PFL WASHINGTON D.C. FULL CARD CONFIRMED FOR JULY 31 AT CAREFIRST ARENA PFL Washington D.C. to be Headlined by PFL Welterweight World Championship Bout Between #3Thad Jean and #1Shamil Musaev Another Welterweight Clash Will Feature in the Co-Main Event Between #2Magomed Umalatov and #9Ernesto Rodriguez Tickets for PFL Washington D.C. at the CareFirst Arena are Available via pfl.info/dc NEW YORK (July 2, 2026) […]
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COMPLETE PFL SAN DIEGO PRESENTED BY GOVX RESULTS AND PHOTOS AJ McKee stands victorious at PFL San Diego Presented by GOVX as he dominated Salamat Isbulaev by unanimous decision to remind the world he’s one of the best featherweights on the planet In the co-main event, Liz Carmouche cemented her claim to a title shot as she scored a second-round submission win over Viviane Araujo and […]
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Floyd Mayweather Legal Updates on His Potential Fights With Mike Zambidis, Mike Tyson & Manny Pacquiao By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (July 6th, 2026)– In the often bizarre, unbelievable and surreal off again-on again world on Floyd Mayweather Jr., U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick ruled on July […]
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Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis Defeats Xander Zayas in Brooklyn, NY – Video Highlights & Post Press Conference Brooklyn, NY (June 30th, 2026)– Jaron “Boots” Ennis defeated Xander Zayas via a seventh-round TKO on Saturday night, June 27, 2026, at a sold-out Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The thrilling, back-and-forth slugfest ended at the 1:49 mark […]
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JARON ENNIS VS. XANDER ZAYAS PRESS CONFERENCE, BETTING ODDS & WEIGH-IN Brooklyn, NY (June 27th, 2026)– Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis says he’s ready to take over the 154lb division as he closes in on his blockbuster showdown with unified king Xander Zayas at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday night, live worldwide on DAZN […]
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This section is for all content by Robert Brizel, who is a Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent.
Carlos Ortiz, A Champion For All Seasons By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York. NY ( March 8th, 2013)– Former World Lightweight champion Carlos Ortiz of Puerto Rico, now in New York City, is largely forgotten now at age 76. The International and World Boxing Hall of Fame inductee occasionally surfaces at […]
Tomasz Adamek Can Beat Kubrat Pulev By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY ( March 7th, 2013)– Heavyweight Tomasz Adamek’s next bout will be in the United States, against an opponent to be named shortly by Main Events. An opportunity for an International Boxing Federation eliminator bout against Kubrat Pulev of […]
Stop The Violence! Hector El Flaco Sanchez is Murdered in Puerto Rico By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Santurce, Puerto Rico (March 6th, 2013)– Having covered the Spanish Harlem funeral of Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho is New York City in December 2012, I hoped I would not be writing about more Puerto […]
Ike Ibeabuchi Faces Fifth Parole Hearing in May 2013 By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Ikemefula ‘The President’ Ibeabuchi, 40, will face his fifth parole hearing in Nevada on May 14, 2013. Ibeabuchi, a highly ranked heavyweight contender with a record of 20-0, with 15 knockouts, was sentenced in 1999 to two to […]
Walter 2 Guns Wright To Fight Peter Manfredo Jr. By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Middleweight Walter ‘2 Guns’ Wright, best known for his appearance in season two of ESPN’s boxing television reality show ‘The Contender’, who was scheduled to comeback in a bout with the late Omar Henry in June 2013, will […]
Southpaw Heavyweight Sensation Magomed Abdulsalamov Fight Preview By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Los Angeles, CA ( March 5th, 2013)– Russian heavyweight knockout southpaw sensation Magamed Abdulsalamov, 16-0 with 16 knockouts, now fighting out of Oxnard, California, will put his knockout string on the line against untested 21-1 Victor Bisbal of Puerto Rico, […]
Osumanu Adama Versus Grady Brewer WBC Continental Americas Fight Preview By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Osumanu Adama of Ghana, the International Boxing Federation’s number 11 contender who lost a 12 round decision for the IBF world title to Daniel Geale of Australia in March 2012, will return to action after a […]
