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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Only one fighter missed weight for UFC 332. Full card records and weights, main card tale-of-the-tape breakdowns, film study, odds ranges and weigh-in video for Silva vs. Wang at the Delta Center.
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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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This section is for all content by Robert Brizel, who is a Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent.
Strange Case of James Page AKA Mighty Quinn, From Boxing Champion to Bank Robber By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Welterweight James Page, nicknamed ‘Mighty Quinn’, turned pro with a first round knockout of Luis Silva in December 1990. He would go on to win 25 of 28 bouts, knocking out 19 […]
Best Heavyweight Matchups Upcoming: Klitschkos, Povetkin, Haye, Helenius and Fury By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent When pressed for the best heavyweight division names out there, in America I would say Andy Ruiz Jr. Deontay Wilder, Vyacheslav Glaskov, Magomed Abdulsalamov and Bryant Jennings. Amir Mansour is there too, though prison has aged […]
Middleweight Osumanu Adama versus Marlon Thomas: A Smoky Dream Matchup By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Adama Photo Copyright by Robert Brizel Illinois middleweight contender Osumanu Adama of Ghana took off a year after his controversial March 2012 IBF 12 round world title decision loss to then champion Daniel Geale in Tasmania, Australia. […]
Chicago Violence: Boxing Promoter Tolaymat Confronts Gunfire, Misses Molina Party By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent *Photo Copyright Credit: Robert Brizel With ten people wounded in overnight shootings in Chicago’s violent South and West sides, boxing promoter Wasfi Tolaymat of Chicago Fight Promotion confronted gunfire and near death Saturday evening, September 28, 2013. Tolaymat, one […]
Superman Adonis Stevenson Stops Thunderless Cloud in Seven Round Whitewash By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Montreal, Quebec (September 29th, 2013)– “What’s up Quebec City! I love Canada!” said Adonis Stevenson after his big win over Tavoris Cloud. Stevenson, now 22-1, 19 knockouts, a Haitian southpaw now fighting out of Longueicil, Quebec, […]
Revenge in Spades! Hawaiian Mongoose Eileen Olszewski Wins IFBA Title at Age 45 By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Newly crowned world champion Eileen ‘The Hawaiian Mongoose’ Olszewski began boxing at age 38 professionally. At age 45, Olszewski, a former world champion, has joined such famous company as Archie Moore and […]
Stevenson No Adonis, Tavoris in a Cloud, Bell Centre Montreal Fight Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Montreal, Quebec (September 27th, 2013)–Adonis Stevenson is a boxer, but he is not an Adonis. Stevenson is a fighting man, in the sport for the guts and the glory, not for looks. In April […]
Terminator 28-0 Harry Simon, Best 28-0 Double Champion You’ve Never Heard Of By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Harry ‘The Terminator’ Simon of Namibia is now 28-0 and 41 years old, and has dominated in every weight class from light middleweight to heavyweight. He has won all six of the world title […]
Everybody’s Worried About Oscar De La Hoya By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Boxing Correspondent It has been sixteen days since the Golden Boy, Oscar De La Hoya, went public with his drug and alcohol problems and checked himself into a rehabilitation treatment facility. Alleged photographs of Oscar doing cocaine at a Las Vegas party […]
How Carlos King Molina Could Get a Fight With Floyd Mayweather Jr. By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent The next big megafight for Floyd Mayweather Jr. is on the horizon for May 2014. The big fight on the horizon has emerged from the Mayweather-Alvarez battle on the undercard. Carlos ‘King’ Molina beat Ishe Smith […]
His Wife Diagnosed With Cancer, Longshot Rafael Vazquez Wins WBA Title in KO Upset By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent-Ringside *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel New York, NY (September 21, 2013)–Every sports fan loves to hear an incredible story about an athlete who overcomes incredible odds and the most difficult of circumstances to […]
Opening Thoughts From Two Champions on Manny Pacquiao versus Brandon Rios By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Joining me at ringside on September 22, 2013, at Resorts New World Casino in Queens, New York, were the incomparable Junior ‘Poison’ Jones and Juan LaPorte, both famous former world champions with a great deal […]
Viva Downtown Brooklyn! Frank Galarza Wins New York Junior Middleweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Frank Galarza has been knocking at the door for a while. A year ago in September 2012, Galarza settled for an eight round draw with Alantez Fox in a bout or the vacant New York […]
Worst Heavyweight Fall in Pro Boxing By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Briefly, when asked the question, which heavyweight had the greatest rapid fall in pro boxing, many boxing writers will cite fighters who went in the first round in world championship bouts, important crossroads bouts, eliminators and overhyped matchups. […]
Famed Referee Ron Lipton Analyzes Controversial End of 1980 Tate-Berbick Bout By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent In an international Real Combat Media exclusive, world famous referee Ron Lipton pas proved analysis for the controversial end to the heavyweight bout between former world heavyweight champion John Tate and rising contender Trevor Berbick, which took […]
