DAVID BENAVIDEZ DELIVERS SPECTACULAR SIXTH-ROUND KO OF “ZURDO” RAMIREZ TO BECOME THE UNIFIED CRUISERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION IN THE MAIN EVENT OF PBC PAY-PER-VIEW ON PRIME VIDEO SATURDAY NIGHT Jaime Munguia, Oscar Duarte, “Tito” Sanchez and Ismael Flores Score Victories In PPV Undercard Action from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Click HERE for Photos from Cris Esquada/Golden Boy […]
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VARGAS AND WHITTAKER AIM TO SHINE ON HUGE ZAYAS-BOOTS BROOKLYN STAGE Rising stars land on blockbuster night at Barclays Center on June 27, exclusively live on DAZN Emiliano Vargas and Ben Whittaker have vowed to dazzle on the very biggest stage, as their fights on the undercard of the blockbuster showdown between Xander Zayas and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis are announced for Saturday […]
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Ben Whittaker vs. Braian Suarez Video Highlights From Liverpool, UK Ben Whittaker extended his unbeaten record to 11-0-1 (8 KOs) with a dominant first-round knockout of Argentina’s Braian Suarez on April 18, 2026, at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena. The fight headlined the Matchroom Boxing card after the main event was cancelled, with Whittaker landing a […]
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ERROL SPENCE JR. MAKES HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED RETURN IN 154-POUND SHOWDOWN AGAINST AUSTRALIAN SUPERSTAR TIM TSZYU HEADLINING PBC PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT ON PRIME VIDEO SATURDAY, JULY 25 Former Unified Champion & Pound-For-Pound Great Spence Makes Super Welterweight Debut Against Hard-Hitting Former Champion Tszyu Headlining Action from Australia AUSTRALIA – May 2, 2026 – Former unified three-belt world champion Errol […]
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COMPLETE PFL SIOUX FALLS RESULTS AND PHOTOS FULL PFL SIOUX FALLS FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS HERE SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – (May 2, 2026) – The Professional Fighters League (PFL) returned to Sioux Falls, where those in attendance at the Sanford Pentagon were treated to an incredible night of action. In the main event, former interim Bellator Lightweight World Champion and No. 3-ranked Logan Storley faced 2024 PFL […]
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Derek “Pooh” Ennis looking to get back into title contention with win over Truax this Friday night in Chicago For Immediate release PHILADELPHIA, PA (July 24, 2014)–This Friday night at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, perennial Jr. Middleweight and Middleweight contender, Derek “Pooh” Ennis (24-4-1, 13 KO’s) will be back in action when he takes on Caleb Truax in […]
Photos By Showtime Videos By Fighthub.com & Fighthype.com Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana will be facing each other in the ring again…on September 13th at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather defeated Maidana last May by decision in a thrilling fight. At a press conference to present the card, Floyd stressed: […]
REDKACH GRINDS OUT UGLY WIN OVER GULYAKEVICH KIELCZWESKI IMPROVES TO 20-0 WITH GRUELING UNANIMOUS DECISION VICTORY OVER LUNA St. Charles, MO (6/28/14) – Earlier tonight at the beautiful Ameristar Casino Resort and Spa in St. Charles, MO, world-rated lightweight contender (IBF #8/WBC #9) Ivan Redkach improved his record to a […]
COMPLETE CARD ANNOUNCED FOR ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS IVAN REDKACH VS. SERGEY GULYAKEVICH HEADLINES ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS JUNE 27TH AT THE AMERISTAR CASINO IN ST. CHARLES, MO New York, NY / St. Charles, MO (6/25/14) – This Friday night, DiBella Entertainment and Rumble Time Promotions, in association with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, […]
SERGEY GULYAKEVICH LOOKING TO SEND SHOCKWAVES THROUGH THE LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION WITH AN UPSET VICTORY OVER HIGHLY REGARDED REDKACH ON FRIDAY NIGHT IVAN REDKACH VS. SERGEY GULYAKEVICH HEADLINES ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS JUNE 27TH AT THE AMERISTAR CASINO IN ST. CHARLES, MO New York, NY / St. Charles, MO (6/23/14) – Next Friday night, […]
Mel Crossty Decisions Coverson in Cincinnati in Put Down Guns Pick Up The Gloves Card By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Cincinnati, OH (June 16th, 2014)– Put down the gloves, pick up the gloves! A rusty Mel ‘Black Diamond’ Crossty, Ohio’s former amateur standout, after more than two years inactivity (not including sparring work) […]
RED-HOT IVAN REDKACH HEADLINES JUNE 27TH ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS CARD AGAINST THE DANGEROUS FORMER WORLD TITLE CHALLENGER SERGEY GULYAKEVICH RYAN KIELCZWESKI RETURNS IN CO-FEATURE AGAINST RAMSEY LUNA New York, NY / St. Charles, MO (6/12/14) – On Friday, June 27, DiBella Entertainment, and Rumble Time Promotions, returns to the beautiful Ameristar Casino in […]
