We get ready for the month of April and that means the Saturday return of former unified heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua to the ring, as part of our "Big Fight Weekend Preview" podcast.

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com are back talking Joshua fighting American Jermaine Franklin in a scheduled 12 round non-title affair in the Matchroom Boxing main event in London.

The guys discuss that battle and also the vacant WBO featherweight title fight between Cuban amateur star Robeisy Ramirez and former world champ at 122 lb. Isaac Dogboe. That fight headlines the Top Rank Boxing/ESPn+ show in Tulsa, OK Saturday night.

There is also fight news involving illness for welterweight Vergil Ortiz, again, with a scary blood disorder cropping up for the second time to postpone his bout with Stanionis, which had been scheduled for late this month.

Also, there's a reschedule date for the Naoya "The Monster" Inoue battle with unified 122 lb. champ Stephen Fulton for July.

And, Dan pays tribute to Top Rank's Bob Arum, who's been promoting fights for 57 years!

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From our podcast coverage last week here's our insider Dan Rafael's conversation with former two time unified heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua. This, as Joshua prepares to re-enter the ring for the first time since his second straight defeat to Oleksandr Usyk last August.

Dan gets the latest on AJ's mentality (there are still questions about that), his fight this weekend against American Jermaine Franklin and how interested is Joshua now in a fight, even without titles, with Deontay Wilder?

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A tremendous main event performance by David Benavidez for the Showtime/PBC pay per view fight card leads our latest edition of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast."

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com are back to talk Benavidez punishing Caleb Plant in the late stages of their 168 lb. showdown in Las Vegas. Why did he take the bout over at the midway point? What was up with referee Kenny Bayless and most importantly, what does Dan think on a possible Benavidez bout with Canelo for later in 2023?

Dan also breaks down the controversial Chris Colbert-Jose Valenzuela undercard bout that seemed to be a decision robbery against Valenzuela in the 10 rounder. This is especially when Valenzuela dropped and badly hurt Colbert in the first round and hurt him on three or four other occasions in the bout.

Dan also recaps the rest of the Benavidez-Plant undercard and the guys spend a few minutes talking about the heart warming/awful situation with Cody Crowley and the suicide of his father within the last year. Crowley handled it well enough to beat Abel Ramos on the ppv card.

Dan also has some thoughts on Jose Ramirez winning the main event of ESPN/Top Rank in his hometown of Fresno, CA. He beat up on Richard Commey before stopping him late. And, will we see Ramirez finally battle WBC 140 lb. champ Regis Prograis later this year?

Dan has some fight news and some nostalgia on the anniversary of the passing of noted boxing historian and author Bert Sugar, as well.

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We got plenty of significant fights and an interview with the former unified heavyweight champ, Anthony Joshua, on the latest "Big Fight Weekend" preview.

Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com are back to first discuss the most prominent bout of the weekend as David Benavidez puts his WBC 168 lb. interim belt on the line against former IBF world title holder Caleb Plant in a Showtime PPV in Las Vegas. These two have no love lost between each other and we'll see if there are fireworks.

Dan has his insight and also goes over the undercard bouts too in Vegas.

Then, it's time to hear from former WBA/IBF/WBO world heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua. He returns to the ring next weekend after suffering back to back losses to Oleksandr Usyk, Dan talks to him about the short term future and his American opponent Jermaine Franklin.

There's also discussion on the collapse of Tyson Fury-Usyk negotiations that seem to have ended any hope fo the bout for April 29th or thereabouts. Dan has more on what has taken the fight off the board and what it means for Usyk, if he doesn't want to be stripped of the WBA version of his titles.

There's more discussion on the Top Rank Boxing card in Fresno, CA that features former world champ Jose Ramirez in action.

And, Dan also gets nostalgic on a great Arturo "Thunder" Gatti bout 27 years ago this week that re-energized him as a fight fan.

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With his Interim WBC 168 lb. title on the line Saturday night in Las Vegas, David Benavidez is ready to battle former IBF world champ Caleb Plant in a 12 round PPV.

As our Dan Rafael found out in this one on one conversation, there's no love lost between these two and Benavidez looks to score a KO in what would arguably be his biggest win to date.

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A mess in the Golden Boy Boxing main event due to Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez badly missing the light heavyweight limit leads our latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" Podcast.

Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael, of his substack and BigFightweekend.com, return to go over how Ramirez's main event in Long Beach, CA having been more than seven pounds too heavy for his fight with veteran Gabriel Rosado. Dan has insight on what was going on leading up to Ramirez's massive weight miss, the ramifications of it for him and how it sent Golden Boy into scramble mode for a main event.

