Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua traded barbs and shared a civil face-off at their London launch press conference. Get the full preview for the December 11 fight in Cardiff, with tale of the tape, odds and the press conference video.
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Matchroom and Boxlab Present 10 Unbeaten Prospects DAZN Card with Omari Jones By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Robert Brizel (2025-2026) Prediction Record: 144-40-9, 7-4 in Major Bouts Orlando, Florida (September 29th, 2026)– DAZN, Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and Boxlab Promotions will present eight bouts featuring 10 unbeaten prospects at Caribe Royal […]
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Takuma Inoue survived a seventh-round knockdown from Tenshin Nasukawa to retain his WBC bantamweight title by unanimous decision in Tokyo. Full card results and video highlights.
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Johnny Fisher edged Michael Pirotton by majority decision at Zuffa Boxing 11 in London, and Dana White said he is promoting Fury vs. Joshua while admitting he doesn't know if the fight will happen. Full results, video highlights, and the post-fight press conference.
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Father Time Defeats Ex-Champ Hasim Rahman, Age 53, Who Loses in an Indiana Six-Rounder By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Marc Abrams Lowell, Indiana (September 27th, 2026)– Looking more like a washed-up version of Jerry Quarry than a rejuvenated version of Big George Foreman, former World Heavyweight Champion Hasim ‘The […]
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This section is for all content by Robert Brizel, who is a Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent.
Former WBC Featherweight Champion Johnny Famechon Dies at 77, Beat Fighting Harada Twice By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Melbourne, Australia (August 5th, 2022)– Australian Boxing Hall of Fame Featherweight Johnny Famachon, who won the World Boxing Council Featherweight title and defeated Fighting Harada of Japan twice, has passed away after a […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: The Battle Scars and Polish Wars of Tomasz Adamek Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media While well promoted, cruiserweight and heavyweight Tomasz Adamek won many bouts, and surprised many boxing observers on occasion. Now 45 years old, Adamek, 53-6 with 31 […]
Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee, Only Heavyweight Title Bout Between Two Fighters Coming Off Draws By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent When we think of the heavyweight division, one outcome fight fans do not expect is a draw, at four, six, eight, 10, 12 or even 15 rounds (in the 15 round […]
Bizzarro Promotions Hosted Spectacular Boxing and MMA Pro-Am at Presque Isle Downs Casino in Erie Pa By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Erie, PA (July 26th, 2022)– Promoter Ernie Bizzarro and Bizzarro Promotions hosted “Clash at the Casino”, a spectacular Boxing and MMA Pro-Am card on Saturday evening, July 23, 2022, in […]
When Leon Spinks Was Neon: February 15, 1978 at The Hilton in Las Vegas By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Rare appears to be the championship bouts contested at The Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada. Perhaps the most noteworthy Vegas Hilton titular bout was the victory by “Neon” Leon Spinks over Muhammad […]
Great Fights! Foster, Sparrow, Tapia and Lozano Rock The House in Fillmore Philly By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent – Ringside Philadelphia (July 25th, 2022)– In two super featherweight eight round co-main event “Battle Royales” on a seven bout card on Saturday night, Jul 23, 2022, on a Manny Rivera Hard Hitting […]
This WBC Championship Belt Rumbled in The Jungle! Indianapolis Colts Owner Jim Irsay Buys Muhammad Ali’s Kinshasa Belt at Heritage Auctions For 6.16 Million Dollars By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Indianapolis, Indiana (July 25th, 2022)– Muhammad Ali was “The Greatest” of all time, and in Kinshasa, Zaire, on October 30, 1974, […]
Noteworthy Heavyweight Boxing History Crumbles Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Disclaimer: *These are the opinions of Robert Brizel and not Real Combat Media or any of its members… Sometimes it is the bout, the final bout, a sequence of bouts, or just plain a promising fighter whose career suddenly, abruptly […]
Weights For Hard Hitting Promotions Seven Bout Card Saturday at Fillmore Philly By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Photo Credit: Mark Abrams Friday Night Weigh-In Weights from Philadelphia, Fillmore Philly Card Promoter: Hard Hitting Promotions Fillmore Event Doors Open at 6 P.M., Saturday, July 23, 2022. First Bout 7 P.M. Co-Main Events, […]
Boxing Dominion! Hard Hitting Promotions Presents Seven Bout Card at Fillmore Philly By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Philadelphia, PA (July 22, 2022)– Boxing Dominion! On Saturday night, July 23, 2022, Manny Rivera’s Hard Hitting Promotions will present an exciting and action packed seven bout card of professional boxing at Fillmore […]
WBC Remembers Mandela on 104th Birthday, Boxing Belt Stolen From Mandela Museum By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent On what would have been his 104th birthday, the late South African political activist and anti-apartheid fighter Nelson Mandela is being remembered by the World Boxing Council. The WBC, on its website, called Mandela a historic, […]
JAKE PAUL VS. HASIM RAHMAN JR. PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (July 14th, 2022)– Hasmin Rahman Jr., 12-1 with six knockouts, Baltimore, Maryland (son of the former World Heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman), coming off a sixth-round stoppage loss in April 2022 to James McKensie Morrison […]
WBO Title Comeback Attempt of Former World Flyweight Champion Donnie Nietes Falls Short at 40 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Tokyo, Japan (July 13th, 2022)– The comeback attempt of former world Minimum, Light Flyweight and Flyweight World champion Donnie Nietes has fallen short at age 40, losing a rematch 12-round decision […]
Faces of Boxing Dark Shadows in My Subconscious Mind Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Every boxing reporter has thoughts and feelings, especially when it comes to the boxers of past and present. Emile Griffith had his boxing shadow with the late Benny “Kid” […]
