JAKE PAUL VS. JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. PRESS CONFERENCE & THE RETURN OF HOLLY HOLM Sign up to DAZN to Watch this Fight! Los Angeles, CA (May 15th, 2025)– Jake Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) will take the next step to becoming a world champion when he faces former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. […]
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PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS EDGAR BERLANGA VS. HAMZAH SHEERAZ AND SHAKUR STEVENSON VS. WILLIAM ZEPEDA Click HERE for Photos; Courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions Click HERE To Watch the Press Conference on the DAZN YouTube Channel Sign up to DAZN to Watch this Fight! NEW YORK, NY – May 15, 2025 – To kick off the massive Ring […]
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FORMER TEAMMATES AND BELLATOR BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONS SERGIO PETTIS AND RAUFEON STOTS SET TO CLASH ON JUNE 27 IN CHICAGO Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight & Middleweight World Tournament Semifinals Set Undefeated Biaggio Ali Walsh Returns to Action Sign up to DAZN to Watch this Fight! NEW YORK – May 15, 2025 –The Professional Fighters League today announced a stacked […]
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Betting Odds Has Manny Pacquiao As a Huge Underdog As He Returns at Age 46 to Challenge Mario Barrios for a World Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (May 14th, 2025)– Manny Pacquiao, invoking a World Boxing Council Emeritus Championship rule, which allows a retired former champion to […]
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CALEB PLANT LAS VEGAS MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS Also Featuring Kyrone Davis & Isaac Lucero Caleb Plant vs. Armando Reséndiz & Jermall Charlo vs. Thomas LaManna Co-Headline Stacked Four-Fight PBC Championship Boxing on Prime Video Lineup Saturday, May 31 from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Streaming Exclusively on Prime […]
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Erislandy Lara and Jovanni Straffon Score Brutal First Round Knockouts of May 2021 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Some fights are destined by be remembered classics. Other fights are destined to be placed into the better to be forgotten at sites like sosoboxing.com. To get knocked out in the first round is […]
Former Unified Heavyweight World Champion Andy Ruiz, Jr. Makes Ring Return Against All-Action Heavyweight Chris Arreola in Main Event of All-Mexican Extravaganza on FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Saturday, May 1 from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California Former World Champion Omar Figueroa, Jr. Clashes with Abel Ramos & Sensational Contender Sebastián Fundora Takes […]
WBA Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy Lara Secures Unanimous Decision Victory Against Greg Vendetti in FOX PBC Fight Night Main Event & On FOX Deportes from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles Super Middleweight Vladimir Hernandez Defeats Alfredo Angulo by Unanimous Decision in Co-Main Event Action Click HERE for Photos Credit: Sean Michael Ham/TGB Promotions Click HERE for […]
ERISLANDY LARA VS. GREG VENDETTI & ALFREDO ANGULO VS. CALEB TRUAX INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL QUOTES WBA Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy Lara Faces Greg Vendetti Headlining FOX PBC Fight Night & on FOX Deportes This Saturday, August 29 From Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles Click HERE for Conference Call Audio Recording Click HERE for PDF Version Click HERE for […]
Erislandy Lara Obliterates Ramon Alvarez in Two, Regains WBA World Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent MINNEAPOLIS (August 31, 2019) – As Joe Goossen put it, Erislandy Lara is so accurate. Using double right hands, jabs and short left hands, Lara knocked Ramon Alvarez off the ropes for a standing eight […]
WBA Weirdest Bout of Year Tonight: Lara vs. Canelo’s Brother Ramon Alvarez By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Minneapolis, Minnesota (August 31, 2019)– At 36 years old, Erislandy Lara is no spring chicken for a former world junior middleweight champion. In a weird matchup, Saturday, August 31, 2019, Lara squares off against […]
Former World Champion Erislandy Lara Battles Ramon Alvarez for Interim WBA Super Welterweight Title in FOX PBC Fight Night Main Event Saturday, August 31 from The Armory in Minneapolis Former World Champions Peter Quillin & Minneapolis-Native Caleb Truax Meet for IBF Super Middleweight Title Eliminator in High-Stakes Rematch in the Co-Feature Fast-Rising Super […]
