All 24 fighters made weight for UFC Vegas 121. Full tale-of-the-tape breakdowns, film study, betting odds and the ceremonial weigh-in video for Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos at the Meta Apex.
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Fury vs. Joshua is officially set for December 11 in Cardiff, but Dana White and Eddie Hearn can't agree on who's actually promoting it. Here's the latest from Netflix, Hearn's response, and the history behind the fight.
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DAZN Teiken Promotions WBC Toyota Arena Koto-Ku Inoue vs. Nasukawa Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Tokyo, Japan (September 24th, 2026)– Teiken Promotions, DAZN, and Toyota Arena Koto-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, will present a blockbuster five-bout card featuring four world title bouts involving the World Boxing Council, the World Boxing Organisation, […]
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FUNDORA, FIGUEROA & CHARLO TRIPLEHEADER VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & VIDEO RECORDING Featuring Sebastian Fundora, Ermal Hadribeaj, Brandon Figueroa, Tomoki Kameda & Jermall Charlo Fighters Preview Respective Showdowns Featured on “The Fight” Live on TNT & DAZN Saturday, October 17 from The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Click HERE for Video […]
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FULL CARD FINALIZED FOR PFL CHICAGO ON OCTOBER 16 AT WINTRUST ARENA Carmouche and Bishop Set to Make History in Inaugural PFL Women’s Flyweight Title Fight Undefeated Timur Khizriev Returns Against Gabriel Braga in Co-Main Event PFL Chicago Airs Live in the U.S. on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN App Tickets Are Available Now via pfl.info/Chicago Media […]
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What to Expect This Weekend By: José A. Maldonado, MFA This Friday on an excellent fight card in Tokyo’s International Forum, former flyweight and super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan will challenge the relatively inexperienced Shinsuke Yamanaka for the WBC bantamweight title. Darchinyan, who came up short in Showtime’s Bantamweight Tournament, will look […]
Interview Greg Haugen – Part II By Boxing Reporter and Writer Chris Cercola Freddy and I fought lightweight, but I actually walked around at 155 pounds. Try losing 20 pounds for a fight, you know, I had to take time to do that. I found myself so much stronger than most of the guys I […]
Alistair Overeem is most likely out of UFC 146 after failed test results. By: Team Real Combat Media According to MMA Junkie Alistair Overeem is out of UFC 146 after failing the Nevada state drug test for elevated levels of testosterone. This was Overeem’s very first failed drug test in his entire MMA career. Suprise […]
FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. MIGUEL COTTO HBO FACEOFF By: HBO SPORTS © HBO 2012. No copyright infringement intended Floyd Mayweather vs Miguel Cotto – HBO Face Off with Max Kellerman @REALCOMBATMEDIA – Editorial StaffEditor in ChiefWe are the Editorial staff for the top independent international boxing and mma online publication since 2012. Follow us on […]
Juan Manuel Lopez loses license From: AP San Juan, Puerto Rico The commonwealth’s professional boxing commission has suspended the license of former WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez for one year for criticizing a referee after his March 10 loss to Mexico’s Orlando Salido. He was also ordered Tuesday to pay a $10,000 fine and […]
Arthur Abraham Decisions Piotr Wilczewski By UK Boxing Writer Jon Campbell On the 31st of March in Kiel, Germany former IBF Middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (34-3) defended his WBO European Super Middleweight title against the Polish Piotr Wilczewski (33-3). This was Abraham’s 2nd comeback fight since his career declined due to a disappointing super-six tournament […]
ATLANTIC CITY’S BIGGEST BOXING WEEKEND KICKS OFF WITH IMPORTANT TITLE CLASH FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE By: Marc Abrams ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (April 2, 2012)—On Friday night April 27th, The biggest boxing weekend in Atlantic City kicks off with an important USBA Title clash when Omar Sheika takes on Yusaf Mack. The show is promoted by Nedal […]
