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.
Paul Williams at 32: His Fate is in The Hands of The Gods By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent On July 27, 2013, Paul (The Punisher) Williams will turn 32 years old. 14 months after his motorcycle accident on May 27, 2012, Paul Williams remains the punisher in the dark […]
Wrestling Champion Nature Boy Ric Flair in Trouble With The Law Again By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Raleigh, NC (July 18th, 2013)– A North Carolina judge has issued an arrest warrant for the still active and ageless former world professional wrestling champion Ric Flair, AKA ‘Nature Boy’ age […]
When 500 Million Dollars Ain’t Enough: Iron Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Sugar Ray Robinson, James Jeffries, and Other Boxing Bankruptcies By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Light middleweight boxer James De La Rosa went bankrupt over credit card debts and medical bills. Top rated lightweight contender Henry […]
The Mountain Awaits Ronald Hearns, The Chosen One By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent RCM Editorial Chicago, IL (July 17th, 2013)– Middleweight Ronald ‘The Chosen One’ Hearns, 34, son of Hall of Fame boxing champion Thomas ‘Hitman’ Hearns, has not enjoyed the sort of fame or boxing career […]
Welterweight Mike Jones Has a Fading Star By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former top ranked welterweight prospect Mike Jones has a rapidly fading star. Jones, who has not fought since losing to Randall Bailey for the vacant international Boxing Federation welterweight title in June 2012, has been trying to make a contractual […]
Jimmy Burchfield Interview: Best Boxing and MMA Promoter in the Game Today By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent President and CEO of Classic Sports and Entertainment Boxing, Jimmy Burchfield is one of the busiest and most successful boxing and Mixed Martial Arts MMA promoters in the world today. Many […]
Heavyweight Johnnie White Interview: I’m On The Comeback Trail By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In an exclusive interview with Real Combat Media, after a ring absence of over two years, Louisiana heavyweight Johnnie White is back in the gym in Chicago with new trainer Joseph Awinongya, also […]
Doug Jones Got Robbed, Best Heavyweight Alive Who Never Won The World Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Doug Jones, who is 76 years old, is alive and well and living in New York City somewhere. Doug Jones is regarded by the boxing press as the greatest living heavyweight fighter […]
He’s No Lone Ranger! Stieglitz Stops Masked Man Yuzo Kiyota, Retains WBO Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Desden, Germany (July 14, 2013)– In the old days, Clayton Moore was The Lone Ranger. More recently, Johnny Depp played The Lone Ranger. On July 13, 2013, at Enegeie-Verbund Arena, Desden, Germany, […]
Smokin’ Joe Frazier’s 1978 Miller Lite Beer Singing Commercial Resurfaces By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Remember when Joe Frazier was also a singer? Real Combat Media brings you historical boxing’s magical moments with a twist! Take a walk down memorial lane with Smokin’ Joe Frazier and the knockouts, […]
Jersey Boy Glen Tapia Stops Han and Wins NABO in Bloodbath By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent El Paso, TX (June 13th, 2013)– In a light middleweight prospects crossroads bout featured on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, 18-0 Glen ‘Jersey Boy’ Tapia of Passaic, New Jersey remained unbeaten at 19-0 and […]
Teon Kennedy Favored Over Collado in August Bally’s Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (July 13th, 2013)– Former USBA Super Bantamweight champion Teon Kennedy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, fights the second bout of his comeback on August 24, 2013, at Bally’s Event Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, […]
Brizel’s All Time Virtual Heavyweight Boxing Championship Tournament: Round Two By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In an experiment, I took some of the famous names in the heavyweight division, champions and contenders, past and present, and did my own all-time heavyweight tournament on paper. Here are my results for round one, […]
Tubagus Sakti Tragedy Could Have Been Prevented By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Seventeen year old professional boxer Tubagus Sakti of Indonesia died in the ring this past January 2013 after being stopped in the eighth round of a scheduled 12 rounder against Ichal Tobida. With a record of […]
Carl Iron Fist Davis in Chicago Comeback Against Johnnie White By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Chicago, IL(July 12, 2013)– Heavyweight Carl ‘Iron Fist’ Davis has beat King Arthur Williams and Bert Cooper. Carl Davis has lost to Andy Ruiz Jr., Richard Carmack, Mateusz Masternak, DaVaryl Williamson, Travis Walker […]
Did Angelo Dundee, A Trainer With Magical Instincts, Create The Rope-A-Dope? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent About 18 months ago, Hall of Fame boxing trainer Angelo Dundee died on my birthday, February 1, 2012. The losses of boxing luminaries like Dundee, Joe Frazier, Bert Sugar […]
