Unfinished Business: Keyshawn Davis-Nahir Albright Super Lightweight Rematch Set for May 16 at Norfolk’s Scope Arena LIVE on DAZN Former world champion Brian Norman Jr. returns against Josh Wagner in welterweight co-feature Kelvin Davis and Keon Davis to appear in separate undercard fights Tickets on sale Thursday, April 16, at 10 a.m. ET […]
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PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE ANNOUNCES PFL SAN DIEGO ON JUNE 27 AT PECHANGA ARENA SAN DIEGO PRESENTED BY GOVX Southern California’s Own No. 2-Ranked Featherweight AJ McKee Faces Undefeated No. 6-Ranked Salamat Isbulaev in the Main Event Tickets for PFL San Diego Presented by GOVX Will Be Available Starting With a Pre-Sale on Monday, April 27, Followed by Public On-Sale Wednesday, April 29 Through AXS To sign up for our exclusive PFL pre-sale, visit pfl.info/sandiego NEW YORK — April 23, […]
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PFL MENA KICKS OFF 2026 SEASON IN DUBAI AT COCA-COLA ARENA ON MAY 24 UAE Star Mohammad Yahya Faces Tunisia’s Mehdi Saadi in Featherweight Main Event in Front of Home Crowd Salah Eddine Hamli Faces Ylies Djiroun in Lightweight Co-Main Event Rising Emirati star Zamzam Al Hammadi makes highly-anticipated debut Tickets on sale from April […]
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Jarrell Miller vs. Lenier Pero Press Conference & Weigh-in Video Sign up to DAZN Las Vegas, NV (April 24th, 2026)– Jarrell Miller and Lenier Pero both predict a KO finish on Saturday night as they meet in a WBA World Heavyweight title eliminator at BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, live worldwide on DAZN. The […]
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT WINNIPEG RESULTS & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Winnipeg, Canada (April 19th, 2026)– Burns vs. Malott at UFC Fight Night 273 held on April 18, 2026, in Winnipeg, Canada. The main event saw Canadian Mike Malott secure a third-round TKO victory over former title challenger Gilbert Burns, who announced his retirement following the loss. The […]
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Unreal Deal: Florida Boxing Commission Suspends Holyfield 30 Days, and It Isn’t Funny By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Hollywood, FL (September 17th, 2021)– As of September 16, 2021, the Florida State Boxing Commission has medically suspended Evander Holyfield for 30 days, after Vitor Belfort […]
HOLYFIELD VS. BELFORT & SILVA VS. ORTIZ RESULTS, POST PRESSER & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Holyfield Exposed by Father Time in Trump Triller Exhibition By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hollywood, FL (September 12th, 2021)– In the 1936 second version of the musical Showboat, Paul Robeson sang “Ol’ Man River” by Jerome Kern and […]
President Trump To Host Holyfield vs. Belfort Bout in Fla. Bout With Live Commentary By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hollywood, FL (September 9th, 2021)– Just when you think you have seen it all, boxing continues to provide new firsts beyond the firsts already recorded. Former United States President Donald Trump will […]
September 11 Evander Holyfield Comeback Moves to Florida Hard Rock Casino as Exhibition Bout By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hollywood, FL (September 6th, 2021)– The comeback of former World Heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield against MMA star and former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort has changed venues from California to Florida […]
Oscar De La Hoya Hospitalized With Coronavirus, Holyfield to Fight Belfort Instead By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (September 4th, 2021)– The anticipated comeback of former multi division champion Oscar “Golden Boy” De La Hoya, a winner of eleven world titles in six weight classes, has been put on […]
25 Million Dollar Pride Causes Holyfield versus McBride By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Miami Beach, FL (April 14th, 2021)– Iron Mike Tyson wants a contractual 25 million dollars to fight the third match with Evander “Real Deal’ Holyfield, exhibition or not. While Tyson wages his contractual warts, Holyfield, who last fought […]
MIKE TYSON REJECTS $25,000,000 GUARANTEE TO FIGHT EVANDER HOLYFIELD AT HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI ON MAY 29th MIAMI (March 22, 2021) – Representatives of Evander Holyfield expressed frustration after Mike Tyson’s representatives refused to accept a $25,000,000 guarantee from Team Holyfield to participate in Tyson v Holyfield 3 at the Hard Rock Stadium to kick off […]
