Three fighters missed weight at UFC Vegas 122. Full card records and weights, main card tale-of-the-tape breakdowns, film study, odds ranges and weigh-in video for Allen vs. Duncan.
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ALL-ACTION FORMER WORLD CHAMPION ARMANDO RESENDIZ TO FACE AUSTRALIAN CONTENDER KOEN MAZOUDIER IN FEATURED BOUT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 LIVE ON TNT & DAZN FROM THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS Jermall Charlo Out of Previously Scheduled Bout With Injury Plus! Unbeaten Rising Star Marco Romero Battles Braulio Ferreira to Kick Off “The Fight” Live on TNT […]
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DAZN Saturday Night Fights! Golden Boy Presents Schofield vs. Bahdi Chicago Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Robert’s Prediction Record: 152-40-9, with 7-4 in major bouts Chicago, Illinois (October 9th, 2026)– Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN will present a nine-bout card with two world title bouts on Saturday Night Fights at […]
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COMPLETE PFL MENA 11: LAST MAN STANDING RESULTS Mostafa Rashed Nada submits Osama ElSeady in the second round of their long-awaited trilogy fight Badreddine Diani, Ylies Djiroun, Mehdi Saadi, Abdelkrim Zouad and Mohammad Fahmi earn places in the PFL MENA Finals PFL MENA 12: MMA’s Most Wanted Set For Al Khobar On December 11 RIYADH, […]
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Ben Whittaker survived a wild final round to outpoint Conor Wallace by unanimous decision in Birmingham and secure the IBF mandatory position. Full card results and video highlights.
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Thomas Hitman Hearns Interview: Iran Barkley 3 Challenge Accepted at Five Rounds By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Brad Snyder / The Undercard In a Real Combat Media international exclusive ringside interview in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday evening, February 6, 2015, at the Detroit Masonic Temple, the multi division boxing […]
Richie Giachetti, Trainer of Champions, Dies at 76 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Renowned boxing trainer Richie Giachetti, an auto repair shop and tavern proprietor who was also a boxing trainer of some of the best in the heavyweight business, has died at 76 in Cleveland, Ohio. Giachetti’s four […]
Whatever Happened to Steve McCrory, The Detroit Bluesman? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Steve ‘Bluesman’ McCrory won the 1984 Olympic Games Flyweight Gold Medal. The younger brother of Detroit World Boxing Council Welterweight champion Milt McCrory, Steve compiled a professional record of 30 wins, five losses and one draw […]
The Historical Riddle of the Big Heavyweights By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondents Styles make fights. In the heavyweight division, size does too. As has often been explained, if you are not familiar with a particular opponent or their mindset, it could prove troubling if you enter the ring with […]
Muhammad Ali Turns 74, A Heavyweight Poem and More By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent January 17 could have been mean, January 16 was somewhat obscene Boxing can be exciting, other sports a bore Muhammad Ali has turned 74. Before the cameras Cassius Clay was a startin’ There was […]
Sons and Daughters of Famous Champions in Missed Fame and Glory By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent There are many siblings of the boxing famous out there who have tried to imitate their famous parents, with Floyd Mayweather Jr., Laila Ali, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Omar Chavez being […]
Best Boxing Entrance: Prince Naseem Hamed in Thriller By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The best boxing entrance in my view was Prince Naseem Hamed’s ’Thriller’ ring entrance in 1998. More show than hype, perhaps created, perhaps contrived, it was pure originality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZvBDYS6hsY Prince Naseem Hamed arrives dancing to […]
The Mysterious Case of Middleweight Joey Archer By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Debuting in 1956, fighting out of New York and Texas, Joey Archer defeated every opponent he fought in his first 46 pro bouts, including losing and then winning one rematch. His big wins over Dick Tiger, Ruben […]
A Tribute to Howard Davis Jr., 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist Dies at 59 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Howard Davis Jr., who defeated Aaron Pryor and Thomas Hearns on the way to a stellar amateur career and the 1976 Lightweight Olympic Gold Medal in Montreal, Canada, but who never won […]
New York State Light Heavyweight Champion Herschel Jacobs Dies in Yonkers at 75 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (December 20th, 2015)– Former New York State Light heavyweight veteran Hershel Jacobs, who former world light heavyweight champion Harold Johnson, Henry Hank and, Hal Carroll, and fought […]
Significant Early Refereed Bouts of Referee Joe Cortez By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Between 1980 and 2012, Joe Cortez refereed 883 professional boxing contests. His first professional bout as a referee featured future World Featherweight champion Juan LaPorte. Bouts with such names as Marvis Frazier, Michael Spinks, Johnny Bumphus, Jeff […]
Light Heavyweight Champion Bob Foster Dies at Age 77 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Albuquerque, New Mexico (November 22, 2015)– Former World Light Heavyweight champion Bob Foster, who in his 17 year professional ring career enjoyed great success as a light heavyweight in the 175 pound division in the […]
Understanding Nat Fleischer, The Man Who Saved Boxing By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The great boxing journalist and historian, the late Nat Fleischer, died in 1972. Since his passing, subsequent generations of sports journalists have systematically attacked his reputation. Fleischer spent more than half a century at ringside and […]
