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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The Rise and Fall of Thomas ‘Top Dog’ Williams Jr. Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent For a brief shining moment, light heavyweight contender Thomas ‘Top Dog’ Williams Jr. had it all. Williams had a big win, a world title shot, and had proven his claim he had a date […]
One Heck of a Battle! One-Armed Groves Outpoints Bloody Eubank To Retain WBA Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Manchester, UK (February 19th, 2018)– An injured George Groves, his left arm dangling helplessly at his side during the twelfth and final round after dislocating his left shoulder, hung on to […]
Kermit ‘ El Asesino’ Cintron Featured on King’s Promotions Card at Sands Bethlehem By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Bethlehem, PA (February 13th, 2018)– The comeback of former world welterweight champion Kermit ‘El Asesino’ Cintron will be featured in the main event of an eight-bout card at Sands Bethlehem Event […]
The Strange Marketing Q of Lara and Rigondeaux Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sometimes you have a great fighter who is not a box office draw. In such a circumstance what do you do? The late World Middleweight champion Paul Pender was in such a position. He lost to […]
Heavyweight Sons of Tommy Morrison: White Hopes or White Hypes? Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent When Jack Johnson won the world heavyweight title at Sydney Stadium in Sydney. Australia, on December 26, 1908, the world searched desperately for the next ‘Great White Hope’. Decades later, Joe Louis was […]
Mikkel Kessler, The Viking Warrior, Still to Return in 2018 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent? After announcing a comeback in 2017, Mikkel Kessler, ‘The Viking Warrior, delayed his returned to 2018 due to contracting Lyme Disease. For many years, his dominant presence in the 168 pounds super middleweight division […]
RCM Historical Boxing: Max Baer’s Brightest Moment and Darkest Moments By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In reviewing historical black and white footage on Max Baer, the late former world heavyweight champion, a number of forgotten bouts come to mind. On August 25, 1930, Baer knocked out Frankie Campbell […]
20-0 German Heavyweight Tom Schwarz, International Prospect of the Month By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent World Boxing Organization Youth World Heavyweight champion and German BDB Heavyweight champion Tom Schwarz is the international prospect of the month. Schwarz, now 20-0 with 13 knockouts, Magdeburg, Germany, added the German belt to his […]
Brad Watson Scores British Upset of 2018, Wins BBB of C Super Flyweight Title in Tenth By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sheffield, UK (February 3, 2018)– Long forgotten Brad ‘Glamour Boy’ Watson, who had been out of the ring over a year, and had not won a bout since 2014, […]
Carl Iron Fist Davis, Brizel’s Cruiserweight, Makes A Comeback, Wins By Kayo at Age 44 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former United States Boxing Organization Cruiserweight champion Carl ‘Iron Fist’ Davis won a successful comeback at age 44 on December 2, 2018, at Carnivore Grounds, in Nairobi, Kenya, with […]
Critical Analysis of Wladimir Klitschko in Sixth Round of the Anthony Joshua Fight Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Seemingly retired and discouraged after getting stopped by Anthony Joshua last year, Wladimir Klitschko’s record stands at 63-5 with 43 knockouts, Kiev, Ukraine, will turn 42 years old next month. Klitschko […]
Zab Judah Wins 10 Round Comeback, Could IBO Mimoune Dream Fight Be On Horizon? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Calgary, Canada (January 28th, 2018)– Zab ‘Super’ Judah is back. The former six-time world champion, age 40, 44-9 with 30 knockouts, won a unanimous 10 round decision on January 27, 2018, […]
Akhror Muralimov versus Bryan Jennings Preview: Uzbek Heavyweight Who Falls Short By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Reno, Nevada (January 27th, 2018)– Turning pro in 2014, Uzbek heavyweight Akhror Muralimov won his first 16 bouts in four years, but has not won a fight in four years. His last three […]
All-Time Virtual Heavyweight Tournament Round Three By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In an experiment, I took the famous names in the heavyweight division, champions and contenders, past and present, and did my own all-time heavyweight tournament on paper. Here are my results for round three. I began this project with […]
World Boxing Super Series: Which Cruiserweight Will Win the Muhammad Ali Trophy? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Riga, Latvia (January 26th, 2017)– The best four cruiserweights in the world are in the semifinals of the inaugural World Boxing Super Series. Who will win the Muhammad Ali tournament trophy? Mairis […]
IBO Super Lightweight Champ Mohamed Mimoune, Best 140 Pounder Nobody Knows By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former WBA and IBF World Super Lightweight champion Julius Indongo of Namibia could be next for newly crowned southpaw International Boxing Organization World Super Lightweight champion Mohamed Mimoune of Toulouse, France. Mimoune […]
