A familiar fighter returns to the Las Vegas limelight, plus, some prominent fighters are in the news for the wrong reasons and we explain it all on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast."

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael are back aboard to go over everything.

They begin with:

A Recap of the Ohashi Promotions card on Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan
Yoshiki Takei TKO1 Yuttapong Tongdee and retains WBO bantamweight title.
Plus, Eduardo Nunez wins easily in 12 rounds over Masanori Rikiishi and wins the vacant IBF junior lightweight title. Dan has a lot on both
 
Next, a Preview of the PBC on Prime Video card Saturday night at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas
Caleb Plant returns against little known. Armando Resendiz, 12 rounds, for Plant’s WBA interim super middleweight title. More importantly is he's likely fighting Jermall Charlo next. Charlo first takes on. Thomas LaManna in a 10 rounds super middleweight bout. The boys discuss.

News
Jaime Munguia tested positive for foreign testosterone in his system in a VADA test related to his May 3rd rematch win over Bruno Surace. What's going to happen now and does Surace get the no-contest ruling?
  
Dan has more on his reporting on the supposed Aug. 16 Teofimo Lopez-Devin Haney agreed to bout, but fight falling apart over Lopez’s tweet storm in which he insulted Turki Alashikh. WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?!

Ryan Garcia undergoes right hand surgery, and the plans for Fall fight in limbo for now.

Top Rank July 26th card officially announced, Xander Zayas-Jorge Garcia for vacant WBO junior middleweight title & featherweight Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington vs. Mateus Heita for the vacant WBC interim title in the co-feature

Yudai Shigeoka, the former WBC strawweight titlist, posted to social media on Thursday to provide an update on older brother and former IBF strawweight titlist Ginjiro Shigeoka, including that he is breathing on his own.

Nostalgia
We encourage you to find our Youtube page for some thoughts on HOFer Johnny Tapia, a fan favorite, who died back on May 27, 2012 – 13 years ago on Tuesday.

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