Detailed UFC 334 film study, odds, predictions for all 13 fights, weigh-in results, presser and countdown show for Gane vs Hokit and Harrison vs Nunes at Madison Square Garden.
Read More
DAZN Saturday Night Fights! Pacheco vs. Fulghum Heads Eight Bout Matchroom By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Prediction Record: 191-48-11, 11-5-1 in Main Event Feature Bouts Carson, CA ( November 13th, 2026)– Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, DAZN and USA TNT Sports will present an eight bouts card of DAZN Saturday Night Fights […]
Read More
COMPLETE PFL DUBAI WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS PFL Heavyweight World Champion Vadim Nemkov and challenger Sergei Bilostenniy make the main event official at 244.6 lbs and 262.0 lbs respectively The co-main event is also locked as undefeated Patrick Habirora and inaugural PFL MENA Welterweight Champion Omar El Dafrawy weigh in at 169.8 lbs and 170.8 lbs respectively […]
Read More
MOST VALUABLE PROMOTIONS ADDS HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT BETWEEN COMBAT SPORTS ICONS ALISTAIR OVEREEM AND JIMI MANUWA TO JAKE PAUL VS. CÉDRIC DOUMBÉ CHRISTMAS EVE CARD IN DUBAI Former Strikeforce heavyweight champion and K-1 World Grand Prix winner Alistair Overeem to face UFC knockout artist Jimi Manuwa in six-round heavyweight boxing showdown on Thursday, December […]
Read More
JARON ‘BOOTS’ ENNIS AND JOSH KELLY CLASH IN UNIFICATION BLOCKBUSTER ON FEBRUARY 27 IN ATLANTA – LIVE ON TNT AND DAZN Super-Welterweight kings put their titles and aim to take giant step to undisputed in Georgia Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Josh Kelly will clash in a Super-Welterweight unification blockbuster on Saturday February 27 at State […]
Read More
You are browsing archives for
This section is for all content that pertains to all Real Combat Media boxing news.
London Super-Featherweight Archie ‘Sharpshooter’ Sharp, RCM UK Prospect of the Month By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Londonnewsonline.co.uk.photo British super-featherweight Archie ‘Sharpshooter’ Sharp is the Real Combat Media prospect of the month. Sharp, 17-0 with nine knockouts, Welling, United Kingdom, holds the World Boxing Organization European Super Featherweight title. He […]
San Antonio, Texas – Professional championship boxing returns to the Alamodome on November 9th with Alamo City Fight Night! Davies Entertainment presents an incredible boxing event in the heart of San Antonio, Showcasing seven prize fighters fighting under the Davies Entertainment banner. Texas knockout artist James Kirkland (33-2, 29 KO) returns to the ring after making quick work of his last […]
DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT’S “BROADWAY BOXING AT THE POPE” HITS BROOKLYN THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, AT ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE AND LIVE ON UFC FIGHT PASS BROOKLYN, NY (OCTOBER 21, 2019) DiBella Entertainment’s acclaimed Broadway Boxing series returns to Brooklyn, NY, THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex on the campus of St. Francis College. The 110th edition of the long-running Broadway […]
DARMANI ROCK DEFEATS SMITH IN PHILADELPHIA FIGHT, REMAINS UNDEFEATED PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 21, 2019) – On Saturday, October 19th, Roc Nation Sports undefeated heavyweight boxer Darmani Rock (17-0, 12 KOs) dominated in his return to the ring overpowering Houston-native Maurenzo Smith (21-12, 14 KOs) in an eight-round bout at The Met Philadelphia. Rock won the […]
Kudratillo Abdukakhorov Interview: Bring on the Welterweight Champions! By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media international interview exclusive, world-ranked top ten welterweight Kudratillo ‘The Punisher’ Abdkakhorov, celebrating his tenth round points technical decision win over former world welterweight champion Luis Collazo at Temple University’s Liacouras Center this […]
Gabriel Gonzaga Knocks Out Antonio Silva in the BKFC 8 Main Event from Florida State Per-View Fairgrounds Entertainment Hall in Tampa, Fla. & Live on Pay-Per-View Jim Alers Stops Julian Lane in Co-Main Event Action Click HERE for Photos Credit: BKFC/Phil Lambert Click HERE for Video Highlights Credit: BKFC/Evan Zentar TAMPA, FLA. (October 20, 2019) – Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) […]
