In this show, we talk about Brandon Figueroa becoming the WBA featherweight world champion, stopping Nick Ball. A lot to unpack, for starters, the result. We then move on to the details. Where does Brandon Figueroa fit in amongst featherweight and Nick Ball's title run, opposition, and how will he do on the road? 

A few other talking points – British telecasts. We need to have a conversation.

Jack Turner is a solid prospect. 

Andrew Cain was in a good fight, but the end ruined it...

Also, for the most hardcore of hardcore...Christian Medina made the first defense of his WBO bantamweight title, and a "WAY TOO FUN" fight with featherweight Alberto Mora and Jose Amaro. 

We finish the show talking about next week's boxing. 

We start with Zuffa Boxing, and the main event is Efe Ajagba vs. Charles Martin.

Ryosuke Nishida will return after losing his title to Junto Nakatani. 

Also on Tuesday, Salita Promotions will hold an event with Joshua Pagan-Bryan Jimenez and a title fight between Caroline Veyre-Delfine Persoon.

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Boxing Hall of Famer Al Bernstein joins the show as he helps guide us through the following topics. Shakur Stevenson wins over Teofimo Lopez, and what does this mean for Stevenson? Is Stevenson the new Floyd Mayweather or the new Thelonious Monk? This is followed by a discussion about Keyshawn Davis being the first fighter to stop Jamaine Ortiz, and featherweight Bruce Carrington winning the vacant WBC featherweight title over Carlos Castro. 
We then jump to Xander Zayas, at 23-years-old, who becomes a unified junior middleweight beltholder defeating Abass Baraou. Is Zayas now underrated? 
Also, a discussion about Josh Kelly winning the IBF junior middleweight title against Bakram Murtazaliev.
We finish the show by previewing WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball facing Brandon Figueroa.

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:30 Shakur Stevenson
8:36 Keyshawn Davis
14:32 Bruce Carrington
18:25 Xander Zayas
27:20 Josh Kelly with a big upset
34:00 Nick Ball-Brandon Figueroa fight preview

In this episode, Lukie is joined by Andrew Tokley (http://www.x.com/ATokkers5), who is a host of  ⁨@ChampionshipRndsPodcast⁩ . 

In this podcast, we talk about the best story, fighter, fight, knockout, contender, prospect, and round of the month. 

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In this video, Lukie previews WBA featherweight world champion Nick Ball facing Brandon Figueroa. 

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In this episode, Lukie is joined by his dear friend Stacks, Anthony Saldaña, a podcast host and contributor to Supreme Boxing. 

We start with our thoughts on Zuffa Boxing. Lukie praises Julian Rodriguez, Omar Trinidad, Robert Meriwether, and Troy Nash Jr, while they talk about the good and bad of the first event. 

This is followed by a conversation around Raymond Muratalla defeating Andy Cruz to retain his IBF lightweight title. How big was the win, and what kind of statement did Muratalla make? 

We briefly touch on the undercard, Khalil Coe missed weight and won a sleepy and debatable decision over Jesse Hart. Also, 2024 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist Omari Jones had a good showing. 

Then, this week...

We have two big cards.

Shakur Stevenson will face the WBO junior welterweight titleholder Teofimo Lopez. What are the stories at play for this fight, and is the snowstorm going to be a hidden story of this fight card? Other notable fights on this pay-per-view are: the junior welterweight debut of Keyshawn Davis against Jamaine Ortiz, WBC middleweight champ Carlos Adames versus Austin "Ammo" Williams and Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller facing Kingsley Ibeh. 

On Top Rank Classics FAST channels, WBO junior middleweight Xander Zayas will face the WBA titleholder Abass Baraou in a unification bout in Puerto Rico. How will Zayas look in his homecoming bout in Puerto Rico? Is Baraou underrated or overrated after his Yoenis Tellez win? Undercard notables are the 154lbs debut of  Giovani Santillan and welterweight Rohan Polanco. 

Zuffa Boxing will return on Sunday. The card will feature Jose "Rayo" Valenzuela versus Diego Torres, Serhii Bohachuk vs Radzhab Butaev, and a light heavyweight contender bout between Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs. Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic. 

0:00 Intro meet Zack
1:00 Zuffa Boxing
14:30 Jai Opetaia 
18:08 Raymond Muratalla 
26:20 Undercard
35:00 Shakur-Teofimo
41:00 undercard
49:50 Xander Zayas-Abass Baraou
55:00 Zuffa Boxing 02


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A major week of boxing and this podcast will give you a brief preview. 

