Despite Eye Surgeries, Kell Brook Making Comeback to Benefit Ricky Hatton Foundation By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (October 24th, 2025)– Former world Welterweight champion Kell ‘Special K’ Brook, inactive after a sixth-round stoppage win over Amir Khan in 2022, will return to the ring on February 13, 2026, in […]
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From World Champion to Gatekeeper Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna Declares experience the key to him Upsetting World-Rated Welterweight Contender “Speedy” Rashidi Ellis November 1 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut MARBLEHEAD, Mass. (October 23, 2025) – Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) Lightweight World Champion Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (39-6-1, 28 KOs) firmly believes that his experience advantage, in […]
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UFC Fight Night Vancouver Results & Video Highlights UFC Fight Night Results: Main Card Middleweight bout: Brendan Allen def. Reinier de Ridder via TKO: R4, 5.00 Welterweight bout: Mike Malott def. Kevin Holland via unanimous decision (29-28×3) Bantamweight bout: Aiemann Zahabi def. Marlon Vera via split decision (29-28×2, 28-29) Women’s flyweight bout: Manon Fiorot def. Jasmine Jasudavicius via TKO: […]
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FOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS ON THE LINE AT PFL MENA FINALS: ALL OR NOTHING IN DHAHRAN EXPO AL KHOBAR, SAUDI ARABIA The Middle East’s best fighters in the Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight, and Welterweight Divisions battle for PFL MENA Championships Mohammad Alaqraa meets Badreddine Diani for the PFL MENA Welterweight Championship in the Main Event Salah Eddine Hamli takes on […]
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Bloody Paulie Malignaggi Say He’s Blind in Right Eye After Bare Knuckle Comeback Win By Robert Brizel, Head Real Comeback Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (October 22nd, 2025)– The Magic Man, Paulie Malignaggi, a former International Boxing Federation World Super Lightweight champion, turned boxing commentator and analyst, cannot stay out of the ring, retired. […]
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Despite Eye Surgeries, Kell Brook Making Comeback to Benefit Ricky Hatton Foundation By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (October 24th, 2025)– Former world Welterweight champion Kell ‘Special K’ Brook, inactive after a sixth-round stoppage win over Amir Khan in 2022, will return to the ring on February 13, 2026, in […]
Willy Kyakonye, WBF World Heavyweight Champion From Netherlands Nobody Knows By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Leeuwarden, Netherlands At 12-0 with 11 knockouts, relatively unknown Willy Kyakonye, originally from Kampala, Uganda, now fighting out of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, is the current WBF World Heavyweight champion. A former WBF International Heavyweight regional champion, Kyakonye […]
Bloody Paulie Malignaggi Say He’s Blind in Right Eye After Bare Knuckle Comeback Win By Robert Brizel, Head Real Comeback Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (October 22nd, 2025)– The Magic Man, Paulie Malignaggi, a former International Boxing Federation World Super Lightweight champion, turned boxing commentator and analyst, cannot stay out of the ring, retired. […]
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 […]
CSAC Votes to Support Changes to Ali Act, Oscar De La Hoya Says F.U. to Dana White By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sacramento, CA. (October 20th, 2025)– Controversy has erupted between the TKO Group/Zuffa Boxing and boxing promoter Oscar De Hoya. The California State Athletic Commission held a surprise meeting, and […]
Sebastian Juarez Kos Layton in one of the ‘Craziest rounds’ of 2025 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent South Padre Island, Texas (October 20th, 2025)– In an absolute one round DAZN masterpiece of a comeback thriller, undefeated middleweight prospect Sebastian Juarez, 10-0, eight knockouts, Brownsville, Texas, went toe to toe with Demarcus […]
UFC Analyst and MMA Coach Din Thomas Says Ronda Rousey Should Not Be Cleared To Fight Again By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, California (October 16th, 2025)– Should Ronda Rousey be relicensed to return to professional MMA competition? Recent workout videos posted on YouTube and social media by Rousey seem […]
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, […]
Boots Ennis Wins WBA World Super Welterweight Title in 118 Seconds By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (October 13th, 2025)– “I’m at 154 pounds. I did what I had to do. Bring them names. I went up and I got stronger. 154 (pounds) is my division. That’s next (Vergil Ortiz),” […]
Jaron Boots Ennis vs. Uisma Lima WBA DAZN Wells Fargo Center Matchroom Philly Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (October 11th, 2025)– Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and DAZN will present an eight-card boxing show on Saturday night, October 11, 2025, from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, featuring […]
Crawford & Benavidez Not Interested in Fighting Each Other By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Phoenix, Arizona (October 9th, 2025)– Saudi promoter Turki Alalshikh stated on a post on X “Can David Benavidez still make 168 pounds?” Alalshikh, who promoted Canelo Alvarez vs. Crawford, could do David vs. Bud. World Light heavyweight […]
Mateusz Masternak Wins EBU, Cecilia Braekhus Wins WBC WBO & Retires, Louie O’Doherty Shines By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In the main event of a six bout card at Nosalowy Dwor, Zakopane, Poland, on Saturday evening, October 4, 2025, Polish cruiserweight champion and former cruiserweight world title challenger Mateusz Masternak regained […]
Chino Lopez Goes to 15-0, Outclasses Henderson in Five at Osceola Heritage Park By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Kissimmee, Florida (September 28th, 2025)– Unbeaten Puerto Rican light heavyweight prospect Najee ‘Chino’ Lopez went to 15-0, 12 knockouts, with a fifth-round stoppage of Kelvin Henderson, 19-3-1 with 13 knockouts, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in […]
