SALIDO IS READY TO DEFEND WORLD TITLE AGAINST LOMAMCHENKO ASSAULT Saturday, March 1, at the Alamadome Live on HBO® SAN ANTONIO (February 12, 2014) — For three-time world featherweight champion ORLANDO “Siri” SALIDO boxing has been about perseverance and overcoming the odds, and in 17 days his mettle will be tested once more […]
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Boxing Trainer Mike Melendez RCM Interview: Working The Corner Deep in the Heart of Texas
Boxing Trainer Mike Melendez Interview: Working The Corner Deep in the Heart of Texas By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Pennsylvania boxing matchmaker and trainer Mike Melendez worked the corner of welterweights George Sosa and John Nater as part of a five bout card on Monday evening, February 10, 2014, at Cowboys Dance Hall […]
JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR. vs. BRYAN VERA II SAN ANTONIO PRESS CONFERENCE
JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR. vs. BRYAN VERA II SAN ANTONIO PRESS CONFERENCE This Thursday! January 16, at 2 P.M. CT The Alamodome OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! SAN ANTONIO, TX (January 13, 2014) — Former World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion and Son of the Legend JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ JR., his […]
World Champion Beibut Shumenov’s Time to shine has finally arrived
For Immediate Release World Champion Beibut Shumenov’s Time to shine has finally arrived Beibut Shumenov (R) finishes off previously undefeated challenger Tamas Kovacs (photo by Tom Casino / Showtime) LAS VEGAS (December 264, 2013) – Reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) Super and International Boxing Association (IBA) Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov […]
“And the new,” as Maidana in what looks to be fight of the year solves “The Problem”
“And the new,” as Maidana in what looks to be fight of the year solves “The Problem” By Nick Bellafatto, RCM Boxing Correspondent Houston, TX (December 15th, 2013)–I don’t know if they’re dancing in the streets of Argentina, but there’s no doubt more than a few pockets of celebration in the U.S., […]
Maidana Exposes Broner, Wins WBA Welterweight Title and Maybe A Shot at Floyd
Maidana Exposes Broner, Wins WBA Welterweight Title and Maybe A Shot at Floyd By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Houston, TX (December 15th, 2013)– Marcos Rene Maidana AKA ‘El Chino’ has traveled from his native Buenos Aires, Argentina to the United States several times. In his last three trips, Maidana has seen […]
BRONER VS. MAIDANA WEIGH-IN
BRONER VS. MAIDANA FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE
Broner looking to walk the walk against hard hitting Maidana
Broner looking to walk the walk against hard hitting Maidana By Nick Bellafatto, RCM Boxing Correspondent San Antonio, Texas (December 12th, 2013)– Billed as “Danger Zone,” to be held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas and telecast on Showtime Championship Boxing this Saturday night, the last major bout of the most […]
BRONER VS. MAIDANA SHOWTIME ALL ACCESS EPISODE
Beibut Shumenov Defending his world light heavyweight title Dec. 14 vs. Tamas Kovacs on Showtime
For Immediate Release World Champion Beibut Shumenov Honorary Captain of Team Challenge, Southwest Chapter Defending his world light heavyweight title Dec. 14 vs. Tamas Kovacs on Showtime TEAM CHALLENGE JERSEY PRESENTATION: Recently held in Las Vegas with (L-R) Braylin Selvig, Beibut Shumenov and Eric Selvig. LAS VEGAS (November 3, 2013) – Team Challenge has […]
World Champion Beibut Shumenov Returns to the Ring on Saturday, Dec. 14
For Immediate Release Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov Returns to the Ring on Saturday, Dec. 14 in San Antonio for Fifth Title Defense Beibut Shumenov LAS VEGAS (November 18, 2013) – World Boxing Association (WBA) Super and International Boxing Association (IBA) Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov (13-1, 8 KO’s) will make his fifth […]
DEMETRIUS ANDRADE WINS WBO JR. MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE WITH 12-ROUND SPLIT DECISION OVER MARTIROSYAN, GARCIA & DONAIRE PICKUP KO’S
