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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Gary Russell Jr. Uses Father of Leo Santa Cruz on Video, Seeks Unification Bout By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (September 23rd, 2019)– In a low-class move, worse than any ticket selling stunt ever attempted by Adrien Broner, World Boxing Council World Super Featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. went […]
Jeremy Stephens, Eye Poked in 15 Seconds, Says He’ll Fight Rodriguez Again By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media MMA Correspondent Mexico City, Mexico (September 22, 2019)– According to Yair Rodriguez, “Let’s do this again. I feel really bad, everybody came down to see this fight.” According to Jeremy Stephens, “Let’s run it back mother#@ker!” the […]
Magomed Abdusalamov-The 22 Million Dollar Man By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent With a significant number of boxing deaths and career-ending injuries in professional boxing, the story of Magomed Abdusalamov is not a new tune. Benny Kid Paret, Willie Classen, Greg Page, Sam Baraudi, Jimmy Doyle, and Beethoven Scottland were among better-known […]
Decision Upsets of Month! Mexico’s Angulo Defeats Quillin, Dulorme Defeats Williams By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Bakersfield, CA (September 22, 2019)– At age 37, Alfredo ‘Perro’ Angulo, training with Abel Sanchez at big Bear in California, proved he still had one good fight left in the tank against Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ […]
Heather Hardy Put Up One Hell of A fight Against Amanda Serrano Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Women’s boxing does not get the sort of attention and publicity it should in comparison with men’s boxing. When Heather Hardy got matched with Amanda Serrano, […]
Analyzing Canelo Alvarez vs. Krusher Kovalev on DAZN November 2 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent One of Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev’s opponents, Roman Simakov, died after fighting Kovalev in the ring. Since then, Kovalev has dedicated his career to Simakov’s memory. The ultimate test is now scheduled to take place, to […]
Heavyweight Wild Card! Michael Hunter Wanted Joshua Last Minute, Defeats Kuzmin By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Heavyweight contender Michael Hunter is a wow wild card in the division! Michael Hunter lost one close decision to Oleksandr Usyk for the WBO world cruiserweight title in 2017. Hunter and Usyk eventually moved up […]
50 Stitches! Bloody Tyson Fury Decisions Wallin in 12, Injury Will Delay Wilder Rematch By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (September 16th, 2019)– Tyson Fury needed 50 stitches from a plastic surgeon to seal the deal at the University of Southern Nevada Medical center after this ‘tune-up’ bout. Otto […]
Ex-Champ Jorge Linares, Hot and Cold Lord of The Rings By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former World Boxing Council World Featherweight, World Boxing Association World Super Featherweight, and World Boxing Council World Lightweight champion Jorge Linares is truly the hot and cold ‘lord of the rings’ today. Linares, age […]
Devin Haney’s Dream: DAZN Madison Square Garden Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (September 10th, 2019)– Five bouts will take place at Madison Square Garden Theater on September 13, 2019, with Devin ‘The Dream’ Haney, (22-0, 15 knockouts), Las Vegas, Nevada, facing Zaur Abdullaev, (11-0 with seven knockouts), […]
The Fury of Dereck Chisora: Main Event or More Cash Eddie Hearn Ultimatum By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (September 10th, 2019)– Perennial heavyweight contender Dereck Chisora remains one of Great Britain’s biggest box office draws, even if he is not Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua. Chisora, alias ‘War’, (31-9, […]
Welterweight Cris Reyes, Real Combat Media Boxing Prospect of the Month September 2019 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo credit Mike Blair of boxingprospects.net Tacoma, Wash (September 9th, 2019)– Undefeated 20-year-old welterweight prospect Cris Reyes of Renton, Washington, is the Real Combat Media ‘Prospect of the Month’ for September 2019. On […]
Ernesto Garza III vs. Junior Almonte at Paramount: Bantamweight Upset in the Making By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Huntington, NY (September 6th, 2019)– Beware those padded records, especially those fighters with wins over other fighters with padded records. When 12-0 undefeated bantamweight prospect Junior Almonte of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican […]
Would Joe Louis Would Have beaten Tyson Fury? A Critical Analysis. Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent With lineal world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s upcoming bout with 20-0 unbeaten Swedish heavyweight prospect Otto Wallin coming up, this reporter suddenly considered an amazing subconscious riddle, Joe Louis, which Fury had already […]
The Giyasov Mystery: A Rising Prospect to Watch in 2020 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Uzbekistan’s 2016 Olympic Games Silver Medalist in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is Shakram Giyasov. Now a 9-0 super lightweight professional fighting out of Brooklyn, New York, Giyasov has emerged as somewhat of a mystery is the […]
By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Michael Zerafa Upsets Jeff Horn in Australia – Editorial My good friend, noted boxing promoter and trainer Mike Melendez, has often said whenever two men step into the ring, anything can happen, and never underestimate your opponent. On Saturday night, August 31, 2019, as the summer […]
