Irish Joe Smith Jr. Kayos Fonfara. World Title Next? Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Long Island’s Irish Joe Smith Jr. has risen with trainer Tommy Gallagher to become one of the top five light heavyweights in the world. His first round destruction […]
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Sugar Ray Leonard & Thomas Hearns, Two Hall of Fame Welterweight Champions, Weigh-In on the Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter 147
Sugar Ray Leonard & Thomas Hearns, Two Hall of Fame Welterweight Champions, Weigh-In on the Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter 147-Pound Championship Battle at Barclays Center on Saturday, June 25 Live on CBS “The winner of Thurman-Porter will immediately move into the welterweight penthouse.” – Leonard “I know that Porter and Thurman both have the ability […]
Pro Boxers Who Became Bank Robbers
Pro Boxers Who Became Bank Robbers By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent While usually considering the high life of boxing, there is a low side of every sport, and it is not always Parkinson’s disease, or using steroids and performance enhancing drugs. Professional boxers, like any sport, often times bring a controversial […]
PBC on NBC Chicago Post Fight Review And Video Highlights
PBC on NBC Chicago Post Fight Review By Zo Crooks @Zomanystylez, Real Combat Media Chicago Boxing Correspondent-Ringside Chicago, IL (June 19th, 2016)– #Andthenew!!!!….that seemed to be the theme all night as Premiere Boxing Champions put on a show at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, IL Saturday night. In the squared circle, anything can […]
FONFARA VS. SMITH JR NBC WEIGH-IN VIDEO
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: MARTIN MURRAY: GEORGE GROVES GOT HIS NAME BY LOSING TWICE TO CARL FROCH
( REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: MARTIN MURRAY: GEORGE GROVES GOT HIS NAME BY LOSING TWICE TO CARL FROCH St Helens ace says London rival is only famous for Cobra losses. Manchester, UK (18th of June 2016)– Martin Murray says George Groves got his name from losing twice to Carl Froch – and believes he’ll look […]
Willie Herring RCM Interview: Calls Out Ronald Johnson for Comeback Bout
Willie Herring Interview: Calls Out Ronald Johnson for Comeback Bout By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media interview exclusive, former UBO World Cruiserweight champion Willie Herring, now training for a comeback bout in his native Ocala, Florida, called out boxer and promoter Ronald Johnson as his […]
DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT STATEMENT REGARDING THE CANCELLATION CUELLAR VS. MARES
DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT STATEMENT REGARDING CUELLAR VS. MARES New York, NY (6/17/16) – Regrettably, due to a medical issue that renders former three-division world champion Abner Mares presently unable to fight in New York State, the Cuellar vs. Mares fight has been cancelled and will be replaced on the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, Presented by […]
Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward Is Set For November
Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward Is Set For November Las Vegas, NV (June 17, 2016)– The IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev and former super middleweight champion Andre Ward will be fighting on November 19, on HBO pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The report was made by Dan Rafael of […]
RCM HISTORICAL BOXING: The Last Ring Days of Sugar Ray Robinson
The Last Ring Days of Sugar Ray Robinson By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The late great former world welterweight and middleweight champion Walker Smith Jr., better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, stood for an excellence in the ring which may never be surpassed. Between 1940 and 1965, Robinson won […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: COVENT GARDEN HOSTS ANTHONY JOSHUA V DOMINIC BREAZEALE WEIGH-IN
