Benavidez vs. Cieslak Cruiserweight Unification Bout Signed for December 2026 in Arizona By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (October 25th, 2026)– In recent months, talk about possible big-money mega bouts has not come to fruition. David Benavidez versus Canelo Alvarez, and David Benavidez versus Dmitriy Bivol were just talk. […]
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Alexander Volkanovski stopped Movsar Evloev in Round 2 and Petr Yan beat Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 333. Full card results, video highlights, post-fight press conference and social media reaction.
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Dalton Smith edged Alberto Puello by split decision in Sheffield to retain his WBC super lightweight title. Watch the video highlights, see full card results and find out what is next.
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PFL AFRICA FINALS SET FOR KIGALI ON DECEMBER 12 WITH THREE CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED AT BK ARENA Tickets for PFL Rwanda on December 12 at the BK Arena are available now via pfl.info/Rwandafinals Media can apply for credentials here NEW YORK (Oct 23, 2026) — Professional Fighters League (PFL) today officially announced PFL Rwanda […]
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Two title fights headline UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi. Full card records and weights, main card film study, odds ranges, weigh-in and press conference videos for Volkanovski vs. Evloev and Yan vs. Dvalishvili.
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CHEESEMAN VOWS TO BE TOO BIG AND STRONG FOR ‘FRAGILE’ EGGINGTON ‘The Big Cheese’ predicts late stoppage in Fight Camp opener Ted Cheeseman has promised to use his size and strength to bully a ‘fragile’ Sam Eggington when they clash for the Stourbridge man’s IBF International Super-Welterweight Title at the top of the bill on the opening weekend of Fight Camp on Saturday August 1, […]
KATIE TAYLOR WILL FACE DELFINE PERSOON IN A REMATCH Rivals collide on August 22 following New York WAR The biggest rematch in the history of women’s boxing has been confirmed for Matchroom Fight Camp as Katie Taylor defends her WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine Lightweight World Titles against Delfine Persoon on Saturday August 22, live on Sky Sports Box […]
Weigh-In Results: Jason Moloney vs. Leonardo Baez Live boxing is back! Don’t miss Moloney vs. Baez TOMORROW at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT live on ESPN & ESPN Deportes from the MGM Grand Conference Center – Grand Ballroom (Las Vegas) • CLICK HERE for PHOTOS (Photo Credit: Mikey Williams / Top Rank)• CLICK HERE for VIDEO (For TV use only | Courtesy: […]
And New: Joshua Franco Upsets Andrew Moloney to win Super Flyweight Title Christopher Diaz decisions Jason Sanchez in featherweight co-feature • CLICK HERE for PHOTOS (Photo Credit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank) LAS VEGAS (June 23, 2020) — According to the oddsmakers, it was an upset, but Joshua Franco (17-1-2, 8 KOs) was not surprised. Franco defeated Andrew Moloney via unanimous decision to […]
Weigh-In Results: Moloney vs. Franco Live boxing is back! Don’t miss Moloney vs. Franco TUESDAY at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT live on ESPN & ESPN Deportes from the MGM Grand Conference Center – Grand Ballroom (Las Vegas) • CLICK HERE for PHOTOS (Photo Credit: Mikey Williams / Top Rank)• CLICK HERE for VIDEO (For TV use only | […]
ANDRADE: I WOULD BUST BILLY-JOE UP ‘Boo Boo’ still wants to face Brit Demetrius Andrade hopes to finally get to face bitter rival Billy Joe Saunders when boxing returns – and told Matchroom Boxing’s Podcast ‘The Lockdown Tapes’ that he would ‘bust up’ the Brit if they clashed. THE LOCKDOWN TAPES WITH DEMETRIUS ANDRADE IS ALSO ON […]
SMITH AND SAUNDERS ‘MAKE SENSE’ FOR JACOBS Former Middleweight king targets Brit World rulers at 168lbs – and has a score to settle with Rosado Daniel Jacobs is targeting Super-Middleweight champions Callum Smith and Billy Joe Saunders as he told the latest episode of Matchroom Boxing’s Podcast ‘The Lockdown Tapes’ the steps he needs to […]
David Haye Seeks Fury-Joshua Winner, Heavyweight and WSOP Belts By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, Nevada (April 27th, 2020)– David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye, Great Britain’s former world cruiserweight and heavyweight champion, is seeking a unique professional daily double of sorts. Haye, 28-4 with 26 knockouts, age 39, Bermondsey, United Kingdom, […]