Erislandy Lara Obliterates Ramon Alvarez in Two, Regains WBA World Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent MINNEAPOLIS (August 31, 2019) – As Joe Goossen put it, Erislandy Lara is so accurate. Using double right hands, jabs and short left hands, Lara knocked Ramon Alvarez off the ropes for a standing eight […]
WBA Weirdest Bout of Year Tonight: Lara vs. Canelo’s Brother Ramon Alvarez By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Minneapolis, Minnesota (August 31, 2019)– At 36 years old, Erislandy Lara is no spring chicken for a former world junior middleweight champion. In a weird matchup, Saturday, August 31, 2019, Lara squares off against […]
Krusher Kovalev Mows Down Yarde, Makabu Edges Papin By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Chelyabinsk, Russia (August 25th, 2019)– Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev did not have a free ride defending his World Boxing Organization World Light Heavyweight title against Anthony Yarde in the main event at Traktor Sports Palace on Saturday, August […]
11-0 Cruiserweight Alexei Papin: A Kickboxer Boxing Mystery By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent When it comes to kickboxing and MMA fighters seroconverting to professional boxing, the new trend represents a brave new world for boxing promoters. Chris Algieri is among those who made the transition. Conor McGregor tried to crossover from […]
Sergey Kovalev vs. Anthony Yarde WBO Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Chelyabinsk, Russia (August 20th, 2019)– With a 95 percent knockout Ratio, with 17 knockouts in his 18-0 record, Anthony Yarde of Ilford, Essex, United Kingdom, with bring it all to the table against 33-3-1 Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev, the World […]
Light Heavyweight Atom Bomb Unification Bout: Beterbiev vs. Gvozdyk on October 18 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Montreal, Canada (August 20th, 2019)– The world light heavyweight championship will become more exclusive on October 18, 2019, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at Liacouras Center, when 17-0 World Boxing Council World Light Heavyweight champion Oleksandr […]
Leonela Paola Yudica Retains IBF Female Flyweight Title After Bloody Head Clash By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Undefeated 16-0-3 Leonela Paola Yudica of Chimbas, San Juan, Argentina, retained her International Boxing Federation Female World Flyweight title for the eighth time in San Juan on August 16, 2019, with a fourth-round No […]
La Mantequilla, WBC Welterweight Champion Jose Napoles of Mexico, Dies at 79 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Cuidad Juarez, Mexico (August 17th, 2019)– Jose ‘La Mantequilla’ Napoles, the longtime World Boxing Council World Welterweight champion who fought between 1958 and 1975 with a ring record of 81 wins and seven losses, […]
Estate of Tommy Morrison Nevada Lawsuit Begins Again vs. NSAC and Quest Diagnostics By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Al Bello/ALLSPORT Las Vegas, NV (August 15th, 2019)– It has been learned on August 5, 2019, administratrix Patricia Harding Morrison (widow) for the estate of the late World Heavyweight champion […]
What Happened? Spider Man Cedric Marks: From MMA to Burglary & Murder Charges By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media MMA Correspondent Fighting out of Chula Vista, Texas, between 1998 and 2018, Cedric ‘Spider Man’ Marks, 44, was once a feared MMA Bellator fighter with a record of 31-27 with one no contest, a veteran […]
Ex-World Flyweight Champion Prudencio Cardona Dies in Colombia at Age 67 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Barranquilla, Colombia (August 9th, 2019)– Former World Boxing Council World Flyweight champion Prudencio Cardona of Colombia has died in Barranquilla from the effects of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease, a belated after effect of […]
Middleweight Curtis Stevens Loses in Wrong Division, Needs To Go Back To 160 Pounds Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent One of the most powerful and feared of middleweight contenders, middleweight Curtis’ The Cerebral Assassin’ Stevens, 34, made the strangest move of his 15-year career when he agreed to fight a […]
Frampton Injured by Falling Ornament, Bizarre Left Hand Fracture Delays Comeback By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The pride of Belfast, Northern Ireland, former WBA, WBO and IBF World Featherweight champion Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton, has had his scheduled 10 round comeback bout against Emmanuel ‘Veneno’ Dominguez on Saturday, August 10, 2019, […]
Amateur Champion Yokaste Valle Upsets Joanna Pastrana by Split Decision, Wins IBF Female Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: diariosur.es photo Marbella, Spain (August 5th, 2019)– Former Costa Rican and Central American female amateur champion Yokasta Valle Alvarez, 18-2 with eight knockouts, Costa Rica, Spain, scored the biggest win of […]
European Middleweight Champ Jean-Claude Bouttier Dies at 74, Fought Monzon Twice By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Agence Presse-France Photo Former European Middleweight champion Jean-Claude Bouttier, who fought the legendary Carlos Monzon for the World Middleweight title twice, and who beat the likes of Emile Griffith, Jose Chirino, Juarez De […]
2,172 Punches! Kownacki and Arreola Set Three All-Time CompuBox Records at Barclays By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (August 4th, 2019)– Three new boxing punch count records have been set. Call it fate. The old Ike Ibeabuchi versus David Tua combined all-time professional punch count record of 1,730 is no […]
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