Dave Allen Knocks Out Johnny Fisher in Rematch, Eddie Hearn Talks 2026 Trilogy Bout By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sign up to DAZN Hackney Wick, UK (May 18th, 2025)– In a rematch of the December 2024 heavyweight bout won by split decision by Johnny Fisher in which Dave Allen knocked down […]
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT BURNS VS. MORALES RESULTS & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS By MMA News Preliminary Card Highlights HyunSung Park def. Carlos Hernandez HyunSung Park earned a first-round submission in this flyweight matchup. Denise Gomes def. Elise Reed Denise Gomes got it done in round two in this strawweight bout. Luana Santos def. Tainara Lisboa Luana Santos […]
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UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales Weigh-in Video 7 p.m. ET: Main Card | 4 p.m. ET: Prelims UFC returns to Las Vegas this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales, live from UFC APEX, May 17, on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) and SiriusXM Fight Nation, with the main card at 7 p.m. ET and prelims […]
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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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Salaam Alaikum, A Tribute To Cornerman Wali Muhammad, Boxing’s Silent Gentleman By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Muhammad Ali’s corner, from the moment he defeated defeated Charles ‘Sonny’ Liston to win the world heavyweight championship, was never the same from that point on. This is because everyoneis Ali’s entourage became […]
Yoel Judah Interview: A Boxing Gym With Good Intentions, Zab, and More By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (July 21st, 2013)– In two exclusive interviews with Real Combat Media, famed boxing trainer Yoel Judah clarified the current court status of the Judah Brothers and Caseem Jacobs Gymnasium in East New […]
Pacquiao Challenges Floyd, Needs To Sign With Mayweather Promotions To Get Floyd By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Manny Pacquiao is over the hill, and has taken one punch too many. Pacquiao has been knocked out three times, and his last knockout lost to Juan Manuel Marquez was not funny. […]
Wrestling Champion Nature Boy Ric Flair in Trouble With The Law Again By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Raleigh, NC (July 18th, 2013)– A North Carolina judge has issued an arrest warrant for the still active and ageless former world professional wrestling champion Ric Flair, AKA ‘Nature Boy’ age […]
Jimmy Burchfield Interview: Best Boxing and MMA Promoter in the Game Today By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent President and CEO of Classic Sports and Entertainment Boxing, Jimmy Burchfield is one of the busiest and most successful boxing and Mixed Martial Arts MMA promoters in the world today. Many […]
Doug Jones Got Robbed, Best Heavyweight Alive Who Never Won The World Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Doug Jones, who is 76 years old, is alive and well and living in New York City somewhere. Doug Jones is regarded by the boxing press as the greatest living heavyweight fighter […]
Smokin’ Joe Frazier’s 1978 Miller Lite Beer Singing Commercial Resurfaces By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Remember when Joe Frazier was also a singer? Real Combat Media brings you historical boxing’s magical moments with a twist! Take a walk down memorial lane with Smokin’ Joe Frazier and the knockouts, […]
Jersey Boy Glen Tapia Stops Han and Wins NABO in Bloodbath By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent El Paso, TX (June 13th, 2013)– In a light middleweight prospects crossroads bout featured on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, 18-0 Glen ‘Jersey Boy’ Tapia of Passaic, New Jersey remained unbeaten at 19-0 and […]
Tubagus Sakti Tragedy Could Have Been Prevented By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Seventeen year old professional boxer Tubagus Sakti of Indonesia died in the ring this past January 2013 after being stopped in the eighth round of a scheduled 12 rounder against Ichal Tobida. With a record of […]
Did Angelo Dundee, A Trainer With Magical Instincts, Create The Rope-A-Dope? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent About 18 months ago, Hall of Fame boxing trainer Angelo Dundee died on my birthday, February 1, 2012. The losses of boxing luminaries like Dundee, Joe Frazier, Bert Sugar […]
Denis Lebedev: MD Not Allowed To Stop WBA Fight, Fires Manager By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (July 9th, 2013)– Former World Boxing Association World Cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev has fired manager Vladimir Hryunov. Information has now leaked out to Lebedev that the ringside doctor was forbidden […]
Brizel On His Namesake Brizuela, Who Doesn’t Win IBO World Lightweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Every sports writer who has the same name as an athlete wants their namesake to be a star. After all, it is good public relations in both directions. Why couldn’t […]
Boxing Rematches Past and Present Are Chess Matches: A Writer’s Perspective By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Rematches require a certain mindset. They either result in redemption or repeat. Experience can count, but tactics and a different game plan are clearly more important in a rematch. Quoting Tony Thompson after […]
Teon Kennedy versus Joselito Collado at Bally’s Atlantic City Fight Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City (July 5th, 2013)– Former United States Boxing Association Super Bantamweight champion Teon Kennedy, now campaigning as a super featherweight, returns to the ring in his second comeback […]