Castano Draws Lara, Ortiz Hammers Hammer on Showtime By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (March 3rd, 2019)– Unbeaten but unknown Brian Carlos Castano retained the World Boxing Association World Super Welterweight title with a 12 round majority draw over fading former world champion Erislandy Lara in the main event […]
King Kong Ortiz and Bomba Rodriguez Return! USA Showtime Saturday Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (March 1st, 2019)– TGB Promotions, DiBella Entertainment and USA Showtime will present an action-packed nine-bout card of boxing on Saturday evening, March 1, 2019, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, featuring Cuban […]
ERISLANDY LARA TRAINING CAMP QUOTES & PHOTOS Former World Champion Lara Talks Title Showdown, Sparring Top Prospects, 2018 Fight of the Year Against Jarrett Hurd & More Before Taking on WBA Super Welterweight Champion Brian Castaño Saturday, March 2 Live on SHOWTIME® from Barclays Center in Brooklyn Click HERE for Photos from Hosanna Rull/Team Lara […]
Cuban Boxing Stars Take Center Stage On Saturday, March 2 As Former World Champion Erislandy Lara Challenges Unbeaten Brian Castaño For His WBA Super Welterweight World Title While Top Heavyweight Contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz Battles Christian Hammer In Co-Feature Live on SHOWTIME® from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Plus! […]
Real Combat Media’s Most Significant Fights in 2018 as Seen by Robert Brizel By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Welcome to the 2018 Real Combat Media Boxing Awards. In pro boxing, there are winners, losers and everything in between. 2018 brought many memorable fights. For this writer, seeing Gennady Golovkin beaten on […]
Have You Hurd? Jarrett Split Decisions Lara on Knockdown With 37 Seconds Left By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Have you Hurd? Jarrett ‘Swift’ Hurd now holds three versions of world titles in a partially unified junior middleweight division. Thanks largely to his magically twelfth round knockdown of Erislandy Lara with […]
CLICK HERE FOR A PDF OF THE BOUT SHEET CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS Photo Credit: SHOWTIME/Stephanie Trapp CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS Photo Credit: Mayweather Promotions/Chris Farina Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd Final Press Conference Quotes & Photos for 154-Pound World Title Unification This Saturday, April 7 Live On SHOWTIME® from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas “You’ve never been in […]
Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd Media Conference Call Transcript & Audio Recording Click HERE for Audio Recording Leonard Ellerbe Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining our call today. We’re very excited. What a great card we have come April the 7th from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. In the main event, we have Erislandy […]
The Strange Marketing Q of Lara and Rigondeaux Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sometimes you have a great fighter who is not a box office draw. In such a circumstance what do you do? The late World Middleweight champion Paul Pender was in such a position. He lost to […]
NOTES AND QUOTES FROM THE 2018 BOXING UPFRONT PRESENTED BY SHOWTIME SPORTS® AND PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS Hosted By Charlamagne Tha God, Wednesday, Jan 24 at Cipriani’s 42nd Street, NYC Click HERE for Photos from Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME NEW YORK (Jan. 24, 2018) – SHOWTIME Sports and Premier Boxing Champions unveiled the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING television lineup for the first […]
– ERISLANDY LARA, JERMELL CHARLO & JARRETT HURD SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND 154-POUND TITLES IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIPLEHEADER SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME® FROM BARCLAYS CENTER Lara Outpoints Terrell Gausha, Charlo Scores Stunning Knockout Of Erickson Lubin & Hurd KOs Austin Trout In SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Event Don’t Miss The Replay Monday, Oct. 16 At 10 p.m. ET/PT On […]
Click HERE for PDF Version Click HERE for Photos from Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME Click HERE for Photos from Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment Lara vs. Gausha & Charlo vs. Lubin & Hurd vs.Trout Heated Weigh-in Video Brooklyn, NY (October 14th, 2017)–Boxing returns to Barclays Center with a world championship triple-header on Saturday, October 14. Erislandy Lara, the division’s longest reigning champion, defends […]
