Shakur Stevenson has left Zuffa Boxing without a fight. Read the full timeline of his deal with Dana White, Zuffa's side of the story and Stevenson's latest statements.
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The ‘Russian Tyson’, 36-1 Heavyweight Denis Boytsov, 40, Dies Eleven Years After Tragedy By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Oryol, Russia (October 20th, 2026)– Former WBO European Heavyweight champion Denis Boytsov, The Russian Tyson, whose record reached 36-1 with 27 knockouts, fighting out of Hamburg, Germany, until he was found on May […]
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STATEMENT FROM MOST VALUABLE PROMOTIONS ON FLOYD SCHOFIELD III VS. LUCAS BAHDI San Juan, Puerto Rico (October 2oth, 2026)– Most Valuable Promotions, also known as MVP Promotions, has formally challenged the decision in Lucas Bahdi’s Saturday, October 10 world championship bout against Floyd Schofield III. The video evidence demonstrates multiple significant officiating errors that directly […]
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Fundora Wins by TKO at 2:59 in Round 12 as Courageous Hadribeaj Doesn’t Win a Round By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (October 18th, 2026)– Late-round stoppages in world title bouts and high-stakes bouts are exceedingly rare. A repeat of Julio Cesar Chavez versus Meldrick Taylor I (1990), David […]
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Mike Malott knocked out Joaquin Buckley at UFC Edmonton and Dana White addressed the handshake snub. Full card results and video highlights.
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PAUL BUTLER NAMED FULL WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION AFTER WBO MAKE JOHN RIEL CASIMERO DECISION LONDON, MAY 4 – Paul Butler has been elevated to WBO world bantamweight champion after the sanctioning body voted unanimously to strip the title holder. Paul Butler won the interim belt at Probellum Liverpool last month, with a masterful display against Jonas Sultan at the […]
CORDINA FACES IBF SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION OGAWA IN CARDIFF ‘The Welsh Wizard’ meets ‘Crush Right’ on June 4 Joe Cordina will challenge Kenichi Ogawa for the IBF Super-Featherweight World Title at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff on Saturday June 4, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand). Welshman Cordina (14-0, 8 KOs), a former British and Commonwealth Champion at […]
TAYLOR VS. SERRANO WEIGH-IN, PRESSER, FACEOFF, BETTING ODDS & HOW TO WATCH THE BIGGEST WOMEN’S BOXING EVENT IN HISTORY New York, NY (April 29th, 2022)– Former Olympic Gold Medallist, Ireland’s Katie Taylor (20-0, 8KOs), the undisputed lightweight world champion and the Number one ranked P4P fighter, comes up against Puerto Rico’s Amanda Serrano (42-1-1, 30KOs), […]
TAYLOR AND SERRANO LIGHT UP NEW YORK Fight week for the historic clash between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano began in style as the pound-for-pound greats visited the Empire State Building – which will be lit in their honor on Saturday night as they clash at Madison Square Garden in New York, live worldwide on DAZN. TICKETS FOR TAYLOR […]
Tyson Fury Push: Dillian Whyte Wants A Rematch Claiming Knockout Shove to the Canvas Was Illegal By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Lennox Lewis knocked out Iron Mike Tyson with a push to the canvas at 2:25 of the eighth round at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 8, 2002, in […]
Janibek Alimkhanuly-Danny Dignum Interim Middleweight Title Clash and the Return of Jamel Herring Set for May 21 at Resorts World Las Vegas and LIVE on ESPN Alimkhanuly-Dignum and Herring-Jamaine Ortiz lightweight co-feature will be televised live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ Tickets starting at $25 go on sale Tuesday, April 26, at 10 a.m. […]
Fury Stops Whyte, Same Referee as Whyte vs. Povetkin I, Similar Result Different Night By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (April 24th, 2022)– In the end, heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte sold his titular challenger with lineal world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury on trash talk, in vintage Zab Judah style. Fans […]