With Hope It’s Possible, The Fitz Vanderpool Comeback at Age 45 By Robert Brizel, Real Media Correspondent Waterloo, Ontario( March 3rd, 2013)– In the humble city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Fitzroy Vanderpool owns and runs Vanderpool Boxing & Fitness. Vanderpool, has won five title belts of different kinds during his boxing career from 1993 […]
James Butler, Richard Grant, and The Infamous Sucker Punch By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent The Most Famous In The Ring Cheap Shot in the History of Professional Boxing James Butler sucker punches Richard Grant boxing clip on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Jz0HNgoII Light Heavyweight boxer Richard ‘The Alien’ Grant remains world famous for what he […]
The Mexican Russian Wins IBF Featherweight Title in Split Decision Upset By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Mashantucket, Connecticut( March 2nd, 2013)– Fighting on four weeks notice, Evgeny ‘The Mexican Russian’ Gradovich of Russia scored a split decision upset over defending champion Billy Dib of Sydney, Australia to win the international Boxing Federation Featherweight […]
The Amazing Battling Siki By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (March 1st, 2013)– Colorful he was, yet Battling Siki has never been inducted into either of the professional boxing halls of fame. He was born Louis Mbarick Fall in the African nation of Senegal on September 16, 1897. He would […]
Garrett Wilson Interview: My Goal is Still To Be World Champion By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent In an exclusive interview with Real Combat Media, United States Boxing Association Cruiserweight champion Garrett Wilson talked about his International Boxing Federation 12 round decision loss in an eliminator bout against Russian southpaw and former European […]
Boxing, Sports and Steroids: Is The Juice Still On The Loose? By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 27, 2013)– With all of the goings on inside and outside of the boxing ring in 2013, including all of the high profile boxing cards on ESPN2, Showtime and Home Boxing Office, […]
Saleta Knocks Out and Retires Andrew Golota in Six Round Heavyweight Slugfest! By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Saleta Knocks Out Golota in Gdansk on YouTube, Bout Highlights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QYvycXVLrY Gdansk, Poland (February 23, 2013)– In a brutal heavyweight slugfest on an all-Polish fight card at Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland televised on Polsat.TV […]
British Heavyweight Action! Tony Thompson, 41, Exposes David Price in Two, Audley Harrison, 41 Stops Derric Rossi in Two to Win Prizefighter Tournament. By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Two heavyweight veterans who are both 41 years old won big in Great Britain. YouTube 37 Second Replay of the Tony […]
Tony Tiger Thompson Knocks Out David Price in Liverpool Second Round Shocker By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent YouTube 37 Second Replay of the Tony Thompson Knockout of David Price http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoTWz4ddz_o Liverpool, UK (February 23rd, 2013)– In a Liverpool heavyweight shocker, 41 year old southpaw contender Tony ‘The Tiger’ Thompson landed a brutal […]
Osumanu Adama To Fight Grady Brewer For IBO Intercontinental Title By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Lowell, MA (February 23, 2013)– Top ranked middleweight contender Osumanu Adama will fight Grady Brewer for the vacant International Boxing Organization Inter-Continental Middleweight title bout in the 12 round main event of a 12 bout boxing card on […]
Lou DiBella Fighters So Good Nobody Wants To Fight Them By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 23rd, 2013)–In covering a recent DiBella Entertainment card in New York City, and watching Lou DiBella’s fighters shine, it becomes crystal clear all of a sudden: Lou DiBella’s stable of fighters is fantastic at […]
Bad Move Costs Garrett Wilson World Title Shot By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 23, 2013)– A bad move by promoter Russell Peltz to send the well protected United States Boxing Association Cruiserweight champion Garrett Wilson into the lion’s den in Europe ended with a predictable 12 round points […]
