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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Natalia Silva beat Wang Cong by unanimous decision to win the vacant UFC women's flyweight title at UFC 332. Full card results, video highlights and press conference.
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This section is for all content by Robert Brizel, who is a Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent.
Frosty The Snowman Arrives! PaxPlexDerricRossy Boxing Card Gets Snowed Out! By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Tonight’s PacPlexBoxing Event is cancelled Due To The Weather A Northeast snowstorm of freezing temperatures and at least a five inch snowfall in New York City has forced the cancellation of the eight bout card […]
Alejandro Lavorante, Argentine Heavyweight Contender Time Forgot By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Discovered by Jack Dempsey, Alejandro Lavorante won the amateur Argentina heavy weight championship and then turned professional with a third round knockout of Dean Bogany at Municipal Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, on September 22, 1959. Lavorante won 12 […]
Mandingo versus Floyd, Magic Man versus Showtime Porter Dream Fights By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Considering the way the rejuvenized southpaw James ‘Mandingo’ Kirkland brutally dispatched 20-0 Glen Tapia in their brief but violent light middleweight violent encounter at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City this past weekend, Mandingo versus Floyd […]
Felix Sturm Regains IBF Middleweight Title as Barker’s Career May End With Dislocated Hip By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Stuttgart, Germany (December 8th, 2013)– In the main event at Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, Felix Sturm regained the International Boxing Federation Middleweight title by stopping Darren Barker in the second round. According to […]
Wlodarczyk Defeats Fragomeni in Third War to Retain WBC Cruiserweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Chicago, IL (December 7th, 2013)– Krzysztof Wlodarczyk of Poland and Giocobbe Fragomeni of Italy have gone to war three times for the World Boxing Council World Cruiserweight title. In the main event at UIC Pavillion […]
Double Shocker! 48-0 Chris John and 48-0 Paul Spadafora Are Both Beaten in Title Bouts By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Ever hear of the Marciano curse? Rocky died in 1969, and 44 years later, ‘The Rock’ continues to be an extraordinarily tough act to follow. The Brockton Blockbuster was beaten three times […]
Rainmaker Melson Survives Near Ring Collapse, Cruz Survives Near Upset at BB King By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent- Ringside New York, NY (December 5th, 2013)–Middleweight Boyd ‘The Rainmaker’ Melson may be fighting for his own destiny, but his fate was almost in the hands of the Gods in the main event of […]
Ice Cole, The Most Underestimated Cruiserweight Champion Ever By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Al ‘Ice’ Cole worked the corners during the undercard at Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania last weekend. Sitting down with ‘Ice’ at the bar of the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Hotel after the show, ‘Ice’ looks every bit in shape […]
Heavyweight Travis Kauffman Wins WBU Title by Kayo and Earns ESPN Date By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent- Ringside Reading, PA (December 2, 2013)–World Boxing Association world number ten ranked heavyweight contender Travis Kauffman has a date with destiny-and ESPN2-in January 2014. Kauffman, age 28, now 27-1, 20 knockouts, Reading, Pennsylvania, knocked journeyman […]
Boyd Rainmaker Melson Highlights BB King Lou DiBella Broadway Boxing Card By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (November 29th, 2013)–Southpaw Boyd ‘Rainmaker’ Melson is back on the move. In his first bout in four months, Melson, 32, 12-1, four knockouts, White Plains, New York, will face middleweight journeyman Gundrick […]
That was a fight! Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch is Amazing. Rematch? By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Carl Froch is a super middleweight world championship fighter who is greater than the sum of his parts. He’s got some power. For Froch, the key to victory is mostly grit and determination. […]
Trainer Mike Melendez Interview: George Sosa Got Robbed in Newark + Card Results By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Pennsylvania trainer Mike Melendez, whose welterweight George Sosa took a last minute bout with Michael Anderson in the main event of a five bout card at Weequahic High School in Newark, New Jersey, […]
Travis Kauffman Interview: Hungry Heavyweight Warrior Wants Klitschkos By Robert Brizel, Head Boxing RCM Correspondent World Boxing Association top ten world heavyweight contender Travis Kauffman of Reading, Pennsylvania will fight in the preliminary bout to the main event of a nine bout card promoted by King’s Promotions on Saturday November 30, 2013, in […]
Remembering Randy Turpin, The Leamington Licker By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Randolph ‘Randy’ Turpin of Leamington, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, is one of the most forgotten middleweight champions of record. Turpin (1928-1966) was only 37 when he died, but compiled a career record of 66-8-1 with 45 knockouts. Turpin’s name and reputation have […]
Miracle at Roosevelt Hospital: Abdusalamov’s Medical Condition Improving By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (November 15th, 2013)– Originally doctors believed there was no hope, Magomed Abdusalamov, 32, was certain to die after surgery to remove a blot clot on his brain left him in a medically induced coma after suffering […]
