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Matt and EzRaw discuss the latest in boxing news including:

Salute to Neno, who passed away this week at 29.

News and Notes

• Domestic violence case against Gervonta Davis dismissed.
• Fundora: Sebastian Fundora vs. Keith Thurman reportedly being finalized for October.
• Vergil: Vergil Ortiz vs. Erickson Lubin is reportedly in the works for October, Xander Zayas sent offer for December.
• Spence & Charlo: Errol Spence Jr. and Jermell Charlo featured in the PBC 154 graphic.
• Murtazaliev: Bakhram Murtazaliev may lose Erickson Lubin as an opponent.
• Boots: Jaron “Boots” Ennis will face Uisma Lima in a WBA title eliminator.
• Lamont Roach doubts Tank rematch happens, eyeing Shakur Stevenson.
• Oleksandr Usyk seeks injury extension for Joseph Parker fight.
• “Kid Austin” Floyd Schofield reportedly set to headline a DAZN card in November.

EZ Money Parlay of the Day, EzRaw Report Card, EzRaw Breakdown

• EzRaw Report Card & EzRaw Breakdown
  • Moses Itauma vs. Dillian Whyte full card preview
• Ezra’s Raw Hard Cash
• Mike's EZ money
• Matt’s Best Bet.

Rumore Report

• Reading the tea leaves

Booking the Damn Territory

• Reading the tea leaves

Quick Hits

• Gary Antonio Russell vs. Ramon Cardenas is reportedly set for Texas in November.
• Ricardo Sandoval-Galal Yafai title consolidation bout ordered by WBC.
• Liam Paro vs. David Papot in September for IBF welterweight eliminator.
• What’s going on with Michael Hunter?

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Hosts: Matt, and EzRaw

Social: Mike

Producer: Huey

Matt and EzRaw discuss the latest in boxing news including:

Japanese super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari has passed following his injuries sustained in an August bout against Yamato Hata. Brunch Boxing would like to extend our condolences to his family, friends and community.

News and Notes

• BackGate: Dmitry Bivol says that he’s had back surgery and will be out for 6-8 weeks.
• Former undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev will face Deon Nicholson on November 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Victor Conte says Terence Crawford is not on PEDs.
• Boots vs. Vergil Saga: Jaron “Boots” Ennis claims that he’s reached an agreement to face Vergil Ortiz in January or February. Ortiz doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
• Manny Pacquiao has announced that he will be back in the ring in December. Some names floating out there are Gervonta Davis, Rolly Romero and Mario Barrios. Pacquiao has also expressed interest in a rematch with Floyd Mayweather.
• Huge Martinez-Mbilli Clash Being Finalized for Canelo-Crawford Event. The Battle of the Big Babies is Reportedly Off.
• Charles Conwell is scheduled to return to the ring on an October card headlined by Vergil Ortiz. Targeted dates are October 18 or October 25.
• Ezra explains why he says that Canelo Alvarez beat Gennady Golovkin in their first bout.
• EzRight: Gary Russell Jr. vs. Lamont Roach Jr.

EZ Money Parlay of the Day, EzRaw Report Card, EzRaw Breakdown

• EzRaw Report Card & EzRaw Breakdown
  • 09/05 - Jordan White vs. Rene Tellez Giron, Sulaiman Segawa vs. Bryan Acosta, Jonhatan Cardoso vs. Luis Torres Valenzuela, Francois Scarboro Jr. vs. D'Angelo Keyes, Travon Marshall vs. Damoni Cato-Cain
  • Joshua Buatsi vs Zach Parker, Brad Rea vs Lyndon Arthur & Daniel Lapin vs Troy Jones
• Ezra’s Raw Hard Cash
• Mike's EZ money
• Matt’s Best Bet.

Booking the Damn Territory

• PBC vs. Golden Boy 4 v. 4

Quick Hits

• BBC Sport and BOXXER announce a new broadcast deal.
• MVP releases Ashton Sylve. Any thoughts? - Oscar Valdez Returns Home For Comeback Bout on 09/06.
• Former WBA Welterweight Champion Eimantas Stanionis is scheduled to return to the ring on September 27 in his native Lithuania.
• Gary Antonio Russell is scheduled return to the ring against Dervin Rodriguez on the August 15 ProBox TV event
• Katie Taylor vs. Chantelle Cameron trilogy clash ordered by WBC.
• Sadam Ali and Richard Commey Return to Boxing.

