SEASON 2 OF PFL MENA COMING TO JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA, ON MAY 9 AS PART OF JEDDAH SEASON PFL MENA Continues to be the Premier MMA Competition in the Middle East PFL MENA to Partner with Jeddah Season to Help Grow the Sport of MMA in the Middle East JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (March 25, 2025) […]
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(#4) CORY SANDHAGEN AND (#5) DEIVESON FIGUEIREDO HEADLINES FIRST UFC® EVENT IN DES MOINES FEATURED BOUT: (#13) REINIER DE RIDDER vs. BO NICKAL UFC® FIGHT NIGHT: SANDHAGEN vs. FIGUEIREDO TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 21 Las Vegas – UFC® delivers its first event in Des Moines, Iowa, headlined by a pivotal bantamweight bout that will see No. […]
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FORMER WORLD CHAMPION & AUSTRALIAN SUPERSTAR TIM TSZYU RETURNS TO TAKE ON RISING CONTENDER JOEY SPENCER IN MAIN EVENT OF PBC CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ON PRIME VIDEO ON SATURDAY, APRIL 5 Tszyu vs. Spencer Headlines Action Beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from Newcastle, Australia NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA – March 18, 2025 – Former world champion and Australian superstar Tim […]
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Third time the charm Ryan “The Bruiser” Rozicki to Challenge WBC Cruiserweight World Champion Badou Jack on May 3 in Saudi Arabia HAMILTON, Ontario, Canada (March 19, 2025) – Canadian cruiserweight challenger Ryan “The Bruiser” Rozicki (20-1-1, 19 KOs) will finally get his World Boxing Council (WBC) Cruiserweight World title shot against defending champion Badou “The Ripper” Jack (20-1-1, 19 […]
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KAMBOSOS JR VS. WYLLIE + UNDERCARD FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport Chairman: “Good morning everyone. Welcome to Sydney, Australia. A huge night of boxing on Saturday. Two World Championship fights and an all-Australian blockbuster between George Kambosos Jr and Jake Wyllie here at the Qudos Bank Arena, live and exclusive all […]
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BREAKING NEWS UFC 144 RESULTS: By: MMA Writer Anthony L. Gonzalez Prelims: Issei Tamura def. Tiequan Zhang via knockout (punch) – Round 2, 0:32. Chris Cariaso def. Takeya Mizugaki via decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). Riki Fukuda def. Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27 Vaughan Lee def. Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto via submission (armbar) […]
ALEXANDER POVETKIN VS. MARCO HUCK By: Scott Canipe World heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin 23(16)-0-0 vs. Marco Huck 34(25)-1(1)-0 World heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin is looking to defend his WBA Heavyweight Championship against WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco Huck. Povetkin enjoys a 20 pound weight advantage as they weighed: Alexander Povetkin 229 vs. Marco Huck 209. Rd 1 […]
CLEVERLEY EYES HOPKINS FIGHT AT THE MILLENIUM STADIUM By: UK Boxing Writer Peter Mann Nathan Cleverly, 25, is now eyeing up a summer showdown with the light heavyweight divisions top fighter, Bernard Hopkins, at the Millenium Stadium in Wales. However, before that mouth-watering prospect becomes a reality, Cleverly, the current WBO Light Heavyweight champion, puts his […]
Solid March 17 Undercard Announced Supporting Martinez vs. Macklin, Rodriguez vs. George NEW YORK (February 23, 2012) – DiBella Entertainment has announced a solid undercard supporting the Sergio Martinez vs. Matthew Macklin card, entitled “THE REAL Middleweight Championship – Get Your Irish Up”, on March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day), in The Theater at Madison Square Garden. […]
Marco Huck vs. Alexander Povetkin Preview By: Uk Boxing Writer Jai Singh ALEXANDER POVETKIN VS. MARCO HUCK PREVIEW: CAN HUCK OVERCOME THE ODDS? This Saturday, February 25th former Olympic gold medalist & current undefeated WBA ‘regular’ heavyweight champion, Alexander Povetkin (23-0, 16 KO’s) will attempt to defend his world title for the second time against […]
By: José A. Maldonado, MFA This past Saturday, Paul “The Punisher” Williams fought Nobuhiro Ishida in what was his first fight in seven months. Of course, in the sport of boxing, this is hardly considered an extended hiatus, particularly when one considers that top fighters often fight once or twice a year. Williams’ break, however, seemed […]
By: Carl Hewitt After last Summer’s controversial decision victory over Argentina’s Lucas Matthysse, there were serious reservations about being able to get future opponents to come to the St. Louis area again to face former IBF and WBC 140 lb. champion, Devon Alexander. It was widely-believed that the two questionable decisions Alexander received against […]
Real Combat Media’s UFC 144 Preview By: MMA Writer Michael Alexander *Prelims start at 8:00PM ET, PPV starts at 10:00 PM ET* The UFC makes it’s way back to the Land of the Rising Sun for the first time since UFC 29, as Lightweight Champ Frankie “The Answer” Edgar (14-1-1) takes on number […]
By: UK Boxing Writer – Robert Massey In professional boxing, until the 1980’s, the “championship distance” referred to the title rounds that were numbered between 13 and 15. This changed though, following the death of lightweight Duk Koo Kim in 1982 after his 14 round knockout loss to Ray Mancini. Almost immediately, the WBC issued a […]
Paul Williams UD victory vs. Nobuhiro Ishida By: Scott Canipe Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KOs) is looking to rekindle his career with a dominating win over Nobuhiro Ishida (24-6-2, 9 Kos). Williams is coming off of a lackluster performance against Cuban Erislandy Lara and a previous devastating TKO loss to Sergio Martinez. Ishida, on the […]
