REAL COMBAT MEDIA WEEKLY BOXING/MMA NEWS REPORT
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In boxing newslast weekend, Anthony Joshua, 36, (29-4, 26 Kos) defeated Jake Paul, 28, (12-2, 7 Kos) by sixth-round knockout on December 19, 2025 at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. Joshua knocked Paul down several times before stopping Paul and breaking his jaw in two places. Jake fought with guts on his shield in round 6; However, for most of the night he used ineffective lateral footwork to survive the rounds.
After the fight, Paul said he wants to return to Cruiserweight. Anthony Joshua is in talks to potentially face Tyson Fury in 2026. Anthony Joshua vs. According to Netflix, Jake Paul attracted an average minute audience of 33 million people worldwide
Alycia Baumgardner, 31, (17-1, 7 KOs) scored a unanimous decision victory over Leila Beaudoin, 29 (13-2, 2 Kos) if it’s Paul vs. Joshua Co-Main Event. Baumgardner scored a knockdown in round 7 in a rare 3-minute round fight for women’s boxing. The judges scored it 117-110, 117-110 and 118-109, marking her sixth title defense. Undefeated Caroline Dubois, 24, (12-0-1, 5 Kos)who also won on the card is interested in facing Alycia next. Baumgardner retained her unified WBA, IBF and WBO world titles at super featherweight.
At 50, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (4-2, 3 Kos) scored an impressive KO victory over former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, 43, (0-3). Since Tyron Woodley made his rap debut in 2018 with the song “I’ll beat yo ass,” Woodley has lost five MMA fights and three boxing fights without a win. You can watch the post-press conference, by Robert Brizel recap, social media reaction and video highlights here.
Celebrity and former kickboxing world champion, Andrew Tate, 39, lost a close fight to actor/former college football player Chase DeMoor, 29in an MFB heavyweight title fight on Saturday, December 20, 2025 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The fight was disappointing to watch from a technical standpoint, with Tate winning the first two rounds and then being out of the ring for 10 years, ultimately losing the rest of the fight with constant clinching and poor punching technique in this brawl.
On the undercard: former UFC legend Tony Ferguson, 41, won his second fight in his professional boxing career Warren Spencer, 32.You can watch the video highlights of this event here.
Pound for poundster, Naoya Inoue, 32, (31-0, 27 KOs) accepts Alan Picasso, 25, (32-0-1, 17 Kos) on December 27, 2025. The fight will headline the “Ring V: Night of the Samurai” event at the Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Inoue defends all four major titles (WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO) plus ‘The Ring’ magazine title. Picasso, who defeated undefeated Kyonosuke Kameda by majority decision in July 2025 to achieve this title, shot with Inoue. You can view by Robert Brizel preview, betting odds, predictions, presser and the weigh-in video here.
Lawrence Okolie, 33, (22-1, 16 Kos) won his last fight by technical knockout (TKO) against Ebenezer Tetteh, 37, (23-3, 20 Kos) on December 21, 2025 at the Onikan Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria. Tetteh retired to his stool at the end of the second round. Okolie called out the rising young power puncher Moses It will hurt after the fight to see who would challenge for a future world title. Originally from London, Okolie was a former World Cruiserweight Champion. You can watch the highlight of TKO here.
52 year old heavyweight Ike Ibeabuchi (21-1, 16 Kos)who spent about twenty years in prison, suffered his first professional defeat in his second comeback fight against the 45-year-old Kabiru Towolawi (27-16, 22 Kos) via unanimous decision on December 24, 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria. In the 90s, Ike was considered one of the best heavyweights in the world before going to prison. You can read about that fight here.
The Shakur Stevenson vs. Teofimo Lopez Ring 6 card is scheduled for January 31, 2026 at Madison Square Garden in New York DAZN. Today a loaded undercard has been added. Check out some of the battles added to this map here.
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In MMA News, PFL Africa 4: Final 2025the first season finale of the Professional Fighters League in Africa, took place on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at the Sofitel Dome in Cotonou, Benin. Francis Ngannothe chairman, was not present at this event. You can view the results of this event here.
UFC324 returns Saturday January 24, 2026at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with a loaded card, celebrating the UFC’s debut on Paramount+ for numbered events, headlined Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett for the Interim Lightweight Title and a huge co-main event with Amanda Nunes challenging Kayla Harrison for the women’s bantamweight championship. The rest of the map will contain other stars, such as Sean O’Malley And Derrick Lewis. There will be no UFC events for the next four weeks in preparation for the new network deal. You can sign up for Biggest+ here.
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