Dapper Don John Gotti’s Grandson to Face Marvin Hagler’s Grandson at Foxwoods Resort By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Mashantucket, Connecticut (September 24th, 2025)– The grandson of ‘The Dapper Don’ John Gotti, AKA John Gotti 3, Mixed Martial Artist, best remembered for his exhibition riot with Floyd Mayweather, will return to action […]
Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz, Age 46, Kos Philip Penson in First Round By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hollywood, Florida (September 22, 2025)– Cuban heavyweight Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz is back, 26 years after winning his pro debut in the first round over Philip Penson at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino […]
A Tribute to Ricky Hatton, A Fighter From the Floyd Era in His Own Words By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In an interview on the biggest bout of his career, Ricky Hatton remembered Floyd Mayweather fondly, moving up in weight to the biggest bout of his career, and probably his career […]
CRAWFORD VS. CANELO RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS & POST PRESSER He Waited Two Years For This Fight! The Night Belongs to 42-0 Terence Crawford By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (September 14th, 2025)– A historic night. Bud Crawford had been campaigning for two years for this bout. Crawford is now […]
CANELO VS. CRAWFORD PREVIEW, PREDICTIONS, POLL, ODDS, PRESSER & WEIGH-IN Canelo vs. Crawford Preview of Superfight of the Decade By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (September 13th, 2025)– As of the night before the fight, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has a slight odds betting favorite over Terence Crawford, with odds […]
FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. MIKE TYSON IS OFFICIAL – VIDEO By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (September 5th, 2025)–Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather, 50-0 with 27 knockouts, Las Vegas, Nevada, has yet to make an official bout comeback, with Manny Pacquiao still calling him out for a rematch. Tyson, 50-7 with 44 […]
Ike Ibeabuchi Stops Idris Afinni in Three Rounds, Calls Out Oleksandr Usyk By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Lagos, Nigeria (August 24th, 2025)– After 26 years of imprisonment and inactivity, Ike Ibeabuchi, Age 52, 21-0 with 16 knockouts, Lagos, Nigeria, stopped Idris Afinni, 18-9-2 with 15 knockouts, Lagos, Nigeria, in three rounds […]
Netflix Joker’s Wild Exhibition Bout November 14! Tank Davis To Fight Jake Paul at State Farm Arena By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlanta, Georgia (August 21st, 2025)– Recently, my Real Combat Media editor turned down my story about a possible bout between Adrien Broner and Jake Paul. The size disparity and […]
Ike Ibeabuchi Faces New Opponent Idris Afinni August 23 in Lagos By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Lagos, Nigeria (August 21st, 2025)– 20-0 former number one heavyweight contender Ike ‘The President’ Ibeabuchi, attempting a comeback in Lagos, Nigeria at age 52, will face a replacement opponent on August 23, 2025, at Teslim […]
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 […]
Gary Russell Wins All Eight Rounds Over Dervin Rodriguez at ProBox, Eyes Ramon Cardenas By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Plant City, Florida (August 17, 2025)– In his first ring appearance in 10 months at ProBox Event Center in Plant City, Florida, world-class southpaw featherweight Gary Antonio Russell, 21-1 with 13 knockouts, […]
Power Hitting Moses Itauma Stops Dillian Whyte in First Round, Hrgovic Outpoints Adeleye on DAZN By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (August 17th, 2025)– In the preview, this reporter noted knockdowns would affect scoring, and it would be to Moses Itauma’s advantage to do so. On Saturday, August 16, […]
Moses Itauma versus Dillian Whyte: DAZN Esports World Cup Riyadh Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (August 14th, 2025)– Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, promoter Frank Warren of Queensberry Promotions, and DAZN pay-per-view will present a six-bout card of Esports World Cup boxing on August 16, […]
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis Cleared as Florida Charges Are Dismissed By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Miami, Florida (August 14th, 2025)– TMZ Sports has confirmed the domestic violence charges and case against World Boxing Association World Lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis have been dismissed. According to the Miami-Dade County Clerk’s Office, Davis’ misdemeanor […]
Paramount Global Acquires UFC USA Media Rights for 7 Years 7.7 Billion, 43 Live UFC Events to Stream on Paramount+, Dana White Says Pay-Per-View Will Continue By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media MMA Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (August 13th, 2025)– Paramount Global, only days after finalizing its eight billion dollar merger with production studio Skydance, has […]
OBPF Reduces Title Bouts to 10 Rounds After Another Boxer on Tokyo Card, Lightweight Hiromasa Urukawa, Dies of Brain Injury at 28 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Tokyo, Japan (August 8th, 2025)– In a bout which was an eliminator for the Japanese 135 pounds lightweight national title, while winning the bout […]
Dmitriy Bivol Back Surgery Successful, Eyes 2026 Trilogy Beterbiev Bout in Russia By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Indio, CA (August 9th, 2025)– On Friday, August 8, 2025, World Light Heavyweight champion Dmitriy Bivol underwent successful back surgery for a decades-old and progressively painful back injury, which required surgical correction to continue […]
Fonseca Upsets Oimiha and Wins WBA Gold Lightweight Title in Libya, Mike Perez Bout Ends in No Contest By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Benghazi, Libya (August 8th, 2025)– From 1979 to 2011, during the political regime of the late Colonel Muammar El Al-Gaddafi, professional boxing was outlawed in Libya. In 2024, […]
Fighting in Libya: Cuban Cruiserweight Mike Perez Headlines Benghazi DAZN card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Benghazi, Libya (August 8th, 2025)– The World Boxing Association, in conjunction with DAZN, Russia Match TV, and Argentina TyC Sports will present a unique five bout card of boxing at martyrs of Benina Stadium, Benghazi, […]
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