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Hosts: Matt, and EzRaw

Social: Mike

Producer: Huey

Matt and EzRaw discuss the latest in boxing news including:

News and Notes

• The team for Gervonta “Tank” Davis has confirmed that any reports of Davis retiring is unequivocally false.
• Former WBO Lightweight Champion Keyshawn Davis says he’s damn near retired in his most recent social media live stream.
• Xander Zayas and Vergil Ortiz exchange verbal punches on social media.
• David Morrell is expected to make changes to his corner for his next bout.
• Subriel Matias and Dalton Smith are finalizing their junior welterweight bout.
• The WBC has extended the deadline for Carlos Adames to work out a deal with Janibek Alimkhanuly on a unification bout.
• The undisputed heavyweight title bout between Claressa Shields and Lani Daniels generated nearly a $1.5M at the gate. Shields is now a free agent.
• The death of BOXXER: BOXXER loses Joshua Buatsi and looks like they are going under.
• Top Rank on ESPN ratings for the year.

EZ Money Parlay of the Day, EzRaw Report Card, EzRaw Breakdown

• EzRaw Report Card & EzRaw Breakdown
  • Kenneth Sims Jr. vs. Oscar Duarte full card
  • Yoenis Tellez vs. Abass Baraou, Yankiel Rivera vs. Angelino Cordova, Jamaine Ortiz vs. Steve Claggett, Lucas Bahdi vs. Roger Gutierrez, Stephanie Han vs. Paulina Angel, Jasmine Artiga vs. Linn Sandstrom, Natalie Dove vs. Randee Lynn Morales
  • Matchroom schedule rollout
  • Summerslam preview
  • Rolly Romero vs. Ryan Garcia
• Ezra’s Raw Hard Cash
• Mike's EZ money
• Matt’s Best Bet.

Quick Hits

• Daigo Higa has retired from the sport of boxing.
• This morning, Carlos Canizales defeated Panya Pradabsri in their rematch to win a junior flyweight title.
• Chordale Booker Eyes Spence, Thurman and Kelly After Comeback Bout.
• Lawrence Okolie has a ruptured tendon in his shoulder and will be out indefinitely, according to the WBC.
• Denzel Bentley and Endry Saavedra have reached an agreement for their WBO Middleweight elimination bout.
• MVP re-signs Lucas Badhi.
• MVP bolsters its women’s roster by signing more women, including Terri Harper.
• Janelson Bocachica has tested positive for a banned substance in his October 2024 bout with Quinton Randall. Do we care?

Booking the Damn Territory

• Brunch Boxing Men’s and Women’s Top 10 Pound For Pound List.

#MrOneTake's One Take

• Turki Alalshikh is killing the sport of boxing

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Hosts: Matt, and EzRaw

Social: Mike

Producer: Huey

Matt and EzRaw discuss the latest in boxing news including:

News and Notes

• End of an era: Top Rank and ESPN part ways.
• Sampson Lewkowicz on Bivol-Benavidez: Bivol Won’t Take The Fight.
• Keith Thurman is looking for smoke from the biggest names at 154.
• Terence “Bud” Crawford has officially been named the WBO Super Middleweight Mandatory Challenger to Canelo Alvarez.
• Top Rank wants to re-sign Shakur Stevenson.
• Shakur Stevenson wants to fight Teofimo Lopez next
• Rolly Romero vs. Ryan Garcia rematch reportedly in advanced talks.
• PartyGate: Daniel Dubois had a pre-fight party before his bout with Oleksandr Usyk.
• The WBO has ordered a bout between Oleksandr Usyk and Joseph Parker.
• The WBO is ordering a bout between interim light heavyweight champion Callum Smith and David Morrell.
• WBC President wants to pit Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Christian Mbilli to determine challenger for Canelo's 168-pound belt..
• Jaron “Boots” Ennis has signed a multiyear deal with Matchroom Boxing to remain with the company.
• The WBA tried to sneak Gloria Martinez Rizzo past the public and into a championship fight.

Booking the Damn Territory

• Building the September 20 PBC Event,
• Rebuilding Top Rank

EZ Money Parlay of the Day, EzRaw Report Card, EzRaw Breakdown

• EzRaw Report Card & EzRaw Breakdown
  • Xander Zayas vs. Jorge Garcia, Bruce Carrington vs. Mateus Heita, Emiliano Fernando Vargas vs. Alexander Espinoza
  • Claressa Shields vs. Lani Daniels, Tony Harrison’s return, Pryce Taylor vs. Robert Simms
• Ezra’s Raw Hard Cash
• Mike's EZ money
• Matt’s Best Bet.

Rumor Report

• Changes coming to ProBox?