Middleweight Michael ‘The Silk’ Olajide, His Career and Obscure Barkley Bout By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Full 23 Minute Iran Barkley versus Michael Olajide bout on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctuh23Smk6s NBC Commentary by Marv Albert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFci3LS_Dao Olajide post Iran Barkley fight interview Recently I was reviewing a sports DVD entitled ‘101 Knockouts […]
Top Ten Biggest Losers and Worst Decision Robbery in Boxing for January 2018 Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Winning is not always the means to an end, if an improperly promoted career remains stalled. Losing is not always fair if the decision […]
Last Tango in Atlantic City: Tito Bracero vs LaManna WBC Wild Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Some matchups defy logic. In the highly competitive 147 pound welterweight division, anything goes. For Thomas ‘Cornflake’ LaManna, Bracero may be one fight too soon. For Gabriel ‘Tito’ Bracero, LaManna may be one […]
Ghana’s Brave Son, Super Bantamweight Isaac Dogboe, New Champion of 2018 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Accra, Ghana (January 7th, 2017)– 2018 has a new World Boxing Organization Interim World Super Bantamweight champion in Isaac ‘Brave Son’ Dogboe, 18-0 with 12 knockouts, Accra Ghana. Dogboe is perhaps the best world champion […]
Ryoichi Taguchi vs. Milan Melindo, New Year’s Eve Fight of the Year Award 2017 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New Year’s Eve brings merriment and good entertainment. However, can world class athletes produce a quality sporting event on New Year’s Eve? They can. They did in 2017. Here’s yet another […]
Lethal Danny Little – Robert Brizel’s 2017 Ringer of the Year Award Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Twas’ the night before Christmas, but actually not. In editorial reality, it was December 21, 2017, in Birmingham, England, actually. British ringer ‘Lethal’ Danny Little, whose five-year career as a super welterweight […]
Land of the Heavyweight Giants By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The late world heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, the ‘Galveston Giant’ was shorter than the man who dethroned him in Havana, Cuba, Jess Willard. The Klitschkos, Lennox Lewis, Nikolai Valuev, Primo Carnera, and Mike White are some historical examples of the tall […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA – “2017 BOXING KO OF THE YEAR” Welcome to the 6th annual Real Combat Media 2017 Boxing awards. Yesterday we featured the top fights of 2017 and today we give out the RCM KO of 2017 award. Shango! Jamal James’ Body Shot Knockout of the Year of Diego Gabriel Chaves By […]
The Dragon King Junlong Zhang, 19-0 Chinese Heavyweight Wild Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Deontay Wilder. Anthony Joshua. Joseph Parker. Andy Ruiz. Manuel Charr. Tyson Fury. Alexander Povetkin. Dillian Whyte. Lucas Browne. Junlong Zhang. Who is Junlong Zhang, the so-called ‘Dragon King’ from Quindao, China? As mainland Chinese boxers rise […]
RCM Historical Boxing: Who Was Melio Bettina? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Melio Bettina was a southpaw light heavyweight out of Beacon, New York, who fought between 1934 and 1948, with a record of 83-14-3 with 36 knockouts. He won the New York version of the World Light Heavyweight title […]
Sonny Liston vs Evander Holyfield 15 Round Dream Fight: Who Wins? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In recent memory, individuals on Facebook and various internet boxing sites have pondered what would happen if Charles ‘Sonny’ Liston fought Evander ‘The Real Deal’ Holyfield. The matchup is not unlike Muhammad Ali versus George […]
Future of the Middleweight Division in 2018 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Happy New Year is coming up. With that, in light of recent events and developments, the state of the middleweight division can be looked at in greater detail. Big money fights and matchups loom on the international horizon […]
Truax, Alvarado and More! Impossible Wins! Biggest Upsets of the Month By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent James DeGale gets rocked in fifth round by Caleb Truax, three minute YouTube highlight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=amtl3BmAxBc When we say upset, we mean the result was unpredictable. Some boxing results do not stand to reason. Then again, in […]
Lomachenko Outclasses Rigondeaux in Six, Two Weight Class Differential Joke By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (December 10th, 2017)– At 17-0, Cuban southpaw WBA Super Bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux, age 37, lost his attempt to win the WBO World Junior Lightweight title on December 9, 2017, in Madison […]
Forgotten Voices of Boxing: Dunphy, Clancy, Steward, Pacheco By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Boxing historians may overlook one particular category of boxing which has less historical significance than what actually takes place in the ring. Boxing had its Don Dunphy, Gil Clancy, Emmanuel Steward, and Dr. Ferdie Pacheco. Today […]
Psychology of Muhammad Ali: Getting Rid of Ego and Playing on Foreman’s Ego By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a historical sense, the late Jack Dempsey was right when he commented on Muhammad Ali versus George Foreman “That isn’t boxing!” It was not, in the traditional sense. However, as’The […]
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