Three fighters missed weight at UFC Vegas 122. Full card records and weights, main card tale-of-the-tape breakdowns, film study, odds ranges and weigh-in video for Allen vs. Duncan.
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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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K9 Bundrage and Erika Newman Interview: Famous Boxers Have No Privacy By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The way former World Boxing Association World Super Welterweight champion Cornelius ‘K9’ Bundrage of Detroit tells it, after he became world champion, people on the street would call out to him and shout “Hey […]
Heavyweight Champion Leon Spinks Hospitalized in Critical Condition in Las Vegas By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former World Heavyweight champion ‘Neon’ Leon Spinks, 66, who shocked the boxing world by winning a 15 round split decision over Muhammad Ali on February 15, 1978, at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, […]
Iraqi Featherweight Prospect Basil Ali Nasser Rises in Dearborn Heights By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Iraqi featherweight prospect Basil Ali Nasser is now 4-0 at only 22 years old. Born in Iraq, Nasser immigrated at four months old with his family to the United States. A native of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, […]
Some Things Don’t Come Easy, Bocachica and Walker Win by Decision at Ford Center *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Dearborn, MI (December 8th, 2019)– ‘Some Things Don’t Come Easy’ is a classic song by England Dan and John Ford Coley, the opening lines which […]
Anthony Joshua Outboxes The Heavier Ruiz, Regains World Heavyweight Title in Jabathon By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Diriyah, Saudi Arabia (December 8th, 2019)– The spectacle in Saudi Arabia was every bit the hype the Saudis intended it to be at the newly constructed Diriyah Arena. The main event bout between Anthony […]
Andy Ruiz Jr. in Diriyah: Eye of The Fatman, or Eye of The Tiger? New Brizel Editorial Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent To the blaring music of ‘Rocky’, Gonna Fly Now, Andy ‘Destroyer’ Ruiz Jr., the current world heavyweight champion of four organizations, has yet to prove he […]
Second2None Promotions Presents Seven Bout Dearborn Card at Ford Civic Center By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Dearborn, MI (December 5th, 2019)– Kenny Moore and Vi Tran’s Second2None Promotions and TopBreed Promotions will present an exciting five bout card of area boxing at the Dearborn Ford Community & Performing Arts […]
Parr Upsets Mundine By Split Decision Down Under By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The comeback attempt of former light middleweight, middleweight, and super middleweight world champion and rugby star Anthony Mundine has ended in an upset 10 round split decision loss to MMA fighter John Wayne Parr in a super […]
December 7 Bombs Away! Heavyweight Clash on Dunes DAZN Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Diriyah, Saudi Arabia (November 29th, 2019)– National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, which is celebrated annually on December 7, commemorates the attack on Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii, during World War II. Many American servicemen and women […]
CONOR MCGREGOR VS. COWBOY CERRONE IS OFFICIAL! Notorious Conor McGregor Returns! January 2020 vs. Cowboy Cerrone UFC 246 Vegas By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Boxing MMA Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (November 29th, 2019)– The UFC 246 super-fight will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to UFC President Dana White. […]
Grave Restored of Rev. Bendigo Thompson, Brobdingnagian Bare Knuckles Champion By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Photo Credit: Emma Percival Photo, Gedlingeye.co.uk In September of 2019, the grave of the former world bare-knuckles boxing champion was restored, a man from an era long before the rules of the Marquess de Queensberry. The […]
FLOYD MAYWEATHER 2020 POSSIBLE OPPONENTS? Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Only recently, Floyd Mayweather Jr. said he was done with the brutal sport of boxing. Floyd, 50-0 with 27 knockouts, Las Vegas, Nevada, who has won world titles in five divisions, will be joining promotional forces with UFC President […]
Ortiz’ Ego Began Disrespecting Wilder, Creating The Opening of Doom in Round Seven By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz won on at least five of the first six rounds on the scorecards, by visual observation and two of the actual scorecards as well. It appeared to be […]
Taylor Duerr Wins NABF Title in Detroit MotorCity Casino Llinas Main Event By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Detroit, MI (November 24th, 2019)– In the main event of a nine bout boxing card at Detroit’s MotorCity Casino Soundboard on Friday evening, November 22, 2019, promoted […]
Pride of Providence, Light Heavyweight Peter Manfredo, Wins Comeback at Age 38 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Comeback Media Boxing correspondent The ‘Pride of Providence’, light heavyweight contender Peter Manfredo, has made a successful comeback at age 38. Manfredo, 41-7-1 with 22 knockouts, Providence, Rhode Island, knocked out Kentucky journeyman Melvin Russell, 11-8-2 with seven […]
Jorge Luis Gonzalez Remembered, Trash Talk Pissed’Em Off Heavyweight Contender By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The ring has a history of pro boxers who, after fighting for a world title and not winning it, either abandoned their career or simply faded off the map due to various factors. Personal motivation […]