That turned out to be the JoJo Diaz battle with Mercito Getsta that ended in a split decision controversy with wide scores on the card. Plus, DAZN has massive technical issues on top of the other problems. The boys are all over what happened.

Dan has the latest on the unlikelihood that the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk undisputed heavyweight title fight can get finalized for April 29th. And, what does that mean for the fight happening at all later in the Summer?

There's also fight news on Luis Alberto Lopez and Oscar Valdez upcoming fights, too. And some nostalgia around the first Erik Morales against Manny Pacquiao fight nearly 20 years ago.

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One of the top 168 lb. fighters in the world is our guest and we preview the Golden Boy Promotions main event Saturday night in California as Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez is back in action- all on the latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview."

Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all. That includes the news that Canelo Alvarez is confirmed to fight England's John Ryder in Mexicio on May 6th. Dan gives insight on why this opponent and in this setting.

Then, it's time to preview Zurdo-Rosado, which will headline for Golden Boy on DAZN from Long Beach, CA. The guys are less than enthused by what looks like a lopsided matchup against a multi-time beaten fighter who's moving up significantly in weight to 175 lb.

Next, hear Dan interview WBC interim super middleweight champ David Benavidez who battles former IBF 168 lb. world champ Caleb Plant in a Showtime/PBC PPV coming Saturday night March 25th. Benavidez doesn't hold back on his dislike for Plant and for wanting to knock him out.

Finally, some great nostalgia on the EPIC and controversial Julio Cesar Chavez 12th round TKO of Meldrick Taylor in the final seconds of their March 1990 bout that was not only fight of the year, but fight of the 90s decade, as well!

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Off a weekend that saw Australian 154 lb. star Tim Tszyu score an impressive KO win, host T.J. Rives and Dan Rafael, insider of BigFightWeekend.com, are ready to go over that and some potential movement on the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk heavyweight title fight date. It's all part of the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast.

Tszyu wore down American Tony Harrison over 9 rounds before pounding him into submission by TKO. Now, will Tszyu finally get his undisputed title shot against American Jermell Charlo, who's healing off a broken hand that called off their late January bout.

We also go over super middleweight prospect Diego Pacheco remaining unbeaten with a KO over England's Jack Cullen in the Matchroom Boxing main event. And, what's up with former unbeaten heavyweight Tony Yoka losing another main event in Paris Saturday night? Dan goes over it all.

Then, will we be seeing Fury-Usyk in late April. Why is that timeline important for the purposes of the WBA version of the heavyweight title?

Finally, some nostalgia about the atrocious judging of Lewis-Holyfied I and the anniversary of Winky Wright's tremendous upset win of Shane Mosley, which also coincided with Dan's bachelor party in Vegas!

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It's another jammed packed edition of the show, as Australian 154 lb. star Tim Tszyu puts his top WBO ranking on the line against American Tony Harrison in an interim title bout with the winner looking at a shot at undisputed champ Jermell Charlo later this year.

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com return to go over that bout and the implications for the likely Tszyu win. They also have more on a British fight card that features California 168 lb. prospect Diego Pacheco in action with England's Jack Cullen. Again, Pacheco should roll, but we'll see what transpires?

The guys also talk the return of French heavyweight Tony Yoka from his first pro loss last Summer. Will the former Olympic Gold Medalist, who had been working his way to prominent bouts before being kayoed by Martin Bakole, get it back together? Or will veteran Carlos Takam pose a threat in this Paris main event?

There's fight news involving the Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia press conferences. Is Gennadiy Golovkin looking to retire? And, Naoya "The Monster" Inoue vs. Stephen Fulton is official, too.

Finally, some nostalgia, as it's the 52nd anniversary of Ali-Frazier I and what was at the time the biggest title fight of all time from Madison Square Garden.

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On the newest edition of the show, we're back to recap the Brandon Figueroa impressive decision win over Mark Magsayo Saturday night in Southern California on Showtime to capture the WBC interim 126 lb. title. We have that, fight news, a contest and more on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast.

Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite substack and BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all.

First, why was Figueroa so effective in beating the Filipino Magsayo for much of this bout to get the decision. Also, what about former unified 154 lb. champ Jarrett Hrud was back for a second straight bout at Middleweight and this was another surprising defeat. This one came at the hands of little known Armando Resendiz in a late TKO stoppage. These two slugged it out in the 10th and final round before Hurd suffered a nasty cut on his lip forcing at a stoppage and TKO loss.

Dan has more on whether Hurd will fight on or not?

