Belgrade, Serbia, (August 1st, 2026)– The UFC touches down in Serbia for the first time in company history on Saturday, and it’s fitting that a hometown fighter gets to headline it. Uros Medic, a 33-year-old finisher with a perfect 100 percent stoppage rate across 13 pro wins, main-events in his own backyard against Daniel Rodriguez, […]
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GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS AND VERGIL ORTIZ JR. REACH SETTLEMENT, FOCUS ON BIGGEST FIGHTS AHEAD LOS ANGELES (July 17, 2026) — Golden Boy Promotions, Vergil Ortiz Jr., and Ortiz’s manager, Rick Mirigian, announced today that they have reached an amicable settlement resolving all outstanding disputes. The agreement concludes the pending litigation and reaffirms the parties’ shared […]
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RISING STARS & TOP CONTENDERS ENTER THE RING FOR EXPLOSIVE ROLLY VS. TEOFIMO PPV UNDERCARD MATCHUPS SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 Middleweight Star Yoenli Hernandez Duels Veteran Argentine Contender Francisco Daniel Veron in Co-Main Event of PBC Pay-Per-View Event Available on DAZN and Prime Video from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Plus! Interim WBA Super Bantamweight Champion […]
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COMPLETE PFL NEW YORK PRESENTED BY ARKHAM WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS PFL Lightweight Champion Usman Nurmagomedov and undefeated challenger Archie Colgan make the main event official as both make the 155.0 lbs weight limit The co-main event is also locked as undefeated Dakota Ditcheva and the always dangerous Denise Kielholtz weigh in at 125.8 lbs and 121.8 […]
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SKYE NICOLSON TO DEFEND WORLD TITLE AGAINST MIYO YOSHIDA ON AUG 29 IN BIRMINGHAM AS MATCHROOM AND MVP ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions have entered into a landmark, long-term strategic alliance today focused on accelerating the growth of women’s boxing. The partnership brings together MVP’s industry-leading platform for women’s boxing and […]
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Robert Brizel’s Favorite Eight Knockouts of 2023 Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Here are Real Combat Media sports reporter Robert Brizel’s favorite knockouts from January through July 2023. One thing is for sure: these outcomes left no doubt on the table. Result One: Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis KO 10 Roiman […]
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis Stops Romain Villa in Atlantic City, NJ By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (July 9th, 2023)– Last night, Saturday, July 8, 2023, in the main event of a six bout card at The Ballroom, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, 31-0, 28 knockouts, […]
Irish Micky Ward vs. Dragon Master Emanuel Augustus Fight of Year 2001 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent We’re not in Manilla, but this is the thriller in Hampton Beach!” said ringside commentator Teddy Atlas, at the end of round five, which was clearly won by the rallying Emanuel (Burton) Augustus, who […]
Tough Love and Beautiful Heart! The Loving Side of Deontay Wilder Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent “Tough love” is the wording used by one of the trainers of Robert Helenius in the accompanying video. The scene in the video takes place in the Doubletree Hotel suite of Robert Helenius after […]
Former Middleweight Contender Antwun Echols, Davenport’s Kid Dynamite, Dies at 52 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former world middleweight contender and world title challenger Antwun ‘Kid Dynamite’ Echols has died at the age of 52 in his native Davenport, Iowa. Despite losing his professional debut, between 1993 and 2012, Echols compiled […]
Critical Historical Analysis of Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks I in 1985 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Recently, this reporter took to YouTube and chose to watch the entire 15 round International Boxing Federation World Heavyweight championship bout between undefeated Larry Holmes, 48-0, 34 knockouts, Easton, Pennsylvania, and the undefeated world […]
Savannah Marshall and Natasha Jonas Win World Titles, Dalton Smith TKOs Sam Maxwell for British Super Lightweight Titles By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Saturday, July 1, 2023, was a telling date with destiny in the United Kingdom, with two bouts in particular of relevance. Savannah Marshall, Natasha Jonas and Dalton Smith […]
