With Claressa Shields’ win over Kaye Scott, she is now a middleweight titleholder again. 

The bigger story: the live gate. She is packing out the State Farm Arena, and the stars are out to watch her fight. In attendance were Floyd Mayweather, Terence Crawford, and Shakur Stevenson. Some of the greatest fighters of the era are treating Shields’ fights as major events. 

Boots
Haney
Ryan Garcia 
David Benavidez
Vergil Ortiz

That is it? So, let’s unpack this

The result, honestly predictable. Shields stops Scott. It was all but a given. It was her first stoppage since winning the heavyweight title from 

In the co-feature, middleweight Troy Isley defeated amateur rival Joseph Hicks. A lot of animosity that led to nothing. A sparring session.
Ashylynn Lozada got a win, and in the shocker of the night, Bernice Ferreira won the WBC junior lightweight title when Caroline Veyre was disqualified. 
Also, Teremoana Jnr stopped DeAndre Savage in Australia. Is he the next heavyweight, along with Moses Itauma?

Then this weekend: 
Rolando Romero puts his WBA welterweight title on the line against Teofimo Lopez. What are the storylines for this fight? Where is the buzz? What is going on?

The undercard:

Middleweight Yoenli Hernandez will face Francisco Daniel Veron, WBA interim junior featherweight titleholder Victor Santillan will face Gary Antonio Russell, and BoxingScene’s 2025 Prospect of the Year Carlos Utria will face Israel Mercado. 
Undercard notables: the PBC debut of Marco Romero, with Ben Johnson and Jordon Roach returning.

Want to feel old? TikTok will have a fight card. 

Amanda Serrano looks to break Christy Martin’s KO record when she faces Lucrecia Manzur…stopped twice before. 
Lightweight Jahmal Harvey will be in action. Notable bouts: Avious Griffin versus Jackson Marinez, Mayelii Flores is a fun fighter, Lupita Medina vs. Brook Sibrian, and “Right Hook” Roxy Verduzco will be in action.

In the U.K., George Liddard will headline another DAZN card. He faces Dario Morello. Liddard is never the point of taking a real fight. Speaking of that, Jimmy Sains will face Tom Cowling in a way too fun bout. 

Jimmy Sains vs. Tom Cowling, 12 rounds, for the vacant Commonwealth middleweight title, and women’s featherweight Tiah Mai Ayton will face Ellie Hellewell.

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
15:35 Fighter's Health
19:00 Salita Undercard
22:10 Rolly Romero-Teofimo Lopez preview
26:10 Undercard
29:24 MVP
33:10 Teremoana Jr

The Thursday show is back. 

This week, Lukie and Dave talk about the middleweight division. Is it back? Is it the worst it has ever been? We hear a lot of opinions, not all of them positive. Let's get to the bottom of this. 

In this episode, Lukie and Dakota talk about the career of Claressa Shields. Shields is, on paper, the most decorated women's boxer ever – two Olympic gold medals, multi-division undisputed champion – you name it, she has done it. Yet, in her match-up with Kaye Scott, there is still a subtle tone of indifference. Shields fought for the past couple of years at light heavyweight and heavyweight partially as a marketing ploy and partially out of a weight class she could enjoy life at. Now, she is going back down to middleweight, where she has had a ton of success, to face Scott. 

We talk about her career and what is at stake. 

On the undercard: junior welterweight Ernesto "Tito" Mercado faces Emmanuel Tagoe, women's WBC junior lightweight titleholder Caroline Veyre faces Bernice Ferreira, middleweight Troy Isley faces amateur rival Joseph Hicks, women's light heavyweight Danielle Perkins faces Olivia Curry, and Light heavyweight Atif Oberlton will be featured on the card. The sneaky good bout of the night is super middleweight  Da'Velle Smith, who will be in a "step your game up fight" against Hakim Lopez, the brother of Najee Lopez. 

Then, we recap this past week. 

The big news is that we have an IBF middleweight champion: Aaron McKenna. What does this mean for the division, and what does this mean for Zuffa Boxing? The undercard was alright, with Callum  Walsh winning an ugly fight against Tyler Denny. 

On ESPN, Dina Thorslund outclassed Cherneka Johnson to become the bantamweight undisputed champion, and probably secure her spot as a Hall of Fame boxer. In the co-main event, Tamm Thibeault defeated Desley Robinson to become a unified middleweight champion in five fights. Amanda Galle also defeated Shurretta Metcalf on the main card. 

We will also briefly touch on the regional bout that saw Callum Simpson avenge his lone career loss to Troy Williamson.

Timestamps
0:00 Intro

0:16 Claressa Shields

14:00 Tamm vs Claressa Shields

20:00 Salita undercard

25:00 Aaron McKenna 

30:00 Dina Thorslund

38:50 Callum Simpson

43:00 George Foreman 

In this episode, Dakota and Lukie talk about William Zepeda's impressive win over Lamont Roach Jr to win the vacant WBC lightweight title. Also, Raymond Muratalla made his final IBF lightweight title defense. We saw Raul Curiel win a debatable and uninspired performance against Quinton Randall, and Charles Conwell stopped Paul Kroll to start the TV card. Notable on the undercard, recent Golden Boy signee 17-year-old Dylan Capetillo, the son of trainer Jorge Capetillo, was knocked out in the third round by Juan Carlos Becerril. Both hit the deck. 