Evander Holyfield Says 200 Million Dollar Mike Tyson Trilogy Bout Is In The Works By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The third trilogy bout of the century, be in an exhibition or for real, is apparently in the works for later in 2021. Evander “Real Deal” Holyfield, the former world heavyweight […]
Buster Douglas, 60, Seeks Rematch With Mike Tyson 30 Years After Shocking KO Upset By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Columbus, Ohio (December 3rd, 2020)– Move over Mike Tyson versus Evander Holyfield III. Former World Heavyweight champion James ‘Buster’ Douglas, whose shocking tenth knockout upset of the then seemingly indestructible 37-0 Iron […]
The Real Deal Returns! Evander Holyfield Announces Comeback at Age 57. By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (May 7th, 2020)– First, Iron Mike Tyson announced a comeback for charity. Now Evander Holyfield has announced he is making a comeback for charity. Maybe every former heavyweight champion will get […]
From Tae Kwon Do to Junior Middleweight: Evan Holyfield Story By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent At thirteen years old, Evan Holyfield was the top-ranked Tae Kwon Do fighter in his weight class in the United States. Now, at age 21, 1-0 with one knockout, Houston, Texas, Evan Holyfield, son of […]
The Deal is Sealed! Main Events Inks Promotional Deal with Evan Holyfield Evan Holyfield Photo Credit: Hosanna Rull/Main Events Houston, TX: Today in front of a packed crowd of family, friends and fans, at the Fighter Nation Boxing Gym in Houston, Texas, hot boxing prospect Evan Holyfield announced his new promotional deal with Main Events. After talks […]
Heavyweight Smokin’ Bert Cooper Dies at 53, Took Evander Holyfield and Michael Moorer on Championships Trips to Hell *Photo Credit: Philly Boxing History By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (May 11th, 2019)–Pennsylvania heavyweight contender Smokin’ Bert Cooper, a Joe Frazier student protégé who took Evander Holyfield and Michael Moorer […]
Tank Williams Speaks! Calls Out Top Heavyweights, Seeks Holyfield Real Deal Rematch By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media interview exclusive, veteran Bahamas heavyweight Sherman ‘The Caribbean ‘Tank’ Williams of the Bahamas, now living in Florida, is calling out all of the top heavyweights in the division, […]
Sonny Liston vs Evander Holyfield 15 Round Dream Fight: Who Wins? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In recent memory, individuals on Facebook and various internet boxing sites have pondered what would happen if Charles ‘Sonny’ Liston fought Evander ‘The Real Deal’ Holyfield. The matchup is not unlike Muhammad Ali versus George […]
EVANDER HOLYFIELD’S REAL DEAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES NEW YORK DEBUT HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM, NEW YORK, NY FRIDAY, AUGUST 11 New York, NY – July 10, 2017 – Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Sports & Entertainment is bringing its Real Deal Championship Boxing series to New York City. The first installment is set to take place at the Hammerstein Ballroom, on Friday, […]
EVANDER HOLYFIELD’S REAL DEAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF JANELSON BOCACHICA NEW YORK, NY – July 6, 2017 – Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Sports and Entertainment has officially signed Detroit-based prospect Janelson Figueroa-Bocachica to an exclusive promotional contract. Bocachica is also signed to manager David McWater’s company Split-T Management. “We are ecstatic to sign an athlete […]
FULL CARD ANNOUNCED FOR REAL DEAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT’S INAUGURAL EVENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH TOP KNOTCH BOXING AND KENTUCKY VENUES FREEDOM HALL, LOUISVILLE, KY SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2017 – LIVE ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK, 10PM ET Tickets on Sale Now Louisville, Ky – June 22, 2017 – Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Sports & Entertainment, […]
REAL DEAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES TELEVISED PORTION OF INAUGURAL EVENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH TOP KNOTCH BOXING AND KENTUCKY VENUES FREEDOM HALL, LOUISVILLE, KY SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2017 – LIVE ON CBS SPORTS NET, 10PM ET Tickets on Sale Now New York, NY/Louisville, KY – May 25, 2017 – Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Sports & […]
