Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast

• Conor Benn And Rafael Espinoza Win Main Events + Joseph Parker Tests Positive For Cocaine And More! | Fight Freaks Unite Recap

  Off the weekend and the compelling Conor Benn rematch win over Chris Eubank Jr. and Rafael Espinoza battering another opponent in a WBO title defense we're ready to recap it all on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter have their takes here. First, they recap Saturday’s Ring magazine DAZN PPV card in LondonConor Benn W12 Chris Eubank Jr. in a rematch, where the Benn's finally get a win over the Eubanks. Where do both go from here? Also, on the undercardJack Catterall scores a KO12 of Ekow Essuman and wins WBO GlobalPlus, 147 lb. contender Adam Azim TKO12 against Kurt Scoby and wins vacant WBO Intercontinental 140Next a Recap of  Saturday’s Top Rank/Zanfer card in San Luis Potosi, MexicoFeatherweight Rafael Espinoza TKO11 Arnold Khegai, retains WBO featherweight title. A brutal beating of Khegai that should have been stopped sooner. And on the undercard,Junior welterweight Emiliano Vargas W10 Jonathan Montrel and Junior welterweight Lindolfo Delgado W12 split Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela, IBF title eliminator –with controversy! And, Heavyweight Richard Torrez TKO1 against Tomas Salek. Torrez need better competition.  NewsFormer WBO heavyweight titleholder Joseph Parker tested positive for cocaine in a urine test administered on the day that he suffered an 11th-round knockout loss to Fabio Wardley last month that cost him the WBO interim belt and a due mandatory shot at undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk.Turki Alasheikh/Eddie Hearn hinted at Fury-Joshua in September during the Benn-Eubank show. September?? Really? And, Matchroom and DAZN announce four Jan/Feb main events, which includes:IBF lightweight titlist Raymond Muratalla vs. mandatory challenger Andy Cruz  IBF junior middleweight titlist Bakhram Murtazaliev vs. mandatory challenger Josh Kelly  Junior lightweight rematch between former featherweight titleholders Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington  Junior lightweight unification fight pairing WBO titlist Emanuel Navarrete and IBF titlist Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez.Dan has more on these.It's all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! 

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• Chris Eubank Jr-Conor Benn Rematch + Rafael Espinoza Defends WBO Featherweight Title, + David Benavidez Too! | BFW Preview Podcast

  We're back and we finally have a weekend with multiple compelling fights on separate cards in both London and Mexico and we're ready to preview those, plus a bonafide light heavyweight star is on the show for the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast."Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael to go over it all. They start with the preview of the Boxxer/Matchroom DAZN PPV card Saturday in LondonChris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn, rematch, 12 rounds, middleweights. It was an amazing first fight in April and now, they are back again before the end of 2025 to slug it out again. The gents discuss.There's also more on the undercard with Jack Catterall vs. Ekow Essuman, 12 rounds, welterweights and Adam Azim vs. Kurt Scoby, 12 rounds, junior welterweights.Next, we preview the Zanfer Promotions/Top Rank card on TR Classics FAST channel in San Luis Potosi, MexicoRafael Espinoza returns to meet Arnold Khegai, 12 rounds, for Espinoza’s WBO featherweight title. This is a true height mismatch and will Espinoza roll in his home country defense. We discuss.The co-feature has Lindolfo Delgado vs. Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela, 12 rounds, IBF junior welterweight eliminator. Plus, Richard Torrez Jr. vs. Tomas Salek, 10 rounds, heavyweights Emiliano Vargas vs. Jonathan Montrel, 10 rounds, junior welterweights Next it's Dan and David Benavidez in conversation.Benavidez defends WBC and WBA “regular” light heavyweight belts vs. Anthony Yarde in the main event of the Ring magazing DAZN PPV on Nov. 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Benavidez is in position for a massive fight potentially with Dmitry Bivol for all the 175 lb. titles.  NewsDeal near for Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua on either Dec. 9 or Dec. 16 – Dan and T.J. want to know- What are we doing here?!? What is the "realism" of this actually happening?Next, heavyweight sensation Moses Itauma back in action to face battle-tested Jermain Franklin in the main event of a Queensberry DAZN card Jan. 24 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England.Also, in the wake of KO1 loss to Vergil Ortiz, Erickson Lubin addressed his future via social media, writng he will return and move up to middleweight.Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya said the hope is unified cruiserweight titlist Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez will return to action in February and then to get him a much bigger fight.Hear it all on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!  

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• Abdullah Mason Conversation With Dan Rafael | Fight Freaks Unite Podcast

  Coming up on Saturday night November 22nd in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, unbeaten U.S. lightweight contender Abdullah Mason will go for his first world title. That's when he battles England's Sam Noakes for the vacant WBO 135 lb. crown.But, before that happens he spoke with our insider Dan Rafael in a one on one conversation.Find out more about what the Cleveland, OH, native thinks about this big moment in his career, what kind of threat Noakes will be and more, as part of our preview coverage of this great card.It's all part of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview" Conversation podcast with Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!

