Seven Big Regional Bouts at the Tropicana on November 13, Tickets on Sale Now ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (October 28, 2026) – Boxing Insider Promotions closes out 2026 at The Showroom at Tropicana Atlantic City on Friday, November 13, with seven professional bouts built almost entirely out of New Jersey and New York. It is a […]
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PFL DUBAI FULL CARD CONFIRMED FOR NOVEMBER 14 AT COCA-COLA ARENA PFL Dubai to be headlined by the PFL Heavyweight (265 lbs.) World Championship, as Vadim Nemkov defends his title against #3-Sergei Bilostenniy The co-main event sees Belgium’s undefeated #4-Patrick “The Belgian Bomber” Habirora fight outside Europe for the first time against the inaugural PFL […]
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DAVID BENAVIDEZ VS. MICHAL CIESLAK PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS Also Featuring Vergil Ortiz Jr., Keith Thurman, Emiliano Vargas, Omar Juarez & Marco Romero Mexican Superstar & Unified WBA & WBO Cruiserweight World Champion David Benavidez Faces WBC Cruiserweight World Champion Michal Cieslak Saturday, December 5 Headlining a PBC Pay-Per-View Event Available on DAZN Through […]
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MOST VALUABLE PROMOTIONS’ GLOBAL SUPERSTAR JAKE PAUL ANNOUNCES CHRISTMAS EVE RETURN TO THE RING IN DUBAI ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24 Boxing’s biggest disruptor returns to the ring one year after his showdown with Anthony Joshua, bringing a blockbuster global sports and entertainment spectacle to Dubai DUBAI, UAE – October 29, 2026 – Most […]
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MOST VALUABLE PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCES “THE LAST WALK” AS BOXING TRAILBLAZER AMANDA SERRANO ENTERS THE BOXING RING ONE FINAL TIME ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 AT COLISEO DE PUERTO RICO IN SAN JUAN, LIVE ON DAZN Seven-division world champion and Puerto Rico’s first and only undisputed boxing champion to defend unified featherweight world titles against Australia’s Skye […]
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Another Major Mexican Upset at Wembley: Valenzuela Wins Majority Decision over Davies By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (February 21st, 2021)– Only seven days after Mexico City featherweight Mauricio Lara scored a shocking ninth-round stoppage of 30-0, Josh Warrington of Leeds, Yorkshire, yet another Mexican hopeful has overturned the British […]
AVANESYAN STOPS KELLY IN SIX TO RETAIN EUROPEAN WELTERWEIGHT CROWN 12 x 3 mins European Welterweight Title DAVID AVANESYAN WTKO6 (2:15) v JOSH KELLY (Tabynskoe, Russia) (Sunderland, England) David Avanesyan stopped Josh Kelly in six rounds at The SSE Arena, Wembley to retain his EBU European Welterweight Title, live on Sky Sports in the UK […]
AVANESYAN VS. KELLY PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES Eddie Hearn: “Wow. We’re just about catching our breath after an incredible night of boxing last Saturday here at The SSE Arena, Wembley live on Sky Sports across the UK and DAZN all around the world. Last Saturday was special. Last Saturday reminded us why we love the sport of boxing. […]
Friday: Sean McComb-Gavin Gwynne Commonwealth Lightweight Title Fight Headlines Loaded Card LIVE on ESPN+ Streaming action from England to begin at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT (February 16, 2021) — Southpaw prodigy Sean “The Public Nuisance” McComb hopes to add Commonwealth gold to his growing résumé. McComb will step up in class versus Gavin Gwynne in a […]
MCCASKILL AND BRÆKHUS CLASH IN SPICY E-PRESSER Rivals trade barbs ahead of undisputed Welterweight rematch “Shame on your team for not preparing you mentally for defeat and shame on you for pretending to be the victim. You have to be the champion you say you are,” Jessica McCaskill “Don’t start comparing resumes, I’ve beaten nine […]
Lara and Rakhimov Lead Valentine’s Weekend of Mixed Results By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Friday, February 13, Saturday, February 14, and Valentine’s Day Sunday, February 14, 2021, completed a week of professional boxing leading to some unexpected results, as a number of fighters who emerged from isolation returned to the ring […]
