Ring Tones

Episode 5: Featherweight prospect Adam "Blunose" Lopez joins the pod to talk about his near-upset of Oscar Valdez, receiving trainer training from Buddy McGirt and the financial realities of the sport even just below the highest levels.

Episode 4: Irish amateur boxing icon and current featherweight pro Mick Conlan joins the pod to talk about coming up the hard way in Belfast, his plans for a future atop the sport and Saturday's fight against former Olympic nemesis Vladimir Nikitin.

Episode 3: Junior lightweight titlist Andrew Cancio joins the pod to discuss his path through boxing, the inspiration behind his return from a brief retirement and defending his belt against Rene Alvarado in Saturday's rematch in Indio, California.

Episode 2: Award-winning author, journalist and investigator Shaun Assael joins the pod to discuss "Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston," a documentary developed from his book "The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin and Heavyweights." Immerse yourself in latter-day Las Vegas, learn how the infamous heavyweight champ shuttled between two worlds and delve into the craft of storytelling.

In our first episode, a conversation with Hall of Fame fighter and prolific trainer Buddy McGirt starts in Canastota, N.Y., winds back to a childhood spent on Long Island and eventually arrives where most things in boxing land: Las Vegas. McGirt trains light heavyweight titlist Sergey Kovalev, who, at the time of this interview, was days away from fighting Canelo Alvarez in his debut at 175 pounds.