Former UFC title challenger Anthony Smith was arrested on three felony charges in Nebraska. Here's what's known, a look at his complicated history outside the cage, and why his 61-fight career has revived the sport's CTE conversation.
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Oscar De La Hoya addressed the Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn co-promotion on Monday's Ariel Helwani Show, confirming Golden Boy's role alongside Zuffa Boxing after weeks of public tension over the September 12 title fight.
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Edgar Berlanga survived a knockdown to stop Steven Butler in Zuffa Boxing's first New York show, while Vladyslav Sirenko stole the night with a last-second KO. Full results, Dana White's post-fight comments, and video.
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Magomed Ankalaev needed five rounds to grind out Bogdan Guskov and headline UFC Abu Dhabi. Full fight card results, video highlights, the post-fight press conference and social media reaction.
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Magomed Ankalaev stopped Bogdan Guskov by fifth-round TKO to headline UFC Abu Dhabi. Full fight card results, bonus winners, post-fight press conference and video highlights.
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Premier Boxing Champions Sands Bethlehem Cherry vs. Rhodes 10 Bout Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Bethlehem, PA (June 28th, 2016)– Premier Boxing Champions and King’s Promotions will present an exciting eight bout card of pro boxing at Sands Bethlehem Events Center on Tuesday evening, June 28, 2016, featuring lightweights […]
Boxing Writer Jack Obermeyer Dies at 72 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing correspondent It with great sadness and respect this reporter notes the passing of boxing writer Jack Obermeyer at age 72 last Saturday. A reporter of over half a century in boxing, Jack covered thousands of boxing cards in 49 […]
Mike Weaver Interview: Why Anthony Joshua Will Defeat Dominic Breazeale By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media international interview exclusive conducted over Facebook, former World Heavyweight champion Mike ‘Hercules’ Weaver predicted International Boxing Federation World Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua would defeat challenger Dominic ‘Trouble’ Breazeale […]
Jason Sosa Wins WBA Super Featherweight Title in Upset, Stops 29-0 Fortuna in the 11th By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Beijing, China (June 25th, 2016)– The number one 130 pound fighter in the world hails from Camden, New Jersey, and his name is Jason Sosa. Javier […]
Showtime or One Time ? Thurman and Porter Slugfest Barclays CBS DiBella Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (June 23rd, 2016)– On Saturday, June 25, 2016, in the main event of a nine bout card at Barclays Center promoted by Premier Boxing Champions and DiBella Entertainment, televised on […]
Ronald ‘American Dream’ Johnson Interview: Willie Herring Will Get His Ass Kicked By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent In a Real Combat Media interview exclusive from his gym in Las Vegas, Nevada, boxer and promoter Ronald ‘The American Dream’ Johnson, in response to an interview by Florida cruiserweight Willie Herring calling […]
Lanardo Tyner Interview: Returning To Fight The Welterweight Best By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat media interview exclusive, former welterweight contender Lanardo Tyner, now training out of his hometown of Detroit, Michigan, who has not fought officially since August 2014, spoke about his planned ring comeback which […]
Irish Joe Smith Jr. Kayos Fonfara. World Title Next? Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Long Island’s Irish Joe Smith Jr. has risen with trainer Tommy Gallagher to become one of the top five light heavyweights in the world. His first round destruction […]
Pro Boxers Who Became Bank Robbers By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent While usually considering the high life of boxing, there is a low side of every sport, and it is not always Parkinson’s disease, or using steroids and performance enhancing drugs. Professional boxers, like any sport, often times bring a controversial […]
Willie Herring Interview: Calls Out Ronald Johnson for Comeback Bout By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media interview exclusive, former UBO World Cruiserweight champion Willie Herring, now training for a comeback bout in his native Ocala, Florida, called out boxer and promoter Ronald Johnson as his […]