Ken Norton Loses The Fourth Fight, Dies in Arizona at Age 70 By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Ken Norton, who along with Joe Frazier fought a trilogy of fights with Muhammad Ali which are considered classics, has died at age 70. Norton suffered a series of strokes in recent years […]
Lou DiBella and 50 Cent Are The Future of Boxing in America By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel New York, NY (September 19th, 2013)–Just a short but sweet note on my ringside observations. Lou DiBella is one of the best boxing promoters in the business. 50 Cent is […]
50 Cent Presence Steals The Boxing Show at Resorts New World Casino Aqueduct By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent- Ringside New York, NY (September 18th, 2013)–There were seven fights on the card at Resorts New World Casino Aqueduct Raceway on Monday evening, September 16, 2013. Fourteen fighters were showcased, but in the end, the […]
Lamar Russ, The Boxing Que, Passes The Test By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent 2009 National Golden Gloves 165 pounds finalist Lamar Russ AKA ‘The Boxing Que’ has passed the ultimate middleweight test. Dangerous Latif Mundy mugged and taunted for eight disgusting rounds, hoping to get Russ to blow his cool and punch […]
Shemuel Pagan Interview: A Light Welterweight Prospect On The Rise By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media interview exclusive, six time New York City Golden Gloves champion and Olympic Games alternate Shemuel Pagan, who won his professional debut after training to go pro for two years, spoke with RCM after his first […]
Leon Moore and Rafael Vazquez in Crossroads WBA Bout at Resorts Casino Aqueduct By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (September 16, 2013)–In an international fight night, Guyanese southpaw Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore and Puerto Rico’s Rafael ‘Dynamite’ Vazquez will battle for the vacant New York State and World Boxing Association Fedalatin […]
Old Master Mayweather Takes Canelo to School, Judge C.J. Ross Stinks Out The House By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (September 15, 2013)– It was the main event of a fight card promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, Canelo Promotions, and Floyd Mayweather Promotions at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, […]
Floyd versus Canelo, Final Thoughts on Eve of Armageddon, and the 154 Pound Mystery By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (September 14th, 2013)– Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, the mega fight of the moment, the decade, the century (for the moment), perhaps surpasses the mythical Rocky Marciano versus […]
It’s On! Odds On Floyd, Canelo 2 ½ To 1 Underdog, Preview of the Big Fight By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (September 14th, 2013)–The odds say Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the better fighter to wager on versus Saul Alvarez, and Las Vegas, Nevada, is the place. Can two fighters caught […]
King Arthur Williams Interview: Floyd versus Canelo, Tommy Morrison, Jirov, and More By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media international exclusive, former World Cruiserweight champion King Arthur Williams, now training amateur and professional boxers in Las Vegas, Nevada, weighed in on the pending Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus […]
Here Comes Floyd, A Poem Prediction on the Eve of the Fight By Robert Brizel By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent Canelo is in a halo, Floyd is in the mix. Danny Garcia by kayo in nine, Floyd by kayo in six. Alvarez hits with a bang and a boom, […]
Titanium Broken Jaw Draw Stinks Rotten! Beltran Get Barbequed and Burns in Scotland *Photo Credit: Eddie Hearn www.dailymail.co.uk By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent As predicted in Real Combat Media, Raymundo Beltran appeared to defeat Ricky Burns easily over 12 rounds to win his World Boxing Organization World Lightweight title […]
Blowout! Arreola Exposes Football Heavyweight Seth Mitchell in One Round Farce By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Indio, CA (September 8th, 2013)– Golden Boy has been overprotecting Seth Mitchell from the get go. A football player converted into professional boxer, Mitchell used his strength to dispose of stiffs who could […]
Matt Farrago Ring 10 Interview: September 8 Benefit Event, Boxing Unions and More By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Ring 10 is doing good things. In an international Real Combat Media exclusive, Ring 10 President Matt Farrago spoke out on Boxing Unions, his Ring 10 Annual Benefit Event, and related subjects […]
Tommy Morrison Goes To Heaven, Family Duke Fight Over His Corpse is a Living Hell By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, (September 7th, 2013)– Former WBO World Heavy weight champion Tommy ‘The Duke’ Morrison, who went public with his HIV Positive diagnosis, then went in and out of […]
By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Reymundo Beltran Should Belt Out Ricky Burns in Scotland Longtime Manny Pacquiao sparring partner and BoxRec number six lightweight Reymundo ‘Sugar’ Beltran, a Mexican fighting out of Phoenix, Arizona, should belt out World Boxing Association Lightweight champion Ricky Burns on September, 7, 2013, in Glasgow, Scotland. Beltran, […]
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