HANEY-PROGRAIS CLASH IN FIERY FACE-OFF Superstars lay out their fight night vision as San Francisco blockbuster draws close There is under two weeks to go until Devin Haney and Regis Prograis – and the fierce rivals drew their lines in the sand ahead of the battle in an intense Face-Off that has been compelling viewing since premiering on […]
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WBC No. 1 ranked and NABF cruiserweight Champion Ryan Rozick Faces Olandewaju Durodola in Canada WBC FINAL ELIMINATOR IN CANADA Former WBC World title challenger, newly announced WBC No. 1 ranked and NABF cruiserweight Champion Ryan Rozicki (19-1, 18Kos) believes the greats come back every hundred years and he is standing proof. He compares himself […]
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Don King Productions, Inc. “The Peoples Championship” LIVE and FREE All Over Social Media on Saturday, December 2 at 7 PM ET Five Big Title Fights to be Show Live on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X MIAMI (NOVEMBER 27, 2023) – Don King will be giving all of the beautiful boxing fans an early Christmas […]
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KATIE TAYLOR VS. CHANTELLE CAMERON 2 RESULTS & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Dublin, Ireland (November 25th, 2023)– In Dublin, undisputed women’s super lightweight champion Chantelle Cameron faced Katie Taylor in a rematch of their May contest. Cameron won that occasion, but it was revenge for Taylor on Saturday night who was awarded the majority decision after a […]
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OLIVIER AUBIN-MERCIER GOES BACK-TO-BACK WITH 2023 PFL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY Aubin-Mercier, Ferreira, Pacheco, Magomedkerimov, Kasanganay and Pinedo Win PFL Championships and Earn $1 Million Dollar Purses Kayla Harrison and Biaggio Ali-Walsh Victorious in Return to PFL SmartCage. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – November 24, 2023 – The Professional Fighters League (PFL) wrapped up its 2023 season […]
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Does IBO Champ King Lyndon Arthur Have a Shot at Dmitry Bivol? Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent ‘King’ Lyndon Arthur, who has split two bouts with Anthony Yarde, now holds the International Boxing Organization World Light Heavyweight title, perhaps the most significant titular win in the 175 pounds division for […]
Is C-Way Real? Meet Heavyweight DaJuan Calloway, 400 Pound Boxer and MMA Fighter Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Heavyweight prospect DaJuan ‘C-Way’ Calloway, age 31, is so big, he’s even bigger than the ringside WBF official he is standing next to in the photo. DaJuan Calloway is 7-3 as a […]
Analyzing The High IQ Boxing Mind of Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent After conquering both the 140 pound and 147 pounds professional boxing divisions across all major worldwide title belts-the World Boxing Council, the World Boxing Association Super title, the World Boxing Organization, and the International Boxing […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
When David Slayed Goliath: Mendoza vs. Fundora, Robert Brizel’s Favorite KO of 2023 Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent From Nicolai Valuev to Primo Carnera to Jess Willard, from Mike White to Julius Long, tall fighters have always attracted ring curiosity. Willard beat Jack Johnson, then lose to Jack Dempsey, setting […]
Floyd Mayweather Misses Weigh-in, Injures Hand & Has A Low Turnout in His UK Exhibition By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent “We razzle, we dazzle. I hurt my hand actually. It was when I was breaking with the hook. A lot of people don’t know. When I was breaking with the hook […]
Whatever Happened to Showmanship in Boxing? Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Historically speaking, pro boxing once had it all. Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Sugar Ray Leonard. ‘Hitman’ Thomas Hearns. Roberto ‘Hands of Stone’ Duran. Muhammad Ali, ‘The Greatest’. Smokin’ Joe Frazier. ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson. Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather Jr. Sugar Ray Robinson. […]
Everlast Responds to Terence Crawford’s Defective Gloves & Team Avanesyan Appeals Editorial By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent Lincoln, Nebraska (December 16th, 2022)– Terence Crawford’s defective Everlast boxing gloves before the sixth round in his recent WBO World Welterweight titular defense against challenger David Avanesyan at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, […]
Unfair Matchmaking, Refereeing and Judging is Ruining Pro Boxing ? Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent If a second knockdown had been counted as his first one, former European Super Lightweight champion Sandor Martin would have earned a majority 10-round draw with former world champion Teofimo Lopez, instead of losing a […]
Britannia Waives The Rules! Timekeeper Rang Bell 12 Seconds Early Round One Dubois-Lerena, Ref Ends Fight After Bell in Round Three, UK Waives WBA 3 Knockdown Rule Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Britannia waives the rules! That is a line from the well-known patriotic song ‘Rule Britannia’. Last Saturday’s World […]
The Fury versus Chisora Hamburger Exhibition in Tottenham Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent After witnessing Tyson Fury dismantling of challenger Dereck Chisora by tenth round stoppage on Saturday night, December 3, 2022, in defense of his lineal and World Boxing Council World heavyweight title, the Top Rank, ESPN+ and BT […]
