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   Number 1: Moses Itauma Filip Hrgovic Battle For IBF Heavyweight Title + Katie Taylor Joins Us And More! | BFW Preview Podcast

   We are back with a HUGE heavyweight title showdown in England and one of the all time ladies fighter's EVER joins us. It's all part of the latest "Big Fight Weekend Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter are back to get into it all.Fist, it's a preview of Saturday’s Queensberry DAZN PPV main event at The O2 Arena in LodnonMoses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgovic, for vacant the IBF heavyweight title Itauma Iook to join likes Tyson, Spinks and even Ali, at having so few pro fights and or at such a young age to win a portion or the whole heavyweight crown.Next, it's Saturday’s ProBoxTV main event in Los AngelesLester Martinez vs. Luka Plantic, for Martinez’s WBC interim super middleweight title. The 168 lb. division is definitely fertile with names and fights. Can Martinez join in?Also, Saturday’s MVP ESPN+ card in Birmingham, England Mikaela Mayer vs. Chantelle Cameron, WBC/WBA/WBO women’s junior middleweight unification. A very intriguing women's showdown with two of the best active fighters in the sport. And, Caroline Dubois vs. Amelia Moore, for Dubois’ WBC/WBO women’s lightweight title in the co-feature. Next our KATIE TAYLOR interviewSeptember 5th (DAZN) at Croke Park with an 80,000 sellout – in Dublin, Ireland, she fights her farewell fight. Taylor faces Flora Pili for the undisputed women’s junior welterweight title. Taylor defends WBO/IBF/WBA and also fights for the vacant WBC title she previously held. She talks with Dan about it all. Next, some newsLineal/three-belt light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol and WBO interim titlist Callum Smith made a deal for their mandatory fight and the WBO purse bid scheduled for Thursday was canceled. RCC Promotions will promote the bout and is planning it for December 12 in Ekaterinburg, Russia, sources with knowledge of the plans told Dan mid-week.Next, Floyd Schofield vs. Lucas Bahdi for the vacant WBA lightweight title in the main event of a Golden Boy card on October 10 (DAZN) at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. In the co-feature: WBC/WBA flyweight titleholder Ricardo Sandoval will defend against lineal and WBO/WBA strawweight champion Oscar Collazo, who will move up two weight classes for the fight he has called for. And intriguing night in the motor city.Next, WBC junior middleweight titlist Sebastian Fundora will defend against mandatory challenger Ermal Hadribeaj on Oct. 17 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on “The Fight” series (DAZN, TNT, truTV). Also on the card: WBA featherweight titlist Brandon Figueroa vs. Tomoki Kameda in the co-feature and the rescheduled return of former two-division titlist Jermall Charlo against Koen Mazoudier in a 10-round super middleweight bout. Then, the unification fight that was recently agreed to between WBO/IBF titlist Emanuel Navarrete and WBC titleholder O’Shaquie Foster will in fact be for all three titles, as the WBO has signed off on it and given Navarrete a second exception. The presser will be next week in San Antonio to announce. Also – Foster signs contract extension with Top Rank announced Thursday Also, unified women’s junior lightweight champion Alycia Baumgardner will move up to lightweight and challenge IBF titleholder Elif Nur Turhan in the headliner of the MVPW-07 card that will feature four women’s world title bouts on Nov. 8 (ESPN, ESPN+) at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, MVP announced. Hear it all on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to this feed on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!

   August 28, 2026·1h 4min
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   Number 2: Filip Hrgovic Dramatic Reversal KO of Moses Itauma + Chantelle Cameron Wins And Fight News | Fight Freaks Unite Recap

