We are back and ready for an intriguing PPV card in San Antonio, TX and have some interesting fight news and Boxing Hall of Fame new members, too, on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview" podcast.

Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and newsletter and they're ready to go over it all.

They begin with the preview of Saturday's PBC on Prime Video PPV in San Antonio
Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz vs. Lamont Roach Jr.,  for Cruz’s WBC interim junior welterweight title. In the co-featured O’Shaquie Foster vs. Stephen Fulton, for Foster’s WBC junior lightweight title.
Also, Erislandy Lara vs. Johan Gonzalez, for Lara’s WBA middleweight title, as Janibek is out of the fight due to a positive PED test. And, Jesus Ramos vs. Shane Mosley Jr., for the vacant WBC interim middleweight title.

Also, the free prelims on Prime video
Frank Martin vs. Rances Barthelemy, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
Isaac Lucero vs. Roberto Valenzuela Jr., 10 rounds, junior middleweights
Luis Nunez vs. Hector Sosa, 10 rounds, featherweights 

Then, they preview Tasman Fighters main event on Saturday in Broadbeach, Australia (UFC Fight Pass in the US with card start at 2 a.m. ET)
Jai Opetaia vs. Huseyin Cinkara, 12 rounds, for Opetaia’s lineal/IBF cruiserweight title. He's a tremendous punching champ looking for another big KO.
 
Then some News: 

Thammanoon Niyomtrong wins in 12 rounds over Junior Zarate to win the vacant WBC junior flyweight title on Thursday at the Imperial Queens Park Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. This was part of the WBC convention.

Also, from the convention the WBC strips Terence Crawford of super middleweight title and Crawford goes off in IG video! The boys discuss both sides of this.

More stuff from the convention on mandatories/eliminators orders – Oleksandr Usyk wants to fight Deontay Wilder, and more, Conor Benn made welter mandatory by the organization. What. Are. We. Doing. Here?

Next, the International Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2026 announced, including GGG, Antonio Tarver and Nigel Benn. Dan has thoughts

Teofimo Lopez-Shakur Stevenson official for Jan. 31 in NY, with a presser coming on Wednesday.

And, heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. notified the IBF in writing that he has accepted a position in a final title eliminator against Frank Sanchez to produce the organization’s mandatory challenger.

It's all part of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview" podcast and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!!