Black Diamond Mel Crossty Interview: Ohio Super Featherweight Prospect in Main Event By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media interview exclusive, Mel ‘The Black Diamond’ Crossty, Cincinnati Ohio’s unbeaten super featherweight prospect, spoke about his main event fight coming up in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Saturday evening, June 14, 2014, from […]
Put Down The Guns and Pick Up The Gloves, Nate Tubbs Cincinnati Card By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent In an new exclusive interview, Real Combat Media spoke to former top heavyweight contender turned businessman and boxing promoter Nate Tubbs about his upcoming boxing card entitled ‘Put Down The Guns and Pick Up The […]
Junior Wright Interview: My WBC Battle with Bujaj is Like Hagler versus Hearns By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent When Marvelous Marvin Hagler fought Thomas Hearns on April 15, 1985, they fought an eight minute war which some still consider to be the greatest fight ever in the modern era. It was […]
KENNETH SIMS JR. & EDUARDO MARTINEZ WIN BY KNOCKOUT AND IMPROVE TO 2-0 MILWAUKEE (April 25, 2014) – Gary Shaw Productions undefeated sensations, Jr. Welterweight Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. (2-0, 1 KO) and Super-Bantamweight Eduardo Martinez (2-0, 1 KO) were victorious tonight at the Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Both men competed in separate 4-round bouts. […]
GARY SHAW PRODUCTIONS RISING STARS KENNETH SIMS JR. AND EDUARDO MARTINEZ LOOK TO GO 2-0 TONIGHT IN WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE (April 25, 2014) – Tonight at the Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Gary Shaw Productions undefeated rising stars, Kenneth Sims Jr. (1-0) and Eduardo Martinez (1-0) will make the second appearances’ as professional fighters when […]
Belize Light Middleweight Boxer Michael Tingling is Murdered in Chicago Protecting His daughter From Hate Crime By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Chicago, IL (March 22, 2014)– Former light middleweight boxer Michael Tingling, 59 was killed on Wednesday, March 19, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois, in a hate crime. Tingling, who had a pacemaker, […]
CARLOS AND JUAN VELASQUEZ TWIN BROTHERS SET TO FIGHT THIS SATURDAY MINNESOTA, March 21, 2014 – Puerto Rican twin brothers, Carlos and Juan Velasquez, are set to fight this Saturday at The Myth in Maplewood, Minnesota. Both fighters will campaign at super-featherweight in scheduled 6-round bouts. Carlos Velasquez (15-1, 11 KOs) will face Willshaun Boxley […]
KENNETH SIMS JR. & EDUARDO MARTNINEZ SPEAK ON MAKING THIER PRO DEBUTS Photos by Paul Gallegos / Gary Shaw Productions CHICAGO (March 10, 2014) – After making an impressive showing in their pro debuts, Chicago phenom’s Kenneth Sims Jr. (1-0) and Eduardo Martinez (1-0) speak on their performances. Promoted by Gary Shaw Productions and Antonio Leonard […]
Adams, Gatica, Kopylenko, & Monroe Jr. advance in Boxcino HAMMOND, IND (March 3, 2014)–Middleweights Brandon Adams, Raymond Gatica and Vitalii Kopylenko scored stoppages while while Willie Monroe Jr. scored a 6 round unanimous decision as all four advanced to the semi-finals of Boxcino 2014 that highlighted a great night of boxing at the Hammond Horseshoe Casino. Monroe Jr. scored a 6 round unanimous decision over Donatas Bondas. Bondas pressed forward while Monroe tried to box and move. Bondas ‘oft injured nose started to bleed as early as the 1st frame. In round three, Bondas began to up his pressure and Monroe was trying to move lateral while throwing jabs. Monroe Jr. stayed in the pocket a little more in the 4th round and he began working the body. His agression continued throughout the last half of the bout and […]
Weights from Hammond, Indiana Boxcino 2014 Middleweights Brandon Adams 160.8 – Daniel Edouard 160 Sena Agbeko 157.2 – Raymond Gatica 158.4 Cerresso Fort 160.2 – Vitalii Kopylenko 160 Willie Monroe Jr. 160 – Donatas Bondas 160.2 (Photos by Shane Sims / Banner Promotions) Donovan Dennis 226 – Sam Commings 264 Simeon Hardy 157.6 – Chad […]
BOXCINO 2014 BY THE NUMBERS For Immediate Release Philadelphia, PA (February 19, 2014)–This Friday night at the Edgewater Casino in Laughlin, Nevada, Boxcino 2014 will kick off with the quarterfinals in the lightweight division. Next Friday the scene will shift to the Horseshoe Hammond Casino in Hammond, Indiana for the quarterfinals in the middleweight division. […]
Philadelphia’s “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy will face Angelo Santana on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 in the ShoBox main event of Don King’s upcoming promotion in Cleveland, one of three big fights for Classic Entertainment & Sports in the next two weeks. The world-rated Lundy is looking for his second consecutive win following a victory over Ajose […]