BELLATOR 64 PREVIEW CHICAGO, Ill. (April 2, 2012) —As Bellator Fighting Championships makes its long awaited return to Canada, it brings with it a stacked fight card headlined by a Bellator Welterweight Title Fight between World Champion Ben Askren and Season 5 Tournament Winner Douglas Lima, a Season 6 Featherweight Tournament semifinal featuring dangerous Brazilian […]
DENNIS HASSON TO TAKE ON TANEAL GOYCO ON MAY 4TH AT HARRAHS IN CHESTER, PA FERRANTE TO TAKE ON KARPENCY FOR PA STATE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE IN MAIN EVENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE By: Marc Abrams CHESTER, PA (March 30, 2012)—Undefeated Dennis “The Assassin” Hasson will risk his perfect mark when he takes on his toughest […]
What We Learned This Weekend – 4-2-2012 Edition By: José A. Maldonado, MFA Well, you can scratch that July 7th Antonio DeMarco vs. Jorge Linares bout. A totally uninspired Linares was supposed to get past Sergio Thompson to make it happen, but Mexico’s Thompson had other plans. As I pointed out in […]
EPIX RETURNS TO THE RING! LUCIAN BUTE vs. CARL FROCH WORLD SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP EPIX and EpixHD.com Snag Exclusive U.S. Rights for Live Telecast Saturday, May 26 Press Release NEW YORK, NY (April 3, 2012) – Undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion LUCIAN BUTE will make his 10th world title defense […]
Interview Greg Haugen – Part I By Boxing Reporter and Writer Chris Cercola Greg Lee Haugen was born in Auburn, Washington on August 31, 1960. After compiling an amateur record of approximately 300 – 25, Greg joined the local tough man competitions, where he went undefeated in 24 fights. He then would then set his […]
McCLINE DECISIONS CASTILLO IN HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY Big wins by Medina, Feliciano, Swain, and Calderon Plus Luckey & Ellis battle to a thrilling draw PRESS RELEASE HAMILTON, NJ (MARCH 31, 2012)—Former four-time world Heavyweight title challenger, Jameel “Big Time” McCline scored an eight round split decision over veteran Livin Castillo in front of a near […]
Kelly Pavlik vs. Aaron Jaco Recap By: Eliud Vazquez Torres San Antonio, Texas — Kelly Pavlik’s (38-2, 33 KOs) return to the ring on Saturday night has been completed. In the opening minutes of the very first round Pavlik displayed his boxing ability. Later in the round he caught Aaron Jaco (15-3, 5 […]
Interview with Supermiddleweight sensation Edwin Rodriguez By Boxing Reporter and Writer Chris Cercola Edwin Rodriguez was born on May 5, 1985 in Moca, Dominican Republic. Edwin came to Worcester Massachusetts in the United States when he was seven years old with his brothers and mother where they would reunite with Edwin’s father who was already here. […]
Orlando Canizales Interview Part II By Boxing Reporter and Writer Chris Cercola Former bantamweight champion and International Hall of Famer Orlando Canizales continues his interview with Chris Cercola. Orlando talks about his fights with Clarence “Bones” Adams, Puerto Rican sensation Wilfredo Vasquez Sr, Brooklyn’s Junior “Poison” Jones, great trainer Jesse Reid, tough Charlotte, NC native Kelvin Seabrooks, and so […]
Amoussou, Baker, Rickels and Saunders impress at Bellator 63 in front of packed Mohegan crowd Press Release CHICAGO, Ill. (March 30, 2012) — The quarterfinals of the Bellator Season 6 Welterweight Tournament have wrapped up as Karl Amoussou, Bryan Baker, David Rickels and Ben Saunders advanced to the semifinal round at Bellator 63 from […]
KARIM “HARD HITTA” MAYFIELD “UNBEATEN FIGHTERS COLLIDE” ON ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS Press Release For Immediate Release KARIM MAYFIELD vs. RAYMOND SERRANO NABO LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN MAY 18 ON ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS Mayfield signs contract to fight Serrano SAN FRANCISCO (March 29, 2012) – On May 18, undefeated NABO light welterweight champion, Karim […]
By: Victor Manuel Ramírez Villafuerte Boxeo Mexicano Muy buena resultó la conferencia de prensa del pasado martes en la que se promociono la pelea de Juan Manuel Márquez vs Sergey Fedchenko el próximo 14 de abril en la nueva arena México con capacidad para 22 mil personas, 5 mil cajones de estacionamiento gratuito y una pantalla […]
Orlando Canizales Interview Part I By Boxing Reporter and Writer Chris Cercola Orlando Canizales was born in Laredo, Texas on November 25, 1965. He turned professional in August of 1984, scoring a second round knockout, after compiling an amateur record of 108 wins and only 12 defeats. Orlando would face Paul Gonzales, the Olympic gold medalist […]
