Floyd Mayweather ✔ @FloydMayweather Follow I will be fighting Marcos Maidana May 3rd on Pay-per-view Showtime/CBS http://shots.me/p/3lh0k7to Floyd Mayweather (45-0, 26 KO) last fought on September 14 of last year, routing Canelo Alvarez in the biggest fight of the year, and the biggest money fight in boxing history. He also defeated Robert Guerrero in May […]
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JESSE JAMES LEIJA & LEIJA BATTAH PROMOTIONS CONFIRMED FOR INAUGURAL BOX FAN EXPO
JESSE JAMES LEIJA & LEIJA BATTAH PROMOTIONS CONFIRMED FOR INAUGURAL BOX FAN EXPO TO TAKE PLACE THIS SEPTEMBER IN LAS VEGAS Meet the world’s biggest fighters, promoters and industry people at the 1st time, one of a kind event For Immediate Release Las Vegas (FEBRUARY 24, 2014)–Two-Time world champion Jesse James Leija and Leija Battah […]
BELLATOR NOW PREMIERES ON FOX SPORTS LATIN AMERICA IN 2014
BELLATOR NOW PREMIERES ON FOX SPORTS LATIN AMERICA IN 2014 Originally scheduled to begin airing in 2015, new agreement will now see bellator airing live exclusively on FOX Sports throughout latin america beginning on February 28th, 2014 First live main event will feature “rampage” jackson vs. christian m’pumbu Buenos Aires, February 24th, 2014 […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK:Team Woodall (L-R) – Head trainer Guy Laietta, Steed “The Stallion” Woodall, manager John Seip
The New British Invasion Amateur boxing star Steed ‘Stallion’ Woodall Moves to America in pursuit of pro career Team Woodall (L-R) – Head trainer Guy Laietta, Steed “The Stallion” Woodall, manager John Seip MIAMI (February 24, 2014) — British amateur boxing star Steed “Stallion” Woodall, in a bold trend reversal, has moved […]
Iron Mike Tyson Shines as Rising Promoter of KO Kings at Sands Casino Bethlehem
Iron Mike Tyson Shines as Rising Promoter of KO Kings at Sands Casino Bethlehem By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent-Ringside *Photo Credit – Robert Brizel Bethlehem, PA (February 24, 2014)– Iron Mike. The former Heavyweight Champion of the World. He’s a promoter. He’s big. He’s bad. He’s back! Add Former World Heavyweight […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: Michael McGurk looks to go 2-0, as he builds on his impressive KO debut
Michael McGurk looks to go 2-0, as he builds on his impressive KO debut Making his debut on the annual Burns night show at the historic St Andrews Sporting Club in January, Glasgow fighter Michael McGurk started his slate with a impressive First round knockout of William Warburton which lead to it being shown […]
Vitali Klitschko Tells Parliament Ukrainian President Has Left Kiev After Impeachment
Vitali Klitschko Tells Parliament Ukrainian President Has Left Kiev After Impeachment, New Presidential Elections Set For May 25, Violent Anti-Government Protests Continue By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent “Today he (President Yanukovich) left the capital,” opposition leader Dr. Vitaly Klitschko, the retired world heavyweight boxing champion, told an emergency session of Ukrainian Parliament […]
Video: Road to Chavez Jr./Vera II
Video: Road to Chavez Jr./Vera II The HBO special: “Road to Chavez Jr./Vera II” has been loaded to your ftp. Below is the video title, description, suggested social media messaging & embed-able link. You can post the video now through April 1. Road to Chavez Jr./Vera II Watch the HBO special: Road to Chavez […]
ESPN Friday Night Boxino 2014 Tournament: Laughing in Laughlin as Fighters of 14-0 and 21-0 Get Smoked!