Mexican Underdog Meneses Upsets Maxwell, Wins IBO World Super Lightweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Making only his second appearance outside of Mexico, and his first appearance in the United Kingdom and in a world title bout, Mexican underdog Alejandro “El Tocino” Meneses dropped favored Sam Maxwell and stopped him […]
PAUL BUTLER WINS WBO INTERIM WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE ON ‘UNBELIEVABLE’ NIGHT LIVERPOOL, APRIL 22 – Paul Butler has described the “unbelievable” feeling of becoming a two-time bantamweight champion of the world. Butler out-pointed late replacement Jonas Sultan at Probellum Liverpool tonight to claim the WBO interim world title in front of his passionate fans. The expectation […]
FURY VS. WHYTE MEDIA WORKOUT, PRESSER, WEIGH-IN, BETTING ODDS & HOW TO WATCH! Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte is Wembley High Explosive Box Office Dynamite Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (April 22, 2022)– Tyson Fury will not be the only Fury of the fighting Fury on the BT […]
Jonas Sultan faces Paul Butler in Probellum’s Liverpool show LIVERPOOL, APRIL 20 – Paul Butler will face WBO Intercontinental bantamweight champion Jonas Sultan in his huge homecoming fight at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena which tops a thrilling Probellum card on April 22. With John Riel Casemiro being forced to pull out of facing Butler for the second time […]
MTK Global Decides to Close Down Operations As a business we have faced unprecedented levels of unfair scrutiny and criticism since the sanctioning by the US Government of Daniel Joseph Kinahan. It is a matter of public record that Mr Kinahan’s involvement in MTK ceased in 2017, and despite repeated reassurances in this regard, unfounded […]
Bob Yalen resigns as CEO of MTK Global We regret to announce that Bob Yalen has today stepped down as CEO of MTK Global for personal reasons. We would like to thank him for all of his efforts on behalf of the business and his leadership of our team. Bob Yalen said: “I am incredibly proud […]
Butaev is Upset by Stanionis, Spence, Benn and Crowley Shine, Vargas and Gamboa at End of Road By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Every boxing and sports career has its moment to shine in the sunlight of success. Conversely, some boxing and sports careers realize a moment when the limelight fades away, […]
MTK GLOBAL MAKES A STATEMENT ON ALLEGED CRIME SUSPECT, DANIEL KINAHAN MTK Global will comply fully with the sanctions made by the US government against Daniel Kinahan. MTK parted ways with Mr Kinahan in February 2017. He has had no interest in the business since then, and will have no future involvement with us. MTK operates […]
BENN VS. VAN HEERDEN PRESS CONFERENCE, WEIGH-IN VIDEO & HOW TO WATCH! Conor Benn: “People aren’t giving van Heerden a chance here which surprises me. For people to be saying, ‘why’s he fighting van Heerden?’, that’s a backhanded compliment really. They are trying not to show me respect but really they are because you wouldn’t have put me in […]
SAM MAXWELL LANDS IBO WORLD TITLE SHOT AT PROBELLUM LIVERPOOL EVENT LIVERPOOL, APRIL 5 – Sam Maxwell hopes to walk in the footsteps of Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton by winning the IBO super-lightweight world title later this month. The 33-year-old faces Alejandro Meneses at Probellum Liverpool on April 22 on a massive night of world championship boxing in one of […]
APRIL 23: FURY-WHYTE UNDERCARD REVEALED AS CAPACITY INCREASE CONFIRMED FOR WEMBLEY STADIUM SUPER FIGHT Live Pay-Per-View coverage will begin in the United States at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT LONDON (April 5, 2022) — The undercard for Tyson Fury’s WBC/Lineal/Ring Magazine Heavyweight Championship of the World collision with challenger Dillian Whyte on Saturday, April 23 is now […]
MTK Global return to Grays with event on April 30 MTK Global will head back to Grays Civic Hall in Essex for another action-packed prospects show on Saturday 30 April. It’s the latest show to feature some of MTK Global’s best rising stars, following a triumphant event at the same venue earlier this month. Jamie […]
Sultan Zaurbek faces Haithem Laamouz on next month’s MTK Fight Night Undefeated Kazakh star Sultan Zaurbek will defend his WBO European super-featherweight title against dangerous challenger Haithem Laamouz when #MTKFightNight returns on April 15. The show takes place at York Hall in London and will be broadcast live in the US on ESPN+ in association with […]