Erislandy Lara vs. Terrell Gausha Media Workout Quotes & Photos SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Tripleheader Event Saturday, Oct. 14 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Plus! Photos from Erislandy Lara, Cindy Serrano & Julian Sosa Addressing Students at the Community Partnership Middle School in Brooklyn as part of Hispanic Heritage Month […]
Top 154-Pound World Champions & Contenders Break Down Matchups Ahead of Saturday, October 14 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Tripleheader from Barclays Center in Brooklyn Premier Boxing Champions Event Features Erislandy Lara vs. Terrell Gausha, Jermell Charlo vs. Erickson Lubin & Jarrett Hurd vs. Austin Trout 154-Pound World Title Fights BROOKLYN (October 10, 2017) – As fight night […]
Erislandy Lara vs. Terrell Gausha Training Camp Notes Super Welterweight Title Fight Headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Tripleheader Saturday, October 14 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Click HERE for Training Camp Photos BROOKLYN (October 2, 2017) – WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara will defend his belt for […]
Erislandy Lara vs. Terrell Gausha; Jermell Charlo vs. Erickson Lubin; Jarrett Hurd vs. Austin Trout SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Tripleheader Press Conference Quotes & Photos Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Saturday, October 14 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn Click HERE for Photos from Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME Click HERE for Photos from Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment BROOKLYN (September 6, 2017) – Six […]
THREE 154-POUND WORLD CHAMPIONS DEFEND IN HIGH STAKES SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® TRIPLEHEADER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN Presented by Premier Boxing Champions & Headlined by Erislandy Lara Defending Title Against Unbeaten Terrell Gausha; Also Features Unbeaten Champion Jermell Charlo Against Top Challenger Erickson Lubin, and Jarrett Hurd in First […]
For Immediate Release & Publish REAL COMBAT MEDIA WEEKLY BOXING REPORT By Jason Gonzalez,Real Combat Media Arizona Boxing Correspondent Welcome back to another edition of the Real Combat Media Boxing Weekly Report “Boxing Blaze Edition” where we cover all the top news stories in boxing each week! Monday (May 29, 2017) Kovalev’s Trainer Was Going […]
Erislandy Lara Gains U.S Citizenship HOUSTON, TX (February 16, 2017) – WBA and IBO super-welterweight champion, Erislady “The American Dream” Lara, is truly living the American dream since he has now completed all the eligibility requirements to become a U.S citizen. Erislandy, along with his wife Yudi, took an oath of allegiance to the United […]
Super Welterweight World Champion Erislandy Lara Scores Fourth-Round Knockout Victory over Former World Champion Yuri Foreman in Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions on Spike Friday Night from Hialeah Park Racing & Casino in Miami Former World Champion Anthony Dirrell Dominates Hungary’s Norbert Nemesapati for TKO Victory After Six Rounds & Former World Champion Juan […]
Premier Boxing Champions on Spike Erislandy Lara vs Yuri Foreman Final Press Conference Quotes & Photos Super Welterweight World Title Showdown Headlines Action Friday, January 13 from Hialeah Park Racing & Casino in Miami Click HERE for Photos from Eduardo Maldonado/Warriors Boxing MIAMI (January 11, 2017) – Super welterweight world champion Erislandy […]
Cuban Star Erislandy Lara Returns to Miami! Super Welterweight World Champion Defends His Title Against Former World Champion Yuri Foreman in Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions on Spike Friday, January 13 from Hialeah Park Racing & Casino in Miami Plus! Former World Champion Anthony Dirrell Battles Hungary’s Norbert Nemesapati in Super Middleweight […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA BOXING WEEKLY REPORT (12/14/2016) By Jason Gonzalez,Real Combat Media Arizona Boxing Correspondent Welcome back to another edition of the Real Combat Media Boxing Weekly Report “Boxing Blaze Edition” where we cover all the top news stories in boxing each week! Monday (December 5, 2016) Kovalev-Ward Live Gate Generates Millions Andre Ward […]
PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS SHUTS DOWN THEIR NBC PROGRAMMING FOR 2016 New York, NY (September 22, 2016)– Premier Boxing Champions will likely shut down their NBC and NBCSN programming for the remainder of 2016. The events that will be cancelled are 2 prime time December cards and at least 3 NBCSN cards. The remainder of this year’s PBC […]
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