Heavyweight Boxing Life and Times of Nelson Mandela July 1918-July 2013 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent As the lifetime of former South African President and anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela draws to a close in a vegetative state close to his 95th birthday on July 18, […]
Borgata Casino Gets Robbed, HBO Boxing Returns to Revel Atlantic City By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Atlantic City (July 3rd, 2013)– Welterweight and light middleweight contender Demetrius Hopkins has fought fought main event bouts at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey: Demetrius fought […]
Whatever Happened to Rocky III, The Greatest Challenge? A Historical Look Back By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Last night I reconnected the good old DVD and VCR player to my large flat screen living room television. By now the Blu-Ray machine rules, and the old videotape player with combined […]
Wayne Braithwaite Interview: At The Crossroads By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In an exclusive interview with Real Combat Media, former World Boxing Association World Cruiserweight champion Wayne Braithwaite, a Guyanese fighter now living with his family in Brooklyn, New York, the former WBC World Cruiserweight champion, […]
The Three Wise Men: The Referee Has Not An Easy Job Folks By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The referees are always the unsung heroes in every amateur and professional sport. What they do is something between difficult an amazing. The athletes get credit. The officials get scrutinized. The […]
Amanda Serrano Stops Olivo in Three, World Title Shot Next? By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (June 30th, 2013)–Southpaw female featherweight and super featherweight Amanda Serrano moved closer to her second world title shot at either 126 or 130 pounds, perhaps […]
Earnie Shavers, Heavyweight Puncher of The Century By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Muhammad Ali called Heavyweight boxer Earnie Shavers ‘The Acorn’ due to his bald head, which made him look like an acorn. Ali pounded on the acorn for 15 rounds, and Larry Holmes pounded on the […]
The Fighting Frenchman, Big Scott LeDeux By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Big Scott LeDeux, also known as ‘The Fighting Frenchman’, fought with some of the biggest names in boxing during his heavyweight career from 1974 to 1983. These included Rodney Bobick, Terry Daniels, Ron Stander, Larry […]
Could Football Be More Dangerous Than Boxing? A Sports Writer’s Perspective By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent New York Giants and New York Jets punter Dave Jennings died of Parkinson’s disease this week at age 61. Playing in the National Football League triples the risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease and […]
Thoughts on Pacquiao Versus Rios in Macao By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent It’s official! Manny Pacquiao will try not to lose his third fight in a row when he fights Brandon Rios, who is coming off a loss to Mike Alvarado in Las Vegas. Manny Pacquiao sings La Bamba on […]
Where’s The Duke? Tommy Morrison 2013 Update By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (June 17th, 2013)– A serious challenge for the boxing writer is to write a story about a famous name boxer when there’s virtually no information available. Former world heavyweight champion Tommy ”The Duke’ Morrison is […]
Reporters Telling The Truth in Boxing: An Online Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent New York,NY (June 15th,2013)– A boxing reporter is, by nature, a neutral and fair reporter of boxing in sports. He or she does not favor one promoter or another by design. The goal of […]
Iceman John Scully LandShark Interview with Real Combat Media By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (June 3rd, 2013)– In an exclusive interview with Real Combat Media at Jimmy Buffett’s brand new LandShark Bar & Grill on the beach boardwalk across from Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, […]
Before Floyd: The 1974 Rumble in The Jungle in Kinshasa, Zaire By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent As the boxing writer gets older and wiser, the greats fights of the past are subject to reconsideration and rereview in historical context. Muhammad Ali and George Foreman are still alive, and […]
Floyd Will Knock Out Canelo Alvarez, The First Worldwide Prediction for Sept 14 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (May 31st, 2013)–Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Manny Pacquiao missed the boat. Never one to wait for the next promotion to become a sinking ship, Floyd Mayweather […]
New Bryant Pappas Interview: Wants Williams Rematch, Justice From NYSAC By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (May 30th, 2013)– Following the report of the New York Inspector General’s Office clearing the New York State Athletic Commission and its officials of wrongdoing in the investigation of Yonkers police officer and middleweight boxer […]
IWBF World Super Featherweight Champion Ronica Jeffrey Interview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent White Plain, NY (May 26th, 2013)–Real Combat Media had a brief exclusive interview with new International Women’s Boxing Federation Super Featherweight champion Ronica Jeffrey in the ring following her ten round decision win over former […]
Ring Announcer Phil Tufano Interview: In the Ring of Bruno Sammartino By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Correspondent White Plains, NY (May 26th, 2013)– In an exclusive interview with Real Combat Media, professional boxing ring announcer Phil Tufano, also a captain in New York City Fire Department Engine Company # […]
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