The Mayer of New York City: Mikaela Mayer Dethrones Sandy Ryan Xander Zayas & Bruce Carrington prevail in co-feature bouts CLICK HERE for Photos (Courtesy: Mikey Williams/Top Rank) NEW YORK CITY (Sept. 27, 2024) — Mikaela Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) is once again a world champion. The former unified junior lightweight queen defeated bitter rival Sandy Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) via majority decision […]
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PFL EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIPS LYON ON SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER TO BE HEADLINED BY ABDOUL ABDOURAGUIMOV RETURNING TO ACTION AGAINST LAUREANO STAROPOLI PFL Europe Championships Lyon at the LDLC Arena on 14 December will be headlined by France’s Abdoul Abdouraguimov as he faces off against Argentina’s Laureano Staropoli in a Welterweight main event The evening will […]
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BOOTS AND BAM HEADLINE PHILLY BLOCKBUSTER ON NOV. 9 Ennis and Rodriguez defend World titles at Wells Fargo Center Raymond ‘Savage’ Ford will return to action up at Super-Featherweight when he takes on Orlando Gonzalez at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Saturday November 9, live worldwide on DAZN – with Ford leading the undercard […]
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Tripleheader includes Junior Middleweights Xander Zayas vs. Damian Sosa and Featherweights Bruce Carrington vs. Sulaiman Segawa ESPN+ Available on ESPN.com and ESPN App on Mobile and Connected TV Devices New York, NY (September 27th, 2024)– Top Rank Boxing on ESPN: Ryan vs. Mayer will be presented live this Friday, September 27, at 10:30 p.m. ET/ […]
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UFC Fight Night 243 Official Weigh-In Video & Betting Odds 3 p.m. ET: Main Card | 12 p.m. ET: Undercard Subscribe to ESPN+ UFC action is in Paris this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis, live from Accor Arena on Saturday, Sept. 28, on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) and SiriusXM Fight Nation, with the main […]
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Kelly Pavlik vs. Paul Williams Mystery Middleweight Fight That Never Was *Photo Credit: Joe Makse, Plain Dealer Reporter Photo By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Rare is the old pugilistic photograph which will inspire intense thought and creative analysis for advanced interpretation. However, such was the case recently when this reporter came […]
Rise and Fall of Paul Williams Protégé Justin DeLoach Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Several years ago, former World Welterweight champion Paul Williams transitioned from partially paralyzed athlete into boxing trainer. Williams was working with the then world ranked junior middleweight Justin DeLoach of Augusta, Georgia. DeLoach had beaten three […]
Paul Williams at 34: In His New Role as the Trainer on Showtime By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Copyright Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media, All Rights Reserved New York, NY (March 16th, 2016)– It seems like only yesterday this reporter and WBO World Welterweight champion Paul Williams stood […]
THOMAS DULORME LOOKING PHENOMENAL IN TRAINING CAMP Photo credit – David Infante @787Films / Team Dulorme PUERTO RICO (April 2, 2015) – Top junior welterweight contender Thomas Dulorme (22-1, 14 KO’s) from Puerto Rico, along with his team led by Puerto Rican trainers, Anthony ‘Gallero’ Otero and Félix Pagan Pintor, are feeling highly confident about their world title […]
PAUL SPADAFORA ADDED TO FEBRUARY 20TH CONSOL ENERGY CENTER CARD IN PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh, PA (February 9, 2015) Former world champion PAUL SPADAFORAhas been added to “The Pride of Pittsburgh III” on Feb. 20th at CONSOL Energy Center, it was announced today by TOM BROWN of Goossen Promotions. Sporting a record of 49-1-1 […]
Can Kermit Cintron Return to Championship Form? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Welterweight Kermit ‘El Asesino’ Cintron has only five wins in his last 11 fights. At age 33, with a record of 34-5-2 with 28 knockouts, Cintron is at a crossroads turning point in his career. Cintron has beaten […]
Paul Williams at 32: His Fate is in The Hands of The Gods By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent On July 27, 2013, Paul (The Punisher) Williams will turn 32 years old. 14 months after his motorcycle accident on May 27, 2012, Paul Williams remains the punisher in the dark […]
Young Stribling, The Champion Who Never Was By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent They called him the ‘King of the Canebrakes’, a strange nickname which would be the equivalent of ‘The Executioner’ today. Born on December 26, 1904, in Bainbridge, Georgia, William Lawrence Stribling Jr. AKA Young Stribling, was only 28 years […]
A PUGILIST’S PRECIPICE: LARA VS. VANES By: Joston “El Rey” Theney As the old adage goes, “Plunge boldly into the thick of life and seize it where you can. And it will always be interesting.” So will be the case this Saturday night when two title-hungry contenders battle it out in a championship eliminator for 154-pound […]
PRESS RELEASE CARLOS QUINTANA CALLS OUT CANELO ALVAREZ FORMER PUERTO RICAN WORLD CHAMPION LOOKING TO CONTINUE PUERTO RICO VS. MEXICO RIVALRY ON MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY “I will defeat Canelo on Mexican Independence Day in front of his countrymen!” New York, NY (6/5/12) – Fresh off his revitalizing victory over DeAndre Latimore as part of […]
How Will We Remember Paul Williams’ Career? by: José A Maldonado, MFA The muscles in those impossibly long, skinny legs will now dystrophy. Nerves that once sent signals to pivot, cut, and slide across the ring will eventually forget how to send these messages. A long forgotten code. Arms that routinely pushed the limits of […]
Paul Williams is likely paralyzed from waist down in Motorcycle Accident By: Eliud Vazquez Torres . ATLANTA — Former three time world champion Paul Williams suffered a motorcycle accident that will most likely end his boxing career. “The Punisher” as they called him could be paralyzed from the waist down. The incident occurred early Sunday […]
Real Combat Media Boxing Weekend Preview 5/12/12 By: José A Maldonado, MFA Maybe the 3rd time will be the charm for Brian Viloria as he defends his WBO flyweight title against 35 year old Omar Niño Romero in an encounter seen twice before. The two first met in 2006 when Romero (31-4-2-13 KOs) claimed the […]
By: José A. Maldonado, MFA This past Saturday, Paul “The Punisher” Williams fought Nobuhiro Ishida in what was his first fight in seven months. Of course, in the sport of boxing, this is hardly considered an extended hiatus, particularly when one considers that top fighters often fight once or twice a year. Williams’ break, however, seemed […]
Paul Williams UD victory vs. Nobuhiro Ishida By: Scott Canipe Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KOs) is looking to rekindle his career with a dominating win over Nobuhiro Ishida (24-6-2, 9 Kos). Williams is coming off of a lackluster performance against Cuban Erislandy Lara and a previous devastating TKO loss to Sergio Martinez. Ishida, on the […]
PAUL WILLIAMS VS. NOBUHIRO ISHIDA PREVIEW: CAN ‘THE PUNISHER’ PROVE THE CRITICS WRONG? By: UK Boxing Writer – Jai Singh In a star studded Showtime boxing card this weekend which will feature the likes of Heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (34-2, 29 KO’s) & Tavoris Cloud (23-0, 19 KO’s) in separate bouts, former WBO […]
OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW CAN MALIK SCOTT MAKE US BELIEVERS? Los Angeles (Feb. 9, 2011) The very talented, big and gifted undefeated heavyweight, Malik Scott(32-0, 11 KOs) is back in business after over three years out of the ring, but still a young 31-year-old. Scott will be fighting Kendrick […]
