Big Dog Lukie Boxing Podcast

In this episode, Lukie previews the fight Jai Opetaia versus Brandon Glanton, which will take place for the Zuffa cruiserweight title, on Sunday. It will be broadcast on Paramount+

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We have a lot to discuss in this show as Lukie and Dakota talk about Ryan Garcia defeating Mario Barrios to become the WBC welterweight champion. What did we think of the performance? We also talked about Richardson Hitchins withdrawing from his fight via illness the day of the fight against Oscar Duarte. Then, Gary Antuanne Russell's title defense against Andy Hiraoka. Plus, Nahir Albright-Frank Martin fought to a draw, and Amari Jones looks like a contender.

Conor Benn signed with Zuffa Boxing. What does that mean?

We will also talk about the Tiah Mai Ayton, Gabriela Tellez, Dainier Pero, and Bilal Fawaz, who all had solid wins over the weekend. Lukie does a quick recap of Leigh Wood's win over Josh Warrington.

Also, Claressa Shields and Franchon Crews-Dezurn, we talk about the weigh-in as the fight happens today.

Then, we are off to this week with a junior lightweight unification bout between Emanuel Navarrete and Eduardo Nunez being the star of the show.
Other undercard bouts: Tahmir Smalls vs. Abel Ramos, Arturo Cardenas vs. Jordan Martinez, and Emiliano Vargas vs. Agustin Quintana. Phillip Vella is a good fighter on that card. 

On ESPN+, Elijah Pierce will face Lorenzo Parra. Bryce Mills, Curmel Moton and “Jimuel” Pacquiao will be featured on that card. 

ProBox TV has its second card of the year on Friday. Rene Tellez Giron will headline the show, with "Kid" Vazquez also being featured. Jahi Tucker will fight in Huntington, New York. 

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In this video, Lukie breaks down the WBC welterweight title fight between the current champion Mario Barrios and Ryan Garcia. Also, Josh Warrington will face Leigh Wood in a rematch. That bout will happen in the U.K.

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In this show, Lukie and Dakota will break down the upcoming pay-per-view fight between WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia. We also talk about the undercard with notable fights, such as IBF junior welterweight Richardson Hitchins versus Oscar Duarte, WBA junior welterweight Gary Antuanne Russell vs. Andy Hiraoka, and Frank Martin vs Nahir Albright. 

We will also talk about Leigh Wood versus Josh Warrington, and that fight card as well as Sunday's bout, a rematch between Claressa Shields vs. Franchon Crews-Dezurn. 

We also will recap Joshua Pagan's win over Bryan Jimenez and Caroline Veyre's ugly win to get the vacant WBC junior lightweight title against Delfine Persoon. 


0:00 Ryan Garcia-Mario Barrios
11:50 Hitchins-Duarte
15:35 Gary Antuanne Russell
19:33 Frank Martin-Nahir Albright
24:18 undercard
26:00 Leigh Wood-Josh Warrington
30:16 Claressa Shields-Franchon Crews-Dezurn
35:15 Joshua Pagan, Caroline Veyre

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In this show, we talk about Brandon Figueroa becoming the WBA featherweight world champion, stopping Nick Ball. A lot to unpack, for starters, the result. We then move on to the details. Where does Brandon Figueroa fit in amongst featherweight and Nick Ball's title run, opposition, and how will he do on the road? 

A few other talking points – British telecasts. We need to have a conversation.

Jack Turner is a solid prospect. 

Andrew Cain was in a good fight, but the end ruined it...

Also, for the most hardcore of hardcore...Christian Medina made the first defense of his WBO bantamweight title, and a "WAY TOO FUN" fight with featherweight Alberto Mora and Jose Amaro. 

We finish the show talking about next week's boxing. 

We start with Zuffa Boxing, and the main event is Efe Ajagba vs. Charles Martin.

Ryosuke Nishida will return after losing his title to Junto Nakatani. 