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: COVENT GARDEN HOSTS ANTHONY JOSHUA V DOMINIC BREAZEALE WEIGH-IN Heavyweight stars hit the scales in iconic London setting on June 24. Manchester, UK, (17th of June 2016)– Anthony Joshua MBE and Dominic Breazeale will weigh-in in Covent Garden on Friday June 24 ahead of their blockbuster showdown for Joshua’s IBF World […]
KEITH THURMAN & SHAWN PORTER MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
KEITH THURMAN & SHAWN PORTER MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT Click HERE For An MP3 Of The Call Lou DiBella Thank you for being with us for the Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter Welterweight Championship conference call, SHOWTIME Championship Boxing, on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, to be at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Saturday, June 25, […]
This Weekend’s Regional MMA and Boxing on GFL TV
This Weekend on GFL Program Lineup Through Thu Jun 23 2016 Date Sport Event Price Jun 17, 2016 5:00 AM ET MMA Minotaur 4: Jesse Medina vs Nathan Duniam $14.99 Jun 17, 2016 7:00 PM ET MMA KTFO 14: Brett Sanchez v John Gonzalez $12.99 Jun 17, 2016 7:30 PM ET Boxing Rockin Fights 24: […]
Andrzej Fonfara, Joe Smith Jr., Juan Carlos Payano, Rau’shee Warren, Erickson Lubin, Daniel Sandoval, Hugo Centeno & Maciej Sulecki Final P
Press Release For Immediate Release Andrzej Fonfara, Joe Smith Jr., Juan Carlos Payano, Rau’shee Warren, Erickson Lubin, Daniel Sandoval, Hugo Centeno & Maciej Sulecki Final Press Conference Quotes & Photos PBC on NBC Tripleheader on Saturday, July 18 From UIC Pavilion in Chicago Click HERE for Photos from Nabeel Ahmad/Premier Boxing Champions CHICAGO (June 16, […]
FONFARA VS. SMITH JR. PBC ON NBC PREVIEW
FONFARA VS. SMITH JR. PBC ON NBC PREVIEW By Zo Crooks, Real Combat Media Chicago Boxing Correspondent Chicago, IL (June 16, 2016)– The PBC (Premiere Boxing Champions) on NBC comes back to the city of wind live from the UIC Pavilion at this Saturday night (8:30 p.m. ET), with a triple-header featuring hometown, hard-hitting […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: WORLD’S BEST GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX HEADS TO CARDIFF TO TAKE ON JAZZA DICKENS
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: WORLD’S BEST GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX HEADS TO CARDIFF TO TAKE ON JAZZA DICKENS. POUND-FOR-POUND SUPERSTAR RIGONDEAUX DEFENDS WBA TITLE AGAINST DICKENS. Manchester, UK, (16th of June 2016)– One of the world’s top pound-for-pound boxing stars Guillermo Rigondeaux (16-0, 10 KOs) will fight in Britain for the first time on Saturday 16th July at the Cardiff […]
DEONTAY WILDER VS. CHRIS ARREOLA BIRMINGHAM, AL PRESS CONFERENCE
QUOTES & PHOTOS FROM DEONTAY WILDER VS. CHRIS ARREOLA BIRMINGHAM, AL PRESS CONFERENCE Fighters Discuss July 16 Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) On FOX & FOX Deportes From The Legacy Arena In Birmingham Click HERE For Photos Photo Credit: Bill Hoffman/Bruno Event Team Birmingham, AL (June 15) – Two of the biggest and […]
Andrzej Fonfara, Joe Smith Jr., Juan Carlos Payano, Rau’shee Warren, Erickson Lubin, Daniel Sandoval, Hugo Centeno & Maciej Sulecki Media W
Andrzej Fonfara, Joe Smith Jr., Juan Carlos Payano, Rau’shee Warren, Erickson Lubin, Daniel Sandoval, Hugo Centeno & Maciej Sulecki Media Workout Quotes & Photos PBC on NBC Tripleheader Saturday, June 18 From UIC Pavilion in Chicago 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. ET Click HERE For Photos From Nabeel Ahmad/Premier Boxing Champions CHICAGO (June 15, 2016) […]
WBA and IBO bantamweight champion, Juan Carlos Payano vs. Rau’shee Warren Saturday On PBC on NBC
JUAN CARLOS PAYANO “I’ll be ready for war. Warren is in trouble” Press Release For Immediate Release Photos By Team Pro Box Management MIAMI, FL (June 15, 2016) – In an anticipated rematch, WBA and IBO bantamweight champion, Juan Carlos Payano (17-0, 8 KOs), is ready to defend his titles against Rau’shee Warren (13-1, 4 KOs) […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: Terry Flanagan on Anthony Crolla: “He doesn’t want the fight.”