   It was supposed to be a coronation, but Filip Hrgovic had other ideas and has won a portion of the heavyweight crown. We are ready to recap his shocking turnaround upset, go over other prominent title bouts and more on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter are ready to roll the sleeves up and talk about it all.First, they recap Saturday’s Queensberry DAZN PPV main event at The O2 Arena in LondonHeavyweight Filip Hrgovic stunning TKO9 Moses Itauma, wins the vacant IBF title. It was amazing, as Itauma had dominated the first eight rounds but was also getting more and more tired from the sixth round on and then, a huge KO for the Croatian. They recap the amazing turn of events and now, what's next for both? Next, Saturday’s ProBoxTV main event at Galen Center in Los AngelesSuper middleweight Lester Martinez TKO10 Luka Plantic, retains the WBC interim title. Martinez still moving up. Then, Saturday’s MVPW-06 ESPN+ card at bp pulse in Birmingham, EnglandJunior middleweight Chantelle Cameron W10 Mikaela Mayer, retains WBO, wins WBC/WBA women’s titles. it was a convincing win and a less than classy post-fight for Mayer. And in the co-feature,Lightweight Caroline Dubois W10 Amelia Moore, retains WBC/WBO women’s title. And, also, Saturday's Matchroom Boxing/Boxstars DAZN main event in Guadalajara, MexicoJunior lightweight Mauricio Lara TKO2 Carlos Ornelas, it was short but a tremendous shootout Next, some news and fight announcementsQueensberry Promotions makse three Fall card announcements.-- WBO heavyweight titlist Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley in a rematch on Oct. 17 at The O2 in London. They faced off in the ring before Hrgovic-Itauma and it is likely the "Fight of the Year" to this point and now they will do it again.-- Joshua Buatsi vs. Willy Hutchinson in a rematch for the vacant WBC light heavyweight title on Nov. 7 in Manchester, EnglandAnd,-- WBA junior lightweight titlist Anthony Cacace vs. Nick Ball, Dec. 19 in BelfastIt's all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.

   August 31, 2026·1h 3min
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   Number 3: Rolly Romero Battles Teofimo Lopez In Vegas + Amanda Serrano is Back And Fight News | BFW Preview Podcast

   We are back and ready for a championship weekend in the Western U.S. with a women's legend in California and a world wetlerweight title PPV main event in Vegas. We will go over it all and have fight news, too on the newest "BFW Preview Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael are back to give their takes and make some predicitions, etc.First, they preview Friday night's MVP main event on TikTok and YouTube in Temecula, CaliforniaAmanda Serrano vs. Lucrecia Manzur, 12 rounds, for Serrrano’s WBO/WBA women’s featherweight title. Tik Tok Live Broadcast? Yes and the great Serrano goes for history.Saturday night PBC PPV on DAZN at T-Mobile Arena in Las VegasRolando Romero vs. Teofimo Lopez, 12 rounds, for Romero’s WBA welterweight title. Will we get a good one here? Both fighters have been good at times and inconsistent at times.Yoenli Hernandez vs. Francisco Daniel Veron, 10 rounds, middleweights in the co-featureVictor Santillan vs. Gary Antonio Russell, 12 rounds, for Santillan’s WBA interim junior featherweight titleCarlos Utria vs. Israel Mercado, 10 rounds, junior welterweights Some NewsDeal agreed to for Floyd Schofield vs. Lucas Bahdi for the vacant WBA lightweight title. Golden Boy will promote the fight, likely October 10th. Both fighters have been inactive for the last year.Former heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko issues statement on the death of actress Hayden Panettiere, his former fiancée and mother of his 11-year-old daughter. Next, a deal now in place for WBO/IBF junior lightweight titlist Emanuel Navarrete and WBC titleholder O’Shaquie Foster to unify on Oct. 24 on DAZN but a venue update. And, several big pieces of memorabilia from the personal collection of the late Marvelous Marvin Hagler sold during a Lelands auction on Saturday. Dan is dumbfounded that his title belts did not go for much, much more.Nostalgia August 19, 1995 — 31 years ago on Wednesday – Mike Tyson W-DQ1 Peter McNeeley in his first fight after over four years at trial and then, in prison. It was a farce, but we have more about it.It's all part of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/SpreakerSpotify, etc.!

