Everyone made weight for UFC 331. Full tale-of-the-tape breakdowns, film study, betting odds, and video from the Countdown special, press conference and weigh-in for Van vs. Pantoja 2 at Crypto.com Arena.
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PrizeFightingTV Signs Ike Ibeabuchi to Fight Oliver McCall if 12,500 Fans Go PPV By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Lagos, Nigeria (September 17th, 2026)– Goes the nursery English nursery rhyme penned in the 1840s, ‘Here we go ’round the mulberry bush, so early in the morning.” PrizeFightingTV, out of Lagos, Nigeria, in […]
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Jean Silva overcame a bizarre opening round to submit Jose Miguel Delgado in the third and headline Noche UFC. Full card results, bonuses, and video highlights from Desert Diamond Arena.
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Tom Aspinall has vacated the UFC heavyweight title after nearly a year of eye injury complications. Inside the UFC 321 eye poke, the surgeries, his public falling out with Dana White, and Eddie Hearn's role in the saga.
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Dana White, Ryan Garcia, and Golden Boy director Jane Murcia have all offered competing accounts of why Oscar De La Hoya was absent from Ryan Garcia's title defense over Conor Benn. Here's what each side says, and what's still unresolved.
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This section is for all content by Robert Brizel, who is a Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent.
ICE Arrests Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. as Criminal Illegal Alien, Faces Mexican Arrest Warrant By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Studio City, California (July 3rd, 2025)– Former World Boxing Council World Middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., 39, was arrested on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Studio City, California, and has been […]
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 […]
Richardson Hitchins Stops George Kambosos Jr. to Retain the IBF Super Lightweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (June 15th, 2025)– Richardson Hitchins, the International Boxing Federation World Super Lightweight champion, retained his title at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City on Saturday night, June 15, […]
Nonito Donaire Returns at Age 42 and Wins WBA Bantamweight Title in A Technical Bloodfest By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Bueno Aires, Argentina (June 15th, 2025)– The Filipino Flash, Nonito Donaire, is back after 21 months of inactivity. Fighting a Chilean in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Donaire, age 42, 43-8 with 22 […]
Jai Opetaia Breaks Claudio Squeo’s Jaw, Retains IBF Cruiserweight Title, Eyes Gilberto Ramirez – Video By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sign up to DAZN Broadbeach, Australia (June 9th, 2026)– Jai Opetaia won all five rounds down under over a much shorter Italian challenger, Claudio Squeo, breaking Squeo’s jaw with a powerful […]
Bantamweight Champ Junto ‘Big Bang’ Nakatani Stops Nishida in Six, Unifies Title, Calls out Inoue – Video Highlights By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Osaka, Japan (June 8th, 2025)– World Boxing Council World Bantamweight southpaw world champion Junto ‘Big Bang’ Nakatani, 31-0, 24 knockouts, Sagamihara, Japan, moved a step closer to his […]
Doctors into the Ring! Alexis Chaparro Scores Brutal Knockout of Daijohn Gonzalez By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Orlando, Florida (June 9th, 2025)– In what has evolved into the most brutal pro televised knockouts of 2025, On June 7, 2025, on the undercard of Caribe Royale Orlando, in Orlando, Florida, Amanda Serrano […]
Davis Brothers Gets Ejected by Police! Nahir Albright Upsets Kelvin Davis, Wins WBC Title, Gets Attacked by Keon and Keyshawn Davis in the Tunnel By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Norfolk, Virginia (June 8th, 2025)– Keyshawn Davis had a rotten 24 hours at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday, June 6, […]
Behind on Scorecards, Fabio Wardley Wins WBA Heavyweight Title With A One-Punch Knockout of Justis Huni in the Tenth By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Ipswich, UK (June 8th, 2025)– Justis Huni (a late substitute main event opponent replacing Jarrell Miller who pulled out of his bout with Fabio Wardley with an […]
Top Rank’s Statement on The Retirement of Vasiliy Lomachenko LAS VEGAS (June 5, 2025) — Following a remarkable professional career, the great Vasiliy Lomachenko announced his retirement from boxing. Top Rank has been privileged to promote “Loma” for the entirety of his historic journey, which included world titles in three weight classes and recognition as the sport’s preeminent […]
After CSAC Appeal, Navarrete’s WBO Junior Lightweight Title Technical Win Over Suarez Changed to No-Contest By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (June 6th, 2025)– On Monday June 2, 2025, at its monthly meeting, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) unanimously voted to overturn Emanuel Navarette’s technical decision win over […]
Oliver McCall Fights to a Bizarre Draw at Age 60 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Nashville, Tennessee (June 4th, 2025)– Shades of Jack Johnson. Former World Boxing Council World heavyweight champion Oliver McCall, age 60, now 31 years removed from his rematch loss to Lennox Lewis refereed by Mills Lane, fought […]
Regarding New Gender Test Policy, World Boxing President Officially Apologizes for Singling Out Imane Khelif By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Paris, France (June 4th, 2025)– 2024 Paris Olympic Games Female Gold Medalist Imane Khelif, who name was singled out in the new World Boxing press release making sex gender test mandatory […]
