Former UFC title challenger Anthony Smith was arrested on three felony charges in Nebraska. Here's what's known, a look at his complicated history outside the cage, and why his 61-fight career has revived the sport's CTE conversation.
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Rising Russian Star Elena Gradinar Wins IBF Inter-Continental Female Featherweight Championship with Unanimous Decision Over Former WBC World Champ Olivia Gerula Saturday night at the Sport Hall Energia in Narva, Estonia, rising and undefeated Russian female star Elena Gradinar picked up her first professional title, the IBF Inter-Continental Female Featherweight Championship, with a unanimous decision […]
Russian Bantamweight Contender Nikolai Potapov Returns with TKO over Saltykov Zhukovka, Russia (March 19th, 2018)– Former NABO Champion and #2-rated WBO bantamweight contender Nikolai Potapov returned to action last Saturday night with a TKO 3 over his Russian countryman, Alexander Saltykov. Fighting at the Floyd Mayweather Boxing Academy in Zhukovka, Russia, Potapov looked sharp while […]
Crushing Kovalev Performance Highlights All Action Fight Night at The Garden Click Here for Photos – Credit: David Spagnolo/Main Events New York, NY: Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (32-2-1, 28 KOs) of Russia delivered another trademark crushing performance with a seventh round stoppage of Igor Mikhalkin(21-2, 9 KOs) of Russia at The Theater at Madison Square Garden to […]
Sergey Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin & Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera Final Press Conference Quotes and Photos Click Here for Photos – Credit: David Spagnolo/Main Events HBO Boxing News: #KovalevMikhalkin & #BivolBarrera Final Press Conference Recap Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events “Hello everyone. It has been a very long, cold winter, but […]
Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera Scouting Report: Will the Veteran Stop the Newcomer? (New York, NY) – The upcoming Saturday, March 3 Kovalev vs. Mikhalkin HBO World Championship Boxing® telecast opens with a blockbuster battle of two top light heavyweights as WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Dmitry Bivol (12-0, 10 KOs) faces Sullivan Barrera (21-1, 14 KOs) at The Theater […]
Dmitry Bivol Media Workout Quotes & Photos Click Here for Photos – Credit Craig Bennett-Main Events (Norwalk, California) – WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Dmitry Bivol(12-0, 10 KOs) met with news media at the Legendz Gym, owned and run by Roger Ruiz yesterday to discuss his upcoming mandatory title defense against #1 ranked challenger Sullivan Barrera (21-1-0, 14 […]
Sergey Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin and Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera International Media Conference Call Transcript Click Here for Audio File Kathy Duva: Welcome everyone to the Sergey Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin and Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera international media conference call. This is Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events. I just want […]
Murat Gassiev Knocks Out Yunier Dorticos To Advance To the World Boxing Super Series Final Sochi, Russia (February 4th, 2018)– Murat Gassiev dramatically knocked out Yunier Dorticos in the waning seconds of the 12th and final round Saturday at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia, to punch his way into the World Boxing Super […]
MURAT GASSIEV vs. YUNIER DORTICOS IBF & WBA Cruiserweight Unification World Championship LIVE ON SUPER CHANNEL IN CANADA Saturday, February 3, 2018 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT Undefeated cruiserweight world champions Murat Gassiev vs. Yunier Dorticos World Boxing Super Series semifinals AIRING LIVE IN CANADA THIS AFTERNOON EXCLUSIVELY ON SUPER CHANNEL . […]
POVETKIN AND PRICE CLASH ON JOSHUA-PARKER BILL Heavyweights collide in crucial battle in Cardiff Cardiff, UK (February 2, 2018)– Alexander Povetkin will defend his WBA Inter-Continental and WBO International Heavyweight titles against David Price at Principality Stadium in Cardiff on March 31, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Former WBA ruler Povetkin is the […]