   August 21, 2026·1h 6min
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   Number 4: Katie Taylor Wins Triumphant Farewell + Knyba Upsets Andy Ruiz And Fight News! | Fight Freaks Unite Recap

   It was an intriguing and bizarre at times weekend of action in Ireland and New Jersey and we're ready to recap Katie Taylor's "Farewell Fight" and former unified heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz comeback to title contntion ending before it began. And we're going over it all on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter with all the takes.They start with Saturday’s Matchroom Boxing DAZN card at famed Croke Park in Dublin, IrelandJunior welterweight Katie Taylor W10 Flora Pili, retains WBO/IBF/WBA, wins vacant WBC women’s title to become undisputed again. What a night in fron of over 80,000 fans in one of the greatest scenes in the history of women's boxing.Also, heavyweight Dave Allen No Contest 1 Thomas Carty after Carty fell head first out of the ring to the floor! And, Welterweight Paddy Donovan TKO4 Tyrone McKenna too.Then they discuss Friday’s Matchroom Boxing DAZN/TNT card in Newark, N.J.Heavyweight Damian Knyba W12 Andy Ruiz Jr. with a debacle from the referee after Ruiz was down in the seventh and Knyba was the better fighter to upset Ruiz. The guys have more on Ruiz obviously suffering from age and inactivity.In the co-feature, middleweight Vito Mielnicki Jr. W10 Austin “Ammo” Williams to help his title contention hopes, but Lightweight Eridson Garcia stunned rising Alan Chaves over 10 rounds. Plus,lightweight Zaquin Moses TKO5 Angel Contreras. Next some newsIt's our obligatory Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua update on the newest nonsense / now, maybe it will be in the UK, and Eddie Hearn is accusing TKO of trying to talk directly to Joshua. Will this fight happen at all in November?Then, the WBO orders middleweight titlist Denzel Bentley to next fight mandatory challenger Yoenli Hernandez, messing up plans for a Bentley unification with Aaron McKenna that had been agreed to in recent days.And, per Hearn, super middleweight Diego Pacheco will have a Los Angeles hometown fight on Nov. 13 in the headliner of “The Fight” on DAZN and TNT. Opponent TBA.It's all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to this feed on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.

   September 07, 2026·1h 5min
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   Number 5: Andy Ruiz Returns, Katie Taylor Massive Farewell And Conor Benn Joins Us! | BFW Preview Podcast

   We are ready to go for the Labor Day holiday weekend with a former heavyweight champ in action in NJ, an Irish hero with a huge farewell fight looming and also, Conor Benn joins us too! All of this is on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and newsletter are back to give insight and analysis.First, they talk Friday night Matchroom’s “The Fight” card on DAZN/TNT/truTV in Newark, New JerseyAndy Ruiz Jr. vs. Damian Knyba, 12 rounds, heavyweight contender battle. Ruiz back from two years off and only three fights in the last six years. Will he have something in this one?Also, Vito Mielnicki Jr. vs. Austin “Ammo” Williams, 12 rounds, middleweights and Alan Chaves vs. Eridson Garcia, 10 rounds, WBO Latino lightweights Then, the Saturday Matchroom/DAZN card 80,00-seat sold-out Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland for Katie Taylor’s farewell fightTaylor vs. Flora Pili, for Taylor’s WBO/IBF/WBA and vacant WBC women’s junior welterweight title Next, Benn's interview, as he challenges Ryan Garcia for the WBC welterweight title on Sept. 12 (Paramount+) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Benn is emotional in this interview for the massive fight coming up. Then, some newsDo we need to do a Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua update? Probably, but there's nothing definite, at least as of Thursday night,.And, Emanuel Navarrete and O’Shaquie Foster met kickoff presser was Wednesday in San Antonio. for the three belt unified 130 lb fight. There are also some quality names on the undercard also announced.Raymond Muratalla has vacated the IBF lightweight title, informing the organization of his decision on Tuesday, Carl Moretti of Top Rank, Muratalla’s promoter, told Dan this week. Next, WBO featherweight titlist Rafael Espinoza is now being trained by Eddy Reynoso alongside Canelo Alvarez in San Diego. And, Espinoza plans to fight Oct. 31 in Riyadh on the Canelo-Mbilli card vs. mandatory challenger Lorenzo Parra.And, we wrap with Nostalgia! Hall of Famer Erik Morales celebrated his 50th birthday on Tuesday. All-time great won world titles in four divisions. Dan gives you more!Hear it all on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.

   September 04, 2026·1h 9min
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