NEW UPDATES FOR THE WBC BRIDGERWEIGHT DIVISION & ON OSCAR RIVAS By Robert Brizel, Head Boxing Correspondent Oscar Rivas, 28-1 with 19 knockouts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by way of Colombia, won the World Boxing Council newly created World Bridgerweight title on October 22, 2021, by 12 round decision over Ryan Rozicki, at Olympia Theatre in […]
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Efe Ajagba vs. Oscar Rivas & Guido Vianello vs. Stephan Shaw Coming to Verona, NY
Efe Ajagba-Oscar Rivas & Guido Vianello-Stephan Shaw Heavyweight Doubleheader Coming to Turning Stone Resort Casino LIVE on ESPN Ajagba-Rivas & Vianello-Shaw will be broadcast LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT VERONA, N.Y. (Nov. 30, 2022) — The Top Rank on ESPN 2023 slate kicks off with a high-powered heavyweight doubleheader Saturday, […]
Oscar Rivas Win Inaugural WBC Bridgerweight Title Over Nova Scotia’s Ryan Rozicki – Video Highlights
Rivas Wins Inaugural WBC Bridgerweight Title Over Nova Scotia’s Rozicki in Montreal Slugfest By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Ontario, Canada (October 23rd, 2021)– Not since Jack Munroe challenged James “The Boilermaker” Jeffries 117 years ago for the world heavyweight title at Mechanic’s Pavilion in San Francisco in 1904 has a […]
Inaugural WBC Bridgerweight Championship Oscar Rivas vs. Ryan Rozicki Preview & Weigh-in Video
Inaugural WBC Bridgerweight L’Olympia Theatre Montreal Canadian Fight Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Montreal, Canada (October 22nd, 2021)– On Friday night, October 22, 2021, L’Olympia Theatre in Montreal, Canada, will host an exciting six-bout card of professional boxing, featuring the inaugural historic World Boxing Council Bridgerweight world title bout […]
Inaugural WBC Bridgerweight World title fight will now Feature Oscar Rivas vs. Ryan Rozicki
Confident 27-1 Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas taking care of business for Inaugural WBC Bridgerweight World title fight “The Conquest: Oscar Rivas vs. Ryan Rozicki” Oct. 22nd at the Montreal Olympia MONTREAL (October 13, 2021) – Despite two postponements and a relatively late replace to fight, Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas (27-1, 19 KOs) is prepared to capture the inaugural […]
NEW OPPONENT FOR OSCAR RIVAS FOR THE INAUGURAL WBC BRIDGERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT
NEW OPPONENT FOR INAUGURAL WBC BRIDGERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT “THE CONQUEST: OSCAR RIVAS VS. RYAN ROZICKI” MONTREAL (October 6, 2021) — The inaugural World Boxing Council (WBC) Bridgerweight World Championship fight (under 224 lbs.) will take place on October 22nd, promoted by Groupe Yvon Groupe (GYM) in collaboration with Three Lions Promotions, and a […]
FIRST WBC BRIDGERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – OSCAR RIVAS VS. BRYANT JENNINGS
Jennings vs. Rivas Montreal WBC World Title Bout: Bridgerweight Division Wars Begin! By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The war of the new Bridgerweight World Boxing Council weight class will take place in the main event on Friday night, October 22, 2021. Scheduled for 12 rounds at Olympia Theatre in Montreal, […]
Oscar Rivas vs. Sylvera Louis Rematch is Set For March 16th in Quebec, Canada
GYM returns for first time since 2019 “The Homecoming: Rivas vs. Louis 2” WBC #1 Oscar Rivas headlines Mar. 16 in Quebec City MONTREAL (March 9, 2021) – Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) will organize its first event in 16 months – “The Homecoming: Rivas vs. Louis 2” — Tuesday night, March 16 at Hotel Plaza Quebec […]
DILLIAN WHYTE’S ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE REVEALED FOR HIS FAILED DRUG TEST
DILLIAN WHYTE FAILS DRUG TEST London, UK (July 25th, 2019)– Heavyweight boxing contender Dillian Whyte reportedly tested positive for a banned substance just three days before beating Oscar Rivas to earn a possible title shot. The British boxer, whose July 20 win over Rivas at London’s O2 Arena put him in line for a fight against […]
Dillian Whyte Defeats Oscar Rivas – Video Highlights
Dillian Whyte Defeats Oscar Rivas London, UK (July 21st, 2019)– Dillian Whyte survived a ninth-round knockdown to overcome Oscar Rivas and edge closer to a world title shot in a gripping bout at London’s O2 Arena. The British heavyweight was smart early on and was close to stopping Colombia’s Rivas in round two after a […]
WHYTE VS. RIVAS WEIGH-IN VIDEO