Boxino 2014 Tournament: Laughing in Laughlin as Fighters of 14-0 and 21-0 Get Smoked! By Robert Brizel,Head RCM Boxing Correspondent The eight man ESPN lightweight Boxino tournament began on Friday evening, June 21, 2014, at Edgewater Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, Nevada. The quarterfinals featured four bouts scheduled for six rounds. […]
BOXING PROSPECT MIKE REED REFLECTS ON HIS RECENT WIN, RETURNS MARCH 7 IN MARYLAND
MIKE REED REFLECTS ON HIS RECENT WIN, RETURNS MARCH 7 IN MARYLAND Professional boxer Mike “Yes Indeed” Reed (7-0, w/ 5 KOs) discusses his recent win over Jorge Marquez and looks forward to facing undefeated Bay Area prospect, Bilal Mahasin. WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. – Twenty-one year-old light welterweight professional boxer, Mike “Yes […]
Dr. Vitali Klitschko and the Ukrainian Opposition Take War To The Streets of Kiev Against All Odds
Bloody Struggle For Democracy: Dr. Vitali Klitschko and the Ukrainian Opposition Take War To The Streets of Kiev Against All Odds. Will Vitali Give His Life Fighting in The Ring of Human Rights? By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Dr. Vitali Klitschko, the recently retired world heavyweight champion, fought for his life in the […]
Arash Usmanee Interview: Montreal’s Almost IBF World Super Featherweight Champion
Arash Usmanee Interview: Montreal’s Almost IBF World Super Featherweight Champion By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent To put a good spin on his situation, world ranked super featherweight boxer Arash Usmanee is Montreal’s ‘almost’ super featherweight champion. To Usmanee and many other supporters, including this reporter, Usmanee easily defeated Rance Bathelemy by […]
Main Events Inks Deal with Light Heavyweight Sullivan Barrera
Main Events Inks Deal with Light Heavyweight Sullivan Barrera Sullivan Barrera Totowa, NJ – Main Events adds to their impressive stable of light heavyweights (which includes current WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion, Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev, Anatoliy “The Gladiator” Dudchenko, Isaac “Golden Boy” Chilemba, Lionell “Lonnie B” Thompson and Ilshat “The Sheriff” Khusnulgatin) with […]
2012 Bronze Medal winner Shelestyuk plus Whitlock highlight Boxcino undercard this Friday in Laughlin
2012 Bronze Medal winner Shelestyuk plus Whitlock highlight Boxcino undercard this Friday in Laughlin For Immediate Release Philadelphia, PA (February 20, 2014)– Tomorrow night at the Edgewater Casino in Laughlin, Nevada, Boxcino 2014 kick offs with the opening round in the lightweight division. In addition to the four quarterfinal lightweight bouts, two members of the Banner […]
ESPN ‘FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS’ – MORALES VS. SULEYMANOV MARCH 7th
ESPN ‘FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS’ CO-MAIN EVENT OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED MORALES VS. SULEYMANOV MARCH 7 THE PALA CASINO RESORT AND SPA SAN DIEGO (February 20, 2014) – Gary Shaw Productions in association with Greg Cohen Promotions, Antonio Leonard Promotions and All In Entertainment is happy to officially announce the ESPN “Friday Night Fights” co-feature to the main event […]
Cotto vs. Martinez Gets the Green Light!
Cotto vs. Martinez Gets the Green Light! By Elizer Garcia, RCM Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (February 20th, 2013)– Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KO’s) is going to take a shot at history when he challenges Middleweight king, Sergio Martinez (51-2,-28KO’s) for his WBC title on June 7th, at Madison Square Garden. Cotto is looking to become […]
Julio César Chávez, Jr. – “I AM READY FOR BRYAN VERA!”
“I AM READY FOR BRYAN VERA!” Julio César Chávez, Jr. CULIACÁN, MÉXICO (February 19, 2014) – Former World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ JR is in his final days of training camp in México as he prepares for his 12-round super middleweight rematch against Top-Five contender and two-fisted Texan BRYAN VERA. […]
Geale Stops Wood in Australia, Retains WBA Regional Belt, Could Get A Shot at GGG
Geale Stops Wood in Australia, Retains WBA Regional Belt, Could Get A Shot at GGG By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Former International Boxing Federation World Middleweight champion Daniel Geale scored a sixth round stoppage of onetime contender and fellow Australian Garth Wood at Hoard Pavilion in Moore Park, New South Wales, […]
ERISLANDRY LARA’S NEW NICKNAME
ERISLANDRY LARA’S NEW NICKNAME Press Release For Immediate Release HOUSTON, TX (February 19, 2014) – Cuban born star, Interim WBA Jr. Middleweight Champion, Erislandy Lara, who now resides in Houston, TX, will take on the moniker “The American Dream”. After escaping communist Cuba, Lara in now experiencing a life full of opportunity, and is very […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA PUERTO RICO: PUERTO RICAN AMATEUR STARS PAREDES & RIVERA TURN PRO
PUERTO RICAN AMATEUR STARS PAREDES & RIVERA MAKE PRO DEBUT MARCH 22 IN PONCE, PUERTO RICO PUERTO RICO (Feb. 19, 2014) – Gary Shaw Productions, in association with Javier Bustillo, have recently signed two of Puerto Rico’s top amateur boxers, Luis Paredes and Jean Rivera. Both fighters are scheduled to make their pro debuts on March […]