Marvin Johnson versus Galindez: Mechanics of Counter Right By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wxHcb4cJco Critical historical look backs often reveal technique and game plan can override style and boxing ability in many cases. The case in point this reporter wishes to cite is Marvin Johnson versus the late Victor […]
Most Ridiculous Boxing Match Ever Held By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpBnZoWqt6A Bol versus Perry, May 2, 2002. Commentary by Chris Rose and Ray ‘Boom’ Mancini. A frequent question I entertain as a sports reporter is what was the worst or most ridiculous boxing match ever held? My response […]
Monte Masters, The Only Heavyweight Champion To Lose His Title Due To Divorce By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent There have been many claimants to world boxing titles. The late Monte Masters of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, holds a record of unique distinction. Masters, born in 1955, died in 1996 at age […]
Viva El Chapo! Edwin Rosario’s Brightest Moment By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In his prime, Edwin ‘Chapo’ Rosario was a very fine boxer. A native of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Rosario had a career record of 47-6 with 41 knockouts between 1979 and 1997. El Chapo debuted at age […]
Jack Root, Champion of Yesteryear By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent His real name was Janos Ruthaly, and he was the most famous fighter ever to come out of the Czech Republic. Between 1897 and 1906, Jack Root was 47-3-3 with 28 knockouts, retiring at age 29. Root’s last […]
Ray Mancini versus Deuk-Koo Kim 1982 Title Bout: A Historical Look Back By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Ray ‘Boom-Boom’ Mancini of Youngstown, Ohio, had three World Lightweight title bouts which ended in the fourteenth round back in the day: his loss to Alexis Arguello for the WBC title […]
Billy Conn’s Brilliant Game Plan on Joe Louis, and Where He Went Wrong By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The world heavyweight title bout between Joe Louis and Billy Conn, their first meeting at the Polo Grounds in New York City on June 18, 1941, remains one of the top […]
Evander Holyfield, The Hardest Working Heavyweight Champion Ever By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media When one looks at the all-time heavyweight champions list, one finds such familiar names as Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, George Foreman, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, Lennox Lewis, […]
GGG and G Wars! GGG Golovkin versus G-Man McClellan Middleweight Dream Fight By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent How would GGG fare in a 12 round world title bout in his prime against Gerald ‘G-Man’ McClellan in his prime? This is a great historical question in the time machine. […]
Ex-Champ Terrible Tim Witherspoon Calls Out Ex-Champ Tony Tubbs for Rematch By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media boxing Correspondent When it rains, it pours. A Detroit promoter is interested in staging a ‘Legends of Boxing’ card at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. A sponsor has expressed interest in getting on board. Iran […]
Pernell Sweet Pea Whitaker, Defensive Wizard of Welterweights By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent As reporter, I finally ran into Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker while covering as boxing card in Atlantic City at The Tropicana. Pernell being older now, he is a shadow of the great fighter who once was. Pernell […]
Floyd versus Ray Leonard, Floyd versus Andre Berto: A Now and Then Comparison By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Never underestimate your opponent! The famed adage is apropos with Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Andre Berto. The underachieving Berto has reached ten WBC, WBA and IBF world title bouts, and […]
Clown Prince Max Baer versus Two Ton Tony Galento, a Historical Look Back By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent On August 7, 1940, Max Baer, the former heavyweight champion known as the Livermore Larupper, the menacing ‘clown prince of boxing’, scored his last big win. Baer stopped two ton Tony Galento […]
Heavyweight Contender Roy Harris, Barefoot Boxer From Cut and Shoot Texas By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Four time Texas State Golden Gloves champion Roy Harris won the Texas Olympic Trials in 1952, and later won the Texas State and Southern Heavyweight titles as a professional. A four year […]
Whatever happened to Heavyweight Larry Donald? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent There were several name heavyweights of recent memory who reached success in the ring and the ratings, but never won a world title or realized their full championship potential. Some names which come to mind first and foremost […]
Long Lost Jack Dempsey Boxing Film is Found at Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent At The Pinball Hall of Fame at 1610 East Tropicana Avenue, in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the back of the center pinball aisle of pinball machines, there is a wood […]
Mike Hercules Weaver Gets Mystery World Title Belt 21 Years Later By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent For boxing historians, there is nothing like a good mystery. When the mystery involves anything to do with the world heavyweight championship, inquiring minds want to know. This picture shows trainer Freddie Roach presenting […]
Tommy ‘The Duke’ Morrison’s Japanese Mystery Fight By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent On November 3, 1996, former world heavyweight champion Tommy ‘The Duke’ Morrison fought what was intended to be his final fight. Morrison had been in training for a month, after not fighting for a year. Tommy had lost to […]
Ultimate Macho Camacho, Glitz and Glitter By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent “What time is it? It’s Macho Time!” Ring announcer introduction of Macho Camacho. Ultimate Macho Camacho Tribute Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW-ysu-OdSc p Two boxers in the modern era have come to symbolize the concept of sell the show by publicizing with […]
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