Brian Campbell and Rafe Bartholomew recap the weekend that was in boxing, including David Benavidez losing his super middleweight title on the scale and the WBC ordering Canelo Alvarez to fight for the vacant title. The guys also preview a loaded weekend of fights from Dillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin and Shawn Porter's PBC return to Aleider Alvarez-Joe Smith Jr. and Sergio Martinez's retirement comeback. Also, Top Rank middleweight Clay Collard relives his wild transition from UFC castoff to upset-minded boxing middleweight entering his return.

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