Merab Dvalishvili alleges Usman Nurmagomedov and others attacked him in an Abu Dhabi hotel lobby. See the video, reported detentions and the fallout for RAF Abu Dhabi.
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Vasiliy Lomachenko Returns from Retirement, Enters Multi-Year Partnership with Top Rank Three-division world champion to target biggest fights at 130 pounds (Nov. 5, 2026) — Vasiliy Lomachenko is back. The three-division world champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist has ended his retirement and entered a multi-year co-promotional agreement with Top Rank through his newly formed Loma Power Promotions. Lomachenko, who […]
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SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 10, 2026) — Bay Area native and WBO welterweight world champion Devin Haney is ready to bring another championship night to his native home. Haney will face IBF king Liam Paro in a world title unification showdown Saturday, Dec. 19, at Chase Center in San Francisco. The two met face-to-face for the first time Tuesday in San […]
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MOST VALUABLE PROMOTIONS’ CHRISTMAS EVE SPECTACLE: JAKE PAUL VS. CÉDRIC DOUMBÉ KICKOFF PRESS CONFERENCE IN PARIS QUOTES & PHOTOS Jake Paul returns to action against Cédric Doumbé in highly anticipated Christmas Eve matchup Paul vs. Doumbé tickets will go on sale Sunday, November 15 at 12 pm GST/9 am CET HERE; fans can sign up […]
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Adrien Broner is reportedly okay after a scary Los Angeles concert incident. Here is his health status and a look at his Kick streaming wins and failures.
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Magic Mike Plania Upsets WBO Number One Contender Joshua Greer on ESPN By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Top Rank Las Vegas, NV (June 17th, 2020)– Boxing is back. Who wins, however, is sometimes not the expected outcome. Often times, number one contenders fall. World Boxing Organization number one […]
Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino Atlantic City, Famed Boxing Venue, To Be Demolished By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (June 13th, 2020)– Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, which opened on May 14, 1984, as Harrah’s Boardwalk or Harrah’s at Trump […]
Jessie’s Night: Magdaleno Wins Via DQ Over Yenifel Vicente Adam Lopez edges Louie Coria in 10-round slugfest • CLICK HERE for PHOTOS (Photo Credit: Mikey Williams/ Top Rank) • CLICK HERE for VIDEO Courtesy of Top Rank LAS VEGAS (June 11, 2020) — There were fouls, multiple point deductions and knockdowns. But for featherweight Jessie Magdaleno, the win is all that mattered. Magdaleno prevailed […]
Shakur Stevenson Defeats Felix Caraballo By ESPN Boxing Shakur Stevenson dominated Felix Caraballo over six one-sided rounds on Tuesday at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas in what was the return of boxing to the city. Stevenson (14-0, 8 KOs) was sharp from the beginning, muting the aggression of Caraballo (13-2-2, 9 KOs), […]
Pete Rademacher Dies at 91, Olympic Gold Medalist Fought for Heavyweight Title in First Pro Bout By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sandusky, Ohio (June 11th, 2020)– Pete Rademacher, the outgoing heavyweight who won the Chicago Golden Gloves, the All-Army championship, the All-Armed Forces Championship, and the 1956 Olympic Heavyweight Gold […]
Weigh-In Results: Shakur Stevenson vs. Felix CaraballoLIVE BOXING IS BACK! MGM Grand Conference Center Grand Ballroom (Las Vegas) TUESDAY at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ESPN & ESPN Deportes Shakur Stevenson-Felix Caraballo Media Conference Call Transcript CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO OF CALL Evan Korn (Media Relations Director, Top Rank): First off, I want to […]
From Boxing to Bicycles: The Marlon Thomas Story By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent 48 bout veteran Marlon ‘Trouble Man’ Thomas terrorized the lower weight classes between 1991 and 2014. Fighting out of Detroit, Michigan, Thomas compiled a professional record of 37-9-1 with 21 knockouts, and one No Contest. At […]
