A PAIR OF BLOCKBUSTER CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS HEADLINE UFC® 269 AT T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS UFC® 269: OLIVEIRA vs. POIRIER TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 FEATURED BOUTS: (C) CHARLES OLIVEIRA vs. (#1) DUSTIN POIRIER (C) AMANDA NUNES vs. (#5) JULIANNA PEÑA (#3) LEON EDWARDS vs. (#6) JORGE MASVIDAL Las Vegas – UFC® returns to T-Mobile Arena with two thrilling […]
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DAVID BENAVÍDEZ VS. JOSE UZCÁTEGUI VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES “My main objective is to go in there and stop him. I’m the best super middleweight in the world and I just have to show everybody why,” – Benavídez “I can guarantee you that we will provide fans with a great fight and that people will […]
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Bobby Hitz Interview: Taylor Duerr To Fight For Vacant USBA and NABF Titles in Chicago By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Chicago area boxing promoter Bobby Hitz and Gitz Boxing will present a ten bout card at The Dome at the Ballpark, Rosemont, Illinois, on Thanksgiving Wednesday, November 24, 2021, featuring the […]
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Two-Time Super Middleweight Champion Anthony Dirrell Battles Exciting Contender Marcos Hernández in Co-Main Event of Canelo vs. Plant SHOWTIME PPV® on Saturday, November 6 in a Premier Boxing Champions Event from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Undefeated Former World Champion Rey Vargas Returns To Battle Mexico’s Leonardo Báez in Super Bantamweight Showdown Plus! Super […]
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RCM Boxing Weekend Roundup: Eubank Jr., Breidis, Lopez, Fury and Marshall Win Key Bouts By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Every boxing weekend is filled with triumph and tragedy. On October 16, 2021, Mairis Breidis was the big winner. Breidis, the International Boxing Federation World Cruiserweight champion, 28-1 with 20 knockouts, Riga, […]
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Weights from Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (October 8, 2021)–Weights for Saturday night’s RDR Promotions Boxing Event at the 2300 Arena. Photo by Marc Abrams / RDR Promotions Isaiah Wise 161 – Dewayne Williams 161 Raekwon Butler 139.8 – Naheem Parker 141 Rashan Adams 133.8 – Josh Zimmerman 135 Boimah Karmo 147 -Mike Gibbons 144.6 Nicholas Sullivan 136 […]
Main Event: Women’s Strawweights Mackenzie Dern vs. Marina Rodriguez Main Card at 4 p.m. ET, Prelims at 2 p.m. ET; Both exclusively on ESPN+ ESPN+ available on ESPN.com and ESPN App for mobile and connected TV devices UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez airs live from UFC APEX in Las Vegas this Saturday, Oct. 9, with both the prelims and the main card exclusively on ESPN+ (English […]
SMITH VS. FOWLER + UNDERCARD PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport Chairman: “This is a great place, a great city, but especially when you’ve got a great fight. I think everybody here knows their boxing; everybody here knows we’ve got an unbelievable main event, but everyone knows we’ve got an incredible card from top […]
Middleweight Bombs Away! Why Gabriel Rosado Will Defeat 37-0 Jaime Munguia Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Forget the Tyson Fury versus Deontay Wilder III trilogy bout. Forget the Robert Helenius versus Adam Kownacki rematch. Tomorrow’s big bouts are small change compared to the November 13, 2021 recently scheduled DAZN bloody […]
JAIME MUNGUÍA VS. GABRIEL ROSADO VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES Facebook Watch: https://fb.me/e/1kfaw3NqW YouTube: https://youtu.be/DvjSRrny6QA Tickets on Sale Now!! ANAHEIM, CA (October 6, 2021) – Jaime Munguia (37-0, 30 KOs) and the fearless “King” Gabriel Rosado (26-13-1, 15 KOs) hosted a virtual press conference today in anticipation of their upcoming Mexico vs. Puerto Rico brawl at Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday, […]
TRILLERVERZ FIRST EVER WEEKEND TAKEOVER TRILLERVERZ III ENTERTAINMENT EXTRAVAGANZA AT BARCLAYS CENTER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 SATURDAY NIGHT – WORLD CLASS BOXING FOLLOW BY VERZUZ CONCERT FEATURING ICONIC REGGAE ARTIST SUPER CAT 10 Rounds – NABF Super Lightweight Championship CLETUS ‘THE HEBREW HAMMER’ SELDIN, (25-1, 21 KOs), Long Island, NABF Champion vs. […]
Politics! WBC Rules Fury-Wilder III Winner Must Face Winner of WBC Whyte vs. Wallin By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (October 8th, 2021)– Boxing politics still rules. The World Boxing Council has ruled the winner of Saturday night’s Las Vegas WBC mega-fight trilogy bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder […]
