Alycia Baumgardner and Sandor Martin Win, Viktor Postol Falls, 0-49 Jake Pollard Wins in Upset! By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Mexican heavyweight 4-5-2 Jorge Sevilla Acosta scored the upset of the week when he upset 16-2-2 James Cermak of Edmonton, Canada, by five round decision in the hometown of Cermak in […]
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Roberto Duran vs. Kirkland Laing – ‘Upset of the Year in 1982’ – Video Highlights
Roberto Duran vs. Kirkland Laing – Upset of the Year in 1982 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In British boxing circles, he was called ‘The Gifted One’. Today’s boxing editorial will be a Real Combat Media Historical lookback at the 1982 Upset of the Year, and most likely the most obscure […]
FRANK MARTIN VS. ARTEM HARUTUNYAN FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES, WEIGHTS AND PHOTOS
Premier Boxing Champions and Showtime Present Frank Martin vs Artem Harutyunyan Tonight on Seven Bout Card at Cosmopolitan Las Vegas By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (July 15th, 2023)– Premier Boxing champions and Showtime Championship Boxing will present an action packed seven bout televised card of exciting professional boxing […]
World Lightweight Champ Devin Haney Arrested for Gun Possession and Traffic Infractions in L.A.
World Lightweight Champ Devin Haney Arrested for Gun Possession and Traffic Infractions in L.A. By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (July 14th, 2023)– Devin ‘The Dream’ Haney , 30-0 with 15 knockouts, Las Vegas, Nevada, was arrested and jailed Thursday night after midnight, July 13, 2023, in Los Angeles, […]
Former WBC Champ Viktor Postol Returns Saturday Night in Las Vegas
The Iceman Cometh, Ex-WBC Champ Viktor Postol Returns Saturday Night in Las Vegas By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The Iceman Cometh, in what could either prove to be a final comeback run or a last hurrah. Former World Boxing Council World Super Lightweight Champion Viktor ‘Iceman’ Postol, 31-4 with 12 knockouts, […]
Super Lightweight Daiyaan Butt Headlines Philadelphia R & B Promotions Card
Super Lightweight Daiyaan Butt Headlines Philadelphia R & B Promotions Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Philadelphia, PA (July 14th, 2023)– An exciting eleven bout card of action will be presented by Alex Barbosa’s R & B Promotions at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night, July 22, 2023. In […]
2023 Comeback Attempts! Melissa Hernandez at 43, Hector Camacho Jr. at 44, Aaron Pryor Jr. at 45, and 50 Year Old Ruben Galvan Lead The List
2023 Comeback Attempts! Melissa Hernandez at 43, Hector Camacho Jr. at 44, Aaron Pryor Jr. at 45, and 50 Year Old Ruben Galvan Lead The List By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The months of July, August and September 2023 will also note the boxing comeback attempts of some boxing names, who […]
Rising Star Promotions Thomas LaManna vs. Juan Witt Boardwalk Hall Card Preview
Rising Star Promotions Thomas LaManna vs. Juan Witt Boardwalk Hall Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (July 11th, 2023)– Middleweight Thomas ‘Cornflake’ LaManna will face Juan Manual ‘El Principito’ Witt in defense of his regional World Boxing Association Fedelatin Middleweight title in the scheduled 10 round main […]
Robert Brizel’s Favorite Eight Knockouts of 2023
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- Video Highlights
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 – Video
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
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
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 – Video
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 […]
Dalton Smith TKOs Sam Maxwell & Savannah Marshall and Natasha Jonas Win World Titles – Video Highlights
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
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 […]
RCM BOXING WEEKEND RECAP (6/25/23)- Saturday Night Upsets! Cusumano Stops Kownacki, Brooks Upsets Truax, J-Rock Falls
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 – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
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
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
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 […]
Lateef Kayode Gets Comeback Win at Age 40 in Augusta, Georgia
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 Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis: Jailed in Baltimore, and His Florida Mansion is Burglarized Too
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! – VIDEO
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
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 Very Close Fight – Compubox, Video Highlights, Presser & Fighter Reaction
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
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 Alimkhanuly Dominates Steven Butler to Win the WBO World Title – Video Highlights
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 Boxer Kenneth Egano Dies at Age 22 after Winning His Fight With Manny Pacquiao Promotions – Video
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 […]
CANELO ALVAREZ GETS A DECISION OVER A TOUGH JOHN RYDER IN MEXICO – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS & PRESSER
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
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 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
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, […]