Weekend Results: Miller, Bazinyan, Butler, and Cieslak Return, Jardan Upsets Oganisyan By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The weekend of Thursday June 23, 2022, to Sunday June 26, 2022, was an action-packed boxing weekend, with several significant returns, a major comeback, and one unanticipated upset with an underdog fighter who did the […]
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Remembering the White Ali, Light Heavyweight James Salerno, Murdered for His Truck
Remembering the White Ali, Light Heavyweight James Salerno, Murdered for His Truck By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent James Salerno, the so-called ‘Mouth of the South’ and showboating ‘White Muhammad Ali’ began his amateur boxing career at age nine after becoming inspired to do so after watching Muhammad Ali’s televised bout with […]
Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe Smith Jr. Press Conference, Preview & Weigh-in Video
Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe Smith Jr. Saturday at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden (New York City) Power vs. Power: Beterbiev vs. Smith Top Rank ESPN Madison Square Garden Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (June […]
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko to Receive ESPN’s 2022 ESPY Arthur Ashe Courage Award
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko to Receive ESPN’s 2022 ESPY Arthur Ashe Courage Award By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Kyiv, Ukraine (June 16,2022)– Kyiv Mayor and former World Heavyweight champion Dr. Vitali Klitschko will be honored next month as the recipient of ESPN’s 2022 Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the annual ESPY […]
Ex-Two Division World Champion Carlos Ortiz, Pride of Puerto Rico, Dies at 85
Ex-Two Division World Champion Carlos Ortiz, Pride of Puerto Rico, Dies at 85 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (June 15th, 2022)– Generally regarded as Puerto Rico’s greatest pound for pound fighter ever, former World Lightweight and World Light Welterweight World champion Carlos Ortiz, Puerto Rico’s first International Boxing […]
RCM INTERNATIONAL WEEKEND BOXING RECAP (6/12/22) & DUBOIS VS. BRYAN WBA VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
RCM INTERNATIONAL BOXING RECAP (6/12/22) Dynamite Dubois, Munguia, Kyoguchi and Nursultanov Show Power, Arias, Berlanga, Davies, Knapp, Kongo and Riakporhe Win Decisions, Witt Falls Short By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Miami, Florida (June 13, 2022)– At age 91, legendary promoter Don King gambled his undefeated regular World Boxing Association World Heavyweight […]
Old Man Winter of Middleweight Division, Erislandy Lara is the American Dream
Old Man Winter of Middleweight Division, Erislandy Lara is the American Dream Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Southpaw World Boxing Association World Middleweight champion Erislandy Lara, 29-3-3 with 17 knockouts, Houston, Texas, by way of Guantanamo, Cuba, has truly lived the American dream, which is why his nickname is ‘The […]
35 Bout Screwball 100 MPH Career of Omaha Welterweight Vince Foster
35 Bout Screwball 100 MPH Career of Omaha Welterweight Vince Foster By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent He almost got a shot at Sugar Ray Robinson. Between July 1946 and July 1949, Omaha welterweight prospect Vince Foster, age 21, fought 35 pro bouts, came into the ring and went out in less […]
Undefeated German Light Heavyweight Musa Yamak Dies of a Heart Attack in the Ring
Undefeated German Light Heavyweight Musa Yamak Dies of a Heart Attack in the Ring By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Garching, Germany (May 18th, 2022)– Undefeated German light heavyweight prospect Musa Yamak of Munich, Germany, the current WBF International Light Heavyweight champion, who knocked out eight opponents in eight bouts between […]
Irish Micky Ward, Underestimated King of Lethal Body Shots And Left Hooks
Irish Micky Ward, Underestimated King of Lethal Body Shots And Left Hooks By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In the history of professional boxing in the modern era, one name stands out as being king of the devastating pinpoint body shots and left hooks, Irish Micky Ward, a fighter who made his […]
RCM Boxing Weekend Recap (5/15/22)- Kovalev, Charlo, Ennis, Pulev and Bakole All Win
Iron Man Charlo and Ramirez Shine; Segura, Ennis, Kovalev and Pulev Return; Five Upsets Include Bakole Over Yoka in Paris By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The boxing weekend of May 13 to 15, 2022, was action-packed, and featured many big names, significant comebacks, and a few upsets which proved the better […]
European Heavyweight Champion Jürgen Blin Dies at 79, Fought Muhammad Ali in 1971
European Heavyweight Champion Jürgen Blin Dies at 79, Fought Muhammad Ali in 1971 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hamburg, Germany (May 9th,2022)– Former European Heavyweight champion Jurgen Blin of Germany, who fought Joe Bugner twice, Muhammad Ali, won the European Heavyweight championship after fighting Ali, and fought his last bout […]
Tyson Fury Push: Dillian Whyte Wants A Rematch Claiming Knockout Shove to the Canvas Was Illegal
Tyson Fury Push: Dillian Whyte Wants A Rematch Claiming Knockout Shove to the Canvas Was Illegal By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Lennox Lewis knocked out Iron Mike Tyson with a push to the canvas at 2:25 of the eighth round at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 8, 2002, in […]
Fury Stops Whyte – Video Highlights & Post Press Conference – Fury Calls Out UFC Champ!