Sicilian Nightmare, Heavyweight Joe Cusumano, Calls Out A.J., Gets Robert Simms Rematch Challenge Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Most improved heavyweight Juiseppe Angelo ‘Joe’ Cusumano, also known as ‘The Sicilian Nightmare’ and ‘The Sicilian Sandman’, has received a new immediate rematch challenge from Salita Promotions Michigan heavyweight Robert Simms. Cusumano […]
Saturday Night Upsets! Cusumano Stops Kownacki, Brooks Upsets Truax, J-Rock Falls By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The weekend of June 23 to June 25, 2023, produced some magical upsets in the world of boxing. A number of noteworthy names fell in major and minor upsets, while others fell in serious matchups, […]
EDGAR BERLANGA GETS A DECISION OVER JASON QUIGLEY & JOE CUSUMANO STOPS ADAM KOWNACKI IN NYC By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (June 25th, 2023)– The once promising career of Adam Kownacki reached the end of the road, when he was upset at Madison Square Garden Theater by Virginia journeyman […]
Manny Rivera’s Hard Hitting Promotions Presents Tevin Farmer vs. Avery Sparrow WBA Bout at 2300 Arena Philadelphia This Weekend By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Philadelphia, PA (June 23rd, 2023)– Manny Rivera’s Hard Hitting Promotions will present an exciting seven bout card of professional boxing at 2300 Arena, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on […]
Former IBF Vice-President and Australian Boxing Hall of Famer Ray Wheatley Dies at 74 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sydney, Australia (June 21st, 2023)– Australian Boxing Hall of Fame member Ray Wheatley, a 24 bout heavyweight veteran, trainer, manager, promoter, official, and former International Boxing Federation Vice-President, has passed away at […]
Small Step for Cruiserweight Lateef Kayode in Comeback Win By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Augusta, Georgia (June 21st, 2023)– Looking like an aged version of James Toney, former world ranked cruiserweight contender Lateef ‘Power’ Kayode recently returned to the ring and made a successful come from behind comeback at age 40, […]
Woes of Tank Davis: Jailed in Baltimore, and His Florida Mansion is Burglarized Too By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Baltimore, MD (June 12th, 2023)– Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis is currently in jail in Baltimore, Maryland, for violating the terms of his three months of house arrest sentence in regards to his 2020 […]
MAYWEATHER VS. GOTTI 3 TURNS INTO A BRAWL! By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent SUNRISE, Fla.(June 12th, 2023)–For five and a half rounds, Floyd Mayweather Jr. dominated John Gotti III in their exhibition at Fla Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, on Sunday, June 11, 2023. Referee Kenny Bayless, struggling to separate the two […]
Andy Ruiz Jr. Has A New Look & Wants A Shot at Tyson Fury By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Looking for better matchup opposition opportunities in the heavyweight division, former World Heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. recently departed TGB Promotions and signing with Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions. Ruiz, 35-2 with […]
Haney Edges Lomachenko in a Classic Technical Battle By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (May 21st, 2023)– Despite dominating the first half of the bout with more effective punches and superior ring generalship, Devin ‘The Dream’ Haney wound up fighting Vasyl Lomachenko in a telephone booth at close quarters […]
HOW A SHAM 140LB WORLD TITLE FIGHT WAS CREATED WITH ONE OF THE MOST SUSPICIOUS STOPPAGES IN BOXING HISTORY Editorial By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (May 16th, 2023)– An extraordinarily confusing, bizarre, and mysterious chain of events began last week when World Boxing Association southpaw World Super Lightweight […]
Janibek Scores Three Knockdown Devastation of Butler in Second, Wins WBO Middleweight Crown Stockton, CA (May 14th, 2023)– There is a new Kazakhstan middleweight world champion in town who is ten years younger than him, a southpaw, and who is definitely rockin’ and rollin’ in the world class middleweight house. Notice has been served on […]