Kelly Pavlik/Aaron Jaco Preview By Eliud Vazquez Torres, Boxing Writer Kelly Pavlik vs Aaron Jaco Date: Saturday March 31, 2012 Location: Illusions Theater, San Antonio, Texas Promoter: Top Rank Division: Light Heavyweight Scheduled: 10 Rounds Former World middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik(37-2, 32 KOs) returns to the ring after nearly one year away from the […]
INTERVIEW WITH BRITISH LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION, BRIAN ‘THE LION’ ROSE By: UK Boxing Writer Peter Mann Presently residing in Blackpool,England, Brian Rose is the current British Light Middleweight champion having defeated Prince Arran for the belt in December 2011 after twelve, grueling rounds. It was a fight that the Birmingham-born boxer admits to being ‘the […]
What to Expect This Weekend By: José A. Maldonado, MFA In what is surely his quest for 100 victories, Luís Ramón Campas, better known as “Yori Boy” Campas, will fight in his native Sonora, Mexico on Friday against former title challenger Mauro Lucero (46-16-1-32 KOs). Campas’ best fights took place […]
SONNEN VS. SILVA SET FOR UFC 147 IN BRAZIL By: Anthony L. Gonzalez Chael Sonnen will be fighting against Anderson Silva in Brazil in June. This will be one of the biggest UFC events in years . The fight will take place at Havlange Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Chael Sonnen was dominating Anderson Silva for 4 and […]
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 27, 2012) — As Bellator Fighting Championships prepares to make its sixth trip to Connecticut, the fight card for Bellator 63 has been finalized and features a night of incredible finishers, including the start of Bellator’s $100,000 Welterweight Tournament as well as preliminary action loaded with East Coast talent. Tickets for the […]
The Journeyman Distinction By Eliud Vazquez Torres Journeymen in boxing are much needed. They are the ones that promoters call up whenever they have a prospect that they think can proceed to the next level. A journeyman can provide rounds, competition, and even a few surprises for the sponsors to evaluate the fighters that they […]
‘Sweet’ Reggie Johnson Interview Part III By Boxing Reporter and Writer Chris Cercola In part three and the final segment in this amazing interview with “Sweet” Reggie Johnson, Reggie talks about the late Julio Gonzalez, George Foreman writing him a very inspirational letter, and the great trainer Jesse Reid. There’s some history with Julio Gonzalez. When […]
‘Sweet’ Reggie Johnson Interview Part II By Boxing Reporter and Writer Chris Cercola In part two of this incredible interview with Reggie Johnson, he talks about his fights with Lamar Parks, Irishman Stevie Collins, John David Jackson, and so much more. Lamar Parks was in the same situation I was in when I fought James […]
DERRICK “TAKE IT TO BANK” WEBSTER STEPS IT UP TO TAKE ON JOHN MACKEY THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 31ST IN HAMILTON, NJ PLUS UNDEFEATED PRZMYSLAW OPALACH; JUAN RODRIGUEZ AND JOE CUSUMANO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE By: Marc Abrams HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY (March 26, 2012)—This Saturday night, March 31st Nedal Abuhumoud’s Nedal’s Promotions and Andre Kut’s KEA Boxing […]
GARY SHAW PRODUCTIONS Press Release For Immediate Release Del Valle And Pedraza To Fight On ShoBox April 27 March 26, 2012 (San Juan, PR) – As part of the acclaimed series of boxing events “ShoBox: The New Generation” transmitted through SHOWTIME, Dibella Entertainment will be featuring two of it’s best fighters from “Team Puerto […]
Bert Sugar who is a Hall Of Fame Boxing Writer Passed at age 75 Bert Sugar, an iconic boxing writer and sports historian who was known for his trademark cigar, died Sunday of cardiac arrest. He was 75. His family was by his side as he died of lung cancer . Here are a […]
Kirkland-Molina Recap: An Absence of Justice By UK Boxing Writer Jon Campbell Last night’s Light-Middleweight bout between James Kirkland (31-1) and Carlos Molina (19-4-2) was a decent fight which was enjoyable to watch, despite the conclusion which was both unexpected and unfair. At the end of the 10th round Kirkland puts Molina down, Molina quickly […]
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