UFC Fight Night 272 Results & Video Highlights Las Vegas, Nevada (April 5th, 2026)– At UFC Fight Night 272 held on April 4, 2026, Renato Moicano defeated Chris Duncan via second-round submission to headline a night featuring eight finishes. Moicano utilized a face crank at the 3:14 mark of Round 2 to secure the victory […]
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ZUFFA BOXING 5 RESULTS & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Las Vegas, NV (April 6th, 2026)– At Zuffa Boxing 05 on April 5, 2026, at the UFC Apex, Andres Cortes defeated Eridson Garcia via unanimous decision (97-92, 96-93, 95-94) in the main event. The card also featured a fifth-round TKO win for Mark Magsayo over Feargal McCrory and […]
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Bronze Bomber Deontay Wilder Split Decisions Del Boy Chisora in Toe-to-Toe Thriller By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (April 5th, 2026)– James Bond 007, in His Majesty’s Secret Service, said Never Say Never Again. Derek Chisora, known as ‘War’ and ‘Del Boy’, in what he claims is his final bout […]
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BEN WHITTAKER REPLACES INJURED CALLUM SMITH AS THE NEW MAIN EVENT FOR LIVERPOOL FIGHT NIGHT ON APRIL 18 – LIVE ON DAZN Britain’s most exciting fighter, Ben Whittaker, will take on Argentina’s dangerous Braian Suarez in the new Main Event at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on Saturday, April 18 – live worldwide on the Global Home of Boxing, DAZN. […]
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TIM TSZYU DEFEATS PREVIOUSLY UNBEATEN DENIS NURJA BY UNANIMOUS DECISION IN PBC CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ON PRIME VIDEO MAIN EVENT SATURDAY NIGHT IN AUSTRALIA Sam Goodman Earns Unanimous Decision over Rodrigo Ruiz in IBF 122-Pound World Title Eliminator Plus! Nelson Asofa Solomona, Callum Peters and Paulo Aokoso Score Victories in Undercard Action Click HERE for Photos from No […]
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Tommy Hitman Thomas Hearns Placed Under Conservatorship of Son Ronald Hearns By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Detroit, Michigan (March 15th, 2026)– Hall of Fame multi-division world champion Thomas ‘Hitman’ Hearns, with dementia, who recently lost his home to tax foreclosure, has been placed under guardianship and conservatorship of his son, former […]
A Class Act, Ruben Castillo, Four-Time WBC Featherweight Title Challenger, Dies at 68 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Bakersfield, CA (February 27th, 2026)– Featherweight great Ruben Castillo, who challenged four times for the World Boxing Council Featherweight and Super Featherweight titles in a career spanning between 1975 and 1997, but who […]
Pittsburgh Windmill, Harry Greb Went 45-0 in 1919, His Greatest Year in Boxing History By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In 1919, Hall of Fame boxer Harry Greb went 45-0 and traveled across 426 rounds in top condition! No fighter has accomplished this unblemished record since, and in all statistical probability, never […]
AAU Champ Dennis Milton, Middleweight Contender Known as The Magician, Dies at 64 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (January 29th, 2026)– Four-time New York City Golden Gloves champion and two-time National AAU champion Dennis ‘The Magician’ Milton of Bronx, New York, who decisioned future world champion Gerald McClellan, […]
From 25-0 World Champion to 13 Losses: The No Contest Crash of Chucky Flores By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent He was once 25-0 and the International Boxing Organization’s World Super Bantamweight champion. A bizarre No Contest with Guillermo Rigondeaux, which should have enabled him to retain his title at Mandalay Bay […]
APBC President Albert Low and Ali’s Grandsons Reject Proposed CSAC Changes to Muhammad Ali Act By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sacremento, CA (October 22nd, 2025)– In a newly released public statement, Albert Low, current president of the Association of Professional Boxing Commissions, and the members of the APBC Commission, unanimously disagrees […]
Questionable Record of Mexican Media Executive Jorge Kahwagi Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Disclaimer: *These are the opinions of Robert Brizel and not the Real Combat Media editorial team. Wealthy Mexican media executive and politician Jorge Antonio Kahwagi Macari of Mexico City, Mexico, somehow professionally boxed between 2001 and 2015, […]