Tyrone Everett Remembered, A Forgotten Junior Lightweight Gem By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Tyrone Everett was the slick southpaw from Philly who flashed bursts of greatness in the professional boxing ring. He died before he was champion, young and at the top of his game. The sad story is a far too […]
The Amazing Kreskin Predicts, and Gabriel Tito Bracero Shines in Salita Win By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent- Ringside *Photo Credit- Robert Brizel Brooklyn, NY (November 10th, 2013)–Take an ordinary boxing event, make it extraordinary by adding a world famous mentalist to the mix, and you’ve got game. For once […]
Abdusalamov Tragedy Reconsidered: Bisbaland McCline Did Damage Before Perez Bout By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent While Magomed Abdusalamov sits in a medically induced coma in Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan on life support after brain surgery to remove a blood clot, the possibility exists he may not survive. In light of the stunning series of […]
Please Say A Prayer For My Friend Magomed Abdusalamov By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent My friend heavyweight contender Magomed Abdusalamov of Russia is in critical condition in a medically induced coma at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. A blood clot and part of his skull were removed from his brain, and […]
Could Salita Get Lucky Against Bracero? Looking at the Factors Before Saturday’s Bout By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Could Dmitriy ‘Star of David’ Salita get lucky against Gabriel Tito Bracero at Aviator Arena in Brooklyn this weekend? Yes he could, but the following factors weigh in on Salita’s chances for a successful […]
Golovkin Quiets Stevens in Eight, Calls Out Sergio Gabriel Martinez By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent New York, NY(November 3rd, 2013)–In the main event on Saturday night, November 2, 2013, at Madison Square Garden, as predicted, hard punching Gennady Golovkin needed only eight rounds to shut up a bearded big talking Curtis Stevens […]
Boxing Tale of Two Eddie Cottons By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Occasionally in boxing, and in other professional sports, two names which are identical create a bit of a mix up. In the light heavyweight division, there is one such mix up which some people don’t quite get. The mix u has to […]
B-Hop Chases & Beats Up On Fouling Marat, Wins Unanimous Decision By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (October 27th, 2013)– In the Showtime main event at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday evening, October 26, 2013, it was at least an entertaining 12 round world title bout, if […]
Taps For Francisco Leal: Should He Have been Retired After the Gradovich Fight? By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent After southpaw super bantamweight boxer Francisco ‘Frankie’ Leal was stopped in the tenth round by future world champion Evgeny Gradovich in a Texas bout in March 2012, Leal was taken to the hospital on a […]
Rocky Marciano and Larry Holmes: Tears Shed For Ex-Champs in Historical Context By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Heavyweight champions come and heavyweight champions go. Only twice in history have heavyweight champions cried. Rocky Marciano cried after he beat up Joe Louis and knocked him out. Larry Holmes cried when he took the […]
Ruslan Provodnikov is a Hard Hitting Winner, Mike Alvarado Quits on his Stool By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Denver, CO (October 20th, 2013)–With one exception, Ruslan Provodnikov, now 23-2, 26 knockouts, Beryozovo, Russia, has fought his last 14 bouts at light welterweight. The statistic is a critical fact, as Provodnikov fought […]
Muhammad Ali at 37 with Much in the Tank versus Lyle Alzado: A Historical Look Back By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent On July 14, 1979, Muhammad Ali fought Denver Broncos football player Lyle Alzado in a ten round exhibition at Denver’s Mile High Stadium. By Ali’s admission, he did two weeks […]
Hank Lundy Resorts Atlantic City Card Is Cancelled, To Be Rescheduled By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent CES Presents Fall Brawl Boxing at Superstar Theater, Resorts Casino Atlantic City, scheduled for Saturday evening, October 19, 2013, has been cancelled. Tickets will be refunded at point of purchase. The event will be rescheduled. Several opponents, […]
The Boxing Chessboard Options of Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather Jr. By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Miguel Cotto has disposed of Delvin Rodriguez. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has defeated Saul Alvarez. The question remains: what now, and against who for both men? Austin Trout is preparing for his light middleweight bout with Erislandy […]
Tommy Morrison Website Under Reconstruction, Press Release Cries Foul With Nevada By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent The late WBO heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison’s internet website is currently under reconstruction at www.tommymorrison.relayout.com on the internet. A press release sent out last week involving Trisha Morrison, wife of Tommy Morrison, claims the Nevada Athletic Commission […]
HBO Bombs Away! Marquez over Bradley, Tale of Two Orlandos, Fight Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Tonight, its Juan Manuel Dynamita Marquez versus Timothy the desert storm Bradley. Juan Manuel Marquez, his night on Home Box Office in the main event tonight, October 12, 2013, means bombs away. If Marquez […]
Tito Bracero versus Dmitriy Salita Aviator Arena Fight Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (October 12th, 2013)–Gabriel Tito Bracero has been around the block and then some. The Tommy Gallagher trained Brooklyn welterweight is a phenomenal technical boxer, but lacks the knockout punch. This will give his fellow Brooklynite […]
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