UFC FIGHT NIGHT ST. LOUIS RESULTS & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS By MMA News UFC Fight Night Results: Main Card Heavyweight Main Event: Derrick Lewis def. Rodrigo Nascimento via TKO: R3, 0.49 Welterweight Co-Main Event: Joaquin Buckley def. Nursulton Ruziboev unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 29-27) Light Heavyweight: Carlos Ulberg def. Alonzo Menifield via KO: R1, 0.12 Lightweight: […]
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Mexican Warriors Collide: Rafael Espinoza-Sergio Chirino Featherweight World Title Battle Set for June 21 at BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on ESPN+ Andres Cortes-Abraham Nova 130-pound showdown & Troy Isley-Javier Martinez battle of middleweight unbeatens also on tap Tickets on sale Tuesday, May 14 at 12 p.m. PT via Ticketmaster.com LAS VEGAS (May 10, 2024) — […]
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LOMACHENKO VS. KAMBOSOS BETTING ODDS & WEIGH-IN VIDEO Perth, Western Australia (May 11th, 2024)– Leading up to the May 11th showdown for the vacant IBF Lightweight World Title, Lomachenko vs. Kambosos at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia, ESPN will air the original program: Redemption Road: The Path Back to Glory. Fight fans are in for a treat […]
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ENNIS AND CROWLEY MEET AT PHILLY PRESSER AS TICKETS FLY FOR ‘BOOTS” HOMECOMING IBF Welterweight king defends his crown against unbeaten mandatory challenger on July 13 at Wells Fargo Center Jaron Ennis and Cody Crowley came face-to-face at a launch press conference today in Philadelphia – as tickets flew for the homecoming defense of Ennis […]
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AL-QAHTANI, ALSAIF SHINE DURING INAUGURAL PFL MENA CARD IN RIYADH Abdullah Al-Qahtani heads to Featherweight Semifinals after stopping Yazeed Hasanain Ali Taleb dominates Nawras Abzakh to advance to Bantamweight Semifinals Hattan Alsaif delivers spectacular knockout in PFL debut PFL MENA 1: RIYADH Photo and Video Assets HERE PFL MENA Featherweight and Bantamweight Semifinals Set for July […]
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Ike Ibeabuchi Interview: Eyes Summer 2016 Return To The Ring! By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media international interview exclusive, former number one worldwide heavyweight contender Ike ‘The President’ Ibeabuchi, 20-0 with 15 knockouts, age 43, now living and training in his new hometown of Gilbert, […]
Who’s Got The Power? Joey Dawejko vs David Rodriguez Heavyweight Dream Fight By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Heavyweight David ‘Nino’ Rodriguez, 37-2 with 35 knockouts, age 38, El Paso, Texas, returned to the ring successfully with a first round of Gilberto Domingos in Salt Lake City, Utah, last November […]
Muhammad Ali Turns 74, A Heavyweight Poem and More By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent January 17 could have been mean, January 16 was somewhat obscene Boxing can be exciting, other sports a bore Muhammad Ali has turned 74. Before the cameras Cassius Clay was a startin’ There was […]
International Weekend Recap: Stiverne and Hurd Win, Rodriguez Survives A Scare By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent At the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, November 14, 2015, Haiti’s 25-2-1 former WBC World Heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne came off the canvas in the first round to […]
Vincent Feigenbutz, Robert Brizel’s Most Improved Fighter of the Month, Youngest German Champ Ever By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Super middleweight Vincent Feigenbutz is the pick for most improved professional fighter of the month in any category of competition, boxing and MMA. Since turning professional in December 2011, Feigenbutz has compiled […]
Tony TNT Tubbs Wants Revenge! Calls Out Big Daddy Bowe for Grudge Rematch By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media international interview exclusive certain to cause shockwaves in the boxing community, Tony TNT Tubbs has made a most unusual unexpected call out. “I want revenge!” These […]
Heavyweight Dan Pasciolla RCM Interview: Wins Amazing Split Decision Upset in Atlantic City By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In an exclusive interview with Real Combat Media, Dan Pasciolla tells how he did it. Unknown 3-1 southpaw heavyweight Dan Pasciolla seems the most unlikely person in the world to be fighting […]
More Eyes on the Sky: WSOF World Bantamweight Champ Marlon Moraes Speaks By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media MMA Correspondent in Las Vegas In a Real Combat Media international interview exclusive, World Series of Fighting World Bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes of Brazil talked about his successful title defense of his 135 pound Mixed […]
Confident Heavyweight Joey Dawejko Wins Sixth Straight, Challenges Amir Mansour By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent-Ringside *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Philadelphia PA (March 7th, 2015)– In the ‘knockout of the night’ on a six bout card at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 6, 2015, promoted by […]
Floyd Will Knock Out Pacquiao in 11 Rounds: First HBO Showtime Worldwide Prediction By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In two months, on May 2, 2015, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Floyd Mayweather Jr. will face the most formidable challenge of his career, a 12 round world title bout against Manny Pacquiao […]
Chris Algieri Interview: Seeks Pacquiao Rematch By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel In a brief international exclusive interview with Real Combat Media, WBO World Light Welterweight champion Chris Algieri speculated on the reasons his world welterweight title bout with Manny Pacquiao went wrong in Macao, China, the flaws […]
Robert Brizel, in Rare Corner Appearance, Scores An Upset in Wyomissing By Mike Melendez, Ring Announcer Reporting For Real Combat Media *Photo Credit: Patspotrsphoto-Dean Patton Photo Wyomissing, PA (October 27th, 2014)– Never underestimate the value of hard work. Never underestimate sportswriter Robert Brizel for that matter, whose 40 years of reporting experience at ringside could be […]
Cruiserweight Lamont ‘ Too Smooth’ Capers Interview: Minor Upset of the Year in New York City By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media exclusive interview, cruiserweight Lamont ‘Too Smooth’ Capers discussed his win over undefeated Dave Valykeo by four round majority decision at Pac Plex in New York […]