LARA STUNS WARRINGTON WITH NINTH ROUND KNOCKOUT 12 x 3 mins International Featherweight contest JOSH WARRINGTON v MAURICIO LARA WKTO9 (0:54) (Leeds, England) (Mexico City, Mexico)Josh Warrington was floored and ruthlessly finished by Mexico’s Mauricio Lara in a sensational knockout loss that put a dent in the former IBF Featherweight World Champion’s ambitious plans. […]
WARRINGTON VS. LARA + UNDERCARD PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES Eddie Hearn: “Thanks Chris, Darren and Andy, joining us live on Sky Sports as well. We are so happy to be back! 2021 here we go. We’re back behind closed doors but it doesn’t matter. This is the biggest year yet for Matchroom Boxing as we go global. The […]
MARK BRELAND RESPONDS AGAIN TO THE DEONTAY WILDER INTERVIEW IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT New York, NY (February 9th, 2021)– Deontay Wilder’s former trainer, Mark Breland fires back at the criticism he has faced by Wilder in his original interview with Stamina for Sale YouTube Channel. Yesterday Real Combat Media posted Deontay Wilder’s 78 Sports TV […]
MATCHROOM RETURN TO THE SSE ARENA, WEMBLEY FOR WARRINGTON-LARA AND AVANESYAN-KELLY February 13 and February 20 events kick off stacked schedule Matchroom Boxing will return to The SSE Arena, Wembley for Josh Warrington vs. Mauricio Lara on Saturday February 13 and David Avanesyan vs. Josh Kelly on Saturday February 20, with both events shown live on Sky Sports in the […]
SCARDINA CLASHES WITH NUNEZ AT THE TOP OF TITLE-PACKED FEBRUARY 26 SHOW ‘King Toretto’ continues Super-Middle World Title charge in Milan Daniele Scardina will face Cesar Nunez for the vacant European Union Super-Middleweight Title at the top of a stacked night of Italian boxing at the Allianz Cloud in Milan on Friday February 26, live on DAZN. Scardina (18-0, 14 […]
WARRINGTON VACATES IBF BELT Featherweight king targets Xu Can and Gary Russell for Ring belt Josh Warrington has today vacated his IBF World Title after the IBF refused to sanction his proposed unification fight in April. Earlier this month, the proposed mega fight with Xu Can was delayed with a new working date of April 24. Matchroom […]
Bareknuckles boxer Paddy Doherty Survives Coronavirus Scare, Carlos Burga Dies at 68 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (January 21st, 2021)– Latin American and Peruvian amateur boxing champion Carlos Burga, who represented Peru at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, at welterweight, and served as Peru’s national amateur sports […]
David O. Morrell Jr. Named WBA Regular Super Middleweight World Champion Morrell Ordered to Defend Against John Ryder Photos by Sean Michael Ham / TGB Promotions Fort Lauderdale, FL (January 19, 2021) – Undefeated David O. Morrell Jr. has been elevated to WBA Regular Super Middleweight World Champion. That distinction was made today by WBA […]
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua Agree to Two Fight Heavyweight Unification Deal in 2021 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (January 17th, 2021)– The World Heavyweight championship unification bouts of the century will take place twice in 2021. According to promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, World Boxing […]
MATCHROOM ANNOUNCE ACTION-PACKED START TO UK 2021 SCHEDULE Warrington, Kelly, Whyte, Okolie and Benn feature Eddie Hearn and Matchroom are delighted to announce details of their upcoming UK schedule following the British Boxing Board of Control’s confirmation earlier this week that Boxing tournaments under its jurisdiction will resume in the middle of February. All of […]
BLOCKBUSTER LIGHTWEIGHT REMATCH BETWEEN (#2) DUSTIN POIRIER AND (#4) CONOR MCGREGOR HEADLINES UFC® 257 ON UFC FIGHT ISLAND FEATURED BOUTS: (#6) DAN HOOKER vs. MICHAEL CHANDLER (#6) JESSICA EYE vs. (#7) JOANNE CALDERWOOD UFC® 257: POIRIER vs. MCGREGOR 2 AT ETIHAD ARENA AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON ESPN+ PAY-PER-VIEW Las Vegas – The first UFC® Pay-Per-View of 2021 will feature a thrilling […]
Once Promising British Bantamweight Champion Nicky Booth Dies at Age 40 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK ( January 14th, 2020)– Former Commonwealth British Empire Bantamweight champion Nicky “1 Smooth” Booth, whose problems with drug addiction, burglary, and theft convictions derailed his once-promising career at a young age, […]
MMA Fighter Conor McGregor and Proper No. 12 Irish Whiskey By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media MMA Correspondent This week, at a local convenience and liquor store, a poster on the glass door of the store presented a unique boxing mystery. This reporter could not immediately identify the person in a boxing pose on […]