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS (November 9, 2013)—Demetrius Andrade won the WBO jr. middleweight championship with a workmanlike split decision over 2004 U.S. Olympian and previously undefeated Vanes Martirosyan at the American Bank Center. Andrade of Providence, Rhode Island, is now 20-0 with 13 knockouts and is promoted by Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions and […]
Mikey Garcia vs. Roman Martinez Media Call
WBO Jr. Lightweight Champion ROMAN “Rocky” MARTINEZ, Undefeated Former WBO Featherweight Champion MIKEY GARCIA, PR Best Boxing’s PETER RIVERA, Top Rank’s TODD DUBOEF, Garcia Trainer ROBERT GARCIA; Conference Call Transcript, Wednesday, November 6, 2013 On behalf of Top Rank® and PR Best Boxing we would like to welcome you to today’s conference call with WBO […]
Demetrius Andrade set to make Statement vs. Vanes Martirosyan
DEMETRIUS ‘Boo Boo’ ANDRADE 2008 U. S. Olympian For Immediate Release Demetrius Andrade set to make Statement vs. Vanes Martirosyan Saturday night on HBO for vacant WBO junior middleweight title ATLANTA (November 4, 2013) – As he prepares to break his Atlanta training camp and depart for this Saturday night’s fight against 2004 U.S. Olympian […]
Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana Press Conference
ADRIEN BRONER VS. MARCOS “EL CHINO” MAIDANA IN TEXAS
WBA WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION ADRIEN “THE PROBLEM” BRONER TO DEFEND HIS TITLE AGAINST FORMER WBA JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION MARCOS “EL CHINO” MAIDANA ON DEC. 14 FROM THE ALAMODOME IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS PLUS INTERIM WBA WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION KEITH “ONE TIME” THURMAN DEFENDS HIS TITLE AGAINST JESUS “RENUENTE” SOTO KARASS, WBC SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION LEO […]
DEMETRIUS ANDRADE PREPARED TO DEFEAT VANES MARTIROSYAN FOR WBO TITLE Nov. 9 on HBO
For Immediate Release 2008 U.S. OLYMPIAN DEMETRIUS ANDRADE PREPARED TO DEFEAT VANES MARTIROSYAN FOR WBO TITLE Nov. 9 live on HBO from Texas NEW YORK (October 31, 2013) – As he prepares to break his Atlanta training camp on Tuesday, undefeated 2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (19-0, 13 KOs) has fully prepared himself […]
No ‘Boo Boo’ for Demetrius Andrade Nov. 9 vs. Vanes Martirosyan on HBO
No ‘Boo Boo’ for Demetrius Andrade Nov. 9 vs. Vanes Martirosyan on HBO Undefeated light middleweight Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (19-0, 13 KOs), a 2008 U.S. Olympian, is on a mission to complete a rare “boxing double” November 9, when he fights 2004 U.S. Olympian Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan (33-0-1, 21 KOs) for the vacant World […]
IBF WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DEVON ALEXANDER VS. SHAWN PORTER NOV 30th
SHOWTIME® BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION RETURNS TO SAN ANTONIO WITH IBF WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DEVON ALEXANDER “THE GREAT” DEFENDING HIS TITLE AGAINST SHAWN “SHOWTIME” PORTER AT FREEMAN COLISEUM ON SATURDAY, NOV. 30 WBC SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION LEO “TERREMOTO” SANTA CRUZ PUTS HIS TITLE ON THE LINE AGAINST CESAR SEDA IN CO-FEATURE; WBC CONTINENTAL AMERICAS […]
Real Combat Media Puerto Rico: Rocky Martinez Ready for Mikey Garcia November 9th
IN HARD WORK ROCKY MARTINEZ FOR MIKEY GARCIA’S CLASH ON NOVEMBER 9TH IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DORADO, PUERTO RICO– World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight champion, Roman “Rocky” Martinez is in an intense training for his third title defense against former WBO featherweight champion Miguel Angel “Mikey” Garcia to be held on November 9 at […]
BRYAN VERA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT REGARDING A CHAVEZ JR. REMATCH
BRYAN VERA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT OCTOBER 2, 2013 Operator – Welcome to the Bryan Vera conference call. I will now turn the call over to your host, Marc Abrams. Mr. Marc Abrams – Hello, everyone, from the media. I thank everyone for joining us today. We’re having a special conference call with Bryan Vera […]
