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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This section is for all content by Robert Brizel, who is a Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent.
Dmitriy Salita Brooklyn Fight Card Preview: Bujaj Favored Over Wright in Slugfest By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (May 15, 2014)– Dmitriy Salita’s Star of David Promotions presents a nine fight card called the ‘Brooklyn Brawl’, with matchmaker Diana Rodriguez putting together a main event which could be the 2014 […]
The Iceman Cometh in Spring: Brooklyn Middleweight Akil Auguste on Salita Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Akil ‘The Iceman’ Auguste of Brooklyn, New York, is a rising middleweight prospect. Auguste had a 60-19 amateur record, including winning two New York Metro Championships in the 165 pound open category. […]
WBC World Champion Bermane Stiverne versus Best Heavyweights in the Ring Today By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Canada’s Bermane Stiverne, 35, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, is the new World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion. Possible matchups for higher level fights are sparkling on the horizon after Stiverne’s sixth round disposal of overhyped […]
When Only Tears Remain: Tony Ayala Jr. is Free and Back in the Gym By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent On April 10, 2014, Tony Ayala Sr. passed away from diabetes. On April 16, 2014, Tony Ayala Jr. was allowed to attend the funeral of his father, noted boxing trainer Tony Ayala Sr. […]
Junior Middleweight Prospect Steve Hitman Martinez is on the Rise By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent On Thursday, May 15, 2014, rising Bronx junior middleweight prospect Steve ‘Hitman’ Martinez, 14-1, 11 knockouts, will face U.S. Virgin Islands southpaw Antonio Chaves Fernandez, 4-17-2, now hailing from Brockton, Massachusetts, on Dmitriy Salita’s Brooklyn Brawl […]
Former WBA World Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Ellis Dies at 74 By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (May 8th, 2014)–Jimmy Ellis, who rose up in Louisville, Kentucky in the shadow of his amateur boxing friend Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali), and won the World Boxing Association version of the World Heavyweight […]
Mikkel ‘Slick Mick’ Lespiere Interview: Future Champion in Training at Gleason’s Gym By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Welterweight prospect Mikkel Lespiere of New York City is unbeaten in his first five professional bouts. On May 17, 2014, at Millenium Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, Lespiere will face Raphael Luna of Albany, […]
Amir Roadrunner Khan Outpoints Collazo in Stinker, Floyd Wins Majority Decision, Maidana Feels He Won By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (May 5th, 2014)–Former WBA World welterweight champion Luis Collazo brought a plan to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 3, 2014, into his 12 round preliminary […]
Superman Lives! Steve Bujaj on the WBC Road to a Shot at Krystzof Woldarczyk By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Superman Lives is the title of the cancelled Superman project in the 1990s which was supposed to star actor Nicholas Cage. On May 15, 2014, Stivens ‘Superman’ Bujaj of New York City, also […]
Heavyweight Jarrell Miller Interview: On The Road To The New York State Title By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Rising New York City area heavyweight prospect Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller, now 8-0-1 with eight knockouts, will fight the preliminary bout to the WBC main event on promoter Dmitriy Salita’s latest Brooklyn Brawl boxing […]
No Fight in Moscow Cruiserweight Mess! Lebedev Has WBA Title, Jones Still WBA Champ in Recess and Denies He Failed Russian Drug Tests, Card Held Anyway By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Moscow, Russia(April 28th, 2014)–There was no rematch held for the World Boxing Association cruiserweight title this past weekend. Guillermo Jones did […]
Junior Wright Interview: My WBC Battle with Bujaj is Like Hagler versus Hearns By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent When Marvelous Marvin Hagler fought Thomas Hearns on April 15, 1985, they fought an eight minute war which some still consider to be the greatest fight ever in the modern era. It was […]
Hopkins vs. Shumenov Horror: Bad Judging Is Ruining Professional Boxing By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Washington DC (April 21st, 2014)– Bad judging is as old as time in professional boxing. When Gentleman Jim Corbett knocked out John L. Sullivan to win the World Heavyweight championship under the Marquis de Queensbury rules, even […]
Notable Boxing Comebacks and Failures of April 2014 By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Moscow, Russia (April 18th, 2014)–Happy happy Easter holiday 2014 to all boxing fans around the world. The month of April 2014 was a month of triumph and tragedy around the world. Some of the results are worth a second […]
Moscow Showdown! Lebedev versus Jones Cruiserweight WBA Rematch Ultimate Confrontation By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Moscow, Russia (April 16th, 2014)– When Guillermo Jones knocked out Denis Lebedev in Myakinino, Russia, in May 2013, the eleventh round kayo victory appeared so damaging to Lebedev his career appeared over. Lebedev’s right eye was […]