EVANDER HOLYFIELD KICKS OFF “REAL DEAL CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING” SERIES AT FREEDOM HALL IN LOUISVILLE, KY LIVE ON CBS SPORTS NET, SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Louisville, KY – May 12, 2017 – Four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield and his company Real Deal Sports & Entertainment announced today that he will kick off his “Real Deal Championship Boxing” […]
BOXING LEGEND EVANDER HOLYFIELD ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF REAL DEAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT NEW YORK, NY – May 8, 2017 – Boxing legend and soon-to-be Hall of Famer Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield has officially announced that he has entered the promotional ring, launching Real Deal Sports & Entertainment (RDSE). Now on the opposite side […]
Holyfield, Bowe, Mercer and Toney- Grand Marshals at 2017 Vicksburg Parade By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Vicksburg, PA (January 17, 2017)– Former world boxing champions Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe, Ray Mercer and James Toney were the Grand Marshals, traveling and waving to onlookers form separate vehicles, as guests of honor in […]
Good Night, Mr. Dynamite. Say Da Poem Prayer for Michael ‘Dynamite’ Dokes By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Life in the ring is a give and take subconscious perpetual war Until you mind, body and soul just cannot take it any more Mind and body at some point will cease […]
Historical Perspective from Main Events’ Attorney Patrick English, Esq. Regarding Mandatory Fights and Czar Glazkov In 1990 Evander Holyfield was the mandatory contender for the Heavyweight Title then held by Mike Tyson. Though Tyson’s title defense was overdue, Tyson was permitted to engage in an optional title defense with James Buster Douglas. As we all […]
Mills Lane, Master Referee of the Ring By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent After losing his professional debut as a boxer in 1961, Mills Lane won his next ten pro bouts betwee 1962 and 1967 as a junior welterweight and welterweight at 142 to 147 pounds. Lane made a […]
Evander Holyfield, The Hardest Working Heavyweight Champion Ever By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media When one looks at the all-time heavyweight champions list, one finds such familiar names as Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, George Foreman, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, Lennox Lewis, […]
How Would Sergey Kovalev Fair Against Other Famous Light Heavyweights? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent This question has not been asked of the boxing experts and historians as of yet. Therefore, this boxing writer has considered the famous light heavyweight names of the past, and come up with conclusions as […]
Iran Barkley Begs The Question: Should Older Financially Destitute Former Champions Fight Again? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Brooklyn, NY (October 2, 2014)– Former world middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight champion Iran ‘The Blade’ Barkley is hard at work in Gleason’s Gym […]
James Toney in Twilight After Winning Again in June By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent James ‘Lights Out’ Toney of Sherman Oaks, California, is now 44 years old, and his career is in twilight. With a career professional record of 75-8-3, with 45 knockouts, Toney’s last bout was an eight […]
Gerald G-Man McClellan: His Sister Lisa Speaks On His Condition By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Freeport, IL (February 11, 2013)– In an exclusive interview with Real Combat Media for Illinois, Lisa McClellan, the younger sister of former WBC and WBO World Middleweight champion Gerald ‘ The G-Man’ McClellan, provided a status update of […]
Whatever Happened To The Fan Man Parachute Guy? By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Media called him ‘Fan Man’. His real name: James Jarrett Miller. On November 6, 1993, the world famous stunt parachutist parachuted onto the ring apron during round 7 of the Evander Holyfield versus Riddick Bowe World Heavyweight title bout […]
Title: RCMGreece Boxing/MMA: The Real Deal Evander Holyfield retires on his 50 birthday By: Dimitris Papazoglou Evander Holyfield turns 50 on Friday the 19th and he is expected to announce his retirment from boxing….” When a man turns 50 it is probably time to take off the gloves”… “The game’s been good to me and […]
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