Sullivan Barrera Hopes Sergey Kovalev Isn’t Back On The Bottle Las Vegas, NV (June 5th, 2020)– Sullivan Barrera thought that right now he would be entertaining offers for another title shot. The former Cuban amateur standout has a lot of nice wins on his resume with a world championship the only thing missing. Barrera was […]
Live Boxing is Back: Shakur Stevenson and Jessie Magdaleno to Headline June Cards Top Rank on ESPN at the MGM Grand Conference Center Grand Ballroom marks the return of big-time boxing to North America LAS VEGAS (June 2, 2020) — It can all be summarized in three long-awaited words: boxing is back. Top Rank on ESPN returns Tuesday, […]
Noted Trainer, Ex-World Welterweight Champion Curtis Cokes, Dies in Dallas at 82 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Dallas, TX (June 2nd, 2020)– Former World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council World Welterweight champion Curtis Cokes, who fought in 80 professional bouts between 1958 and 1972, has died in his […]
LIVE BOXING IS BACK! FIGHTNIGHT LIVE $5 PPV FEATURES “KING CARLOS” MOLINA ON SATURDAY, LIVE FROM MEXICO First PPV show for interactive Facebook series features five matchups and is headlined by the former IBF World Champion. Online: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE/ NEW YORK (June 1, 2020) – Boxing’s opening bell rings once again on Saturday evening, June 6, when […]
TOP RANK BOXING & UFC APPROVED FOR NEVADA FOR JUNE AND REST OF MAY By ESPN Boxing Las Vegas, NV (May 28th, 2020)– The UFC’s next two events have officially been approved. The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) voted unanimously in a phone meeting Wednesday morning to allow a pair of UFC cards to run […]
FIGHTNIGHT LIVE UNVEILS NEW $5 PPV OPTION TO HELP FIGHTERS GET BACK INTO THE RING IN JUNE Interactive Facebook series enables regional promoters and club shows to get back in business while maintaining social distancing and COVID-19 protocols. Online: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE/ NEW YORK (May 26, 2020) – As America continues to face the public health and economic […]
Live Boxing Returns to Impact Network in July DETROIT, MI (May 26, 2020) – Live televised boxing events are scheduled to return on the Impact Network in mid-July as negotiations for fights in Las Vegas, Detroit, Chicago, and Florida for the Bahamas, are all underway as particular cities reopen up for business amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With […]
Riddick Bowe Calls Out Mike Tyson For 10 Round War! Ten Million Dollars Winner Take All! By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media Boxing International exclusive, former World Heavyweight champion Riddick ‘Big Daddy’ Bowe, in a new interview, is calling out for World Heavyweight champion Iron Mike Tyson […]
Mike Tyson vs. Shannon Briggs In The Works? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (May 19th, 2020)– In the era of numerous proposed Novel Coronavirus charity exhibition comebacks, so many heavyweight names have been thrown into the hat intending to return to the ring for a charity that boxing fans […]
ANDRADE: I WOULD BUST BILLY-JOE UP ‘Boo Boo’ still wants to face Brit Demetrius Andrade hopes to finally get to face bitter rival Billy Joe Saunders when boxing returns – and told Matchroom Boxing’s Podcast ‘The Lockdown Tapes’ that he would ‘bust up’ the Brit if they clashed. THE LOCKDOWN TAPES WITH DEMETRIUS ANDRADE IS ALSO ON […]
The Real Deal Returns! Evander Holyfield Announces Comeback at Age 57. By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (May 7th, 2020)– First, Iron Mike Tyson announced a comeback for charity. Now Evander Holyfield has announced he is making a comeback for charity. Maybe every former heavyweight champion will get […]
MIKE TYSON STARTS GETTING OFFERS FOR HIS CHARITY BOXING COMEBACK Las Vegas, NV (May 6th, 2020)– Mike Tyson broke the internet a few days ago, when he posted a training video where he showcased his speed and power. After watching that video clip, Melbourne boxing promoter Brian Amatruda immediately got on the phone to arrange […]
OSCAR DE LA HOYA ON CANELO “IN BOXING, THERE IS NO LOYALTY .” Los Angeles, CA (May 5th, 2020)– The relationship between Oscar De La Hoya and Canelo Alvarez has not been the best of times of late. Last year Canelo Alvarez spoke with the press and said Oscar De La Hoya’s relationship with him […]