ROCKY MARTINEZ vs. MIKEY GARCIA, VANES MARTIROSYAN vs. DEMETRIUS ANDRADE, NONITO DONAIRE and VIC DARCHINYAN NOVEMBER 9th
TWO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS FEATURING ROCKY MARTINEZ vs. MIKEY GARCIA VANES MARTIROSYAN vs. DEMETRIUS ANDRADE AND THE LONG-AWAITED REMATCH BETWEEN NONITO DONAIRE and VIC DARCHINYAN HIGHLIGHT TEXAS-SIZED SHOW! Saturday, November 9 American Bank Center in Corpus Christi Live on HBO® Tickets Go On Sale This Friday! September 20 at 10 A.M. CT CORPUS […]
ROCKY MARTINEZ / MIKEY GARCIA & NONITO DONAIRE / VIC DARCHINYAN NEWS CONFERENCE September 18 in Corpus Christi
ROCKY MARTINEZ / MIKEY GARCIA NONITO DONAIRE / VIC DARCHINYAN BOB ARUM / GEORGE FOREMAN NEWS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING THE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 WORLD CLASS BOXING CARD TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO® This Wednesday! September 18 at 1:00 P.M. CT American Bank Center in Corpus Christi * OPEN TO THE PUBLIC * CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (September […]
Official Weights For Tomorrow Night’s Golden Boy Live! Series In Texas
Nonito Donaire set to return in November vs. Vic Darchinyan
Nonito Donaire set to return in November vs. Vic Darchinyan By Eliezer Garcia, Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (September 1, 2013)– The Filipino Flash, Nonito Donaire (31-2, 20 KOs) will be making his return to the ring, after being out class by Guillermo Rigondeaux earlier this year. The fight became one […]
RAU’SHEE WARREN ADDED TO GOLDEN BOY LIVE CARD IN SAN ANTONIO
RAU’SHEE WARREN ADDED TO GOLDEN BOY LIVE CARD IN SAN ANTONIO Labor Day Weekend will end with a bang, as Golden Boy Promotions and Leija*Battah Promotions head to Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, Texas for the latest edition of the new Golden Boy Live! series live on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes. Fans attending […]
“Boxing at the Ballroom” in Fort Worth, Texas Weights & Photos
“Boxing at the Ballroom” in Fort Worth, Texas Weights & Photos Knockout artist and rising Dallas star light welterweight Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (10-0-1, 8KO) will headline Paulie Ayala Productions, “Boxing at the Ballroom” this Friday, August 23rd at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. Exciting super middleweight Samuel “The Main Even” […]
Omar Figueroa & Keith Thurman Pick Up Wins
Omar Figueroa & Keith Thurman Pick Up Wins Photos: Tom Casino / Showtime Jesus “Renuente” Soto Karass knocked out Andre Berto, Keith Thurman was dubbed Knockout King, but Omar Figueroa and Nihito Arakawa stole the show Saturday night on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. Soto Karass scored a 12th round technical knockout victory over a […]
Disaster Saturday: Soto Karass Exposes Andre Berto, Andy Ruiz Jr. Exposes Joe Hanks
Disaster Saturday: Soto Karass Exposes Andre Berto, Andy Ruiz Jr. Exposes Joe Hanks By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Some of the bouts held on Friday July 26, 2013, and Saturday July 27, 2013, emerged as fortunate draws for the participants. Here are some of the lucky ones. […]
Andre Berto vs. Jesus Soto Karass Showtime Preview & Weigh-in
Andre Berto vs. Jesus Soto Karass Showtime Preview By Tom Mauriello, Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent San Antonio, TX (July 25th, 2013)– Andre Berto (28(22 Kos)-2-0) was the next big thing as of 2011. Quick hands, vicious power, the heart to fight in the pocket with skill to go with it. That was until his […]
ANDRE BERTO vs. JESUS SOTO KARASS MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES
ANDRE BERTO vs. JESUS SOTO KARASS KNOCKOUT KINGS II FIGHT WEEK MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES ANDRE BERTO, Former Two-Time Welterweight World Champion: “Everything has been going well. I have a new team with Virgil Hunter and we’ve been putting in good work. San Antonio asked for me and we’re here. Saturday night is definitely going to […]






















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