UNBEATEN TOP MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDER SERGEY DEREVYANCHENKO HIGHLIGHTS ACTION-PACKED UNDERCARD SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 FROM BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN Plus Super Lightweight Contender Anthony Peterson Faces Luis Florez And Unbeaten Prospects Richardson Hitchins, Dylan Price & Keeshawn Williams Enter the Ring in Separate Bouts BROOKLYN (January 12, 2018) – Unbeaten middleweight contender and IBF No. 1 challenger […]
Krusher Takes Manhattan Two World Light Heavyweight Titles at Stake as Sergey Kovalev Returns to New York vs. Igor Mikhalkin and Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera Share HBO Bill “The Krusher” Photo Credits: David Spagnolo/Main Events New York, NY: Sergey Kovalev continues his rise back to the top of the light heavyweight division when he […]
TEN DAYS OUT LOMACHENKO, RIGONDEAUX, BOB ARUM & ROC NATION DISCUSS ONLY FIGHT OF ITS KIND IN THE HISTORY OF BOXING We are ten days away from arguably the most historic fight we have seen in many a year. Two 2-time Olympic Gold Medalists facing off for the first time professionally, at the highest level, in […]
WBC Heavyweight Violence! Amir Mansour and Sergey Kuzmin Battle to Bloody Technical Draw By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Luzhniki, Moscow (November 29th, 2017)– The World Boxing Council International Heavyweight title will remain vacant, after unbeaten Russian prospect Sergey Kuzmin and American Amir Mansour battled a brief but extremely violent and bloody […]
Sergey Kovalev Wins Easy WBO Vacant 175 Lb. World Title Bout. What’s Next? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (November 26th, 2017)– Sergey Kovalev using overhand rights to head and left hooks to the body spells doom to any opponent whose style in one tracked, coming forward into […]
Krusher Is Back! Kovalev tops Shabranskyy in Two “The Krusher” Photo Credits: David Spagnolo/Main Events Click Here for Photos – Credit David Spagnolo/Main Events Click Here for Scorecards New York, NY: Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev regained his WBO Light Heavyweight World Title in classic Krusher fashion with a second-round stoppage of Vyacheslav Shabranskyy at the Theater […]
Sergey Kovalev vs. Vyacheslav Shabranskyy Scouting Report Can The Krusher Stop Shabranskyy? The Kovalev Edge By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY ( November 25th, 2017)- Tonight, Sergey Kovalev, 30-2-1, 26 knockouts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, will return to action after five months, and attempt to win his first light […]
Former Unified Featherweight Champion Yuriorkis”El Ciclon De Guantanamo” Gamboa Steps In To Fight Jason “El Canito” Sosa Saturday, Nov. 25 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden Televised Live on HBO World Championship Boxing® LOS ANGELES (Nov. 6, 2017)– Former unified featherweight champion Yuriorkis “El Ciclon de Guantanamo” Gamboa (27-2, 17 KOs) will step in […]
Dmitry Bivol: Light Heavyweight is the Division to Watch WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion to Make First Title Defense on HBO Boxing After Dark® Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo: WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Dmitry Bivol (11-0, 9 KOs) is slated to defend his title against Trent Broadhurst (20-1, 12 KOs) on Saturday in Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo and live on […]
Training Camp Notes: Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev Krusher Settles in with New Trainer Abror Tursunpulatov Oxnard, CA: Former unified light heavyweight world champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-2-1, 26 KOs) did a lot of soul-searching after his controversial loss to Andre “S.O.G” Ward over the summer in Las Vegas, Nevada. He traveled back to his home in Russia for […]
IBF CHAMPION MURAT GASSIEV KNOCKS OUT KRZYSZTOF WLODARCZYK IN ROUND THREE OF WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES CRUISERWEIGHT QUARTER-FINAL & SETS UP SEMI-FINAL CLASH WITH WBA CHAMPION YUNIER DORTICOS Mateusz Masternak Stops Stivens Bujaj After Seven Rounds in WBSS Cruiserweight Reserve Match & Maciej Sulecki Decisions Jack Culcay in Super Welterweight Title Eliminator Saturday Night […]