Then, some fight news about Gennady Golovkin and him possibly vacating his last remaining 160 lb. world title. There's also an update on Katie Taylor planning to still fight in May against a new opponent rather than the somewhat injured Amanda Serrano. who can't rematch Taylor just yet.

And there's some nostalgia involving both Oscar De Hoya and Canelo Alvarez, whom both have had longstanding, including. While they aren't businessmen, they are forever linked on winning their first world title and for both, to the hall of fame.

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It's a jam packed kickoff to March with special guest and a preview of the WBC 126 lb. interim title bout in California between Brandon Figueroa and Mark Magsayo, as part of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast"

Host T.J. Rives and Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com return with plenty to go over. That inlcudes previewing the interim title fight with Figueroa and Magsayo that will headline the Showtime/PBC card in Southern California. Will Figueroa or Magsayo pull through to become a potential world champ again? We will soon know and the winner will either get to face the actual WBC featherweight champ Rey Vargas or if Vargas gives up his title, the winner is the world champ and a great position for a prominent title defense against someone else.

Next, Dan talks with former world champ "Swift" Jarrett Hurd, who start his road back after a near two year layoff in the co-feature fight agasinst Armando Resendiz, Hear more from Hurd himself about his struggles, including switching trainers and going back to his old fighting style.

Dan also goes over the upcoming Showtime scheduling for later this Spring and he also speaks with Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza about getting the Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia fight made. Plus, Espinoza also address the take over of Showtime by Paramount+ and will this jeopardize the future of the network and therefore, it's commitment to boxing?

Finally, Dan has some nostalgic remembrances of legend Roy Jones Jr.capturing the WBA Heavyweight title from John Ruiz 20 years ago this past week.

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Off the final weekend of February, host T.J. Rives and Dan Rafael, insider of BigFightWeekend.com are back to give you a full recap of the Tommy Fury defeat of Jake Paul Sunday night in Saudi Arabia. Plus, Saturday night's Subriel Matias TKO win for the IBF 140 lb. world title in Minnesota and more! It's the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" Podcast.

First up, the guys discuss Matias beating Jeremias Ponce in a tough 5 round battle to become a junior welterweight world champ. Did Ponce punch himself out early? What's Matias' short term future at 19-1 with 19 KOs? Dan gives his insight. He also has more on the undercard with Jamal "Shango" James and Elvis Rodriguez winning.

Then, the guys get to the most prominent bout of the weekend and that was the cruiserweight main event for Queensberry Promotions and MVP Promotions as Tommy Fury, the half brother of WBC heavyweight champ Tommy Fury, defeated Jake Paul by eight round split decision. How did Fury get it done and how humbling is this for Paul, who had been on a real momentum roll for the last two years building his name as a boxer at the lower level.

On the undercard, Badou Jack became a three division world champ with a dominant showing over WBC cruiserweight champ "Junior" Makabu in a 12th round TKO. At 39 Jack deserves a tremendous amount of credit, but Dan says to "hold up" on the talk of him being a hall of fame fighter.

Finally the guys go over some news of the week regarding Keyshawn Davis, Ryota Murata of Japan and Jack Catterall of England.

And, then it's nostalgia time as it's an anniversary of Mike Tyson kayoing British heavyweight icon at that time Frank Bruno. And, a dark day for boxing nearly 30 years ago with Nigel Benn scoring a devastating KO of Gerald McClellan that left have severely brain injured for the last three decades. Dan and T.J. talk how you, the fight fans, might wan to help McClellan's family!

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It's a highly intriguing weekend of action from Saudi Arabia to Minnesota and beyond and we're ready to discuss everything from Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury to an IBF world title bout at 140 lb. on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all.

The guys discuss first the IBF junior welterweight world title bout between Subriel Matias and Jermias Ponce on Showtime Saturday night from frigid Minnesota. Dan has thoughts on the match and whether we'll see some serious early punches unloaded in this one? Matias has 18 KOs in his 18 wins but Ponce is arguably his toughest opponent to date at 30-0.

Next, it's the social media enhanced battle between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury in an eight round cruiserweight battle in Saudi Arabia on PPV. The fighters met the media Thursday and T.J. and Dan have the latest on that and the fight itself. How much respect must we give Jake Paul, if he wins or will the half brother of Tyson Fury pull the upset to derail Paul's plans and momentum in the ring?

There's fight news to go over, as well, including Conor Benn's latest excuse for his positive drug test last year that still has him sidelined. While the WBC has heard from Benn and largely believes how he got a banned substance in his system, Dan says "not so fast," as the British authorities haven't re-instated Benn after his positive test before the fight he was to have had with Chris Eubank Jr.

