We are back for the first time in August and ready to review the weekend action and also hear from one of the premiere fighters in the sport on the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast."
Host T.J. Rives is joined by insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter.
They begin with the:
Recap of Friday night in Caracas, Venezuela that was on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes
Junior flyweight Carlos Canizales kayoes Panya Pradabsri to win the WBC title in a mandatory immediate rematch. Canizales avenged a controversial decision loss in December in Thailand. The rematch was a wild shootout with both fighters down that was nonstop action. We discuss the bout and the future for Canizales.
Next is the recap of Saturday night’s Golden Boy DAZN card in Chicago
Junior welterweight Oscar Duarte defeats Kenneth Sims Jr. in a hotly contested WBA eliminator. We asses that fight and what's next for Duarte. In the co-feature it was a junior welterweight brawl between to aged/worn fighters in Regis Prograis and Joseph Diaz Jr. Prograis wins by decision but took punishment too. What's next for him. Also, rising heayweight prospect Joshua Edwards scored an easy TKO1 over Cayman Audie. Dan wonders how fast Edwards can rise?
Then, it's a one on one Terence Crawford interview with Big Dan
He challenges Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed super middleweight title on Sept.13. Hear how his preparation is going and more in this conversation.
Finally, some brief news
Matchroom and DAZN announce 4 September/October cards, mainly British oriented plus Eduard "Sugar" Nunez's 130 lb. title defense upcoming.
And, Queensberry Promotions is loading up on light heavys – signing top contender Josh Buatsi and European champion Bradley Rea on Friday. We go over the implications.
It's all part of the 'Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on this podcast feed on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!