Preview of Andrew Golota’s Comeback Attempt at Age 45 By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Andrew Golota versus Przemyslaw Saleta, Gdansk, Poland, February 23, 2013 Ten round nontitle heavyweight bout on a seven bout card at Ergo Arena in Gdansk New York, NY ( February 23, 2013)– Andrzej Andrew Golota is […]
Nate Tubbs Interview: On Corrie Sanders, Nelson Mandela, Pistorius, and More By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent In a Real Combat Media international exclusive, former heavyweight contender Nate Tubbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, one of only two American heavyweights to have won big fights in South Africa, spoke out of his experiences there, and […]
Dmitriy Salita and Gabriel Tito Bracero Propose Barclays Center Dream Fight By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 22, 2013)–According to HBO commentator Harold Lederman at ringside, “Dmitriy Salita versus Gabriel Bracero would be a good matchup.” Can television make it happen? Although Brooklyn welterweight contender Dmitriy Salta […]
Redkach Blows Away Rivera at Roseland By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 22, 2013)–In the main event of a seven bout card at Roseland Ballroom in New York City promoted by Lou DiBella Entertainment on Thursday night, February 21, 2013, junior welterweight prospect Ivan ‘Junito’ Redkach of Los […]
David Price Versus Tony Thompson Heavyweight Fight Preview By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Rising British heavyweight prospect David Price, age 29, (15-0, 15 knockouts) of Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, squares off against 41 year old southpaw heavyweight contender Tony Thompson of Washington, District of Columbia, United States, (26-3, 24 knockouts) in a […]
IBF Champion Buster Drayton Is Laughing Out Loud By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Philadelphia, PA (February 19th, 2013)–Buster Drayton is laughing out loud. I am sure this is the first time you have heard the express LOL, which means laughing out loud, applied to a pastor present boxing champion. Drayton, from South […]
Referee Alfredo Asaro and The Thriller in London By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (February 17, 2013)–While many boxing writers have looked at the overall outcome of ‘The Big fight’, the Nigel Benn versus Gerald McClellan World Boxing Council Super Middleweight title bout in 1995, and the resulting tragic brain injury […]
Broner Leaves Rees in Pieces By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (February 17, 2013)– British and European Junior Welterweight champion, and former World Boxing Association Lightweight champion Gavin Rees desperately worked his way inside, threw heavy shots and tried to make a go of it with World Boxing Council World […]
Harry Simon To Georges Carpentier Connection By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent 27-0 cruiserweight boxer Harry Simon of Namibia is 41 years old. His career began as an amateur boxer representing Namibia as a welterweight in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Sapin, and later turning pro with a first round knockout of […]
Tale of The Two Fighting Zamoras By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 16th, 2013)–Cuban fighter Brunet Zamora ‘ El Italian Salsero’ Fernandez, now fighting out of Trieste, Italy, has won the vacant EBU-EU European Lightweight title with a 12 round majority decision over Krzysztof Szot in Trieste, Italy. Brunet […]
Francois Botha Claims $150000 Bribe, NO WBA Official Present By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Brisbane, Australia (February 16th, 2013)–Francois Botha, who lost a controversial ten round decision to rugby player Sonny Bill Williams in Brisbane, Australia, on February 8, 2013, when the last round was cut short, and the bout somehow got […]
Joe DeGuardia Scores Big as Delvin Rodriguez Wins Again By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Uncaville, Conn (February 16, 2013)– George Tahdooahnippah is a 34 year old Comanche Indian with 34 professional bouts. He has beaten every fighter he has ever faced. Once, he had a no contest in the first round with […]
Cruiserweight Case of Julio Cesar Mathews By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 15, 2013)–A sparring partner of Steve Cunningham, Hasim Rahman, Eddie Chambers, Bert Cooper, and Rob Calloway among others, southpaw cruiserweight Julio Mathews is a strange cruiserweight case. In and out of prison, Mathews professional boxing career was put […]
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