Former European Heavyweight Champion Joe Bugner Dies at 75 in Australia By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brisbane, Australia (September 3rd, 2025)- Former British and European Heavyweight champion Joe Bugner, who twice battled Muhammad Ali, and also fought Henry Cooper, Jack Bodell, Ron Lyle, Joe Frazier, Earnie Shavers, and other notables, has […]
30 Years After Gerald McClellan vs. Nigel Benn, Looking at Root Cause By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In amateur and professional sports, boxing is no exception to the rule when it comes to playing favorites for hometown fighters over visiting challengers. Life, it can be said, is rarely fair, and referees […]
A Class Act, Tommy Brooks, Hall of Fame Trainer of Champions, Dies at 71 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic, City (August 3, 2025)– The very classy International Boxing Hall of Fame elite trainer Tommy Brooks, who learned his training craft from Archie Moore and Eddie Futch, who trained such heavyweight […]
Muhammad Ali’s Brother, Forgotten Fighter Rudy Clay AKA Rahaman Ali, Dies at 82 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Louisville, Kentucky (August 3rd, 2025)– Rudy Clay, also known as Rahman Ali and Rahaman Ali, the forgotten loyal boxing younger brother of the late world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay), who lived […]
Hall of Fame Promoter of 10 Thousand Bouts Don Elbaum, King of Atlantic City, Dies at 94 By Robert Brizel, head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic, City, NJ (July 31st, 2025)– Hall of Fame boxing promoter, matchmaker and manager Don Elbaum, who promoted over 1000 boxing cards and over 10 thousand bouts, primarily in […]
The Camden Buzzsaw, Former World Champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Dies at 72 – Career Highlights Video By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Camden, NJ (July 28th, 2025)– The Camden Buzzsaw, former World Light Heavyweight and World Cruiserweight champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi, passed away this past weekend on July 25, 2025, at the […]
Mihai ‘The Lion’ Leu, Former Undefeated WBO Welterweight Champion, Dies in Romania at 57 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Bucharest, Romania (July 5th, 2025)– Former World Boxing Organisation World Welterweight champion Mihai ‘The Lion’ Leu, also known as Michael Loewe, who won 180 of 200 amateur bouts, then went 28-0 as […]
The Bodysnatcher, Three Division World Champion Mike McCallum, Dies in Vegas at 68 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (June 2nd, 2025)– Former National Golden Gloves champion, Super Welterweight, Middleweight and Light Heavyweight World champion Mike ‘The Body Snatcher’ McCallum, who after retirement became a boxing trainer in Las […]
Nino Benvenuti, Italy World Junior Middleweight and Middleweight Champion, Dies at 87 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent, Dies at 87 Rome, Italy (May 21st, 2025)– Giovanni ‘Nino’ Benvenuti, the 1960 Olympic Welterweight Gold Medalist in Rome who went on to hold the World Junior Middleweight and World Middleweight championships during his […]
Joey Archer, Middleweight Title Challenger, Dies in Rensselaer at 87 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (May 3rd, 2025)– Middleweight contender Joey Archer, who won 45 pro bouts between 1956 and 1967, beat Sugar Ray Robinson, who was unsuccessful in winning the American and world middleweight titles, as he […]
Kenny Adams, Olympic Coach and Trainer of Champions, Dies at 84 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (April 13th, 2025)– Olympic Coach and Hall of Fame trainer of 25 world champions Kenny Adams, who put the strength training and conditioning in boxing on the map, died Monday, April 7, […]
WBA World Lightweight Champion Livingston Bramble Dies at 64 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (March 24th, 2025)– Former World Boxing Association World Lightweight champion Livingston Bramble, also known as Ras-l Alujah Bramble, whose Rastafarian vegetarian beliefs, voodoo dolls, love of snakes, and two successful HBO titular wins over […]