Bruecker vs. DeMoor Misfits Boxing is a Danger to the Sport Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent On Saturday, November 19, 2022, on the Misfits 3 boxing card at Moody Theater in Austin, Texas, the cruiserweight pro boxing bout between 2-0 MMA fighter Josh Bruecker of Detroit, Michigan, and debuting ex-college […]
Unraveling Stevie Sparks vs. Montana Love DQ Controversy Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Cleveland, Ohio (November 14th, 2022)– On Saturday evening, November 12, 2022, at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, in Cleveland, Ohio, the televised DAZN main event ended in controversy when referee David Fields disqualified undefeated junior welterweight contender Montana Love, […]
Response to Ken Hissner, Best Thai Pro Boxers Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In response to my comrade in boxing, Ken Hissner of Seconds Out, this reporter proposes his list of the best professional boxers to come out of Thailand. No records are padded on this list per se. Rather, […]
WBO Mandatory No Choice, Usyk Says He Will Not Fight Joe Joyce Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Kyiv, Ukraine (October 26th, 2022)– With British heavyweight contender Joe ‘Juggernaut’ Joyce scoring an impressive win over former champion Joseph Parker, Joyce has a voice. Joyce is now the mandatory World Boxing Organisation […]
Ruiz or Usyk? Best 2023 Heavyweight Options for Deontay Wilder By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is back in the game and the heavyweight mix with his first-round knockout of former sparring partner Robert Helenius on October 15, 2022, at Barclays Center in […]
Deadline! Fury Gives Joshua to Midnight to Accept Big Money Super Fight Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (September 1o, 2022)– Lineal and World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and promoter Frank Warren gave Anthony ‘AJ’ Joshua the ultimate deadline, by midnight tonight, Saturday, September 10, 2022, […]
Noteworthy Heavyweight Boxing History Crumbles Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Disclaimer: *These are the opinions of Robert Brizel and not Real Combat Media or any of its members… Sometimes it is the bout, the final bout, a sequence of bouts, or just plain a promising fighter whose career suddenly, abruptly […]
Faces of Boxing Dark Shadows in My Subconscious Mind Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Every boxing reporter has thoughts and feelings, especially when it comes to the boxers of past and present. Emile Griffith had his boxing shadow with the late Benny “Kid” […]
Old Man Winter of Middleweight Division, Erislandy Lara is the American Dream Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Southpaw World Boxing Association World Middleweight champion Erislandy Lara, 29-3-3 with 17 knockouts, Houston, Texas, by way of Guantanamo, Cuba, has truly lived the American dream, which is why his nickname is ‘The […]
Tyson Fury Push: Dillian Whyte Wants A Rematch Claiming Knockout Shove to the Canvas Was Illegal By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Lennox Lewis knocked out Iron Mike Tyson with a push to the canvas at 2:25 of the eighth round at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 8, 2002, in […]
Victory in Defeat: Red Badge of Courage, The Yordenis Ugas Story Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sometimes a boxer can achieve a moral and personal victory in the eye of the general public and the boxing world symbolically, even in the graceful humility of defeat. Yordenis Ugas achieved something special […]
Salita Promotions Has Otto Wallin and Jarrell Miller, 2022 The Heavyweight Wild Cards By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Promoter Dmitriy Salita and Salita Promotions has two of the most underestimated top heavyweights in the world under his banner, Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller of the United States, and Otto Wallin of Sweden. […]
Preventing Tragedy in The Main Event, A Ringside Perspective Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent There are times as a sports reporter at ringside when the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and the referee in the main event has to make an immediate life and death decision to prevent a tragedy or possible […]
Chocolatito on Fire! The Super Flyweight Division is on Fire! A Hot Ticket in 2022 Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Almost a year after losing a controversial 12 round split decision to Juan Francisco Estrada, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez has won a 12 round unanimous decision over an overweight Julio Cesar […]
Can Trainer Joe Goossen Save Ryan Garcia’s Career? Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Current World Boxing Council Interim World Lightweight champion Ryan “King Ry” Garcia, 21-0 with 18 knockouts, Los Angeles, California, will defend his world title after 14 months of inactivity since stopping challenger Luke Campbell in the seventh […]
The Ten Most Likely Comebacks in 2022 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Comeback Number One: Heavyweight Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller. The 23-0-1 Miller has been inactive since November 2018 due to a number of failed drug tests. Originally thought to be a top candidate for Anthony Joshua, it will be interesting 40 […]
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