Amir Roadrunner Khan Outpoints Collazo in Stinker, Floyd Wins Majority Decision, Maidana Feels He Won By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (May 5th, 2014)–Former WBA World welterweight champion Luis Collazo brought a plan to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 3, 2014, into his 12 round preliminary […]
Les Miserables! Devin Vargas and Karim Mayfield Among Fighters Exposed in Final March Weekend, as Reliable 171 Loss British Ringer Kristian Laight Wins by Decision By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent This past week was not a kind one for professional boxers in search of the guts and the glory, who instead found […]
Stevenson No Adonis, Tavoris in a Cloud, Bell Centre Montreal Fight Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Montreal, Quebec (September 27th, 2013)–Adonis Stevenson is a boxer, but he is not an Adonis. Stevenson is a fighting man, in the sport for the guts and the glory, not for looks. In April […]
Leon Moore and Rafael Vazquez in Crossroads WBA Bout at Resorts Casino Aqueduct By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (September 16, 2013)–In an international fight night, Guyanese southpaw Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore and Puerto Rico’s Rafael ‘Dynamite’ Vazquez will battle for the vacant New York State and World Boxing Association Fedalatin […]
Boxing and MMA versus Football: A Pro-Union Editorial and Why By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Reader’s Note: The views expressed are not the views of Real Combat Media. Recently the National Football League paid 750 million dollars to settle claims by more than 4500 former NFL football players […]
Horrendous Cheap Shot Boxing Referee Clip Shows Up on YouTube By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a new boxing clip up on YouTube, a foreign fighter is hit in the face with a cheap shot while on his knees on the canvas after getting knocked down somewhere in […]
Rocky V Tommy The Duke Morrison versus Stallone Final Fight Scene Relived By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent What better way to pay tribute to the late heavyweight Tommy ‘The Duke’ Morrison than by reliving his final street fight scene as Tommy Gunn versus Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) in the […]
Ernesto Marcel, World Champion Time Forgot By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent There will never be a Hall of Fame induction for the brilliant Panamanian World Featherweight champion Ernesto Marcel, who came along before Salvador Sanchez and Eusebio Pedroza, who fought the best between 114 and 130 pounds in […]
Tale of Two Chambers: Rise and Fall of Steve and Eddie Chambers By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent A short thought to note life has been cruel of late and not particularly kind to the professional boxing careers of heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers and his brother, welterweight contender Steve Upsher […]
Trainer Joseph Awinongya Interview: A Critical Analysis of Geale Versus Barker By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a Real Combat Media international exclusive, Joseph Awinongya of Ghana, who owns and operates the Will County Boxing Gym in Joliet, Illinois, where he trains former top rated former International Boxing Federation […]
Maicelo-Rodriguez Opening Bout at Revel Casino Ends in a Late Knockout Classic By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent-Ringside *Photo Credit – Robert Brizel Atlantic City, NJ (August 19th, 2013)–On arrival at The Revel Resort and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on August 17, 2013, the first bout had […]
Geale Gets Robbed, Barker Wins IBF Middleweight Title By Strange Split Decision By Robert Brizel, Head Boxing Real Combat Media Correspondent – Ringside *Photo Credit – Robert Brizel Atlantic City, NJ (August 18th, 2013)– Newly crowned International Boxing Federation Middleweight Champion Darren Barker entered the ring for the featured Home Box Office Boxing […]
The Great Roy Jones Jr., Commentator and Still Champion By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent At 44 years old, 56-8 with 40 knockouts, and a year inactive, Pensacola, Florida native Roy Jones Jr. appears unlikely to return to the ring for another fight. Still, you never know. Roy has […]
Travis Kauffman To Face Dangerous Aron Lyons at Valley Forge on August 23 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Valley Forge, PA (August 8th, 2013)– Marshall Kauffman’s King’s Promotions will present an eight bout card at Valley Forge Casino and Resort in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, on Friday, August […]
On Dr. Ferdie Pacheco’s Fateful Decision in 1977, and Why Ali Should Have Listened By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In 1962, Dr. Ferdie Pacheco M.D. began working the corner of the rising young heavyweight Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) as his cornerman and physician with Angelo Dundee, Bundini Brown, […]
Tomoki Kameda Makes History, Third Brother To Win A World Championship By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Koki Kameda, Daiki Kameda, and Tomoki Kameda of Osaka, Japan, are not just three brothers, they are the only three brothers in history to become recognized world boxing champions. Here’s how it […]
Whatever Happened To Alfredo Evangelista, The Lynx of Montevideo? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The most famous heavyweight fighter to come out of Uruguay was Alfredo Evangelista. Known as ‘The Lynx of Montevideo’, Evangelista compiled a career record of 61 wins, 13 defeats and four losses, with 41 knockouts, […]
Tommy The Duke Morrison in His Own Words on Maury Povich, and What Followed By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent When a medical test is not enough in the field of sports, sometimes the courts deal with people involved. Sometimes the person involved tell his or her own story. In […]
Rico Hoye Interview: I Will Knock Out Dante Craig in Three Rounds! By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In an exclusive interview with Real Combat Media, veteran boxer Rico Hoye Jr. (whose record is 23-3 with 15 knockouts) talked about his upcoming comeback bout in Chicago on August 26, 2013, against […]
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