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: Terry Flanagan on Anthony Crolla: “He doesn’t want the fight.” Terry Flanagan and Anthony Crolla, two Manchester-based world lightweight champions, have so far been kept away from each other. Terry Flanagan, the WBO champion, faces Mzonke Fana on July 9 at the Manchester Arena. Manchester, UK, (15 June 2016)– WBO world […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: MATCHROOM BOXING ANNOUNCE FREE PUBLIC EVENT AS PART ANTHONY JOSHUA-DOMINIC BREAZEALE OPEN WORK-OUT
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: MATCHROOM BOXING ANNOUNCE FREE PUBLIC EVENT AS PART ANTHONY JOSHUA-DOMINIC BREAZEALE OPEN WORK-OUT Unbeaten talents Ohara Davies and Craig Richards to star at York Hall on Tuesday June 21. Manchester, UK, (15th of June 2016)– Unbeaten Londoners Ohara Davies and Craig Richards will box at York Hall in Bethnal Green on […]
RCM HISTORICAL BOXING: Happy Birthday, Mike Weaver
Happy Birthday, Mike Weaver By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Mike Weaver Career Highlights Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui61f3wQODo On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, Mike ‘Hercules’ Weaver turned 65 years old. Mike’s career spanned 60 pro fights between 1972 and 2000. With a record of 48 wins, 18 losses and one draw, […]
HAROLD LEDERMAN WILL BE INDUCTED TO THE 2016 BOXING HALL OF FAME
Harold Lederman Into The Hall of Fame: Over The Years By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Copyright: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media He is a pharmacist, ex-boxing judge and HBO boxing analyst. His daughter became a boxing judge. There, of course, is much more to the magic of Harold Lederman. Humility […]
Mabika vs. Buchholz, WBF International Cruiserweight Title Fight In Luxembourg
Mabika vs. Buchholz, WBF International Title Fight In Luxembourg Differdange, Luxembourg (June 14th, 2016)– Originally scheduled to fight for the title in his native Gabon next month, Taylor Mabika will now take on Germany’s Lars Buchholz for the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Cruiserweight crown on Friday, June 17, at the Centre Sportif Obercorn […]
Unbeaten Sergey Lipinets & Hard-Hitting Walter Castillo Meet in Super Lightweight Showdown On Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN Friday, July
Unbeaten Sergey Lipinets & Hard-Hitting Walter Castillo Meet in Super Lightweight Showdown On Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN Friday, July 15 From Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino In Tunica, Mississippi – 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT Plus! Olympic Silver Medalist Tugstsogt Nyambayar Takes On Featherweight Contender Rafael Vazquez in Co-Main Event Tickets on Sale […]
Jamel Herring Faces Former Title Challenger Denis Shafikov On Fourth of July Weekend Edition Of Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN
Unbeaten Lightweight Contender & 2012 U.S. Olympian Jamel Herring Faces Former Title Challenger Denis Shafikov On Fourth of July Weekend Edition Of Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN & ESPN Deportes Saturday, July 2 From Santander Arena in Reading, PA. Plus! Unbeaten Prospect Patryk Syzmanski Battles Former Title Challenger Wilky Campfort in Co Main […]
Adonis Stevenson vs. Thomas Williams Jr. WBC Light Heavyweight Championship Live at Centre Videotron
“SHOOTOUT IN QUEBEC” Adonis Stevenson vs. Thomas Williams Jr. WBC Light Heavyweight Championship Live at Centre Videotron MONTREAL, Canada (June 14, 2016) – Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) and Gestev are proud to officially announce, “SHOOTOUT”, the next fight for power-punching Adonis “Superman” Stevenson, July 29 at Centre Videotron, a presentation of Videotron in association with […]
Undefeated Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz Defends Against Undefeated Irish Star Carl Frampton on Saturday, July 30
Undefeated Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz Defends Against Undefeated Irish Star Carl Frampton on Saturday, July 30 Live on SHOWTIME® in an Event Presented by Premier Boxing Champions From Barclays Center in Brooklyn SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Telecast Begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT Tickets on Sale Tomorrow, June 15 at 10 […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: JOSH WARRINGTON FACES PATRICK HYLAND ON JULY 30
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: JOSH WARRINGTON FACES PATRICK HYLAND ON JULY 30 Leeds ace welcomes Irishman to hometown fortress. Manchester, UK, (14th of June 2016)– Josh Warrington will defend his WBC International Featherweight title against Patrick Hyland at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on July 30, live on Sky Sports. Warrington makes the third […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: ANTHONY CROLLA AND JORGE LINARES CLASH IN UNIFICATION BLOCKBUSTER
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: ANTHONY CROLLA AND JORGE LINARES CLASH IN UNIFICATION BLOCKBUSTER. WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring Lightweight championships on the line in Manchester on September 24. Manchester, UK, (14th of June 2016)– Anthony Crolla will face Jorge Linares in a huge unification blockbuster for the WBA and WBC Diamond World and Ring Magazine […]
Saul Canelo Alvarez ordered to pay $8.5 million to former promoter All-Star Boxing And Golden Boy Statement
Canelo Alvarez ordered to pay $8.5 million to former promoter All-Star Boxing. STATEMENT FROM GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS Los Angeles, CA (June 13th, 2016)– “We are extremely pleased that not only did the jury find that no contract ever existed between Canelo and All-Star Boxing, but issued a judgment against All-Star boxing and ordered them to […]
World Champion Deontay Wilder Defends His Title Against Two-Time World Title Challenger Chris Arreola
Undefeated Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder Defends His Title Against Two-Time World Title Challenger Chris Arreola in Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes Primetime Main Event Saturday, July 16 From Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) Tickets On Sale Tomorrow! BIRMINGHAM, AL (June 13, 2016) – Undefeated heavyweight world […]


