Fury Stops Whyte, Same Referee as Whyte vs. Povetkin I, Similar Result Different Night By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (April 24th, 2022)– In the end, heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte sold his titular challenger with lineal world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury on trash talk, in vintage Zab Judah style. Fans […]
Mexican Underdog Meneses Upsets Maxwell, Wins IBO World Super Lightweight Title
Mexican Underdog Meneses Upsets Maxwell, Wins IBO World Super Lightweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Making only his second appearance outside of Mexico, and his first appearance in the United Kingdom and in a world title bout, Mexican underdog Alejandro “El Tocino” Meneses dropped favored Sam Maxwell and stopped him […]
Taiwan Backing Ukraine, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu Contacts Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko and Offers Support
Taiwan Backing Ukraine, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu Contacts Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko and Offers Support By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Kyiv, Ukraine (April 22, 2022)– In a new conversation with Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu stated Taiwan and Ukraine “are both democracies on the front line of […]
FURY VS. WHYTE WEIGH-IN, PRESSER, MEDIA DAY, PREDICTIONS & HOW TO WATCH!
FURY VS. WHYTE MEDIA WORKOUT, PRESSER, WEIGH-IN, BETTING ODDS & HOW TO WATCH! Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte is Wembley High Explosive Box Office Dynamite Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (April 22, 2022)– Tyson Fury will not be the only Fury of the fighting Fury on the BT […]
Wladimir Klitschko Interview: The Reality of War Never Stops – Video
Wladimir Klitschko Worst Nightmare Interview: The Reality of War Never Stops By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Kyiv, Ukraine (April 19th, 2022)– Former World Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, in a new interview with Yahoo France, described the killings of innocent civilians in Bucha as “The worst nightmare: he has ever seen or […]
Victory in Defeat: Red Badge of Courage, The Yordenis Ugas Story
Victory in Defeat: Red Badge of Courage, The Yordenis Ugas Story Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sometimes a boxer can achieve a moral and personal victory in the eye of the general public and the boxing world symbolically, even in the graceful humility of defeat. Yordenis Ugas achieved something special […]
Bad Blood! Michael ‘Pretty Boy’ Zerafa vs. Isaac Hardman IBF Eliminator Melbourne Card Preview
Bad Blood! Michael ‘Pretty Boy’ Zerafa vs. Isaac Hardman IBF Eliminator Melbourne Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Every once and awhile two fighters get to fight each other, who really do not like each other in real life. Such be the case, like the Neil Sedaka classic song, of […]
Butaev is Upset by Stanionis, Spence, Benn and Crowley Shine, Vargas and Gamboa at End of Road – Video Highlights
Butaev is Upset by Stanionis, Spence, Benn and Crowley Shine, Vargas and Gamboa at End of Road By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Every boxing and sports career has its moment to shine in the sunlight of success. Conversely, some boxing and sports careers realize a moment when the limelight fades away, […]
Wladimir Klitschko Video Interview: Life Coming Back to Kyiv, “There Must be Justice! Send More Help Now!”