CHISORA DEFEATS PULEV IN THE REMATCH – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The weekend of July 8 to July 10, 2022, featured several major bouts, with different outcomes, a bad head clash, the return of one of the sport of boxing’s most notable journeymen still in action, and an eight […]
Madison Square Garden Converse Sneaker Brigade: Lightweight Johnny Verderosa While The Heat Lasted By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Success in boxing, professional sports in life often boils down to discipline versus the reactive mind. In the case of lightweight prospect Johnny “The Heat’ Verderosa, between 1979 and 1984, Verderosa lit the […]
Dancing Shoes! Southpaw African IBF Super Bantamweight Champion Bongani Mahlangu, Peaking at Age 42 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Boipatong, Gauteng, South Africa (July 7th, 2022)– His nickname is ‘Dancing Shoes’. Now, at age 42, International Boxing Federation Continental African Super Bantamweight champion Bongani Wonder Boy Mahlangu is on the rise […]
Joe Joyce Stops Christian Hammer – 2016 UK Olympic Silver Medalist Might Get upgraded to Gold as McLaren IOC Investigation of AIBA Continues By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (July 6th, 2022)– Heavyweight contender and 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist Joe “Juggernaut” Joyce, Putley, London, United Kingdom, age 36, went to […]
When Muhammad Ali Got Pissed at Ernie Terrell During Vietnam War in 1967 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The late World Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, in the 1960’s as world champion, was at his best in fighting prime when he defeated Cleveland Williams, Zora Folley, Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, and Ernie […]
Remembering Ukrainian Amateur Champion Oleg Prudkyi, Killed in War at Age 30 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former two-time Ukrainian amateur super lightweight champion Oleg Prudkyi, a member of the Cherkasy Special Forces, was killed with three other special forces police on May 22, 2022, in battle in Ukraine, as reported […]
Jai Opetaia Defeats Mairis Briedis in Australia By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent Broadbeach, Australia (July 5th, 2022)– At 27 years of age, Jai Opetaia, the new International Boxing Federation World Cruiserweight champion, is Australia’s best world champion since the late Les Darcy. At 22-0 with 17 knockouts, Opetaia scored the Real […]
Weekend Results: Miller, Bazinyan, Butler, and Cieslak Return, Jardan Upsets Oganisyan By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The weekend of Thursday June 23, 2022, to Sunday June 26, 2022, was an action-packed boxing weekend, with several significant returns, a major comeback, and one unanticipated upset with an underdog fighter who did the […]
Remembering the White Ali, Light Heavyweight James Salerno, Murdered for His Truck By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent James Salerno, the so-called ‘Mouth of the South’ and showboating ‘White Muhammad Ali’ began his amateur boxing career at age nine after becoming inspired to do so after watching Muhammad Ali’s televised bout with […]
Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe Smith Jr. Saturday at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden (New York City) Power vs. Power: Beterbiev vs. Smith Top Rank ESPN Madison Square Garden Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (June […]
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko to Receive ESPN’s 2022 ESPY Arthur Ashe Courage Award By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Kyiv, Ukraine (June 16,2022)– Kyiv Mayor and former World Heavyweight champion Dr. Vitali Klitschko will be honored next month as the recipient of ESPN’s 2022 Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the annual ESPY […]
Ex-Two Division World Champion Carlos Ortiz, Pride of Puerto Rico, Dies at 85 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (June 15th, 2022)– Generally regarded as Puerto Rico’s greatest pound for pound fighter ever, former World Lightweight and World Light Welterweight World champion Carlos Ortiz, Puerto Rico’s first International Boxing […]
RCM INTERNATIONAL BOXING RECAP (6/12/22) Dynamite Dubois, Munguia, Kyoguchi and Nursultanov Show Power, Arias, Berlanga, Davies, Knapp, Kongo and Riakporhe Win Decisions, Witt Falls Short By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Miami, Florida (June 13, 2022)– At age 91, legendary promoter Don King gambled his undefeated regular World Boxing Association World Heavyweight […]
Old Man Winter of Middleweight Division, Erislandy Lara is the American Dream Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Southpaw World Boxing Association World Middleweight champion Erislandy Lara, 29-3-3 with 17 knockouts, Houston, Texas, by way of Guantanamo, Cuba, has truly lived the American dream, which is why his nickname is ‘The […]
35 Bout Screwball 100 MPH Career of Omaha Welterweight Vince Foster By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent He almost got a shot at Sugar Ray Robinson. Between July 1946 and July 1949, Omaha welterweight prospect Vince Foster, age 21, fought 35 pro bouts, came into the ring and went out in less […]
Undefeated German Light Heavyweight Musa Yamak Dies of a Heart Attack in the Ring By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Garching, Germany (May 18th, 2022)– Undefeated German light heavyweight prospect Musa Yamak of Munich, Germany, the current WBF International Light Heavyweight champion, who knocked out eight opponents in eight bouts between […]
Irish Micky Ward, Underestimated King of Lethal Body Shots And Left Hooks By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In the history of professional boxing in the modern era, one name stands out as being king of the devastating pinpoint body shots and left hooks, Irish Micky Ward, a fighter who made his […]
Iron Man Charlo and Ramirez Shine; Segura, Ennis, Kovalev and Pulev Return; Five Upsets Include Bakole Over Yoka in Paris By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The boxing weekend of May 13 to 15, 2022, was action-packed, and featured many big names, significant comebacks, and a few upsets which proved the better […]
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