Filipino Bantamweight Kenneth Egano Dies at Age 22 after Winning Eight Rounder By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent General Santos City, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines, (May 11th, 2023)– After coming off the canvas from a knockdown to win the first eight rounder in his eight bout professional career by eight round unanimous […]
Cinco de Mayo! Canelo Retains Title in Mexico with John Ryder in His Hometown For 12 Rounds By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Zapopan, Mexico (May 7th, 2023)– In November 2011, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez stopped Kermit Cintron in the fifth round to retain his World Boxing Association World Super Welterweight title. Nearly […]
Former World Champ & 28 Year Veteran, 48-Year-Old Chop Chop Corley Falls Short on His 2nd Comeback By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Salt Lake City, Utah (May 7th, 2023)– For the second time in less than a year, a comeback attempt by former World Boxing Organisation World Super Lightweight champion […]
CANELO VS. RYDER MEDIA WORKOUT, PRESS CONFERENCE, BETTING ODDS, WEIGH IN & HOW TO WATCH! Canelo Alvarez vs. Ryder, Martinez and Gvozdyk Return, DAZN Cinco de Mayo Preview By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent Guadalajara, Mexico (May 5th, 2023)– DAZN will present an exciting 10 bout card of boxing corresponding to the […]
DEONTAY WILDER ARRESTED FOR FELONY GUN POSSESSION By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (May 2nd, 2023)– Former World Boxing Council and lineal World heavyweight champion Deontay ‘The Bronze Bomber’ Wilder has been arrested in Los Angeles and charged with felony possession of a concealed weapon, a 9 MM handgun, […]
Reflections on the Career of Middleweight Gatekeeper King, Gabriel Rosado Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The recent retirement of 46 bouts middleweight top ten contender gatekeeper Gabriel ‘King’ Rosado was the correct decision, as his career had hit the probable end of the boxing road. Rosado, age 37, a Philadelphian […]
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis Stops Ryan Garcia on his Knees, Video Highlights, Post Fight Reactions & Post Presser GERVONTA DAVIS STOPS RYAN GARCIA WITH BODY SHOT IN ROUND SEVEN OF PAY-PER-VIEW MEGA-FIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT FROM T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS David Morrell Jr. Defends Super Middleweight Title with First-Round Knockout in Co-Main Event of SHOWTIME PPV® Production […]
China’s Zhilei Zhang TKOs Joe Joyce in Six and Scores a Big Upset London, UK (April 16th, 2023)– At age 39, heavyweight southpaw Zhilei ‘Big Bang’ Zhang, 25-1-1 with 20 knockouts, Bloomfield, New Jersey, by way of Zhoukou, China, a betting underdog fighting at Copper Box Arena in Hackney Wick, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, United […]
When David Slayed Goliath: Mendoza vs. Fundora, Robert Brizel’s Favorite KO of 2023 Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent From Nicolai Valuev to Primo Carnera to Jess Willard, from Mike White to Julius Long, tall fighters have always attracted ring curiosity. Willard beat Jack Johnson, then lose to Jack Dempsey, setting […]
Soviet Amateur Champion Igor Vysotsky Dies at 69, Fought Muhammad Ali and Beat Teofilo Stevenson Twice By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Moscow, Russia (April 4th, 2023)– Soviet Union 1978 amateur heavyweight champion Igor Vysotsky, the number one ranked amateur Soviet heavyweight of the 1970’s, best known for being the only man […]
Former World Lightweight Champion Ken Buchanan of Scotland Dies at 77 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Edinburgh, Scotland (April 2nd, 2023)– Former World Lightweight champion Ken Buchanan, a member of International Boxing Federation Hall of Fame and the Scottish Sport Hall of Fame, has died at a nursing home in Scotland, […]
Ukrainian Four Time World Kickboxing Champion Vitaly Merinov Dies in Battle at Age 32 Kyiv, Ukraine (April 2nd, 2023)– Former amateur boxer and four times world kickboxing champion Vitaly Merinov of Ivano-Frankovsk, Ukraine, has died from injuries sustained in battle with the Russians on the Donbas region at age 32 on the evening of March […]
Anthony Joshua Outpoints Jermaine Franklin in Cautious 12 Round Tactical Bout By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (April 2nd, 2023)– Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, after a seven month absence in the ring, returned and won a 12 round unanimous decision over Jermaine Franklin in a cautiously boxed tactical […]
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