Barry Hearn Says Fury Versus Joshua Could Be Next By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent English sporting events promoter Barry Hearn, the founder and chairman of promotions company Matchroom Sport, has now come forward in the midst of the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic with an all-United Kingdom titular spectacular heavyweight proposal. Tyson Fury […]
Nipper Read, Former WBA and WBC Vice-President, Dies of COVID-19 Coronavirus By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing correspondent London, UK (April 8th, 2020)– Leonard Ernest ‘Nipper’ Read QPM, a British detective of the London Metropolitan Police, who also served as a major boxing administrator, rising to become chairman of the British Boxing […]
Boxing Tragedies: Ex-Champ Nigel Benn His Loses Brother Mark, Contender Anthony Yarde Loses Father and Grandmother to Coronavirus By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Great Britain and the world continue to get hit and hurt by the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus. The emotional toll and devastation of the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus continues […]
JOSHUA VS. PULEV POSTPONED Anthony Joshua’s defence of his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO Heavyweight World Titles against Mandatory Challenger Kubrat Pulev scheduled to take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday June 20 has been postponed. A new date for the event promoted by Matchroom Boxing and 258 Management in association with Top […]
COVID-19: MATCHROOM BOXING SCHEDULE UPDATE Manchester and Cardiff events rescheduled In line with the BBBofC and Government guidelines relating to COVID-19, Matchroom Boxing have postponed all events scheduled to be taking place in May, including Dillian Whyte vs. Alexander Povetkin at Manchester Arena on May 2, Lee Selby vs. George Kambosos Jr at the Motorpoint […]
Meet Undefeated Iceland Heavyweight Prospect Gunnar Kolbeinn Kristinsson By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Boxing has banned in the country of Iceland for almost 65 years. Iceland’s top boxing prospect is its only known professional boxer in history, who cannot practice his sport in his own country. His name is Gunnar Kolbeinn Kristinsson. […]
Fury vs. Wilder 3 is Postponed By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (March 26th, 2020)– According to promoter Bob Arum and Top Rank, the originally scheduled July 18, 2020, world heavyweight title trilogy bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder has been postponed until at least the […]
COVID-19: MATCHROOM BOXING POSTPONE ALL EVENTS IN MARCH AND APRIL Newcastle and Doncaster events rescheduled UPCOMING PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS EVENTS CANCELLED Due to the growing concerns over COVID-19, Premier Boxing Champions scheduled events for March and April have been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date. At this time there’s no […]
USYK COLLIDES WITH CHISORA AT THE O2 Pound-for-pound star faces Brit favourite in Heavyweight war Ukrainian pound-for-pound star Oleksandr Usyk will face British favourite Derek Chisora in a colossal Heavyweight clash at The O2 in London on Saturday May 23, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and DAZN in the US. Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs) made the move to Heavyweight […]
CARROLL STOPS QUIGG IN MANCHESTER ‘King Kong’ produces career-best win over former World Champion Dublin’s Jono Carroll produced a career-best performance to stop former World Champion Scott Quigg at Manchester Arena, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. ‘King Kong’ dominated from the opening bell before the former WBA Super-Bantamweight Champion’s corner threw in the towel in the 11th […]
QUIGG VS. CARROLL WEIGHTS AND RUNNING ORDER 16:30 DOORS AND FIRST BELL LIVE ON BEFORE THE BELL 4 x 3 mins Super-Flyweight contest BLANE HYLAND 8st 3lbs 4oz v JOEL SANCHEZ 8st 4lbs 4oz (Liverpool) (Nicaragua) 4 x 3 mins Super […]
SELBY AND KAMBOSOS JR CLASH IN IBF FINAL ELIMINATOR Welshman returns home after six years Lee Selby will take on George Kambosos Jr in a Final Eliminator for the IBF Lightweight World Title on Saturday May 9 at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN. Selby (28-2, 9 KOs), a former IBF Featherweight World Champion, edged […]