Finally, there's some nostalgia on the third anniversary of Tyson Fury re-capturing part of the heavyweight title by defeating WBC champ Deontay Wilder by TKO in February 2020. Dan was there ringside to give more on it.

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On our latest show, there were two action packed bouts on different continents that both resulted in TKOs and the guys are back for the breakdown of Luis Nery and Mauricio Lara's victories on the "Fight Freaks Unite Reap" podcast.

Host T.J. Rives returns with Dan Rafael, insider of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all with also some news and nostalgia, as well.

First, they discuss the Luis Nery TKO over Azat Hovhanissyan to cap the Golden Boy Boxing show in California Saturday night. Dan says this one has the makings of a fight of the year candidate. And, he has more on what's next for Nery in the near term off his grueling victory.

Next up, was Lara's TKO in the 7th round of Britain's Leigh Wood to capture the WBA Featherweight world title in Nottingham, England. Lara used a booming left to earn the stoppage, but was it too soon for Wood's corner to call it off. The guys have good debate with examples pro and con for letting a fight go on.

Dan has more fight news, including that we have an imminent official fight announcement for the Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia bout for April 15 in Las Vegas. Also, Dan has a date before that in April for WBC top 154 lb. contender Sebastian Fundora and some other news involving upcoming fight cards too.

Finally, there's some excellent nostalgia talk on the 30th anniversary of legendary Julio Cesar Chavez's win over Greg Haugen in front of a still record 132,000+ fans in Mexico City. Just ridiculous is that crowd number for the hall of famer Chavez?

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On the latest show, a guilty plea for a multi-division world champ has his future uncertain. And, a prominent world title fight in England for the WBA featherweight title will also be broken down on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview" podcast.

Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all.

First, the latest on Gervonta Davis' Thursday guilty plea in a Baltimore court to a serious hit and run charge from November 2020. What does this mean for possible jail time? T.J. will relay what a former Federal Prosecutor and criminal defense lawyer believes will be his sentence and why? Dan also has more on whether this could jeopardize Davis' bout with Ryan Garcia for April 15th.

Then, the guys discuss the battle between England's Leigh Wood and Mexico's Mauricio Lara for Woods WBA 126 lb. strap. This should be an action fight with Lara having already pulled a significant upset in England previously.

Dan also gives analysis on the Luis Nery ring return in Southern California Saturday night. He will fight Azat "Crazy A" Hovhannisyan in a 12 rounder that's a pretty evenly matched main event.

The guys also go over some other fight news, including Edgar Berlanga signing with Matchroom Boxing, the undercard for Plant-Benavidez PPV fills out and more.

Finally, some nostalgia on Leon Spinks upsetting "the Greatest" Muhammad Ali 45 years ago this week, and also an epic Erik Morales-Marco Antonio Barrera I anniversary, as well.

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Off the weekend, we return to recap O'Shaquie Foster's WBC 130 lb. title win over two division champ Rey Vargas and much more on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast.

Host T.J. Rives is with Dan Rafael insider of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all beginning with Foster's unanimous decision victory in San Antonio. Why was he good enough, especially late in this one? Dan also has thoughts on what might be next for him. He also recaps Mario Barrios' and Lenier Pero's victories on the Showtime/PBC undercard.

Then, there's some talk about the main event win by Adam Azim in the Boxxer Promotions show in London, England. Azim is a rising U.K. prospect at 140 lb. Dan has more, including Azim's title prospects down the road?

There's some talk of if Canelo will be fighting John Ryder of England next and will the bout be in Alvarez's home country of Mexico, where he's never had title fight?

Dan, also has updates on a couple of more title bouts that will be added to the schedule this spring, and the guys discuss the near 25 year anniversary of Oscar De La Hoya in a tremendous battle, too!

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It's a weekend that has a prominent title fight in San Antonio, a rising prospect headlining in London and it's the anniversary of the greatest upset in boxing history as we celebrate Buster Douglas defeating Mike Tyson 33 years ago on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview" podcast.

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com are back going over the Rey Vargas-O'Shaquie Foster battle for the vacant WBC jr. lightweight crown in San Antonio, TX on Showtime. Dan gives some insight and the guys go over the entire card.

Then, there's a quick preview of rising jr. welterweight Adam Aziz fighting a 10 round main event in London. Dan has more on him, his potential and the British prospect's chances to move up in the rankings.

Next, we have the latest on whether the proposed Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia mega fight is in jeopardy of not happening due to squabbling of the rematch clause. Will the bout fall apart? Dan has more.

The guys go over other fight news, including Anthony Joshua returning soon fighting little known American Jermaine Franklin. And, they have more on some other fights coming from Matchroom and Golden Boy on DAZN over the next few months.