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• Vergil Ortiz Scores Quick TKO, Abdullah Mason With Dan And Fight News | Fight Freaks Unite Recap

  It was a quick and decisive night for Vergil Ortiz in the Golden Boy main event, Dan talks with a rising lightweight star and we have fight news, too, on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast."Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of the Fight Freaks Unite Substack and newsletter with "The Tea." (good info/takes)First a Recap of the Saturday Golden Boy / DAZN card in Fort Worth, TexasVergil Ortiz scores quick TKO2 over Erickson Lubin, for Ortiz’s WBC interim 154 lb. title.The guys iscuss prospect of Ortiz-Jaron Ennis next and do we believe them?Next, what turned out to be a terrible undercardDarius Fulghum D10 David Stevens in a boring bout.Amari Jones TKO3 Shady Gamhou middleweights.Joshua Edwards heavyweight win over Zeno VoorisRobin Safar W10 Derick Miller Jr., cruiserweight bout Also a quick recap of the Friday night ProBox main event in Lakeland, FloridaWelterweight Tiger Johnson, the Top Rank-promoted 2020 U.S. Olympian, pummeled Nicklaus Flaz in a TKO4. Dan has more.Then hear from Abdullah Mason, the unbeaten U.S. lightweight with Dan who battles unbeaten English contender Sam Noakes on 11/22 in the massive Riyadh Season PPV. And, some news:WBO junior middleweight titlist Xander Zayas and WBA counterpart Abass Baraou will meet in a title unification fight on Jan. 31 in San Juan, according to the WBO and confirmed by Zayas promoter Top Rank. Is this possibly going to be the first fight card for Top Rank's new fight deal with a broadcaster.WBA bantamweight titleholder Seiya Tsutsumi will defend against interim titlist and surefire future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire, age 42, on Dec.17 in Tokyo, Teiken Promotions announced  And, undisputed women’s heavyweight champion and female No. 1 pound-for-pound Claressa Shields, who had become a promotional free agent, has re-signed with Salita Promotions as and brought on Wynn Records as a co-promoter, in an $8 million multi-fight partnership We go over the deal.It's all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.

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• Vergil Ortiz - Erickson Lubin Junior Middleweight Showdown + Jake Paul Update And Other News | BFW Preview Podcast

  We are back and ready for an intriguing weekend of action in Texas headlined by the return of hard punching Vergil Ortiz in the main event. Plus, we have some news involving the likes of Jake Paul, Ryan Garcia and other fights being finalized, etc. It's all part of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael and they are ready to go over it all.We start with the preview of the Golden Boy/DAZN card Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas with Ortiz taking on former world title challenger Erickson Lubin for Ortiz’s WBC interim junior middleweight title. Ortiz is ready for a title shot himself, but the veteran Lubin will pose a threat.Plus, Dan goes over the undercard:Darius Fulghum vs. David Stevens, 10 rounds, super middleweightsAmari Jones vs. Shady Gamhour, 10 rounds, middleweightsJoshua Edwards vs. Zeno Vooris, 6 rounds, heavyweightsRobin Safar vs. Derick Miller Jr., 10 rounds, cruiserweights Then some news:Jake Paul destroys Gervonta Davis on social media for being all the things that everyone knew he was, but now, the "fight" with Davsi is off and it's time to tell the truth. We discuss.Next, the WBC lifts its ban on Ryan Garcia, clearing a major hurdle toward Marios Barrios defending the WBC welterweight title against him in early 2026. There's "healthy debate" about this.Dan, marks the death this week of polarizing PED guru Victor Conte, who was heavily involved in boxing, but also eventually put in prison for his actions/drug cheating etc. He died this week at age 75 from pancreatic cancer. Dan go to know him pretty well over the past several years. and shares the complex part of whether Conte should be viewed differently at the end of his life.  Next, the heavys and the IBF has scheduled a Nov. 13 purse bid for the final heavyweight title eliminator between Frank Sanchez and former titlist Daniel Dubois. But, will this fight happen? Also, Dan is reporting that despite Queensberry promoter Frank Warren and British heavyweights Derek Chisora and Dillian Whyte talking up a third fight and it being penciled in to headline a DAZN PPV event on December 13, the fight has been scrapped.Finally, Golden Boy working to finalize a January rematch between welterweight contenders Alexis Rocha and Raul Curiel, who fought a blazing draw this past December. And there are plans in the works for super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga to challenge WBA interim titlist Armando Resendiz on a PBC show in early 2026.Hear us talk it all on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! 

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