FURY VS. WILDER 3 WEIGH-IN, PREVIEW SHOWS, BETTING ODDS, PREDICTIONS & HOW TO WATCH! By Zo Crooks, Real Combat Media Las Vegas/Chicago Correspondent CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM RYAN HAFEY/ PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS CLICK HERE FOR UNDERCARD PHOTOS & HERE FOR PPV PHOTOS FROM FRANK MICELOTTA/FOX SPORTS CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM SEAN MICHAEL HAM/TGB PROMOTIONS Las Vegas, NV (October 7th, 2021)– This […]
ASPEN LADD BATTLES NORMA DUMONT IN WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT THRILLER AT UFC® APEX IN LAS VEGAS FEATURED BOUT: ANDREI ARLOVKSI vs. CARLOS FELIPE Las Vegas – UFC® returns to UFC APEX with an exciting women’s featherweight bout that will see No. 3 ranked bantamweight contender Aspen Ladd step in for injured Holly Holm to face Norma Dumont. In the co-main event, […]
TYSON FURY VS. DEONTAY WILDER III UNDERCARD PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS Fighters Preview Respective Showdowns Taking Place this Saturday, October 9 From T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ESPN+ PPV and FOX Sports PPV Begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT Preliminary Bouts on ESPN2 and FS1 Begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT Click HERE for […]
CHAMPION VADIM NEMKOV VS. NO. 5 JULIUS ANGLICKAS, NO. 1 RYAN BADER VS. NO. 2 COREY ANDERSON TO CO HEADLINE BELLATOR MMA 268: LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX SEMIFINALS SATURDAY, OCT. 16, AT 10 P.M. ET LIVE ON SHOWTIME Married Arizonans Benson and Maria Henderson to be featured in separate bouts of 14-fight BELLATOR™ card at the Footprint […]
RCM Historical Boxing: Audley Harrison, TBI and the 2015 Comeback Which Never Was By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sydney Olympic Games 2000 Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist Audley Harrison, training for a final comeback attempt in 2015 after two years out of the ring, retired for good due to the effects of […]
LIVE BOXING COMING TO NEW LIVE! EVENT CENTER AT LIVE! LIVE BOXING COMING TO ON NOVEMBER 18 SOUTH PHILADELPHIA HEAVYWEIGHT SONNY CONTO PUTS UNDEFEATED STREAK ON THE LINE AGAINST ED FOUNTAIN LEGENDARY FIGHT PROMOTER JOE HAND, SR., BRINGS TOP-NOTCH LIVE BOXING EVENT TO SOUTH PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA (October 7, 2021)—South Philadelphia heavyweight fighter Sonny Conto (7-0, […]
AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships to take place in Istanbul early December 2021 LAUSANNE, Switzerland (October 2, 2021) — It is officially confirmed that AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships will take place in the city of Istanbul, Turkey. During an official visit of AIBA President Umar Kremlev to Istanbul an agreement was signed between AIBA and […]
Popular Liverpool Heavyweight David Price Retires at Age 38 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (October 7th, 2021)– Popular Liverpool British heavyweight David Price, a 2018 Olympic heavyweight bronze medalist in Beijing who went on to win the English, British, BBB of C British, Commonwealth British Empire and WBA Continental […]
TYSON FURY VS. DEONTAY WILDER III FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS WBC and Lineal Heavyweight Champion Fury and Former Heavyweight Champion Wilder Preview Trilogy Showdown Taking Place This Saturday, October 9 on ESPN+ PPV and FOX Sports PPV from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Click HERE for Photos from Mikey Williams/Top Rank Click HERE for Photos from Scott […]
Former USA amateur stars in action Elvis Figueroa returns to ring, Felix Parrilla making pro debut “Fight Night in Framingham” October 16th FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (October 7, 2021) – New Haven (CT) super middleweight Elvis Figueroa and pro-debuting Felix Parrilla, a pair of former USA amateur stars, will be in action October 22nd. In the first […]
NEW OPPONENT FOR INAUGURAL WBC BRIDGERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT “THE CONQUEST: OSCAR RIVAS VS. RYAN ROZICKI” MONTREAL (October 6, 2021) — The inaugural World Boxing Council (WBC) Bridgerweight World Championship fight (under 224 lbs.) will take place on October 22nd, promoted by Groupe Yvon Groupe (GYM) in collaboration with Three Lions Promotions, and a […]
UFC President Dana White and ABC Boxing Medical Committee Condemn Bare Knuckles Malpractices After Tragic Death of MMA Fighter Justin Thornton By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Biloxi, Mississippi (October 6th, 2021)– On Monday, October 4, 2021, bare knuckles fighter Justin Thornton, age 38, 6-18 in MMA, died two months after getting […]
