“BATTLE OF THE LEGENDS” FLOYD ‘MONEY’ MAYWEATHER TO FACE ‘IRON’ MIKE ZAMBIDIS IN FULL-CONTACT EXHIBITION BOUT, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, IN ATHENS, GREECE Five-Weight, 15-Time World Champion Mayweather Meets 18-Time World Champion Kickboxing King and Olympic Boxer Zambidis to Headline Global Pay-Per-View Event, Live from the Telekom Center, Athens at OAKA Olympic Complex Athens, Greece (May […]
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UFC 328 RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, POST-PRESS CONFERENCE & SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION Newark, NJ (May 10th, 2026)– UFC 328 took place on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event was headlined by a middleweight title clash where Sean Strickland reclaimed the championship, handing Khamzat Chimaev the first loss of […]
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UFC FREEDOM 250 PRESS CONFERENCE Sign up to Paramount+ Las Vegas, NV (May 10th, 2026)– The UFC Freedom 250 press conference held on May 8, 2026, was marked by high tension and significant altercations as fighters prepared for the historic June 14 event at the White House. Heavyweight Josh Hokit was ejected from the stage […]
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UFC 328 WEIGH-IN, COUNTDOWN SHOW & PRESS CONFERENCE Newark, NJ (May 8th, 2026)– The UFC 328 pre-fight press conference for Chimaev vs. Strickland took place on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, and it was a memorable one. The event was notoriously volatile, highlighted by a physical altercation where […]
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UFC PERTH AUSTRALIA RESULTS & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Perth, Australia (May 2nd, 2026)– At UFC Fight Night in Perth, Australia Carlos Prates defeated Jack Della Maddalena via TKO (punches) at 3:17 of Round 3 in the main event. In the co-main event, Quillan Salkilld defeated Beneil Dariush via first-round TKO. Local fighter Steve Erceg also secured […]
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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 […]
WBO JR. WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV TO MAKE FIRST WORLD TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST NEW YORK’S UNDEFEATED CHRIS ALGIERI SATURDAY, JUNE 14 AT BARCLAYS CENTER AND LIVE ON HBO® –Tickets On Sale Next Thursday! April 24 at 10 A.M.– BROOKLYN (April 16, 2014) – World Championship boxing returns to Barclays Center when the “The Siberian Rocky” RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV makes the first defense […]
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 […]
WORLD CHAMP RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV OF RUSSIA AND WORLD-RATED CONTENDER CHRIS ALGIERI OF LONG ISLAND TO HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING THEIR WORLD TITLE FIGHT This Wednesday! April 16 at Noon ET Barclays Center in Brooklyn BROOKLYN (April 14, 2014) — Barclays Center and Banner Promotions will host a press conference to announce the WBO junior […]
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 […]
SALIDO and LOMACHENKO MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES SAN ANTONIO, TX (February 26, 2014) — Fight Week in San Antonio for the eagerly- anticipated boxing doubleheader featuring the historic challenge by two-time Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist and 2013 Prospect of the Year, VASYL LOMACHENKO, in only his second professional fight, of World Boxing Organization […]
Vitali Klitschko Tells Parliament Ukrainian President Has Left Kiev After Impeachment, New Presidential Elections Set For May 25, Violent Anti-Government Protests Continue By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent “Today he (President Yanukovich) left the capital,” opposition leader Dr. Vitaly Klitschko, the retired world heavyweight boxing champion, told an emergency session of Ukrainian Parliament […]
Bloody Struggle For Democracy: Dr. Vitali Klitschko and the Ukrainian Opposition Take War To The Streets of Kiev Against All Odds. Will Vitali Give His Life Fighting in The Ring of Human Rights? By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Dr. Vitali Klitschko, the recently retired world heavyweight champion, fought for his life in the […]
PRESS RELEASE November 5, 2013 For Immediate Release Contact: Ellen Haley [email protected] Main Events ILSHAT “THE SHERIFF” KHUSNULGATIN INKS PROMOTIONAL CONTRACT WITH MAIN EVENTS Ilshat “The Sheriff” Khusnulgatin Photo Credits to Rich Graessle/Main Events TOTOWA, NJ – Undefeated Russian light heavyweight boxer, Ilshat “The Sheriff” Khusnulgatin, 11-0, 6 KOs, signed a promotional contract […]
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 […]
PROVODNIKOV STOPS ALVARADO AFTER 10 AND BECOMES NEW WBO JR. WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BROOMFIELD, CO (OCTOBER 19, 2013)–In a classic bout that lived up to it’s billing, Ruslan Provodnikov won the WBO Jr. Welterweight championship when Mike Alvarado did not continue after round ten of a scheduled twelve round bout at the before […]
MIKE ALVARADO & RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV With Respective Managers Henry Delgado and Vadim Kornilov & Promoters: Top Rank’s Bob Arum & Banner Promotions Artie Pelullo Conference Call Transcript, Monday, October 14, 2013 For the first time in 13 years, and leave it to local world champion “Mile High” Mike Alvarado to do it, […]
Dr. Steelhammer Klitschko Bullies Povetkin For 12 Rounds, Retains Heavyweight Titles By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Moscow, Russia (October 5th,2013)–Dr. Wladimir Klitschko is truly Dr. Steelhammer. For 12 rounds of chaotic madness, Klitschko bullied Alexander Povetkin, holding and headlocking him, pushing him down, pushing his head into a punch, general manhandling as dirty […]
The Channel Of Champions, BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin Ch. 546), is delighted to announce that it will show the year’s biggest heavyweight fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin live and exclusive in the UK. Klitschko, regarded as the world’s best heavyweight, puts his WBO/IBF/WBA Super/IBO World titles on the line in his hardest and […]
London, UK (July 10th, 2013)– Nathan Cleverly is looking forward to slaying the mighty Russian KO king Sergey Kovalev at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on Saturday 17th August. The Welsh ace defends his WBO World Light-Heavyweight title for the sixth time against the steel-fisted Kovalev live and exclusive in the UK on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin […]
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin is Confirmed By Luke Furman- Boxingscene.com Moscow, Russia (July 2, 2013)– A deal has been reached, and the contracts have been signed, for the batttle of Olympic gold medal winners. WBA/IBO/IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (60-3, 51KOs) will defend his titles against mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (26-0, 18KOs) […]
Abdusalamov Goes For Heavyweight Broke, Wants Haye, Fury or Mitchell By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hallendale, Florida (June 25th, 2013)–18-0 heavyweight sensation Magomed Abdusalamov has gone for boxing broke. Abdusalamov has called out David Haye, Tyson Fury and Seth Mitchell to fight him, offering them 80% […]
Guillermo Jones Knocks Out Denis Lebedev, Reclaims WBA Cruiserweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent Moscow, Russia (May 18th, 2013)– The issue of who the true World Boxing Association World Cruiserweight champion is has been settled by 41 year old Guillermo Jones, WBA champion in recess. Jones knocked the […]
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