All Three Judges Agree 116-112, Usyk Outpoints Fury, Retains World Heavyweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (December 22, 2024)– Oleksandr Usyk, came on strongly in rounds six, seven, eight and nine to take complete control over a reactive Tyson Fury and retain the lineal, WBC, WBA and […]
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Former World Champion Wilfredo Benitez, 66, Moved to Chicago Hospital Intensive Care By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Known as ‘The Bible of Boxing’, former World Junior Welterweight, Welterweight and Super Welterweight World champion Wilfredo ‘El Radar’ Benitez, 66, in declining health for years under the care of his late mother, […]
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French WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Thierry Jacob Dies at 59 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Paris, France (December 25th, 2024)–Former southpaw World Boxing Council World Super Bantamweight champion Thierry Jacob has died of lung cancer in his native Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France at age 59. Between 1984 and 1994, Jacob compiled a […]
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UFC Fight Night Tampa Results & Video Highlights By MMA News UFC Fight Night took place tonight from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights! In the main event, welterweights Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley clashed. While in the co-main event, Cub Swanson faced Billy Quarantillo in a […]
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Usyk Favored by Decision in Kingdom Arena Rematch Before Return to Cruiserweight By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sign up to Watch Usyk vs. Fury 2 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (December 21st, 2024)– Lineal World Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is predicted to defeat former champion Tyson Fury by a split decision or […]
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World welterweight contender Antonin Decarie To headline ‘Fight Club Series’ PPV March 28 Live from Hilton Lac Leamy in Canada GATINEAU, QUEBEC, Canada (March 3, 2014) – World-rated welterweight Antonin Decarie (29-2, 9 KOs) will headline the seventh installment of the popular Fight Night Series on March 28, airing live on pay per view […]
Chavez Jr. vs Vera 2 & Salido vs. Lomachenko Recap By Syl Peterkin, RCM Boxing Correspondent San Antonio, TX (March 2, 2014)– Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. won a unanimous decision over Bryan (Brian) Vera. This was JCC, Jr.’s second consecutive victory over Vera following a loss to middleweight champion Sergio Martinez. The first fight between JCC, Jr. […]
Meet Steve Bujaj, New York Cruiserweight Champion and Possible Future World Champion, Who Wants To Fight Glen Johnson By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media international interview exclusive, newly crowned New York State Cruiserweight champion Stivens ‘Superman’ Bujaj spoke of his future plans. Real Combat Media has […]
Middleweight Boxer Wilford Scypion Dies at 55, Fought Marvin Hagler For Title, Knockout Victory Over Willie Classen Changed The Boxing Rules in New York State By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Former top rated middleweight contender Wilford Scypion, who knocked out Willie Classenin the tenth round at the Felt Forum in […]
Promoter Dmitriy Salita Brings New York City Boxing Into The New Millennium By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent- Ringside New York, NY (March 1st, 2014)– Welterweight boxer and boxing promoter Dmitriy Salita and his Star of David Promotions hosted an exciting five bout card at The Millennium Theater in Brighton Beach Brooklyn, […]
Chavez Jr.- Vera Weigh in photos San Antonio, Texas (February 28, 2014)–Below are images of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. & Bryan Vera at Friday’s weigh in. Both weighed in at 167.5 lbs in advance of their much anticipated rematch that will take place at the Alamodome on Saturday that will be LIVE on HBO at […]