Beterbiev Drops Gvozdyk Three Times in Tenth, Wins Lineal Light Heavyweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a battle between undefeated world light heavyweight champions which was a rematch of an amateur bout won by Artur Beterbiev, Artur Beterbiev dropped Oleksandr Gvozdyk three times in the tenth round to win […]
Click HERE for Weigh-in Photos Credit: BKFC/Phil Lambert Click HERE for Video Highlights of the Weigh-in Credit: BKFC/Evan Zentar
DAVIES JR VS. RITSON WEIGHTS AND RUNNING ORDER 16:30 DOORS 4 x 3 mins Light-Heavyweight contest THOMAS WHITTAKER-HART 12st 11lbs 12oz v DARRYL SHARPE 12st 7lbs 2oz (Liverpool) […]
Trainer Joseph Awinongya RCM Interview: Ruiz Weight Loss Nonfactor, Will KO Joshua Again By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media World Heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr., formerly at 268 pounds, has now lost more than ten pounds from his short 6’2″ frame. His recently posted Instagram […]
A Russia-Ukraine Story 10 Years in the Making While Russia battles Ukraine on the world stage, two boxers fight not for country, but for legacy, FRIDAY in Philadelphia Special Top Rank on ESPN telecast begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 15, 2019) — As Russia and Ukraine dominate the news, both countries have […]
Adonis Stevenson Continues His Amazing Recovery Hitting the Bag 10 Months After His Coma Former World Boxing Council World Light Heavyweight champion Adonis ‘Superman’ Stevenson hit the heavy bag with lightning-fast reflexes, in a video clip posted on his Instagram on October 4, 2019, only ten months after he lost his world title after getting […]
“HOMECOMING V: GOING GLOBAL” STREAMING LIVE & EXCLUSIVELY ON UFC FIGHT PASS® FACT SHEET WHAT: “Homecoming V: Going Global” professional boxing Dana White Reconnects with Undefeated Boxer Cody Crowley MAIN EVENT – CPBC NATIONAL SUPER WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (10)* Cody “The Crippler” Crowley (17-0, 9 KOs), Champion, Peterborough, Ottawa Canada vs. “Super” Mian Hussain (16-1, […]
JERMALL CHARLO VS. DENNIS HOGAN NEW YORK PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS “This is going to be a knockout on December 7. I’m going to walk him straight into it,” – Charlo “I will wear that belt around my waist and paint the town green afterwards,” – Hogan Undefeated WBC Middleweight World […]
Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev International Media Conference Call Transcript and Audio Click HERE for PDF of Transcript and MP3 Recording LOS ANGELES (Oct. 16, 2019) – Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (34-3-1, 29 KOs), hosted an international media conference call yesterday to discuss his upcoming 12-round bout against Canelo Alvarez (51-1-2, 34 KOs) for Kovalev’s WBO Light Heavyweight World Title. Kathy Duva, CEO of […]
Super Welterweight Patrick Day Dies at Age 27 From Ring Injuries By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Chicago, IL (October 17th, 2019)– Super welterweight contender Patrick Day, age 27, a friend of Real Combat Media sportswriter Robert Brizel, and a two-time national amateur champion, as well as being the number-one ranked boxer […]
November 30: Oscar Valdez and Carl Frampton Headline Super Featherweight Doubleheader at The Chelsea Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas LIVE on ESPN+ Valdez-Andres Gutierrez and Frampton-Tyler McCreary to stream exclusively on ESPN+ starting at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT LAS VEGAS (Oct. 15, 2019) — Two of boxing’s foremost action stars are set to light up the […]
December 14: Terence Crawford-Mean Machine Welterweight Championship Fight Headlines Special Madison Square Garden Tripleheader LIVE on ESPN Post-2019 Heisman Trophy Presentation telecast (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m PT.) will also feature Richard Commey-Teofimo Lopez lightweight title fight and the highly anticipated Michael Conlan-Vladimir Nikitin featherweight grudge match Tickets starting at $56 go on sale Friday, October 18 […]
Say A Prayer for My Friend Super Welterweight Patrick Day in Critical Condition By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Tragedy often strikes when we least expect it. In the case of one of my friends, super welterweight Patrick Day, always a top 50 worldwide fighter inability, his has […]
INTERNATIONAL TALENT ADDED TO THE “WBO CHAMPIONS TOURNAMENT” SHOW, OCTOBER 26, IN TRUJILLO ALTO, PUERTO RICO SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO– Fighters from Puerto Rico, Colombia, Dominican Republic and Mexico will be in action on the “WBO Champions Tournament” show, featuring the world defense of the WBO 105-pound champion, Wilfredo “Bimbito” Mendez, on Saturday, May […]
