on display. For this fight Broner will move […]
BOXING’S MOST TALENTED RISING STAR ADRIEN BRONER AND WBC LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION ANTONIO DEMARCO TO BATTLE FOR LIGHTWEIGHT SUPREMACY ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 AT BOARDWALK HALL IN ATLANTIC CITY LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHTS SETH MITCHELL AND JOHNATHON BANKS COLLIDE FOR NABO CHAMPIONSHIP IN CO-FEATURED BOUT TICKETS GO ON […]
Saul Canelo Alvarez opponent is named By: Anthony L. Gonzalez After 3 cancelled fight announcements and plenty of rumors in the boxing commumity, Saul Canelo Alvarez’s opponent swas officially announced this week. Saul Canelo Alvarez (40-0,1,29KOs) will be fighting Josesito Lopez (30-4, 18KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 15th. […]
Upcoming Fights By: Eliud Vazquez Torres *Roy Jones Jr. vs Dawid Kostecki Roy Jones Jr.(55-8, 40 KOs) will be fighting light heavyweight Dawid Kostecki(39-1, 25 KOs) on June 30th in Lodz, Poland. Kostecki is riding on a 18 fight winning streak. The Polish native is ranked across the board by all three major organizations(# 4 […]
Fights to Watch This Weekend By: José A Maldonado Boxing has experienced a bit of a hangover following Floyd Mayweather’s Pay Per View blockbuster bout against Miguel Cotto earlier this month. With most people waiting to see Manny Pacquiao take on Timothy Bradley in June, it’s easy to overlook what will go on between the […]
“Razor” Ruddock’s Return: What does it mean? By: Eliud Vazquez Torres Donovan “Razor“ Ruddock will be returning to the ring ten years removed from his last fight. Ruddock was one of the better heavyweight contenders in the 90’s that made a name for himself after going to battle with Mike Tyson on two different occasions. […]
Seth Mitchell Has His Work Cut Out for Him By: José A Maldonado MFA This weekend we got to see how a rising heavyweight contender – an American no less – responds to adversity. For the first time in his career, Seth Mitchell was under heavy fire and it looked like he was on […]
Other Than The Klitschkos By UK Boxing Writer Jon Campbell Other than the Klitschkos By UK Boxing Writer Jon Campbell It is safe to say that both Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko have held dominion over the Heavyweight division for nearly a decade. They have for the first (and probably last) time unified all the titles awarded […]
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