Alvarez vs. Chandler III Headlines Bellator’s First Pay-Per-View Saturday, May 17th Newport Beach, Calif. (February 28, 2014) – MMA’s greatest trilogy will occur on Saturday, May 17th as Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez will defend his title against Michael Chandler in the most highly anticipated fight of 2014, live on Pay-Per-View. Location and ticket […]
Confident and Focused Adamek Prepares to Face Glazkov Adamek Training Camp Notes & Media Workout Video Tomasz “Goral” Adamek Workout Video Bethlehem, PA: Yesterday, heavyweight Tomasz “Goral” Adamek (49-2-0, 29 KOs) opened his workout at World Boxing Gym in Jersey City, NJ to the media and the public for an inside look at his training camp […]
Escalante registers first round kayo over Trejo-a full fight report By Nick Bellafatto, RCM Boxing Correspondent – Ringside Redwood City, CA (March 1st, 2014)– Newly crowned IBA junior bantamweight champion Bruno Escalante (12-1-1, 6 KO’s) fighting out of Belmont, CA wouldn’t waste much time, taking out his most experienced opponent to date […]
Remembering My Friend, NYSAC Chief Inspector Felix Figueroa (1952-2014) By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Two weeks ago, the New York State boxing establishment lost one of its own, Felix Figueroa, Chief Inspector of the New York State Athletic Commission, died of a heart attack on Valentine’s Day, February 13, 2014, during […]
Weights from Hammond, Indiana Boxcino 2014 Middleweights Brandon Adams 160.8 – Daniel Edouard 160 Sena Agbeko 157.2 – Raymond Gatica 158.4 Cerresso Fort 160.2 – Vitalii Kopylenko 160 Willie Monroe Jr. 160 – Donatas Bondas 160.2 (Photos by Shane Sims / Banner Promotions) Donovan Dennis 226 – Sam Commings 264 Simeon Hardy 157.6 – Chad […]
DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT TO STAGE TWO BROADWAY BOXING CARDS IN A THREE WEEK SPAN FRIDAY, MARCH 21ST AT THE AVIATOR SPORTS AND EVENT CENTER BROOKLYN, NY THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH AT B.B. KING BLUES CLUB & GRILL NEW YORK, NY New York, NY (2/27/14) – DiBella Entertainment’s popular Broadway Boxing series […]
Another Signing for Main Events Roster Expanded to Include Puerto Rican Super Middleweight Roberto Acevedo Acevedo vs. Khusnulgatin Photo Credits to Rich Graessle/Main Events Totowa, NJ: Main Events has added a Super Middleweight to their already impressive roster with the signing of Puerto Rican sensation Roberto Acevedo (8-1-0, 5 KOs). Acevedo is coming off a huge […]
FOX THEATER FIGHTS Weights From Redwood City, CA Photo Credit: – Stephanie Trapp Bruno Escalante 114 vs. Manuel Galaviz 115 Johnathan Chicas 142 vs. Rogelio Castaneda 142 Ricardo Pinnel 155 vs. Saul Benitez 157 Tony Johnson 183 vs. Harry Gopaul 185 Jesus Sandoval 127.5 vs. Cesear Valenzuela 127 Mauricio Zavaleta 156 vs. Darren Mallard 151 Andrew Tinae 246.5 vs. Xavier Vigney 246.5 The Fox Theater Fights […]
Burns up against it in facing a gem in Crawford By Nick Bellafatto, RCM Boxing Correspondent Glasgow, Scotland (February 27th, 2013)–Waiting for the next available opportunity to see unbeaten Terrence Crawford (22-0, 16 KO’s) in action, this Saturday March 1st is the date, the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow, Scotland the place, and current […]
SULEM URBINA REFLECTS ON WINNING GOLD AT THE 2014 INDEPENDENCE CUP Sulem Urbina’s amateur boxing win streak continues as she captured the 112 lb/51 kg gold medal at the Independence Cup in Santiago, Dominican Republic. MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – Twenty-three year old amateur boxer, Sulem Urbina, a Mexican born, U.S. resident, returned to her Team […]
Why Maidana Will Take The Fight To Floyd By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Welterweight Marcos Rene ‘El Chino’ Maidana of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 35-3 with 31 knockouts, the current World Boxing Association World Welterweight champion, took the fight to Adrien Broner, and had huge success. Now 45-0 with 26 knockouts, […]