Pacquiao Venganza! With Win Over Bradley, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mega Fight is Back on 2014 Radar Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Moscow, Russia (April 14th, 2014)–Venganza means revenge in Spanish, and Manny Pacquiao has achieved it. At age 35, southpaw Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines is back at the top of […]
Erick Bone From Ecuador Does His Thing, Beats Up On El Gato at BB King By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Correspondent New York, NY (April 12th, 2014)–Light welterweight boxer Erick Bone is an unknown in New York City. A native of Ecuador, Bone made his American debut in the main event at BB King […]
Joshua Clottey, Packing Venom, Knocks Down Mundine Five Times and Wins WBA International Light Middleweight Title in Australia By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Watch out for Joshua Clottey, whose light middleweight punches pack a mean venom. WBA third ranked Anthony Mundine found out the hard way on his home turf at the […]
Dynamite! Rafael Vazquez Knocking at WBA Door For a Super Bantamweight World Title Fight By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Brooklyn, NY (April 9th, 2014)– It has often been said that adversity breeds the best in men. Consider the unique case of Brooklyn’s Rafael Vazquez, […]
2014 is The Year of Luis Collazo: Amir Khan, and Then Floyd? By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media You heard it from this reporter first. Luis Collazo is due. 2014 is the year of Luis Collazo. The World Boxing Association International Welterweight champion, […]
Washington versus Scott: Worst Refereed Fight of the Month of April 2014 By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (April 8th, 2014)– Attention professional boxing referees. Here’s a great video of how NOT to referee a professional bout, one of the worst and most flagrant examples of a […]
The Five Noble Horsemen of New York City Boxing By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (April 8th, 2014)– Kevin Rooney Jr., Felipe Gomez, Kevin O’Sullivan, James Foley and Wilson Naranjo are the five noble horsemen of New York City professional boxing. These five knights in shining armor […]
21-0 Cuban Heavyweight Luis King Kong Ortiz Kayos Monte Barrett and Retires Him By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Indio, Ca (April 5th, 2014)– Circling erroneously into the power of his opponent, an inactive, rusty and aging 42 year old Monte ‘2 Gunz’ Barrett got knocked out with a power […]
The Ukrainian Lion is Back! Broadway Boxing Returns ToBB King Club on April 10 By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (April 5, 2014)– Rising light welterweight prospect Erick Bone of Manabi, Ecuador, will make his American debut in an eight rounder in the main event of an eight bout […]
The Iron Rhino, Australian Heavyweight Michael Kirby, Wins Last Man Standing Tournament in Extra Round. Super 8 Heavyweight Tournament To Be Held June 2014. By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Victoria, Australia (April 4th, 2014)– Australian tough guy heavyweight Michael Kirby, also known as ‘The Iron Rhino’, won the 2014 […]
Universal Boxing Federation Looks Forward To Staging Exciting Belt Bouts in 2014 By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent The Universal Boxing Federation won official BoxRec recognition in January 2014. Statement of Mike Melendez, the Universal Boxing Federation USA representative: “Right now we’re concentrating on the El Paso (Texas) […]
Universal Boxing Federation Presents Night of Champions, Abraham Han versus Juan Carlos Candelo InterContinental Middleweight Title Bout at County Coliseum El Paso By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent El Paso, TX (April 2, 2014)– Antonio Escalante Promotions, the Universal Federation and its USA representative Michael Melendez present Night of Champions […]
International Fight Night! Frank Galarza To Fight Franklin Gonzalez in Main Event Resorts World Casino Aqueduct in Bantamweight Main Event This Saturday By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel New York, NY ( April 1st, 2014)– Promoters Felipe Gomez and Kevin O’Sullivan of New Legend Boxing will present an […]
Les Miserables! Devin Vargas and Karim Mayfield Among Fighters Exposed in Final March Weekend, as Reliable 171 Loss British Ringer Kristian Laight Wins by Decision By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent This past week was not a kind one for professional boxers in search of the guts and the glory, who instead found […]
Bantamweight Boxer Iwao Hakamada Freed From Death Row in Japan after 45 Years After DNA Evidence Proves Him Innocent By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Tokyo, Japan (March 31st, 2013)– Japanese bantamweight boxer Iwao Hakamada, proven innocent by DNA evidence, has been released from death row in Japan after […]
Boxing Détente: Vitali Klitschko Running For Mayor of Kiev, Backs Billionaire Candy Maker Petro Poroshenko For President By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Former World Heavyweight champion Dr. Vitali Klitschko has declared his candidacy for mayor of the strategic city of Kiev in upcoming elections, while backing billionaire candy maker Petro Poroshenko for […]
NYSAC Terminates Boxing 360 Promoter Mario Yagobi, as Bob Duffy and Others React By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (March 29th, 2014)– Boxing 360 Promoter, President and CEO Dr. Mario Yagobi had his promoter’s license terminated by the New York State Athletic Commission on March 26, […]
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