NABA champion “Dangerous” Denton Daley is a top Cruiserweight
North America’s top cruiserweight NABA champion ‘Dangerous’ Denton Daley Denton Daley (L) assaults Andres Taylor (pictures by Blair Diamond Photography) MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada (February 19, 2014) – The No. 1 cruiserweight in North America, undefeated NABA champion “Dangerous” Denton Daley (12-0, 6 KOs), pitched a complete shutout last Saturday night against veteran […]
DANIEL GEALE EYES GENNADY ‘GGG’ GOLOVKIN SHOWDOWN
DANIEL GEALE EYES GENNADY ‘GGG’ GOLOVKIN SHOWDOWN AUSTRALIA (February 19, 2014) – Last night at the Horden Pavilion, in Moore Park, New South Wales, Austrailia, former two-time middleweight world champion, Daniel “Real Deal” Geale (30-2, 15 KOs) dominated WBA #12 Garth Wood (12-3-2, 8 KOs), stopping his fellow countryman as his corner halted the bout after the […]
“USS” Cunningham to Take on “Hardcore” Mansour
Heavyweights Collide in the Fighting City of Philadelphia “USS” Cunningham to Take on “Hardcore” Mansour at Liacouras Center on NBCSN Fight Night April 4, 2014 Philadelphia, PA: Former two-time world champion Steve “USS” Cunningham (26-6-0, 12 KOs) is no stranger to NBCSN Fight Night. The 37 year old heavyweight has appeared in two of the […]
BOXCINO 2014 BY THE NUMBERS
BOXCINO 2014 BY THE NUMBERS For Immediate Release Philadelphia, PA (February 19, 2014)–This Friday night at the Edgewater Casino in Laughlin, Nevada, Boxcino 2014 will kick off with the quarterfinals in the lightweight division. Next Friday the scene will shift to the Horseshoe Hammond Casino in Hammond, Indiana for the quarterfinals in the middleweight division. […]
The Irish Bomber, Joe Smith Jr., RCM’s Most Improved Boxer of the Month
The Irish Bomber, Joe Smith Jr., Real Combat Media’s Most Improved Boxer of the Month By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel Everybody likes a fighting Irishman! Known as ‘The Irish Bomber’, Joe Smith Jr. is for real. At 24, the Long Island light heavyweight has a record of 14-1 with […]
Avila awarded gift decision and other “Golden Boy Live” results
Avila awarded gift decision and other “Golden Boy Live” results By Nick Bellafatto, RCM Boxing Correspondent- Ringside Salinas, CA (February 18th, 2014)– Featured in the main event of this Monday night’s Golden Boy Live series coming from the Storm House in Salinas, California and telecast on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes, undefeated featherweight Manuel “Tino” Avila […]
On Shannon Briggs Comeback Next Week: The Cannon Still Packs A Mean Punch!
On Shannon Briggs Comeback Next Week: The Cannon Still Packs A Mean Punch! By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent With 45 knockouts in his 51 heavyweight victories, Shannon ‘The Cannon’ Briggs still packs a mean heavyweight punch. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Briggs has not reappeared in the ring since his […]
Pelullo talks Boxcino 2014 on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights
Pelullo talks Boxcino 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHILADELPHIA (FEBRUARY 17, 2014)–This Friday night at the Edgewater Casino in Laughlin, Nevada, the quarterfinals of the lightweight portion of Boxcino 2014 will get underway on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights. The concept of the tournament was hatched in 1996 by Banner Promotions Arthur Pelullo and the idea came […]
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Press Release
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Press Release I am looking forward to returning to the ring on March 1 in San Antonio. The fans in the great state of Texas have always been very kind and supportive of me throughout my professional career and the people of San Antonio in particular have been great to […]
Jean Pascal Calls Out Chavez Jr.
Jean Pascal Calls Out Chavez Jr. Having notched up three victories in a row during the last two years. The most recent being against Lucian Bute, Jean Pascal announces he wants to take on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Pascal, who visited Mexico City to be present at the election of the new President of the […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA PUERTO RICO: JOSE SNIPER PEDRAZA RETURNS TO THE RING MARCH 22 AGAINST MEXICO’S ALBERTO GARZA VACANT IBO TITLE ON THE LINE
JOSE SNIPER PEDRAZA RETURNS TO THE RING MARCH 22 AGAINST MEXICO’S ALBERTO GARZA VACANT IBO TITLE ON THE LINE PUERTO RICO (February 17, 2014) – Team Puerto Rico’s undefeated pride and joy, Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (15-0, 10 KOs), will make his way back to the ring on March 22nd, at the auditorium Juan Pachin […]
Fred Latham Jr. RCM Interview: Pittsburgh’s Rising Heavyweight Prospect In The Land of Roberto Clemente
Fred Latham Jr. RCM Interview: Pittsburgh’s Rising Heavyweight Prospect In The Land of Roberto Clemente By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent In the land of the late great baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, rises a new hopeful future world heavyweight champion. Unbeaten in his first five professional […]