Weights from Brooklyn Steve Bujac 196 – Elvin Sanchez 197 (New York State Cruiserweight title) Angel Garcia 130 – Micha Branch 130 Steve Martinez 157 – Rahman Yusubov 156 Dimash Niyazov 137 – Jonathan Cuba 136 Marcos Suarez 137 – Sam Moura 137 Venue: Millennium Theater Promoter: Star of David (Dmitry Salita) This card will […]
SALIDO and LOMACHENKO MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES SAN ANTONIO, TX (February 26, 2014) — Fight Week in San Antonio for the eagerly- anticipated boxing doubleheader featuring the historic challenge by two-time Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist and 2013 Prospect of the Year, VASYL LOMACHENKO, in only his second professional fight, of World Boxing Organization […]
PRESS RELEASE February 26, 2014 For Immediate Release Contact: Ellen Haley [email protected] Main Events “Czar” Training Camp Report: Ready for Adamek Media Workout “Czar” Glazkov Media Workout NBC Fight Night Bethlehem PA: In a little more than two weeks veteran heavyweight Tomasz “Goral” Adamek will take on 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist Vyacheslav “Czar” Glazkov for […]
Q & A with Ricardo Pinell, to appear on IBA champ Escalante Undercard By Nick Bellafatto, RCM Boxing Correspondent Fresh off his initial title acquisition, International Boxing Association (IBA) super flyweight champion Bruno “The Aloha Kid” Escalante (11-1-1, 5 KO’s) will see his first action of 2014, to appear as the main-event in […]
DULORME vs. MAYFIELD MARCH 29 AT THE BOARDWALK HALL IN ATLANTIC CITY, NJ LIVE ON HBO BOXING AFTER DARK NEW JERSEY (February 25, 2014) – Gary Shaw Production’s super-lightweight contender and Puerto Rican star, Thomas Dulorme (20-1, 14 KOs), who’s ranked WBA # 3, IBF # 5, WBC # 6, and […]
MACKLIN CONTINUES TO WAIT ON STURM “I MET ALL OF HIS TERMS, YET HE STILL WON’T MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FIGHT!” New York, NY (2/25/14) – Top-rated middleweight contender Matthew Macklin is getting a bit tired and frustrated, to say the least, on waiting to hear what direction IBF middleweight champion Felix Sturm […]
Adamek Gears Up to Face Young Challenger Tomasz Adamek vs Dominck Guinn Photo credits to Larry Levanti/Main Events Bethlehem, PA: Last November veteran Tomasz “Goral” Adamek (49-2-0, 29 KOs) was scheduled to take on the up-and-coming Ukrainian 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Vyacheslav “Czar” Glazkov (16-0-1, 11 KOs) at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in […]
OFFICIAL, CHELO GONZALEZ AND JOHN KARL SOSA WILL ON GARCIA-HERRERA SHOW, MARCH 15 IN BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO– It’s official, lighweight world contender Jose “Chelo” Gonzalez and prospect John Karl Sosa will be part of the expected show of Saturday, March 15, when their countryman and super lightweight World Boxing Association […]
CHÁVEZ JR. and VERA MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES Attached Photos Credit: Chris Farina/Top Rank SAN ANTONIO, TX (February 25, 2014) — Fight Week in San Antonio for the eagerly- anticipated boxing doubleheader featuring the rematch between former World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion and Son of the Legend JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ JR. […]
Bryan Vera Media day Quotes & Pictures SAN ANTONIO, TX (February 25, 2014) — Feb. 25, 2014, San Antonio,Texas — No. 1 contender Bryan Vera works out during media day Tuesday in San Antonio,Texas for his upcoming exciting rematch battle against former WBC Middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. , Saturday, March 1, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. […]
Cuban Light Heavyweight Prospect Umberto Sevigne Scores Spectacular and Only Knockout of the Night on Iron Mike Tyson’s KO Kings of Tomorrow Card By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent At age 35, Cuban defector Umberto Savigne, a light heavyweight fighting out of Miami, Florida, has a record of 12-1 as a professional, with nine […]
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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