WHYTE VS. RIVAS WEIGHTS AND RUNNING ORDER DOORS 16:30 BOXING STARTS 16:50 4 x 3 mins Heavyweight contest ALEN BABIC 14st 11lbs 6oz v MORGAN DESSAUX 15st 6lbs (Croatia) (France) LIVE ON SKY SPORTS FACEBOOK 8 x 3 mins Heavyweight […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA UK: Dillian Whyte will face Oscar Rivas in London
WHYTE FACES RIVAS IN LONDON SHOWDOWN ‘Body Snatcher’ welcomes unbeaten ‘Kaboom’ to the capital on July 20 Dillian Whyte will face Oscar Rivas for the number one Heavyweight spot in the WBC at The O2 in London on Saturday July 20, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Whyte (25-1 18KOs) holds the number one slot with the WBC and […]
OSCAR RIVAS STOPS BRYANT JENNINGS
OSCAR RIVAS STOPS BRYANT JENNINGS By ESPN Verona, NY (January 19th, 2018)– It was a dramatic finish to an otherwise tepid affair between heavyweights Bryant Jennings and Oscar Rivas on Friday night at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. For the better part of 11 rounds, it was a tactical bout in which […]
Kaboom! 20-0 NABF Heavyweight Champion Oscar Rivas, Face to Watch in 2018
Kaboom! 20-0 NABF Heavyweight Champion Oscar Rivas, Face to Watch in 2018 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Montreal, Canada (September 30th, 2017)– They call him Kaboom! Heavyweight Oscar Rivas, like Luis Ortiz, is a heavyweight wild card. Rivas, a Columbian now fighting out of Montreal, Canada, 2008 Olympian defeated […]
Unraveling Dr. Wladimir Klitschko, Tyson Fury, and the Heavyweight Division
Unraveling Dr. Wladimir Klitschko, Tyson Fury, and the Heavyweight Division By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent After postponing his rematch with Dr. Wladimir Klitschko for undetermined health reasons, Tyson Fury’s World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organization world heavyweight titles are in danger of being stripped, and Tyson Fury is […]
Heavyweight Contender Oscar Rivas Battles Jeremy Bates & Undefeated Prospect Jamontay Clark Faces Edgar Ortega in Undercard Action
Heavyweight Contender Oscar Rivas Battles Jeremy Bates & Undefeated Prospect Jamontay Clark Faces Edgar Ortega in Undercard Action Saturday, June 4 From Bell Center in Montreal Plus! Full Night of Undercard Attractions Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN Headlined by Knockout Artist Artur Beterbiev Against Argentina’s Ezequiel Maderna Begins at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT […]
AMIR IMAM VS. ADRIAN GRANADOS, OSCAR RIVAS SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS
AMIR IMAM VS. ADRIAN GRANADOS, OSCAR RIVAS SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME Live at 9 p.m. ET/PT From Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada Click HERE For Photos From Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME QUEBEC CITY, Canada (Nov. 26, 2015) – Undefeated WBC No. 1 ranked super lightweight Amir Imam (18-0, 15 […]
UNDEFEATED NO. 1 CONTENDER AMIR IMAM TO FACE ADRIAN GRANADOS
UNDEFEATED NO. 1 CONTENDER AMIR IMAM TO FACE ADRIAN GRANADOS ON SATURDAY, NOV. 28, ON SHOWTIME EXTREME® SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME® (9 p.m. ET/PT) Amir Imam vs. Adrian Granados – 10 Round Super Lightweight Bout Oscar Rivas vs. Curtis Harper – 10 Round Heavyweight Bout SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® LIVE ON SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT) James DeGale […]
Witherspoon and More! Inside The Heavyweight Division in 2016: What’s to Come
Witherspoon and More! Inside The Heavyweight Division in 2016: What’s to Come By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Wladimir Klitschko, Deontay Wilder and Ruslan Chagaev are all set to defend their share of the world heavyweight title. Who will be the challengers? That is the question. Best Choice List Number One: […]
Lucian Bute back in the ring! Eleider Alvarez and Oscar Rivas also in action
Lucian Bute back in the ring! Eleider Alvarez and Oscar Rivas also in action MONTRÉAL (July 14, 2015) – Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM), in association with InterBox, is happy to announce the return to the ring of former IBF world super middleweight champion Lucian Bute, August 15 at Bell Centre, as part of Premier Boxing […]
Joey Dawejko vs. Oscar Rivas called off
October 12, 2012 – Philadelphia’s undefeated heavyweight prospect, Joey Dawejko (7-1-1, 3 KOs), was scheduled to face Colombian Oscar Rivas(11-0, 6 KOs) tonight (11-0, 6 KOs), but the bout was called off due to Rivas hurting his hand. The 6-round bout was set to take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. […]