King David Estrada Interview: I’ll Fight Osumanu Adama in Chicago at 154 Pounds for 50 Thousand Dollars, I’ll Fight King Carlos Molina in Chicago For 100 Thousand Dollars! By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media international exclusive, world ranked boxer King David Estrada of Chicago, Illinois, […]
Death on The South Side of Chicago: Farewell to Middleweight Michael Walker, The Midnight Stalker By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent There’s s famous song by the late folk singer Jim Croce called Bad Bad Leroy Brown. The song begins ‘Well the South Side of Chicago, is the baddest part of town, and […]
MEDIA AND GENERAL PUBLIC ALERT FINAL PUBLIC MEDIA CONFERENCE AND WEIGH-IN FOR FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS AT UIC PAVILION IN CHICAGO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, STARTING AT 4:00 PM @ MUNICIPAL BAR + DINING CO. The media and general public are cordially invited to the final media conference and official weigh-in being held on Thursday, February 6, […]
Food Stamps in the Chicago Ghetto: The Sad Story of Muhammad Ali Jr. By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Muhammad Ali Jr. was never a boxer. Now 41 years old, the married father of two lives on food stamps in squalid poverty in the dangerous West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. Born in […]
Because of an injury forcing Jonathan Gonzalez to withdraw, tough veteran Roberto “La Amenaza” Garcia (33-3, 22 KOs) of Weslaco, Texas, via Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, will step in to face Monterrey, Mexico’s Norberto “Demonio” Gonzalez (20-2, 13 KOs) in the Friday Night Fights-televised 10-round middleweight main event on Friday, February 7, 2014, at the […]
For Immediate Release Gonzalez vs. Gonzalez to Headline Friday Night Fights on February 7 in Chicago Global Boxing’s Polish Prospect Kamil Laszczyk to Face Daniel Diaz in Exciting Co-Featured Bout Iron Mike’s Erikson Lubin in Special Attraction Boxing Legend Mike Tyson Makes First Appearance as Promoter in the Windy City On Friday, February 7, […]
Wasfi Tolaymat Interview: Ringside Eyewitness Behind Timekeeper Says Barthelemy Won By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media international exclusive interview, Wasfi Tolaymat, manager of Chicago middleweight Osumanu Adama, who was ringside for the International Boxing Federation super featherweight championship bout between champion Argenis Mendez and challenger Rances Barthelemy […]
It’s Strange! Barthelemy Kayoes Mendez After The Bell to Win IBF Title, Result Appealed By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Minneapolis, MN (January 4th, 2013)– According to promoter Iron Mike Tyson, “We (all) heard the bell ring ending the second round, and then we saw Argenis Mendez get hit twice (and knocked […]
Winter Storm Hercules Precedes Tyson ESPN2 Friday Night Fights Card By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Frosty the Snowman better not cancel tonight’s scheduled televised ESPN2 Friday Night Fights eight bout card, featuring the International Boxing Federation Super Featherweight World title bout between Argenis Mendez and Rances Barthelemy at the Target Center […]
PRESS CONFERENCE/WEIGH-IN FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 ‘ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS’ SEASON KICKOFF AT TARGET CENTER IN MINNEAPOLIS TO BE HELD THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 AT THE POURHOUSE IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS PRESS CONFERENCE: 3:30 PM GENERAL PUBLIC INVITED TO 5 PM OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN MIKE TYSON TO ATTEND PRESS CONFERENCE – THURSDAY JANUARY 2, 2014 @ 3:30 PM […]
Don King Beware! Cruiserweight Rico Hoye Calls Out Guillermo Jones! By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent In a stunning new development sure to send shockwaves through the boxing establishment, in a Real Combat Media international exclusive, cruiserweight contender Rico Hoye, currently in the midst of fighting monthly as he charts his comeback to […]
Chicago Trainer Joseph Awinonya Interview: Why Adama Will Beat GGG in Monte Carlo By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent In an international Real Combat Media exclusive, Joseph Awinonya of Joliet, Illinois, the Chicago area trainer of world ranked middleweight contender Osumanu Adama of Ghana, and the trainer of French Welterweight champion […]
For Immediate Release Mendez not leaving Barthelemy World title fight in judges’ hands January 3 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota Argenis Mendez (L) lands on Arash Usmanee (Photo by Tom Casino / Iron Mike Productions DEERFIELD, Fla. (December 19, 2013) – International Boxing Federation (IBF) Junior Lightweight World Champion Argenis “La Tormenta” Mendez […]
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