Oleksandr Usyk Defeats Chazz Witherspoon in Chicago By ESPN Boxing *Photo Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing Chicago, IL (October 13th, 2019)– Oleksandr Usyk, the former undisputed cruiserweight world champion and the 2018 consensus fighter of the year, made a successful move to the heavyweight division to begin his chase of titles in that division on Saturday […]
Errol Spence Jr. To Salvador Sanchez Connection: Robert Brizel Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Life in the fast lane. Some professional athletes think the speed ride never ends. The late World Boxing Council World Featherweight champion Salvador Sanchez crashed his Porsche 928 in a truck at 3:30 A.M. on […]
Dark Destroyer Returns! 55-Year-Old Nigel Benn To Make Comeback Against Sakio Bika By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent When Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. announced his pending return to the ring in 2019 at age 57 (a charity exhibition), one wondered who could be next. The answer is in. It’s a shocker. Nigel […]
Brilliant Career of My Friend, Welterweight Gabriel Tito Bracero By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent At almost 39 years old, the brilliant professional career of Brooklyn welterweight Gabriel ‘Tito’ Bracero, my friend, is almost over. At 25-4-1 with six knockouts, Bracero was a brilliant technical fighter, one of the very best, a […]
Horrible Matchups of The Month By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Unscrupulous boxing promoters will do anything to sell a fight, and television will usually provide a mismatch. Of recent, some of the worst matchups ever seen have been made, which in the viewpoint of this reporter, are like sending a lamb […]
Flint Tragedy Continues: Trainer Ali Bashir Hospitalized For Brain Hemorrhage By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Famed boxing trainer James Ali Bashir, former trainer of Wladimir Klitschko, who trained female world champion Ivana Habazin for her female middleweight championship bout with Claressa Shields this past weekend on Showtime, a bout postponed when […]
Dog Day Afternoon in Women’s Boxing: New Brizel Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Mike Tyson bites off a piece of Evander Holyfield’s ear. Controversy sells tickets, however stupid. Nobody likes welterweight Adrien Broner, but when he sounds his mouth off, everybody watches his fights. Floyd Mayweather Jr. remains the greatest […]
Showtime IDs Artis Mack, Claressa Shields Brother, as Flint Attacker. Bashir Responds. By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The police have a suspect in custody. Showtime has gone public, and identified 28-year-old parolee Artis Jacquel Mack, brother of Claressa Shields of Flint, Michigan, as the attacker who sucker-punched Ivana Habazin’s trainer James […]
Brizel Editorial with Ivana Habazin Reply: Flint War of the Words Caused Tragedy By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In this reporter’s view, boxing and professional sports in the state of Michigan are an all-time low. The state of Michigan, the Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission, Dort Federal Event Center, in Flint and […]
NEW YORK, October 2, 2019 – Boxing’s pound-for-pound superstar attraction Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin (39-1-1, 35 KOs) from Karaganda, Kazakhstan and Brooklyn-based Ukrainian challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko (13-1, 10 KOs) gathered for the final press conference before their much-anticipated battle for the vacant IBF/IBO World Middleweight titles on Saturday, Oct. 5, live from Madison Square Garden in New York and streamed exclusively on […]
Should Heavyweight Champion Andy Ruiz Jr. Be Allowed to Box for Mexico at 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Andy Ruiz Jr. says he would be honored to represent Mexico in the heavyweight division at the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan, after his upcoming world title rematch […]
Ike Ibeabuchi is Still Not Released From Arizona Department of Corrections By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former undefeated number one heavyweight contender Ikemefula ‘Ike’ Ibeabuchi of Nigeria, age 46, whose last known physical address was Gilbert, Arizona, was not released by the Arizona Department of Corrections on his scheduled release date […]
English 