Also on Tuesday, Salita Promotions will hold an event with Joshua Pagan-Bryan Jimenez and a title fight between Caroline Veyre-Delfine Persoon.

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Boxing Hall of Famer Al Bernstein joins the show as he helps guide us through the following topics. Shakur Stevenson wins over Teofimo Lopez, and what does this mean for Stevenson? Is Stevenson the new Floyd Mayweather or the new Thelonious Monk? This is followed by a discussion about Keyshawn Davis being the first fighter to stop Jamaine Ortiz, and featherweight Bruce Carrington winning the vacant WBC featherweight title over Carlos Castro. 
We then jump to Xander Zayas, at 23-years-old, who becomes a unified junior middleweight beltholder defeating Abass Baraou. Is Zayas now underrated? 
Also, a discussion about Josh Kelly winning the IBF junior middleweight title against Bakram Murtazaliev.
We finish the show by previewing WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball facing Brandon Figueroa.

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:30 Shakur Stevenson
8:36 Keyshawn Davis
14:32 Bruce Carrington
18:25 Xander Zayas
27:20 Josh Kelly with a big upset
34:00 Nick Ball-Brandon Figueroa fight preview

In this episode, Lukie is joined by Andrew Tokley (http://www.x.com/ATokkers5), who is a host of  ⁨@ChampionshipRndsPodcast⁩ . 

In this podcast, we talk about the best story, fighter, fight, knockout, contender, prospect, and round of the month. 

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In this video, Lukie previews WBA featherweight world champion Nick Ball facing Brandon Figueroa. 

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In this episode, Lukie is joined by his dear friend Stacks, Anthony Saldaña, a podcast host and contributor to Supreme Boxing. 

We start with our thoughts on Zuffa Boxing. Lukie praises Julian Rodriguez, Omar Trinidad, Robert Meriwether, and Troy Nash Jr, while they talk about the good and bad of the first event. 

This is followed by a conversation around Raymond Muratalla defeating Andy Cruz to retain his IBF lightweight title. How big was the win, and what kind of statement did Muratalla make? 

We briefly touch on the undercard, Khalil Coe missed weight and won a sleepy and debatable decision over Jesse Hart. Also, 2024 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist Omari Jones had a good showing. 

Then, this week...

We have two big cards.

Shakur Stevenson will face the WBO junior welterweight titleholder Teofimo Lopez. What are the stories at play for this fight, and is the snowstorm going to be a hidden story of this fight card? Other notable fights on this pay-per-view are: the junior welterweight debut of Keyshawn Davis against Jamaine Ortiz, WBC middleweight champ Carlos Adames versus Austin "Ammo" Williams and Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller facing Kingsley Ibeh. 

On Top Rank Classics FAST channels, WBO junior middleweight Xander Zayas will face the WBA titleholder Abass Baraou in a unification bout in Puerto Rico. How will Zayas look in his homecoming bout in Puerto Rico? Is Baraou underrated or overrated after his Yoenis Tellez win? Undercard notables are the 154lbs debut of  Giovani Santillan and welterweight Rohan Polanco. 

Zuffa Boxing will return on Sunday. The card will feature Jose "Rayo" Valenzuela versus Diego Torres, Serhii Bohachuk vs Radzhab Butaev, and a light heavyweight contender bout between Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs. Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic. 

0:00 Intro meet Zack
1:00 Zuffa Boxing
14:30 Jai Opetaia 
18:08 Raymond Muratalla 
26:20 Undercard
35:00 Shakur-Teofimo
41:00 undercard
49:50 Xander Zayas-Abass Baraou
55:00 Zuffa Boxing 02


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A major week of boxing and this podcast will give you a brief preview. 

A meaningful match as WBO junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez puts his title on the line against Shakur Stevenson. Stevenson is looking to become a four-division champion. Also, WBO junior middleweight champion Xander Zayas will face Abass Baraou in a competitive bout, and the return of IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev will face Josh Kelly. 

What a week. 

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