Also, Fight of the Year alert: Mark Chamberlain stopped Pierce O'Leary in a great fight. 

Then, we talk about the Keyshawn Davis news. Davis went to a purse bid with WBO welterweight champion Devin Haney, but appears to be going in a different direction. What is next for both?

Then, this week. 

Cherneka Johnson will face  Dina Thorslund in a main event bout on ESPN for MVP's card that features the undisputed bantamweight champion, Johnson, against the dominant Thorslund. The co-feature will see Desley Robinson, the unified women's middleweight champion, challenging Tamm Thibeault. Also, notable, Shurretta Metcalf faces Amanda Galle. 

On DAZN, Troy Williamson will rematch Callum Simpson after defeating him last year; the co-feature will see light heavyweight Gradus Kraus against Sean Hemphill.

Zuffa Boxing will have a card in Ireland. The main event will be Aaron McKenna vs. Etinosa Oliha. The bout as of now is for the vacant IBF middleweight title. In the co-feature, Callum Walsh will have his toughest test to date facing Tyler Denny.

Timestamps
0:00 William Zepeda-Lamont 
10:50 Raymond Muratalla
17:42 Quinton Randall-Raul Curiel
21:30 Charles Conwell
25:30 Dylan Capetillo
29:15 Mark Chamberlain vs Pierce O’Leary 
36:10 Boxing on TV
39:00 Keyshawn Davis-Devin Haney
46:00 MVP card 
53:00 Aaron McKenna, Zuffa Boxing card
59:30 Troy Williamson-Callum Simpson 

In this video, Lukie and  ⁨@ShoeShineBoxing⁩ talk about Errol Spence's loss to Tim Tszyu and how aging is undefeated in boxing. Also, Lukie shares memories of Mikey Garcia's training camp for Spence, which he was a part of. 


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Where did our heroes go? 

This week we saw Anthony Joshua survive two knockdowns to beat Kristian Prenga, and Tim Tszyu defeat Errol Spence Jr in a sad summer pay-per-view. Spence retired after the main event, and Joshua will move into a fight with Tyson Fury, who also fought this weekend (and also looked awful). 

We talk about Stephen Fulton, the "Cool Boy," missing weight and getting his fight canceled against Liam Wilson, as cool people do. Hamzah Sheeraz looked mid against Simon Zachenhuber. Sheeraz won a vacant title, but are we starting to wonder about his potential and clear favoritism toward his career?  Also, Josh Kelly got his nose busted up, winning a 12-round decision over Caoimhin Agyarko. 

This week, we have one major card. DAZN in partnership with TNT Sports will return with a lightweight bout between Lamont Roach Jr and William Zepeda. In the co-feature,  Raymond Muratalla will make the first defense of his IBF lightweight title against Robson Conceicao. Other notable bouts include welterweight Raul Curiel versus Quinton Randall, junior middleweight Charles Conwell versus Paul Kroll, and middleweight Fabian Guzman versus Aaron Coley. Joel Iriarte and Dylan Capetillo are prospects featured on this card as well.

0:00 Intro

1:07 Josh Kelly

5:30 Hamzah Sheeraz

9:45 Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury

22:20 Tim Tszyu vs Errol Spence

34:34 Lamont Roach Jr-William Zepeda

41:00 Undercard

In this podcast, Lukie and Dakota talk about Stephen Fulton Jr missing weight again and his fight with Liam Wilson being off. Also, who has less left, Tim Tszyu, Anthony Joshua, or Errol Spence Jr? We will know on Sunday. All three will appear on pay-per-view; in total, the weekend will have two PPVs, causing the consumer to spend over $100 to watch everything.

A middleweight bout Saturday evening will pit Tszyu versus Spence, while earlier in the day, Joshua will face Kristian Prenga. We also briefly talk about Edgar Berlanga versus Steven Butler, and Richardson Hitchins' Zuffa debut

In this video, Lukie is joined by  @TUSCPod to give his opinions and takes on the big pay-per-view fight from Australia. 

Topics discussed include: The storylines for Errol Spence Jr vs. Tim Tszyu, Stephen Fulton Jr vs Liam Wilson, Max McIntyre, Callum Peters, Jai Opetaia, and Paulo Aokuso. 

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:50 Thoughts on Tszyu
11:30 Thoughts on Spence
16:35 Derrick James
21:33 Jermall Charlo off
22:32 Stephen Fulton vs Liam Wilson
28:02 Max McIntyre
29:20 Callum Peters
31:07 Jai Opetaia
32:30 final thoughts


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In this episode, Lukie and (Jason) Lagendorf talk about the return of Errol Spence Jr., who faces Tim Tszyu in Australia on pay-per-view. Three years ago, this would have been massive; now it just is what it is. A solid fight, but a lot of lingering “What ifs?” 