* Photo by Sumio Yamada CLOUD RETAINS HIS TITLE! By: Scott Canipe The fight began with Cloud dropping Campillo twice in the first round and stalked him like a lion goes after prey. Going into the middle rounds, it’s tit-for-tat. Cloud is much more powerful, but Campillo boxed very effectively from the southpaw style. Cloud […]
By: Team Real Combat Media Boxing Right after his loss to Vitali Klitschko, Dereck Chisora went crazy again !!! Chisora then confronted Haye during the press conference and the two men grappled around the room with onlookers and entourages getting involved. Someone, possibly Chisora, claimed to have been ‘glassed’ before grabbing a bottle himself. Chisora: “I’m going to shoot […]
By: Scott Canipe Dereck Chisora slapped Vitali Klitschko at the weigh-in the day before Klitschko defended his WBC heavyweight title. Vitali stated after the incident, “I am going to hit back on Saturday. He will get his beating.” It was an act so outlandish and brazen that it appeared that Chisora meant business. And in all […]
PAUL WILLIAMS VS. NOBUHIRO ISHIDA PREVIEW: CAN ‘THE PUNISHER’ PROVE THE CRITICS WRONG? By: UK Boxing Writer – Jai Singh In a star studded Showtime boxing card this weekend which will feature the likes of Heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (34-2, 29 KO’s) & Tavoris Cloud (23-0, 19 KO’s) in separate bouts, former WBO […]
Gamboa vs. Rios is signed for April 14thBy: Team Real Combat Media Boxing WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (29-0-1, 22 KO’s) is facing former IBF/WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboas (21-0, 16 KO’s) next on April 14th at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight will be televised on […]
VITALI KLITSCHKO VS. DERECK CHISORA By: UK BOXING WRITER ROBERT MASSEY This Saturday in the Olympiahalle Arena, Munich, Germany Vitali Klitschko 43 wins (40kos) – 2 losses (2 losses by injury stoppage) defends his WBC title against Britain’s Dereck Chisora 15 wins (9kos) – 2 losses. Chisora is coming into this fight on the back of a very […]
UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger Recap By: MMA Writer Mike Alexander I feel bad for all fight fans who were unable to watch the Fuel TV card, as the UFC, once again, put on another amazing free card. In a 29-28 UD victory, Jake Ellenberger has put his name firmly […]
Cotto Has Earned His Shot, but Does He Have a Shot Against Floyd? By: Adam Millican The fight that hardcore and casual boxing fans alike want the most looks as if it will not happen in 2012. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao both have different dance partners lined up for their next fights, with Floyd […]
*Facebook Fights start at 6:20 PM ET. Fuel TV fights start at 8:00 PM ET.* UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger PREVIEW By: MMA Writer Mike Alexander After a week off from putting on fights, the UFC brings us our first Fuel TV card ever, and they could not have picked a […]
Cloud-Campillo Preview By: Boxing Writer Carl Hewitt Tavoris Cloud will be making the fourth defense of his IBF light heavyweight title against Gabriel Campillo of Spain Saturday night in a fight that came about because his original opponent, Zsolt Erdei, suffered an injury, forcing a complete cancellation of the card that was set for New […]
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Pacquiao’s Last Fight Could Be Bradley? By: Frank Rivera ABS-CBN News.com is reporting that P4P king Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is contemplating retirement at the end of this year. ABS-CBN News reporter Rea Lara, writes that Pacquiao upcoming fight with undefeated challenger Timothy Bradley on June 9th, could be his last fight. Pacquiao’s reason for contemplating retirement according to the article, […]
Soto vs Matthysse Set For Khan vs Peterson II Underard The Amir Khan vs Lamont Peterson May 19th card has added Humberto Soto vs Lucas Matthysse to the undercard. Matthysse (29-2, 27 KO) is known for being a power puncher, tough chin and a physically strong pressure fighter. Many favor Matthysse to be the man at 140 and […]
RCM’S BOXING TRIBUTE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON By: Historical Boxing Writer, Scott Canipe Real Combat Media would like to pay a special tribute to Whitney Elizabeth Houston. On Saturday, February 11, 2012, the world lost this tremendous talent that contributed much to society through the medium of music. Houston was 48 years old. She was beautiful, had […]
Welterweights Shine In Prizefighter 23 By: Peter Mann The undercard for the 23rdPrizefighter Series in Wolverhampton provided an excellent start to the main event. Both the Matchroom Sports prospects scored victories as first Tommy Ghent (5-0) defeated William Warburton over four rounds before Ryan Aston (3-0) increased his status and rocked the Civic […]
Chaos In The Ring: Lazarte vs Casimero Photo By: Ramon Cairo In Mar Del Plata, Argentina chaos was running rampant, as fans of Luis Lazarte acted violently after Jonhriel Casimero of the Philippines, stopped Lazerte in the tenth round via TKO to capture the IBF Junior Flyweight Title. Supporters of Lazarte’s were angered that the fight was stopped […]
THE PRIZEFIGHTER SERIES: LIGHT-WELTERWEIGHTS BY: Peter Mann Here we go fight fans, the 23rd edition of Matchroom Sports Prizefighter Series, sponsored for the first time by betfair, will be witnessed in the one night of 11th February at Wolverhampton’s Civic Hall, and boy is the field looking good. Right through from the bookies […]
Nationalism: Does it Belong in MMA? By: MMA Writer Mike Alexander USA! USA! USA! During the Co-Main Event for UFC 143, the American, Roy “Big Country” Nelson, took on the Brazilian, Fabricio Werdum. In a regular match that sought to only put on an entertaining bout between two heavyweights, the crowd decided to […]
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