We are ready for the weekend and a world title fight in L.A. + fight news all over the globe on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast"

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

They preview Saturday’s Integrated Sports PPV, PPV.COM main event in Los Angeles
Badou Jack vs. Noel Mikaelian, rematch, for Jack’s WBC cruiserweight title. Will we get an exciting battle in this one and what's the future at cruiserweight?

Next, a preview Saturday’s Matchroom Boxing DAZN card in Stockton, Calif.
Diego Pacheco vs. Kevin Lele Sadjo, 12 rounds, super middleweights. A good challenge for the young Pachecho?? Plus,
Gabriel Flores Jr. vs. Joe Cordina, 12 rounds, WBO lightweight eliminator
Skye Nicolson vs. Yuliahn Luna, 10 rounds, for vacant WBC women’s interim junior featherweight title 
Ernesto “Tito” Mercado vs. Antonio Moran, 10 rounds, junior welterweights  

Next, some news

Teofimo Lopez-Shakur Stevenson kickoff press conference for their Jan. 31 fight was Wednesday at Madison Square Garden

Cruiserweight Huseyin Cinkara was released from the hospital on Tuesday after being admitted with various injuries following a titanic eighth-round knockout loss in a mandatory fight against lineal/IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia on Saturday in Broadbeach, Australia.

TKO announced on an earnings call this week that the first Zuffa Boxing card of the Paramount+ deal will be on Jan. 23
 
No. 1 women’s pound-for-pound and undisputed heavyweight champion Claressa Shields announced her next defense will be a rematch with former undisputed super middleweight champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn on Feb. 22 (DAZN) at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. They fought each other in their 2016 pro debut with Shields winning a four-round decision.  

WBC lightweight titlist Caroline Dubois is latest to leave Boxxer after the end of its Sky Sports deal. She has signed with MVP and will defend against Camila Panatta on the Jake Paul-Anthony Joshua card Dec. 19 in Miami.  

And, WBC welterweight titleholder Mario Barrios announced that he has split from trainer Bob Santos and will be trained by Joe Goossen for the Feb. 21 fight vs. Ryan Garcia.

Hear it all on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!