A meaningful match as WBO junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez puts his title on the line against Shakur Stevenson. Stevenson is looking to become a four-division champion. Also, WBO junior middleweight champion Xander Zayas will face Abass Baraou in a competitive bout, and the return of IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev will face Josh Kelly. 

What a week. 

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In this podcast, I preview the IBF lightweight title fight between champion Raymond Muratalla versus Andy Cruz, while talking about the start of Zuffa Boxing. 

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In this show, we talk about the odd week Golden Boy Promotions had. 

From losing two fights on Friday night's card to the drama between star-fighter Vergil Ortiz and the promotional entity, what is the future of the company? 

We also talk about the action from last night with Abraham Gonzalez of FightsATW.com, who was there live. Raul Curiel defeated Jordan Panthen in a middleweight catchweight bout, Jorge Chavez outpointed "Gucci" Manny Flores in their rematch, plus observations about the undercard. 

We also talk about Nikita Tszyu-Michael Zerafa and the odd ending to that fight. 

Then, we move to this week. 

It is the start of Zuffa Boxing on Paramount Plus. 

The fight card as of now will feature junior middleweight Callum Walsh vs Carlos Ocampo, Mexican Olympian Misael Rodriguez-Austin Deanda, and Julian Rodriguez-Cain Sandoval. 

We preview the match-ups and we talk about what we expect from the production. 

That same night on DAZN, a very good bout between, Jose Tito Sanchez and Jesus Ramirez Rubio will take place at featherweight. 

Then, the card Lukie can't wait to see: IBF beltholder Raymond Muratalla faces Andy Cruz. It could be for who is the best in the division, given the uncertain framework of the future of the division. 

Other notables include the return of Israil Madrimov at middleweight, Khalil Coe vs Jesse Hart, which is a great bout, and 2024 U.S. Olympic Bronze medalist Omari Jones. Super middleweight Ronny Alvarez is a fighter to monitor on this card as well.



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In this episode, we are joined by boxing legend Raul Marquez in the first half to talk #SmithMatias and Zach of ⁨@TUSCPod⁩ to breakdown Nikita Tszyu vs Michael Zerafa, and #RochaCuriel2

Dalton Smith shocked the world and knocked out the boogeyman, WBC junior welterweight champion Subriel Matias. 

One crushing right hand sent Matias to the canvas, and changed both fighters' trajectories for their career. 

In this show, we will have multiple guests as Dakota takes some time away from the show, as we unpack the biggest event in boxing this year so far. 

Other topics discussed: Can Emmanuel Rodriguez become a three-time bantamweight world champion after beating Fernando Diaz, coming off a layoff? Bantamweight Jeyvier Cintron knocked out Victor Sandoval in a Round of the Year contender. Also, Junior welterweight Nestor Bravo scored a second-round one-punch highlight reel knockout against Pedro Campa.

Then, we shift to Agit Kabayel. How good is he? My gut says really good. He stopped Damian Knyba on Saturday night. We talk about his recent run, and where he stands in the division, as well as his unique fighting style. Plus, we talk about Jadier Herrera, the new interim WBC lightweight world champion, who stopped Ricardo Nunez. Herrera hit the deck in the fight and came back to win. He could be elevated to full champion if Shakur Stevenson stays at junior welterweight after the Teofimo Lopez fight. 

Then, we preview next week. 

The big fight is on Friday night. Alexis Rocha will rematch Raul Curiel in a DAZN main event. The first bout ended in a draw. Curiel is training with Robert Garcia. Will that be a factor? 

The co-feature will see Manny Flores vs Jorge Chavez in a regional rematch at junior bantamweight, featured on a marquee card. Notables on the undercard are Joel Iriarte, Cayden Griffiths, and John “Scrappy” Ramirez. 

Plus, we also talk about Australian boxing. Nikita Tszyu will face Michael Zerafa in a middleweight fight.

0:00 Raul Marquez on Dalton Smith-Subriel Matias
37:50 Agit Kabayel 
46:22 Jadier Herrera 
52:30 Nikita Tszyu-Michael Zerafa
01:04:48 Undercard bouts to follow
01:08:23 Alexis Rocha-Raul Curiel II
1:15:30 Undercard


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Friday night on DAZN, we get a welterweight rematch between Alexis Rocha and Raul Curiel. 

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