Robert Brizel Editorial: Boxing Nutrition in the Age of Doordash By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent While Doordash has taken over as the method choice for food delivery during the Coronavirus Pandemic, professional boxers training in isolation remains on ice in terms of social interaction. Drinking water as a part of […]
Fire Met Ice! Ryan Garcia Knocks Out Campbell With Liver Shot, Retains WBC Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Dallas, TX (January 3rd, 2020)– Fire met ice, and the fire burned a hole in the center canvas. In the most important bout of a nine bout card at American Airlines Center […]
RYAN GARCIA VS. LUKE CAMPBELL WEIGH-IN VIDEO, PRESS CONFERENCE, ODDS & HOW TO WATCH Dallas, TX (January 1st, 2021)– Ryan Garcia vs. Luke Campbell will be shown on DAZN in the U.K. and Ireland as the sports streaming service launches globally. Ryan Garcia meets Luke Campbell in a fight to be shown on […]
From Daniel Dubois to Josh Taylor: Famous Boxers and Eye Injuries (Update) By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Heavyweight Daniel Dubois sustained a left medial orbital fracture in his tenth round loss to Joe Joyce recently. If Dubois eventually recovers by some miracle of medical treatment and superior eye care, he will […]
Boxing Taps: Remembering Those We Lost in 2020 January 2020 to December 2020 was a dramatic time period for both professional sports and the world, as the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus impacted everyone. As infections and casualties mounted, the professional sports world incurred many losses. Professional boxing lost a number of influential individuals to the sport, […]
CANELO ALVAREZ VS. CALLUM SMITH PREVIEW, PRESSER, ODDS, PREDICTIONS, HOW TO WATCH & WEIGH-IN San Antonio, TX (December 18th, 2020)– P4P king of the world, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) facing off against The Ring Magazine and WBA Super-Middleweight Champion Callum ‘Mundo’ Smith (27-0, 19 KOs). Canelo Alvarez steps back into the ring for […]
Heavyweight Angles Evolving: Joshua vs. Fury or Usyk, Joe Joyce vs. Usyk or Chisora Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has gone public with a new tee-shirt emblazoned with Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn which calls them “You Big Dossers” (homeless people). The […]
UK Boxing Weekend Roundup: Joshua KOs Pulev in Ninth, Sets up Tyson Fury Unification Bout By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Dave Thompson, Matchroom Boxing London, UK (September 13th, 2020)– Anthony Joshua is refocused, by his own words, and is willing to fight anyone. His ninth-round knockout of aging number […]
Robert Brizel Preview: Kubrat Pulev Can Pull A Big KO Upset Saturday If Anthony Joshua Not Prepared By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (December 11th, 2020)– Kubrat ‘Cobra’ Pulev could pull off the major heavyweight upset of 2020 if he catches Veteran Anthony Joshua was unprepared for their titular […]
Weekend Boxing Roundup: King Arthur Upsets Yarde, Spence and Saunders Retain Titles By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Frank Warren Boxing Westminister, UK (December 6th, 2020)– Unbeaten Lyndon ‘King’ Arthur scored a huge major upset over the weekend, retaining the Commonwealth British Empire Light Heavyweight title with a 12 round […]
CASTRO, PACHECO, ESPINO AND WILLIAMS LAND ON CANELO-SMITH CARD Quartet of young sensations perform on the big stage in Texas on Dec 19 Marc Castro, Diego Pacheco, Alexis Espino and Austin Williams will perform on the biggest of stages on the undercard of the World title clash between Canelo Alvarez vs. Callum Smith at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday […]
SAUNDERS RETAINS WBO 168LBS WORLD TITLE WITH DOMINANT POINTS WIN OVER MURRAY 12 x 3 mins WBO Super-Middleweight World Title BILLY JOE SAUNDERS WUD12 (120-109, 120-109, 118-110) v MARTIN MURRAY (Hatfield, England) […]
SAUNDERS: I HAVEN’T OVERLOOKED MARTIN Two-weight World Champ focused on the all-British showdown Billy Joe Saunders insists that he hasn’t overlooked four-time World Title challenger Martin Murray as he prepares to put his WBO Super-Middleweight crown on the line for the second time this Friday at The SSE Arena, Wembley, shown live on Sky Sports and DAZN. Hatfield star Saunders (29-0, 14 KOs) was […]
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