Denis Lebedev: MD Not Allowed To Stop WBA Fight, Fires Manager By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (July 9th, 2013)– Former World Boxing Association World Cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev has fired manager Vladimir Hryunov. Information has now leaked out to Lebedev that the ringside doctor was forbidden […]
Danny Garcia Versus Matthysse Strong Showtime Possibility For Mayweather Undercard By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Light middleweights Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather Jr. and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will get it on in the title bout main event at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 14, 2013. At $64.95 […]
Brizel’s All Time Virtual Heavyweight Boxing Championship Tournament: Round One By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In an experiment, I took some of the famous names in the heavyweight division, champions and contenders, past and present, and did my own all-time heavyweight tournament on paper. […]
The Mystery of The Three Rocky Balboa Statues: Where Are They Today? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Before the movie Rocky III was released in 1982, script writer and actor Sylvester Stallone commissioned Denver artist A. Thomas Schomberg to create three 2-ton 10-foot-tall bronze […]
Brizel On His Namesake Brizuela, Who Doesn’t Win IBO World Lightweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Every sports writer who has the same name as an athlete wants their namesake to be a star. After all, it is good public relations in both directions. Why couldn’t […]
Bruce Lee and The Nunchakus in Martial Arts: Making Them Dangerous By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Before friend and fellow student Dan Inosanto introduced the late martial artist Bruce Lee in 1964 to nunchucks or ‘chain sticks’, Lee had no interest in them and thought nothing of […]
Boxing Rematches Past and Present Are Chess Matches: A Writer’s Perspective By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Rematches require a certain mindset. They either result in redemption or repeat. Experience can count, but tactics and a different game plan are clearly more important in a rematch. Quoting Tony Thompson after […]
Promoter 50 Cent Denies Charges, ESPN2 Boxing Card To Go On As Scheduled By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (July 5th, 2013)–A well known boxing promoter in the Northeastern United States, who prefers not be identified by name, had this to say about the Wednesday […]
Teon Kennedy versus Joselito Collado at Bally’s Atlantic City Fight Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City (July 5th, 2013)– Former United States Boxing Association Super Bantamweight champion Teon Kennedy, now campaigning as a super featherweight, returns to the ring in his second comeback […]
Heavyweight Boxing Life and Times of Nelson Mandela July 1918-July 2013 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent As the lifetime of former South African President and anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela draws to a close in a vegetative state close to his 95th birthday on July 18, […]
Borgata Casino Gets Robbed, HBO Boxing Returns to Revel Atlantic City By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City (July 3rd, 2013)– Welterweight and light middleweight contender Demetrius Hopkins has fought fought main event bouts at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey: Demetrius fought […]
Whatever Happened to Rocky III, The Greatest Challenge? A Historical Look Back By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Last night I reconnected the good old DVD and VCR player to my large flat screen living room television. By now the Blu-Ray machine rules, and the old videotape player with combined […]
Wayne Braithwaite Interview: At The Crossroads By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In an exclusive interview with Real Combat Media, former World Boxing Association World Cruiserweight champion Wayne Braithwaite, a Guyanese fighter now living with his family in Brooklyn, New York, the former WBC World Cruiserweight champion, […]
The Three Wise Men: The Referee Has Not An Easy Job Folks By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The referees are always the unsung heroes in every amateur and professional sport. What they do is something between difficult an amazing. The athletes get credit. The officials get scrutinized. The […]
50 Cent Presents ESPN2 Friday Night Fights Happy Birthday From Connecticut By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hartford, Connecticut (June 30th, 2013)– Rapper and boxing promoter 50 Cent presents an exciting evening of boxing on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights from the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut, on […]
Amanda Serrano Stops Olivo in Three, World Title Shot Next? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (June 30th, 2013)–Southpaw female featherweight and super featherweight Amanda Serrano moved closer to her second world title shot at either 126 or 130 pounds, perhaps […]
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