Quick Hits

• Demetrius Andrade wants to fight Hamzah Sheeraz.
• Josh Taylor has retired from the sport of boxing.
• Regis Prograis-Joseph Diaz Jr. added to Sims-Duarte card as co-feature August 2 in Chicago.

#MrOneTake's One Take

• The Muhammad Ali Act is under attack.

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Hosts: Matt, and EzRaw

Social: Mike

Producer: Huey

In an exclusive interview with Brunch Boxing, boxing’s newest voice Justin Goossen-Brown joins the program to discuss his boxing commentary debut, being part of the famed Goossen-Brown family, his baseball career, and what’s next in his career.

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Hosts: Matt,

Special Guest: Justin Goossen-Brown

Social: Mike

Producer: Huey

Brunch Boxing is joined by a panel of guests to discuss the aftermath of Oleksandr Usyk's knockout in the rematch against Daniel DuBois, Jesse 'Bam"" Rodriguez's one-sided vicotry over Phumelele Cafu, and the aftermath of the PBC on Amazon Prime PPV card where Manny Pacquiao and Mario barrios fought to a majority draw in the main event.

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Hosts: Matt,

Social: Mike

Producer: Huey

Matt and EzRaw discuss the latest in boxing news including:

News and Notes

• Fight Week:
  • Mario Barrios vs. Manny Pacquiao
  • Sebastian Fundora vs. Tim Tszyu II
  • Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz vs. Omar Salcido
  • Brandon Figueroa vs. Joet Gonzalez
  • Gary Russell Jr. vs. Hugo Castaneda
  • Mark Magsayo vs. Jorge Mata Cuellar
  • David Picasso vs. Kyonosuke Kameda
  • Eumir Marcial, Jursly Vargas, Joseph Brown in separate bouts: Who is the best prospect on the off-tv bouts?
• Brian Norman Jr. vs. Devin Haney drama over drug testing.
• Eddie Hearn says that Jaron Ennis and Vergil Ortiz has reached an agreement to fight at the end of the year or early 2026. Vergil Ortiz Sr. says it’s a lie.
• Riyadh Season and Ring Magazine cards will NOT be free for all DAZN subscribers, as Turki Alalshikh previously said. Instead, DAZN will offer an in-app monthly subscription called The Ring Pass. Fans will need both to watch the content.
• Eddie Hearn on boxing PPV: “We will be running PPV events… For me, PPV is definitely not dead, but it should be limited to the mega fights.”
• The WBC wants Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Christian Mbilli next.
• Carlos Adames and Janibek Alimkhanuly. Should we move on from these two guys?
• Bakhram Murtazaliev and Erickson Lubin are in talks for an early fall bout. The bout is expected to land on a PBC event.

EZ Money Parlay of the Day, EzRaw Report Card, EzRaw Breakdown

• EzRaw Report Card & EzRaw Breakdown
  • Pacquiao-Barrios event
  • Usyk-Dubois event
  • Bam-Cafu event
• Ezra’s Raw Hard Cash
• Mike's EZ money
• Matt’s Best Bet.

Rumor Report

• What’s the absolute latest with Tank and his August event?
• Top Rank out indefinitely?

Fabulous After 40

• The Biggest Boxing Achievements by a Fighter 40-Plus

Quick Hits

• Oscar Valdez has reunited with former trainer Manny Robles, and will no longer train with Eddy Reynoso.
• Curmel Moton tells Brunch Boxing he expects to return to the ring in September.
• Blair “The Flair” Cobbs is a free agent, Cobbs tells Brunch Boxing in an exclusive interview.
• Ramon Cardenas will return to the ring in December, his promoter Sampson Lewkowicz tells Brunch Boxing.
• Pryce Taylor interview.

#MrOneTake's One Take

• Taking women’s boxing to the next level.

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Hosts: Matt, and EzRaw

Social: Mike

Producer: Huey

Former WBC Light MIddleweight Champion "Super bad" Tony Harrison joins Brunch Boxing to discuss his upcoming bout on July 26th, his upbringing in the sport, and what he has planned for the future.

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Hosts: Matt,

Special Guest: Tony Harrison

Social: Mike

Producer: Huey

American heavyweight prospect Pryce Taylor joins Brunch Boxing to discuss his upcoming bout against Robert Simms, the heavyweight boxing landscape, coming up in Brooklyn, and a potential fight with Deontay Wilder.

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Hosts: Matt,

Special Guest: Pryce Taylor

Social: Mike

Producer: Huey

Brunch Boxing is joined by a panel of guests to discuss the aftermath of Hamzah Sheeraz and

Shakur Stevenson's decisive wins on the Ring III card from Queens, NY.

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Hosts: Matt,

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Producer: Huey