“KING” RYAN GARCIA SAN DIEGO MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS “It’s a big opportunity for me to do something amazing at a historic event.” – Garcia Click HERE For Photos; Courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions Watch Full Workout Video HERE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – (April 17, 2025) – Welterweight contender and international superstar “King” Ryan Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) of […]
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June 8: Junto Nakatani-Ryosuke Nishida Bantamweight Unification Showdown Headlines Tokyo Super Card Streaming LIVE on ESPN+ Bantamweight sensation Tenshin Nasukawa returns against Victor Santillan in a 10-round special attraction (April 18, 2025) — The world’s two best bantamweights are set to battle with two world title belts on the line. WBC champion Junto Nakatani will fight IBF king Ryosuke […]
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IN HER GOLDEN GIRL ERA: GABRIELA “SWEET POISON” FUNDORA SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS UNDISPUTED TITLE AGAINST MARILYN BADILLO IN STUNNING UPSET VICTORY, JORGE “CHINO” GARCIA PEREZ DEFEATS CHARLES “BAD NEWS” CONWELL VIA SPLIT DECISION AS CO-MAIN EVENT LIVE FROM FRONTWAVE ARENA AND BROADCAST WORLDWIDE ON DAZN Click HERE for Photos Click HERE for Scorecards Click HERE to Rewatch Prelim Show Mandatory Credit: Golden Boy […]
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Press Conference Notes: Keyshawn Davis Set for Homecoming Title Defense against Edwin De Los Santos at Norfolk’s Scope Arena Keyshawn-De Los Santos and the Abdullah Mason-Jeremia Nakathila 10-round lightweight co-feature will air live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. CLICK HERE for Photos (Mandatory Credit: Mikey Williams / Top Rank) CLICK HERE for VIDEO (Courtesy […]
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2025 PFL WORLD TOURNAMENT 3: FIRST ROUND FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS AND PHOTOS Middleweights Aaron Jeffery, Josh Silveira, Dalton Rosta, Fabian Edwards Advance to World Tournament Semifinals Lightweights Brent Primus, Alfie Davis, Jay-Jay Wilson, Gadzhi Rabadanov Advance to World Tournament Semifinals Heavyweights & Light Heavyweights Take Center Stage at 2025 PFL World Tournament 4: First Round […]
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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 […]
Wlodarczyk Defeats Fragomeni in Third War to Retain WBC Cruiserweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Chicago, IL (December 7th, 2013)– Krzysztof Wlodarczyk of Poland and Giocobbe Fragomeni of Italy have gone to war three times for the World Boxing Council World Cruiserweight title. In the main event at UIC Pavillion […]
For Immediate Release Mendez to Defend Against Barthelemy on Friday Night Fights 2014 Kickoff in Minneapolis Truax in Tough Test Against Ennis Mike Tyson: “I’ll be at ringside to guarantee a knockout evening at Target Center on January 3.” On Friday, January 3, 2014, at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Iron Mike Productions, […]
PRESS RELEASE WITH EYES SET ON BREAKOUT YEAR IN 2014 REDKACH IN STAY BUSY FIGHT THIS WEEKEND New York, NY (11/5/13) – Looking to make the transition from hot up-and-coming prospect to legitimate world title contender in 2014, fast-rising Ukrainian knockout artist Ivan Redkach (14-0, 12KO’s) returns to action […]
Middleweight Osumanu Adama versus Marlon Thomas: A Smoky Dream Matchup By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Adama Photo Copyright by Robert Brizel Illinois middleweight contender Osumanu Adama of Ghana took off a year after his controversial March 2012 IBF 12 round world title decision loss to then champion Daniel Geale in Tasmania, Australia. […]
Chicago Violence: Boxing Promoter Tolaymat Confronts Gunfire, Misses Molina Party By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent *Photo Copyright Credit: Robert Brizel With ten people wounded in overnight shootings in Chicago’s violent South and West sides, boxing promoter Wasfi Tolaymat of Chicago Fight Promotion confronted gunfire and near death Saturday evening, September 28, 2013. Tolaymat, one […]
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