Fight or Bite? Iron Mike Tyson Training For Comeback at 53 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (May 3rd, 2020)–From Jack Johnson to Jack Dempsey to Joe Louis, from George Foreman to Sonny Liston, from Smokin’ Joe Frazier toto Muhammad Ali to Wladimir Klitschko, many former heavyweight champions […]
Ex-World Middleweight Champion Michael Nunn Seeks Kickboxing Comeback At Age 57 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Davenport, Iowa (April 30th, 2020)– Former International Boxing Federation World Middleweight champion and World Boxing Association Super Middleweight champion Michael Nunn, 57, who was released from prison in April 2019 after serving 17 […]
SMITH AND SAUNDERS ‘MAKE SENSE’ FOR JACOBS Former Middleweight king targets Brit World rulers at 168lbs – and has a score to settle with Rosado Daniel Jacobs is targeting Super-Middleweight champions Callum Smith and Billy Joe Saunders as he told the latest episode of Matchroom Boxing’s Podcast ‘The Lockdown Tapes’ the steps he needs to […]
David Haye Seeks Fury-Joshua Winner, Heavyweight and WSOP Belts By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, Nevada (April 27th, 2020)– David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye, Great Britain’s former world cruiserweight and heavyweight champion, is seeking a unique professional daily double of sorts. Haye, 28-4 with 26 knockouts, age 39, Bermondsey, United Kingdom, […]
Robin Zamora Wins Eight Round Main Event on Face mask Boxing Card in Nicaragua By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Managua, Nicaragua (April 26th, 2020)–The capital city of Managua, Nicaragua, has broken the long dry spell of no live boxing events since March 11, 2020, over a month, by staging […]
Leo Santa Cruz Calls Out Gervonta Davis By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (April, 25th, 2020)– Both Leon Santa Cruz and Gervonta Davis have World Boxing Association championship pedigrees. Santa Cruz, 37-1-1 with 19 knockouts, Rosemead, California, by way of Huetamo, Mexico, the World Boxing Association Super […]
Barry Hearn Says Fury Versus Joshua Could Be Next By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent English sporting events promoter Barry Hearn, the founder and chairman of promotions company Matchroom Sport, has now come forward in the midst of the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic with an all-United Kingdom titular spectacular heavyweight proposal. Tyson Fury […]
RCM Historical Boxing: Rocky Marciano vs. Sonny Liston By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent There have been fantasy tournaments, and dream matchups, but some matchup concepts have proven more popular than others. Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Larry Holmes and Jack Johnson are some of the stronger and more […]
Detroit Trainer of Champions, Ali Harrison, Father of Ex WBC Champ Tony Harrison, Dies at 59 From COVID-19 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Detroit, MI (April 21, 2020)– On April 20, 2020, this reporter’s friend, Ali Harrison Salaam, the father and trainer of former […]
DEVIN HANEY – “I can tell you this. I will never lose to a white boy in my life.” Las Vegas, NV (April 18th, 2020)– Devin Haney did not hold back when he spoke as part of a live YouTube chat about boxing Vasiliy Lomachenko in the future. Haney decided to use a line when […]
Adonis Stevenson Controversy! Ex-Champ, Mom, and Ex Go to Court Over Missing Money and Visitation By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In twenty months, former World Boxing Council World Light Heavyweight champion Adonis ‘Superman’ Stevenson has seemed to make a remarkable recovery from brain surgery after getting knocked out by Oleksandr […]
Miguel Berchelt Ready For All-Mexican Showdown Against Oscar Valdez CLICK HERE to watch full Q&A with Lupe Contreras (April 15, 2020) — His message is crystal clear. WBC super featherweight world champion Miguel “El Alacran” Berchelt (37-1, 33 KOs) wants all the big names. Whether it’s fellow Mexican action star Oscar Valdez, IBF champion Joseph “JoJo” Diaz, WBA champion Rene Alvarado, WBO […]
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