TAYLOR MEETS SERRANO IN MANCHESTER SUPER FIGHT Irish legend collides with seven-weight World Champion on May 2 Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will collide in a blockbuster super fight at Manchester Arena on May 2 as the Irish legend puts her Lightweight World Titles on the line against Puerto Rico’s seven-weight World Champion, live on Sky Sports Box Office. […]
Betting Lines For Bronze Bomber Narrow in Third Tyson Fury Match By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Deontay ‘The Bronze Bomber’ Wilder has significantly narrowed the early bookies betting line, in assessing his potential to win a July 2020 third match with Tyson Fury for the lineal World Heavyweight title, and […]
Two Times The Plus: Aliu Bamidele Lasisi-Norbelto Jimenez and Danny Dignum-Alfredo Meli Headline Pair of Weekend Cards on ESPN+ Lasisi-Jimenez super flyweight battle tops #MTKFightNight card from Dubai Friday starting at 11 a.m. ET Dignum-Meli middleweight clash headlines #MTKFightNight Brentwood, England card Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. ET Sign up and view on ESPN+ or […]
DAZN EXPANDING TO MORE THAN 200 COUNTRIES & TERRITORIES Canelo Alvarez’s Traditional Cinco De Mayo Weekend Fight on May 2 Marks First Global Event on Leading Sports Streaming Service JOHANNESBURG, (March 2, 2020) – DAZN, the leading global sports streaming service, will dramatically increase its presence in 2020, expanding to more than 200 countries and […]
Whyte vs. Povetkin Will End in a KO May 2 in Manchester Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte will have his first chance to defend his interim World Boxing Council World Heavyweight title on May 2, 2020, in Manchester Arena, in Manchester, United Kingdom, against former […]
JOSHUA AND PULEV CLASH AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM- ‘AJ’ faces Mandatory Challenger on UK homecoming Unified Heavyweight Champion of the World Anthony Joshua OBE will defend his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO World Titles against Mandatory Challenger Kubrat Pulev at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday June 20, live on Sky Sports Box Office, on a show promoted by Matchroom Boxing […]
Tyson Fury to Fight Deontay Wilder Again in Las Vegas For the Trilogy By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (March 2nd, 2020)– Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier did battle three times. Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield did battle three times. Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson did battle […]
May 2: Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Josh Taylor to Battle Apinun Khongsong LIVE on ESPN+ From The SSE Hydro in Glasgow Scotland’s hero returns home against No. 1 contender Live on ESPN+ beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET GLASGOW, Scotland (Feb. 27, 2020) — WBA/IBF super lightweight world champion Josh Taylor will make his long-awaited return […]
MIKEY GARCIA VS. JESSE VARGAS PRESS CONFERENCE & WEIGH-IN Frisco, TX (February 28th, 2020)– Will four-division world champion Garcia be able to gain some traction at welterweight vs. Vargas? Mikey Garcia’s first crack at the welterweight division didn’t go as planned. But that was against one of boxing’s pound-for-pound best in Errol Spence Jr., who […]
New Robert Brizel Editorial: Tale of Two Tysons, Tyson Fury and Iron Mike Tyson By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent ‘The Gypsy King’, Tyson Fury, and ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson, has more in common than just their first and last names. The two fighters are both experienced, with 87 pro bouts between […]
Gypsy King Destruction! Woozy Wilder Goes Down Twice Before Corner Stops It! Former Heavyweight Champion Charles Martin Scores TKO Win; Emanuel Navarrete Defends 122-Pound Title with Stoppage Victory & Sebastian Fundora Remains Unbeaten in PPV Opener Click HERE for Photos from Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions Click HERE for Photos from Mikey Williams/Top Rank By Robert Brizel, […]
Shove It! NSAC Director Bob Bennett Bans Wilder and Fury Face-Off at Weigh-In By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (February 21st, 2020)– Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Bob Bennett has banned World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury from the […]
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