RCM Prospect of the Month Nov. 2019 Australian Cruiserweight Jai Opetaia is On Fire By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Rising southpaw Samoan Australian cruiserweight prospect Jai Opetaia of New South Wales, Australia, now 19-0 with 15 knockouts, is on fire. His latest victory, on November 16, 2019, an eighth-round stoppage of […]
Yamileth Mercado Wins WBC Female Super Bantamweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Chihuahua, Mexico (November 17th, 2019)– Mexico is home to some of the world’s best world boxing champions. Mexico is also home to some of the world’s most beautiful women. On rare occasions in professional boxing, the two […]
Night of Knockouts XVIII: Duerr vs. Obregon NABF Title Detroit CLIP Motor City Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Taylor ‘Machine Gun’ Duerr will fight his second consecutive World Boxing Council regional title bout against Neller Obregon in the main event of an eight-bout Carlos Llinas CLIP Promotions boxing […]
Hero, Heroin or Murder? Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston Showtime Documentary By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent * Photo Credit: boxinghalloffame.com Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Charles ‘Sonny’ Liston, an 89 minute documentary or shockumentary of the controversial life of the former world heavyweight champion (depending on how one interprets […]
Heavyweight Anthony Mosco vs Birdman Smith-True Story of 22 Sec. YouTube Viral Bout By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Historically speaking, Anthony Bosco versus Jimmy ‘Birdman’ Smith is considered to be the classical example of the worst televised heavyweight bout ever seen. Mosco, a former New York and Florida Heavyweight Golden […]
Zhan Kossobutskiy and More: Rating Up & Coming Heavyweights 11 to 50 in the World Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Who are the best up and coming heavyweight prospects in the world, who we would rate numbers eleven through fifty after the top 10 fighters are eliminated from the […]
From Tae Kwon Do to Junior Middleweight: Evan Holyfield Story By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent At thirteen years old, Evan Holyfield was the top-ranked Tae Kwon Do fighter in his weight class in the United States. Now, at age 21, 1-0 with one knockout, Houston, Texas, Evan Holyfield, son of […]
Ref Jack Reiss Explains Two Point Deduction of Logan Paul, Briggs-Riley Scrap Said It All By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Considering cruiserweight Logan Paul was apparently knocked down by KSI early in the fight, and referee Jack Reiss ruled it a slip (Reiss stated KSI pulled Logan down, so it was […]
Kubrat Pulev Defeats Rydell Booker, A Critical Heavyweight Analysis with Video Highlights By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Fresno, CA (November 10th, 2019)– Kubrat ‘The Cobra’ Pulev, 28-1 with 14 knockouts, Sofia, Bulgaria, at age 38 is beginning to slow down with the effects of father time. On Saturday, November 9, […]
Mike Tyson to Jack Dempsey Connection By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former world heavyweight champion Iron Mike Tyson is best known as a boxer, and for his colorful personality. Mike is lesser known for his proficiency with racing pigeons, and as an expert boxing historian who is a student […]
KSI Decisions Logan Paul in Crazy YouTube Battle, Saunders and Haney Retain Titles By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (November 10th, 2019)– In the crazy YouTube inspired main event of a DAZN eight-bout card at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday night, November 9, 2019, cruiserweight […]
Australian Middleweight Champ Dwight ‘Fighting Cowboy’ Richie Dies in Freak Sparring Accident By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent South Brisbane, Australia (November 10th, 2019)– The boxing world recorded its first casualty of November 2019 when Former Australian and OPBF Middleweight champion Dwight ‘The Fighting Cowboy’ Ritchie collapsed and died after a freak […]
Adonis Stevenson and Roberto Duran in Twilight, Champions of Life at WBC Convention By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Recently, Former World Boxing Council World Light Heavyweight champion Adonis ‘Superman’ Stevenson of Canada and his longtime companion Sisi God were each crowned the WBC Champions of Life, a new championship belt […]
MMA Champ Masvidal Says He’s Dead Serious, Wants to Break Canelo’s F*#king Face! Canelo Responds By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Miami, FL (November 5th, 2019)– UFC 244 BMF champion Jorge ‘Gamebred’ Masvidal, a Cuban American from Miami, Florida, of American Top Team, 35-13 with 16 knockouts, the first breakout star […]
Super Bad Sensiesa Estrada Stops Bloody Esparza, Wins WBA Title By Robert Brizel, Head World Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (November 4th, 2019)– Here’s one for the ladies. This particular female world title bout was vicious, brutal, gruesome, and ultimately speaking, was bloody as Dracula before it ended, at MGM Grand, Grand Gaden […]
New Brizel Editorial: Rating Top Light Heavyweights in 175 Pound Canelo Division 2020 Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent With Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez now sitting atop the 175 light heavyweight division as he current World Boxing Organization World Light Heavyweight champion, with his eleventh round technical knockout of Sergey Kovalev at […]
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