Does Spence still have it? (He hasn’t fought since the Terence Crawford fight)

Can Tszyu absorb punishment from a high-level fighter? 

The answers we don’t know.

An undercard bout with Jermall Charlo is now off, as he couldn’t obtain a visa. Stephen Fulton’s official lightweight debut against Liam Wilson will serve as the co-feature, with Australian talent rounding out the rest of the card. 

Then, we have two high-profile names back in action.

Tyson Fury will fight Mariusz Wach in Thailand. As of now, I don’t think they have announced how to watch it. Also, on pay-per-view, Anthony Joshua is facing Kristian Prenga. Is it safe to say Joshua is in the unserious part of his career? The pay-per-view card is shockingly thin. WBO super middleweight champ Hamzah Sheeraz will face Simon Zachenhuber. Zachenhuber lost to Pawel August on the previous Fury fight card, but August is buried on the undercard facing Jacob Bank, the man who stopped William Scull. Make it make sense. IBF welterweight champ Josh Kelly returns against Caoimhin Agyarko, which is a good fight, and Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist Oleksandr Khyzhniak will fight. He is more Serhii Bohachuk than he is Lomachenko. Nishant Dev is always a nice treat to see on a card as well. 

Also, on Sunday at Zuffa Boxing, Edgar Berlanga will make his promotional debut against Steven Butler. Richardson Hitchins will face Ricardo Salas, not an easy debut, and middleweight Sergiy Derevyanchenko will open the main telecast against Jalil Hackett. The undercard is solid with Otto Wallin facing Vladyslav Sirenko, and the promotional debut of Dominique Francis. A good 50-50 fight between Arnold Gonzalez and Emiliano Moreno, and as always, featherweight Troy Nash Jr is must-see TV as he faces unbeaten Ethan Perez.

This week, we saw Diego Pacheco stop Immanuwel Aleem. Now, we ask more questions… For my mailbag, I was asked if Pacheco looked different than when he fought Trevor McCumby. Lazily, I will ask Dakota. Buddy McGirt now trains Pacheco; did we see a difference? People seem divided on Pacheco – can we make sense of it all?

Also on the undercard, Andy Cruz stopped Abraham Montoya in three rounds and appears headed to the junior lightweight division. Featherweight Albert Gonzalez stopped Aaron Alameda in two rounds. WOW! Also, Bruno Rios and Saul Sanchez had a classic that might get forgotten. 

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Timestamps

0:00 intro and thoughts on The Good Fight

11:15 Too many pay-per-views ( Joshua and Spence vs. Tszyu)

17:35 Spence vs. Tszyu

30:32 Joshua and Tyson Fury fight previews

37:24 Why I am mad for Pawel August 

46:40 Thoughts on Diego Pacheco

59:50 Bruno Rios vs. Saul Sanchez 

01:03:50 Zuffa Boxing thoughts

01:20:08 Andy Ruiz releases a rap song

In this episode, Lukie and Dakota start with the news. 

Four-division titleholder Shakur Stevenson signed with Zuffa Boxing. With rumors that Oleksandr Usyk and Devin Haney may sign with Zuffa, is the takeover imminent? What are the guys' thoughts on this? 

Then, we shift to PBC announcing a deal with DAZN, which would have seemed unheard of before this year. Is this a direct response to Zuffa Boxing? They announced a few fights (without official fight dates), but in August WBA welterweight champ Rolando Romero will face Teofimo Lopez. The guys give early thoughts on this fight.

The guys recap a very light week of boxing. Murat Gassiev stopped late-sub Peter Kadiru in six rounds. Kadiru filled in for Gassiev's original opponent, 2016 French Olympic gold medalist Tony Yoka, but was outgunned. Also, Artem Suslenkov stopped former contender Joe Joyce in what should be Joyce's last pro fight. The ending was very sad. 

Then, we look ahead. 

Another light week of boxing.

Super middleweight Diego Pacheco faces Immanuwel Aleem. It is a DAZN main event bout, and the return of boxing to the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Lightweight Andy Cruz will face Abraham Montoya, after his original opponent, Albert Bell, fought Abdullah Mason on short notice earlier this month. Middleweight Frank Espinoza and lightweight Sammy Contreras Jr are notable prospects to watch, but a good 50-50 fight to watch for is Saul Sanchez vs. unbeaten Bruno Rios. Heavyweight Leo Atang is someone I keep wondering just how good he is, too. 

In the U.K., welterweight Harlem Eubank is in tough against David Papot, and on ProBox TV an assortment of fights including Bryan Flores vs. Jonathan Navarro, junior middleweight Kevin Anton vs. Vladimir Hernandez, and Charly Suarez vs. Manuel "Tino" Avila.

Timestamps:
0:00 Shakur to Zuffa Boxing
12:03 PBC to DAZN
20:55 Teofimo Lopez vs Rolando Romero
29:30 Joe Joyce, Murat Gassiev
40:00 Diego Pacheco returns
46:40 undercard
56:37 Other stuff