The Last Ring Days of Sugar Ray Robinson By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The late great former world welterweight and middleweight champion Walker Smith Jr., better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, stood for an excellence in the ring which may never be surpassed. Between 1940 and 1965, Robinson won […]
Harold Lederman Into The Hall of Fame: Over The Years By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Copyright: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media He is a pharmacist, ex-boxing judge and HBO boxing analyst. His daughter became a boxing judge. There, of course, is much more to the magic of Harold Lederman. Humility […]
Nate Tubbs-Mahmoud Fadel Interview Live Muhammad Ali Funeral Procession Louisville By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Muhammad Ali 1942-2016 Celebrating ‘The Greatest’ of All Time In a Real Combat Media international exclusive interview live during the Muhammad Ali funeral procession, former heavyweight Nate Tubbs and former Muhammad Ali […]
The Boxing Knockouts of Kimbo Slice Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Between September 2011 and June 2013, the late boxer and Mixed Martial Artist Kevin Ferguson, better known by his fighting name of Kimbo Slice (1974-2011) scored six knockouts in seven ring appearances against opponents with a combined […]
Ex-Champ Abril Just Gets Past Belmontes in DiBella Main Event By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, (June 5th, 2016)– In the main event of a nine bout card at Resorts New World Casino in Queens, New York, on Friday evening, June 3, 2016, promoted by DiBella Entertainment, former WBA […]
Goodbye Muhammad Ali. A Boxing Era Ends. By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hearing Muhammad Ali, ‘The Greatest,’ passed away from septic shock while hospitalized in Phoenix, Arizona for respiratory problems. The event merits reflective understanding. Ali waged the fight of his life to keep living on a number of […]
Professor Chuck Mussachio Wins Rematch at Claridge Hotel Casino in Atlantic City By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Atlantic City, NJ (May 29th, 2016)– In the featured attraction bout of the evening at Claridge Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Friday […]
Boxing Continues: Atlantic City Rescued From Bankruptcy for 150 Days By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (May 25th, 2016)– Boxing will take place in Atlantic City this Memorial Day weekend after all. Essential services will be extended by the New Jersey State Legislature one day before the next […]
Boxing Professor Chuck Mussachio Returns! Claridge Atlantic City Boxing Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (May 23rd, 2016)– The comeback of cruiserweight Chuck ‘The Boxing Professor’ Mussachio, super middleweight Isiah Seldon, and cruiserweight Nick Kisner are the featured bouts on an eight bout card at Claridge […]
The Timing is Wright for an Upset in Las Vegas: Cosmopolitan Showtime Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (May 21st, 2016)–Junior Anthony Wright is a former Chicago Golden Gloves champion who will head into his second cruiserweight world title fight tonight, Saturday May 21, 2016, […]
Saturday Results: Bradley and Teddy Atlas Win, Lomachenko Kayo, Lawson Broken Jaw By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (November 8, 2015)– Timothy Bradley Jr. and new trainer Teddy Atlas make a fearsome team in the 147 pound welterweight division. Bradley aims to take the welterweight division over, with the […]
Gerrie Coetzee versus Michael Dokes WBA World Heavyweight Title Bout in 1983 Remembered By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent In August 2012, Michael Dynamite Dokes passed away. Like so many boxers before and after him, Dokes allowed drug abuse to ruin his career potential. Cocaine was the culprit which ruined Dokes before his […]
When 500 Million Dollars Ain’t Enough: Iron Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Sugar Ray Robinson, James Jeffries, and Other Boxing Bankruptcies By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Light middleweight boxer James De La Rosa went bankrupt over credit card debts and medical bills. Top rated lightweight contender Henry […]
Anthony Juice Young Interview: Atlantic City’s Rising Welterweight Prospect By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (April 21st, 2013)– Anthony ‘Juice’ Young is a 7-0 welterweight out of Atlantic City, New Jersey, co-promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions and GH3 Promotions. Young was recently seen on the untelevised undercard […]
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