ALL-ACTION FORMER WORLD CHAMPION ARMANDO RESENDIZ TO FACE AUSTRALIAN CONTENDER KOEN MAZOUDIER IN FEATURED BOUT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 LIVE ON TNT & DAZN FROM THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS Jermall Charlo Out of Previously Scheduled Bout With Injury Plus! Unbeaten Rising Star Marco Romero Battles Braulio Ferreira to Kick Off “The Fight” Live on TNT […]
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DAZN Saturday Night Fights! Golden Boy Presents Schofield vs. Bahdi Chicago Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Robert’s Prediction Record: 152-40-9, with 7-4 in major bouts Chicago, Illinois (October 9th, 2026)– Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN will present a nine-bout card with two world title bouts on Saturday Night Fights at […]
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COMPLETE PFL MENA 11: LAST MAN STANDING RESULTS Mostafa Rashed Nada submits Osama ElSeady in the second round of their long-awaited trilogy fight Badreddine Diani, Ylies Djiroun, Mehdi Saadi, Abdelkrim Zouad and Mohammad Fahmi earn places in the PFL MENA Finals PFL MENA 12: MMA’s Most Wanted Set For Al Khobar On December 11 RIYADH, […]
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Ben Whittaker survived a wild final round to outpoint Conor Wallace by unanimous decision in Birmingham and secure the IBF mandatory position. Full card results and video highlights.
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Natalia Silva beat Wang Cong by unanimous decision to win the vacant UFC women's flyweight title at UFC 332. Full card results, video highlights and press conference.
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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 […]
UFC World Champion Anthony Pettis Upsets 54 Year Old Roy Jones Jr. By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (April 3rd 2023)– Former UFC and WEC Mixed Martial Arts world champion Anthony Pettis scored a controversial upset six round majority decision over former multi division boxing world champion Roy Jones Jr. […]
Big George Foreman versus Ken Norton in Caracas Venezuela By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent At El Poliedro in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 26, 1974, a brief forgotten world heavyweight title bout remains noteworthy. Big George Foreman, after a cautious feeling out first, dropped a dazed Ken Norton three times to retain […]
Chris Colbert Comes Off Deck in First to Win Razor Close Decision over Jose Valenzuela By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (March 26th, 2023)– After getting decked for a flash knockdown in the first round leaning in at close quarters, Chris Colbert came back to barely outbox Jose Valenzuela […]
Benavidez Outpoints Plant Over 12 Rounds on Showtime, Calls Out Canelo For Super Fight By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (March 26, 2023)– In the Showtime Pay-Per-View Premier Boxing Champions main event of a bad blood rivalry at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, Saturday night, March 25, 2023, […]
Lyndon Arthur Outpoints Late Sub Boris Creighton after Suarez Fails Prefight Medical Exam By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Bolton, UK (March 25th, 2023)– Light heavyweight contender Lyndon Arthur, scheduled to fight Argentina’s Braian Nahuel Suarez for the vacant International Boxing Organization World Light Heavyweight title at University of Bolton Stadium, Bolton, […]
David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant Betting Odds, All Access, Media Workout, Heated Presser, Pro Predictions & Weigh-in Video By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Robert Brizel Predictions: Las Vegas, NV (March 25th, 2023)– David Benavidez averages 67 punches thrown per round to Caleb Plant’s 46 punch average thrown per round. David Benavidez […]
Usyk Pursues Possible Plan B With the Fury Fight Off The Table, WBC Frustrated & Wilder Offers to Step in London, UK (March 23rd, 2023)– WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO World Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has left his training camp in Ukraine, with the unrealistic preset April 1, 2023 deadline for his proposed world heavyweight […]
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