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 […]
Munguia Responds to VADA Post Fight Drug Test After Bruno Surace Rematch, Sample B To Be Tested By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (June 1st, 2025)– Super middleweight Jaime Munguia, has issued an official statement in response to a negative VADA post-fight test result. After apparently winning a 12-round […]
Former World Heavyweight Champion Roy Jones Jr. Calls Out Mike Tyson for Times Square Rematch By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (May 31st, 2025)– Former world light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr., 56, last fought professionally in 2023 and fought to a split draw at Staples Arena […]
World Boxing to Introduce Mandatory Sex Testing For All Boxers While Banning Imane Khelif By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, Ca (May 31st, 2025)– World Boxing, the international amateur boxing sanctioning body responsible for organizing bouts at the upcoming 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games after being granted provisional […]
Josh Taylor Loses Third Straight, Loses to Ekow Essuman By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Glascow, Scotland (May 25th, 2025)– Former undisputed World Super Lightweight champion Josh Taylor lost his third consecutive comeback attempt at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday, May 24, 2025, getting outworked by game Ekow Essuman […]
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 […]
Dave Allen Knocks Out Johnny Fisher in Rematch, Eddie Hearn Talks 2026 Trilogy Bout By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sign up to DAZN Hackney Wick, UK (May 18th, 2025)– In a rematch of the December 2024 heavyweight bout won by split decision by Johnny Fisher in which Dave Allen knocked down […]
Betting Odds Has Manny Pacquiao As a Huge Underdog As He Returns at Age 46 to Challenge Mario Barrios for a World Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (May 14th, 2025)– Manny Pacquiao, invoking a World Boxing Council Emeritus Championship rule, which allows a retired former champion to […]
Cruiserweight, Sergey Kovalev Defeats Artur Mann in Russia Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent On April 18, 2025, former World Light Heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev made what could be his final ring appearance at Yunosk Arena in Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation, scoring a seventh-round stoppage of a game but slower punching Artur […]
Canelo Unifies, Munguia Wins Rematch, Jack Wins, Bakole Draws with Ajagba By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (May 4th, 2025)–On a DAZN card billed as ‘Fatal Fury’ in the face of Cinco de Mayo holiday, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez unified the World Super Middleweight title with a 12 round unanimous decision […]
Inoue Comes off Deck to Stop Cardenas, Espinoza Stops Vazquez at T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (May 5th, 2025)–Undisputed World Super Bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue, decked to his knees by a picture perfect counter left in the second round by challenger Ramon Cardenas, came […]
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 […]
Ryan Garcia Exposed on DAZN, Rolando Romero Outpoints him as +700 Underdog – Video Highlights By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (May 3rd, 2025)– In The Ring Magazine’s Fatal Fury: City of The Wolves boxing card center stage, Manhattan, in what was supposed to be two tune-up bouts for […]
Teefy Bey RDR Promotions Presents We Fight for Peace Harrah’s Casino Philly Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Promotions Philadelphia, PA (April 18th, 2025)– Teefy Bey RDR Promotions and Do 4 Self Entertainment Group will present an eleven bout boxing card entitled ‘We Fight For Peace’, also honoring 17-year-old 12 time amateur […]
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, […]
Boots Ennis Goes to 34-0, Stops Stanionis at Boardwalk Hall in 147 Pound Unification Bout By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (April 13th, 2025)– According to Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, regarding Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, 34-0 with 30 knockouts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “This is a true, true champion. What you […]
Matchroom Boxing Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City Boots Ennis vs. Stanionis Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic, City (April 6th, 2025)– Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis will face Eimantas Stanionis in the main event of a DAZN and Matchroom Boxing nine-bout fight card at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall on Saturday, April 12, […]
Filip Hrgovic Outpoints Joe Joyce in Manchester By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Manchester, UK ( April 6th, 2025)– Sometimes accepting a bout with a replacement late substitute opponent your camp is not fully prepared for can have career consequences. When Dillian Whyte withdrew from his scheduled bout with an injured finger, […]
ProBox Presents Seven Bout ProBox TV Contender Card April 5 at 2300 Arena By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Philadephia, PA (April 3rd, 2025)– ProBox will present an exciting seven-bout prospects card of boxing on April 5, 2025 at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, featuring WBC Silver USA Super Featherweight champion Haven Brady […]
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