TYSON FURY AND DEONTAY WILDER MAKE GRAND ARRIVALS IN LAS VEGAS AHEAD OF HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TRILOGY SHOWDOWN THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9 “No matter what Deontay Wilder does, I’m still going to knock him the fu*k out,” – Fury “I see me beating him up and then knocking him out. I’m going to put on a […]
Miguel “El Explosivo” Madueño Headlines Thompson Boxing’s New Blood Event ORANGE, CA (October 5, 2021) – Undefeated lightweight sensation, Miguel “El Explosivo” Madueño (25-0, 23 KOs), is scheduled to headline Thompson Boxing’s “New Blood” event on Friday, October 22, 2021. Madueño will face Jose Luis “La Boa” Rodriguez (25-14-1, 13 KOs) in the 8-round main event. This event will take place at the Doubletree […]
Below: Mexico’s Ivan “Choko” Castillo (right) will return to Combate Global action and square off with Marcos “Lobo” Lloreda in a welterweight (170 pounds) main event on Friday, Oct. 8. Photo credit: Scott Hirano/Combate Global, LLC. COMBATE GLOBAL ANNOUNCES SIX-BOUT MMA EVENT LIVE ON PARAMOUNT+ ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 WELTERWEIGHT MAIN EVENT: IVAN “CHOKO” CASTILLO […]
Money Talks, B.S. Walks, Why Canelo and Iron Mike Tyson Want to Fight the Pauls Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. has fought Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Jake Paul, and Conor McGregor. Whether real or exhibition, especially during the COVID-19 chronological time period, money is an education in […]
A Tribute to Pascual Perez, Argentina’s 4’11” Boxing Giant By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent A native of Mendoza Argentina, Pascual Perez won a gold medal boxing at the 1948 London Olympics in the first post-World War II Olympic Games. A hero in Argentina, between 1952 and 1964, Perez had a professional […]
Remembering The UFC Hall of Famer Kevin Randleman With UFC 265 now in the books and the promotion looking ahead to UFC 266, we wanted to push pause and highlight the latest Hall of Fame class (inducted right before UFC 265). This was actually the 2020 class — as they’re finally getting their “day […]
ANDRADE DEFENDS WBO CROWN AGAINST QUIGLEY ON NOV 19 ‘Boo Boo’ tackles Irishman in New Hampshire – one of four World title fights on a stacked bill Demetrius Andrade will top a World title quadruple-header as he defends his WBO World Middleweight against Jason Quigley at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire on Friday November 19, live […]
British NOT Coming! Wilder Crowd, Tyson Fury to Joe Biden Connection, Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (October 4th, 2021)– The British are not coming. The British are not coming. The British are not coming to the Tyson Fury versus Deontay Wilder trilogy fight this weekend at […]
UFC Fight Night 193 Results & Video Highlights Full UFC Fight Night 193 results include: Thiago Santos def. Johnny Walker via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) Kevin Holland vs. Kyle Daukaus ends in no contest (accidental clash of heads) – Round 1, 3:43 Niko Price def. Alex Oliveira via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Krzysztof […]
Crazy Celebrity Boxing: Malignaggi Decisions Corey B, Odom Decisions Noa By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Miami, FL (October 3rd, 2021)– In a new tale of exhibitions on a card originally supposed to feature former World Heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe. Former two-time World champion Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi won a three-round exhibition […]
RCM Boxing Weekend Recap: Avanesyan Retains EBU, Vazquez Returns, Pigford KOs Aryee By Robert Brizel, Head Boxing Correspondent London, UK (October 3rd, 2021)– Saturday, October 2, 2021, yielded some interesting boxing results, with European Boxing Union Welterweight champion David Avanesyan and former International Boxing Federation World Lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez being the most prominent names […]
UFC Fight Night 193 Weigh-in Results & Video The full UFC Fight Night 193 weigh-in results include: MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET) Thiago Santos (206) vs. Johnny Walker (204.5) Kyle Daukaus (185.5) vs. Kevin Holland (183.5) Alex Oliveira (169.5) vs. Niko Price (170.5) Misha Cirkunov (185.5) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (185.5) Macy Chiasson (136) vs. […]
Verdejo and Sosa Controversy: Should Pro Boxers Be Subject to the Death Penalty? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Two recent incidents involving the deaths of a family member by pro boxers has revisited the old argument. Does Dementia Pugilistica, as in professional boxers getting hit in the head over a period […]