PROBELLUM THROWDOWN LIVE – LEWIS RITSON DEMANDS ‘BIG NAMES’ AFTER DEJAN ZLATICANIN WIN NEWCASTLE, MARCH 25 – Lewis Ritson kept his world super-lightweight title hopes intact with a near-perfect display against Dejan Zlaticanin in Newcastle. The 29-year-old has now declared that he now wants more “big names” after handling the former lightweight champion with […]
Friday Results: Trojan Williamson and Valle Retain Titles, Ocampo TKOs Zewski in Upset, Lara Draws With Bouchard By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Friday, March 25, 2022, was a busy boxing day, with some major fights, and one significant boxing upset which occurred when a hot and cold underdog, a previous Errol […]
MARTINEZ VS. WARRINGTON PRESSER & WEIGH-IN VIDEO Leeds, England (March 25th, 2022)– Josh Warrington takes on Kiko Martinez, for the IBF World Featherweight Title in Leeds, England on Saturday at 10:30pm GMT. The previous 12 months or so have been frustrating for Josh Warrington. First he suffered his first professional loss at the hands of […]
Salita Promotions Has Otto Wallin and Jarrell Miller, 2022 The Heavyweight Wild Cards By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Promoter Dmitriy Salita and Salita Promotions has two of the most underestimated top heavyweights in the world under his banner, Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller of the United States, and Otto Wallin of Sweden. […]
WEIGH-IN RESULTS AND RUNNING ORDER FOR LEWIS RITSON AND PAT MCCORMACK FIGHTS AT PROBELLUM THROWDOWN IN NEWCASTLE NEWCASTLE, MARCH 23 – Lewis Ritson was roared on by his supporters when he came face-to-face with Dejan Zlaticanin at the weigh-in ahead of Probellum Throwdown in Newcastle tomorrow night. Ritson headlines the big night of boxing at the Utilita Arena, […]
Bob Arum Speaks, and Now Oleksandr Usyk and Vasyl Lomachenko Face The Ultimate Decision To Fight For Their Country Ukraine, or Fight For The Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (March 22, 2022)– World Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and former multi division World champion and current super lightweight […]
BUATSI VS. RICHARDS PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport Chairman: “Welcome to London, a huge press conference for a fantastic fight. I say Domestic fight, but also a fight that has such huge ramifications for the world 175lbs scene. “Joshua Buatsi, Olympic bronze medallist against Craig Richards, a man who’s won British Titles, challenged […]
Weekend Recap: Sam Soliman Wins Rematch! Berlanga Rolls, Billy Dib Wins DQ, By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The weekend of March 18 to 20, 2022, was one of action packed boxing action. Although the fighters involved are not box office megastars, the best statement to be made is the fighters […]
JACK CATTERALL JOINS PROBELLUM DUBAI, MARCH 18 – Probellum is today delighted to announce the landmark promotional signing of super-lightweight superstar Jack Catterall – the signature that everyone in boxing wanted. Catterall is currently ranked number one in the world by ESPN after controversially being denied the chance of taking undisputed champion Josh Taylor’s […]
SHOWTIME SPORTS® UNVEILS LOADED BOXING SCHEDULE FEATURING MARQUEE MATCHUPS FROM PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS WITH TWO WORLD TITLE UNIFICATIONS, SEVEN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS AND THREE WORLD TITLE ELIMINATORS ACROSS FIVE MONTHS Star-Studded Lineup Is Highlighted by Errol Spence Jr., Gervonta Davis, Jermell Charlo, David Benavidez and Jermall Charlo NEW YORK – March 15, 2022 – SHOWTIME Sports and Premier Boxing Champions today […]
Saturday Night Comeback Attempts! Corrales and Harper Win, Vazquez Falls Short By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Irish southpaw lightweight Gary “The Diva” Cully has probably ended the career of aging veteran Miguel Vazquez. Cully, 14-0 with eight knockouts, Nass, Ireland, cut Miguel Vazquez over the left eye, knocked him down twice […]
Behind on Points, Leigh Wood Brutally Knocks Michael Conlan Out of The Ring With 95 Seconds Left, Retains WBA Featherweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (March 13th, 2022)– After getting knocked on his back in the first round by undefeated southpaw challenger Michael Conlan, and behind in the […]
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