Then, the guys wrap it reminiscing about Buster Douglas' legendary upset KO of Mike Tyson in February 1990. The guys have great stories on where they were and some other very interesting info on the upset, as the legend of the upset remains.

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A couple of wild championship fights kicked off February as Emanuel Navarrete became a champion in a third weight division and Amanda Serrano became the women's undisputed featherweight champ. And, we're ready to go over it all on the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast.

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com return with their insight and analysis, plus, some news off the weekend and a little nostalgia off the weekend too.

First the guys discuss Serrano's bloody win by decision over Erika Cruz Saturday night at the Hulu Theater next to Madison Square Garden. Dan and T.J. have thoughts on the battle and whether the fight should have been stopped due to the blood loss for Cruz and the fact she was clearly hopelessly behind on the cards for the 9th and 10th rounds? Also, Serrano will now meet women's lightweight champ Katie Taylor in a rematch in May. The boys have more on that and the rest of the Matchroom Boxing card that saw Alycia Baumgardner become undisputed at women's junior lightweight and Richardson Hitchins score a lopsided win that should have been halted earlier.

Next, the guys go over the thrilling, early "fight of the year" candidate as Navarrete got off the canvas for the first time in his career to rally and beat a valiant Aussie fighter Liam Wilson by TKO. Wilson score a knockdown in the fourth round and had the Mexican in serous trouble, but controversy happened with the referee delaying the restarting of the fight after his 8 count. That delay clearly cost Wilson a good chance to finish a stunned Navarrete immediately. Then, Navarrete showed great fortitude and out-slugged Wilson for his ninth title fight win in the last 11 bouts by KO.

They also go over the rest of the Top Rank Arizona card, including Arnold Barboza and former Olympic Silver Medalist Richard Torrez winning their bouts.

There is some news of the week and then, some anniversaries of Oscar De La Hoya's 50th birthday, Sugar Ray Leonard's pro debut and "the Raging Bull" beating the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson more than half a century ago.

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We have world championship fights to preview and an up and coming super middleweight star that joined our Dan Rafael for an update on his promotional status and short term future. And, it's all part of the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview."

Host T.J. Rives returns with Dan, our insider from BigFightWeekend.com, and the guys are ready to first preview the Top Rank Boxing/ESPN Friday night card in Arizona, as Mexico's Emanuel Navarette goes for a third world title in a different weight class. That's when he battles Australian Liam Wilson for the vacant WBO 130 lb. title. Will Navarrete get another championship fight KO or not?

The guys also talk the women's title doubleheader Saturday night in New York as Amanda Serrano and Alycia Baumgardner are both fighting undisputed title fights (separately) on the Matchroom/DAZN show at the Hulu Theater next to MSG.

Next, Dan's convo with Edgar Berlanga. The unbeaten Puerto Rican born super middleweight has severed his ties to Top Rank Boxing and is now a promotional free agent? Will he end up with Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions or maybe Matchroom or Premier Boxing Champions?

Finally, there's news of the week, including British heavyweight Joe Joyce's April return in a WBO interim title bout and more. And, Dan gets nostalgic on the Friday anniversary of HBO's "Boxing After Dark" series from 1996.

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Unified Light Heavyweight champ Artur Beterbiev retained his title with another KO in a title fight. This time an eighth rounder of Britain's Anthony Yarde to keep his IBF/WBC/WBO titles in London Saturday night. And we're ready to go over that fight, plus the Golden Boy Boxing main event win by welterweight contender Alexis Rocha on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast.

Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of his "Fight Freaks Unite" substack and BigFightWeekend.com and the guys give their insight and takes on all the action.

Why was Beterbiev able to get his 19th pro win all by KOs? How much credit should Yarde be given for taking big shots and firing back? Plus, what about the hideous undercard fights that Queensberry Promotions put on just before Beterbiev vs. Yarde? The guys have some STRONG thoughts on that too!

Then, what's next for the 25 year old Rocha and whether WBO world champ Terence Crawford might do a deal with Golden Boy Promotions to fight him later this Spring, etc.? Dan has thoughts on that and how realistic it is for a Crawford-Rocha bout or another Golden Boy fighter, Vergil Ortiz, might get the shot.

The guys also reminisce about the first loss ever in the career of legend Julio Cesar Chavez at 89-0-1 at the time, when Frankie "The Surgeon" Randall stunned him 29 years ago in January 1994. Dan has some insight and he and T.J. talk the magnitude of the win and what happened next nearly 30 years ago.

Hear it all on "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" as part of the Big Fight Weekend podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!!

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