Murat Gassiev vs. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk World Boxing Super Series Weigh-In Click HERE for PDF Version Click HERE for Photos from Stephanie Trapp/Ringstar Sports SUPPORT REAL COMBAT MEDIA FOUNDATION FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @REALCOMBATMEDIA LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: REALCOMBATMEDIA SPONSORED LINKS Discount UFC Tickets Discount Boxing Tickets Autographed Boxing Photos Autographed Boxing Robes and Trunks Autographed Boxing Magazines […]
World Boxing Super Series Murat Gassiev vs. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk Final Press Conference Quotes & Photos WBSS Cruiserweight Quarter-final Headlines Action Saturday, October 21 from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. & on AUDIENCE Network Click HERE for Photos from Stephanie Trapp/Ringstar Sports NEW YORK (October 19, 2017) – IBF Champion Murat Gassiev and former champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk went face-to-face Thursday at […]
Potapov Ready for Battle Against Narvaez This Saturday in Argentina WBO #2-ranked Russian bantamweight Nikolai Potapov is in Detroit, finalizing preparations for his long-awaited showdown with WBO #1-ranked Omar Narvaez of Argentina. The pair will meet for a 12-round showdown this Saturday, October 14, at Estadio Obras Sanitarias in Buenos Aires and live on Argentina TyC […]
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk Training Camp Notes Polish Former World Champion Battles IBF Champion Murat Gassiev in World Boxing Super Series Quarter-final Showdown Saturday, October 21 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. & On AUDIENCE Network Click HERE for Wlodarczyk Training Video (Credit: Knockout Promotions/Ringpolska) NEWARK, N.J. (October 4, 2017) – Already a two-time cruiserweight world champion, Krzysztof “Diablo” […]
Krusher Begins Road to Redemption Sergey Kovalev to Face Vyacheslav Shabranskyy Saturday, November 25 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden Televised Live on HBO Boxing After Dark® New York, NY: Former Unified Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-2-1, 26 KOs) returns to the ring Saturday, November 25 at The Theater Madison Square […]
Chicago Cruiserweight Junior Wright to Face Russia’s Ruslan Fayfer for IBF #2 Spot This Friday in Russia Russia (August 15th, 2017)– This Friday, August 18, in Krasnodar, Russia, IBF #14-rated cruiserweight “Hurricane” Junior Wright (16-2-1, 13 KOs) of Chicago will face hometown favorite and IBF #8-rated Ruslan Fayfer (20-0, 14 KOs) in an eliminator for […]
Vasyl Lomachenko defends belt, stops Marriaga after 7 rounds LOS ANGELES (AP) (August 6th, 2017) — Vasyl Lomachenko stopped Miguel Marriaga after seven rounds Saturday night to defend his WBO 130-pound title for the third time in nine months. Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs), the two-time Olympic gold medalist from Ukraine, showcased his virtuosic technical skill […]
Undefeated Sergiy Derevyanchenko & Once-Beaten Tureano Johnson Meet in Middleweight World Title Eliminator that Headlines Special Friday Night Edition of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 & BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Friday, August 25 From Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma Plus! Unbeaten Immanuwel Aleem Battles Once-Beaten Hugo Centeno In Middleweight Showdown Tickets on […]
VASYL LOMACHENKO TRAINING CAMP QUOTES AND PHOTOS OXNARD, CALIF. (July 25, 2017) — Next week, two-division world champion and pound for pound superstar VASYL “Hi-Tech” LOMACHENKO (8-1, 6 KOs), of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine, who has won his last five fights by knockout, returns to a Los Angeles ring for the first time in over three […]
A jam-packed MMA, Boxing and Wrestling weekend on FITE. Below’s the rundown of select live events to stream Friday-Sunday on FITE TV. Full live schedule is available here: https://www.fite.tv/live/ Professional Fighters League: Daytona Time: 6/30 10pm ET Features: The inaugral event features 3 bouts and the 5-bout main event between Jon Fitch and Brian Foster for the […]
Devil’s Night on HBO: Ward-Kovalev and Rigondeaux-Flores End in Referee Controversy By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (June 18th, 2017)– Saturday evening, June 17, 2017, was an evening more suitable for Ripley’s Believe It or Not on HBO Pay-Per-View in both the preliminary to the main event, and then […]
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