Wladimir Klitschko Interview: Life Coming Back to Kyiv, There Must be Justice! Send More Help Now! By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Kyiv, Ukraine (April 12th, 2022)– In a new sunshine interview of hope with Morning Joe on MSNBC, former World Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, now a member of the Kyiv territorial […]
GGG STOPS MURATA IN JAPAN TO SET UP A POSSIBLE TRILOGY WITH CANELO – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
GGG STOPS MURATA IN JAPAN TO SET UP A POSSIBLE TRILOGY WITH CANELO By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Tokyo, Japan (April 9th, 2022)– GGG is 40 years old, and like fine wine. Gennadiy Golovkin just gets better with time, in a class all by himself. GGG is in a super class […]
Mayor Vitali Klitschko Ukraine Interview – Risk of Dying Still High in Kyiv – Videos
Mayor Vitali Klitschko Interview: Huge Battles Still Anticipated, Nobody is Safe, Risk of Dying Still High in Kyiv, Displaced Citizens Cannot Attempt To Return Home Yet By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Kyiv, Ukraine (April 9th, 2022)– In an attempt to allow for some normalcy and comradery with compassion, the alcohol ban […]
Ali Izmailov, One of the Best Russian Boxing Prospects in The World, Wins Detroit Brawl Battle of Unbeatens
Ali Izmailov,One of the Best Russian Boxing Prospects in The World, Wins Detroit Brawl Battle of Unbeatens By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent – Ringside *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Dearborn, Mi (April 3rd, 2022)– Ali Izmailov is, without a doubt, one of the best Russian prospects in the world […]
Nizerek Stops Reyes in Main Event of Carlos Llinas CLIP Promotions Monroe Card
Nizerek Stops Reyes in Main Event of Carlos Llinas CLIP Promotions Monroe Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Monroe, Mi (April 2, 2022)–Promoter Carlos Llinas and CLIP Promotions presented a sold out 13 bout amateur and professional Pro-Am boxing card at The Opportunity Center (The Center) at Arthur Lesow Community Center, […]
Salita Promotions Weights For April Detroit Brawl at Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
Salita Promotions Weights For April Detroit Brawl at Ford Community & Performing Arts Center By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Dearborn, Mi (April 2nd, 2022)– Promoter Dmitriy Salita and Salita Promotions will present an exciting six bout card of boxing action at Ford Community & […]
The comeback of Felix Sturm Falls Short at 43, is Defeated by Istvan Szili – Video Highlights
The comeback of Felix Sturm Falls Short at 43, is Defeated by Istvan Szili By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Dortmund, Germany (April 1st, 2022)– Former World Middleweight and Super Middleweight champion Felix ‘The Fighter’ Sturm, veteran of 23 world championship bouts, fell short at age 43 after 21 months of inactivity, […]
Carlos Llinas CLIP Promotions Weights For Monroe Friday Night Boxing
Carlos Llinas CLIP Promotions Weights For Monroe Friday Night Boxing By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Eastchester, Mi (April 1st, 2022)– Promoter Carlos Llinas and CLIP Promotions will present a 15 bout amateur and professional Pro-Am boxing card at The Opportunity Center at ALCC, […]
Carlos Llinas CLIP Promotions Presents Monroe Friday Night Boxing Pro-Am Card
Carlos Llinas CLIP Promotions Presents Monroe Friday Night Boxing Pro-Am Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Eastchester, MI (March 31st, 2022)– Promoter Carlos Llinas and CLIP Promotions will present a 15 bout amateur and professional Pro-Am boxing card at The Opportunity Center at ALCC, 120 Eastchester, Monroe, Michigan, on Friday night, […]
Wladimir Klitschko Interview: Responds to US War Critics
New Wladimir Klitschko Interview: If You Are Passively Observing Our Suffering, You Are Part of This Invasion of Ukraine and Blood is On Your Hands By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Kyiv, Ukraine (March 30th, 2022)– Former World Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, whose brother is Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, in a new interview […]
Mayor Vitali Klitschko Declares Will To Win, Kyiv Schools To Reopen Online Monday
Mayor Vitali Klitschko Declares Will To Win, Kyiv Schools To Reopen Online Monday By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Kyiv (March 28th, 2022)– In a statement on Telegram, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko declared Kyiv schools will reopen on Monday, March 28, 2022, in an online format. According to Mayor Klitschko, the educational […]
