Oldest Heavyweight Champion George Foreman Dies at 76 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Houston, Texas (March 22nd, 2025)– 1968 Olympic Heavyweight Gold Medalist, former World Heavyweight Champion ‘Big’ George Foreman, also called, Reverend George Foreman who was known for the 1974 ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ with Muhammad Ali, passed away Friday, […]
Former World Lightweight and Junior Welterweight Champion Greg Haugen Dies at 64 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Seattle, Washington (February 26th, 2025)– Former World Lightweight and Junior Welterweight champion Greg ‘The Mutt’ Haugen, who won the International Boxing Federation World Lightweight title twice between 1986 and 1989, and who won the […]
Lumumba Luis Estaba, WBC Light Flyweight Champion, Dies in Venezuela at 86 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Caracas, Venezuela (February 19th, 2025)– Luis ‘Lumumba’ Estaba, who fought in 14 World Boxing Council Light Flyweight title bouts between 1975 and 1978 as champion and challenger, died in his native Venezuela at age […]
Shades of Jack Johnson! Former World Heavyweight champion Oliver McCall Wins 2025 Comeback Bout at Age 59 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Nashville, Tennessee (February 6th, 2025)– Oliver ‘The Atomic Bull’ McCall, age 59, the former World heavyweight champion, became the oldest former world heavyweight champion to fight in a sanctioned […]
Argentine Faves: Bonavena, Castro, Firpo, Galindez, Locche, Martinez, Monzon, Roldan By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a historical sense, each country offers its share of athletes past, present and future. Argentina has a grand history of sports. There are eight names which this reporter considers to be fan favorites, in terms […]
New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame Middleweight Irish Teddy Mann Dies at 73 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (February 1st, 2025)– New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame veteran middleweight ‘Irish’ Teddy Mann, real name Theodore Manshreck, also called Ted ‘The Irish’ Man, who fought himself through 42 professional […]
French Welterweight Marcel Cerdan Jr. Dies at Age 81 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Marseille, France (February 1st, 2025)– French welterweight contender Marcel Cerdan Jr. of Marseille, France, oldest of three sons of the late former World Middleweight champion Marcel Cerdan, died of pneumonia in Issy-les Moulineaux, France, at age 81, […]
Legendary Promoter Don King, Age 93, Now Being Sued For Three Billion Dollars Over 2024 Rumble in The Jungle II Boxing Card Which Never Took Place By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Miami, Fl (February 1st, 2025)– The purported 2024 fiftieth anniversary Rumble in the Jungle II boxing card scheduled for Nigeria […]
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, […]
Albert Hughes, 70, Oldest Man to Win Professional Boxing Match By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent On December 14, 2019, super welterweight Albert Hughes Jr., who had 20 professional bouts experience under his belt, became the oldest man ever to win a professional boxing match, setting the Guinness Book of World Records […]
Alonzo Butler, Who Had 34 Pro Boxing Wins as a Heavyweight and a Deontay Wilder Sparring partner, Dies at Age 44 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (November 1st, 2024)– Knoxville, Tennessee top flight heavyweight Alonzo ‘Big Zo’ Butler, the principal sparring partner through the Olympic Games and […]
Former European Heavyweight Champion Steffen Tangstad Dies at 65 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Tonsberg Municipality, Norway (June 29th, 2024)– Norwegian former two-time European Heavyweight champion and world heavyweight title challenger Steffen Tangstad died on June 26, 2024, after a long illness of peripheral neuropathy, in Tonsberg Municipality, Norway. He was […]
Unraveling Mystery Behind Muhammad Ali versus Earnie Shavers 1977 Bout and Dr. Ferdie Pacheco Breaking Camp By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent On September 29, 1977, Muhammad Ali defended his undisputed World Heavyweight title for the final time, recording a unanimous 15 rounds decision over the top contender Earnie Shavers. Ali, 55-2 […]
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