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Two younger fighters have the future ahead of them. One older warrior has his career coming to a close. In this week's episode, we talk about junior welterweight prospect Adam Azim's ninth-round TKO of Sergey Lipinets in the U.K., light heavyweight contender David Benavidez's impressive decision over David Morrell in the U.S., and Derek Chisora's retirement tour bringing him to Otto Wallin this weekend in Manchester.

Leading the conversation are our experts, British boxing broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees and American boxing writer David Greisman. Darren and David dive into what's next for Azim, Benavidez, Morrell, and Chisora—including whether Chisora will win against Wallin. We also discuss a Fight of the Year candidate involving Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz and Angel Fierro.

We also cover Claressa Shields becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion with her win over Danielle Perkins, the lack of opportunities available for Shields, and the bizarre scenario that unfolded in the co-feature beforehand between heavyweights Brandon Moore and Skylar Lacy. Plus, Oleksandr Usyk being named the BWAA Fighter of the Year, Conor Benn vs. Chris Eubank Jr. not yet having a TV home, Caroline Dubois’ next fight against Bo Re Mi Shin, Anthony Cacace vacating his junior lightweight title, Keith Thurman returning after three years away by taking a fight in Australia, George Liddard's continued development after a win over Derrick Osaze, and the WBA saying that Ryan Garcia vs. Rolly Romero will be for one of its many meaningless title belts.

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When big boxing news breaks, our boxing experts break it down. And there's plenty to talk about in this week's episode hosted by our experts, British boxing broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees and American boxing writer David Greisman.

This weekend brings a huge fight in the United States between top light heavyweight contenders David Benavidez and David Morrell, with the winner well-positioned to challenge the winner of the upcoming Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol rematch. And there's the big news from the United Kingdom, with Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. at last due to meet on April 26, with a very good undercard supporting them.

We also talk the returns of Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney, Dalton Smith's easy win (with Ellie Scotney defending her titles on the undercard while Conah Walker upset Harry Scarff), Adam Azim's upcoming
bout with Sergey Lipinets, the welterweight unification bout between Jaron "Boots" Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis, Claressa Shields fighting for the undisputed heavyweight championship, Diego Pacheco defeating Steven Nelson and what's next for him at super middleweight, Naoya Inoue's easy win and potential 2025 slate, and the returns of Michael Conlan and Savannah Marshall. All that, plus our Fighters of the Week.

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are two big fights that could be coming in 2025: Canelo Alvarez defending his super middleweight championship against Terence Crawford, and Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia having a rematch after their eventful meeting in 2024. Meanwhile, former heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder is due to return against Curtis Harper, while a bout between unified 154-pound titleholder Sebastian Fundora and Errol Spence is officially off.

Darren and David also discuss Jaron "Boots" Ennis vs. Eimantas Stanionis, Leigh Wood's planned return, a potential rematch between Dave Allen and Johnny Fisher, Maxi Hughes being tricked by fake news, Joe Joyce's hopeful next step, and Angelo Leo's next title defense.

Plus we preview Naoya Inoue's next fight, Dalton Smith's return against Walid Ouizza, Ellie Scotney defending her championship against Mea Motu, and Diego Pacheco vs. Steven Nelson.

We're back for our first episode of 2025 — and looking forward at what we think this year will and won't bring in boxing.

Will Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua finally fight? What about Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford, Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn, Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Gervonta Davis, and Joshua Buatsi vs. Anthony Yarde? Will we get more undisputed champions? Or at least more unification bouts? What's going on with Ryan Garcia? And what else, good and bad, do boxing fans have coming?

As always, this entertaining conversation is led by our co-hosts, British boxing broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees and American boxing writer David Greisman. Darren and David also talk about some of the other big headlines in boxing, plus their fighters of the week: Umar Khan and Tiara Brown.

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Once again, the two best big men in the world will fight to decide the king of the heavyweight division. Can Oleksandr Usyk do it again and retain the heavyweight championship or will Tyson Fury remain perfect in rematches and regain the throne?

Our hosts, British boxing broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees and American boxing writer David Greisman, give their predictions and also dig deep into what awaits the heavyweight division in 2025 and beyond. 

Among those potential names: Daniel Dubois, Joseph Parker, Martin Bakole, Zhilei Zhang, Agit Kabayel, Moses Itauma, Fabio Wardley, Lenier and Dainier Pero, Lawrence Okolie, Bakhodir Jalolov, Mourad Aliev and Richard Torrez Jr. And could some older fighters also factor in, including faded former titleholders Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder?

We also discuss last weekend’s results, including Bruno Surace’s huge upset of Jaime Munguia, plus more boxing headlines. 

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Gervonta "Tank" Davis made headlines last week for announcing that he plans to step away from the sport after 2025 in order to focus on therapy and his mental health. Our co-host David Greisman spoke with Davis after the announcement to understand more about what prompted the fighter to realize that he needed help, and why he feels he can't do boxing and therapy at the same time.

In this week's episode, David and co-host Darren Rees also cover tons of other major boxing news, including the highly controversial induction of Vinny Pazienza into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the long-standing problems with how IBHOF voting is done. 

David and Darren also discuss whether Joe Joyce is punch-drink and should still be fighting; Israil Madrimov pulling out of the Serhii Bohachuk fight; Denzel Bentley beating Brad Pauls and earning another shot at middleweight titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly; Lawrence Okolie's heavyweight debut; wins by Sam and Sean Noakes; Richardson Hitchins dethroning Liam Paro for the junior welterweight title; and the rematch wins for Emanuel Navarrete (over Oscar Valdez) and Rafael Espinoza (in a bizarre win over Robeisy Ramirez).

All that, plus we preview this weekend's big fights, and we spotlight our Fighters of the Week.

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We had a wholly different episode planned for you. But when big news breaks that interests boxing fans on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, there are few better to break it all down than American fight writer David Greisman and British broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees.

Right before we sat down to record, the seven-fight February 22 extravaganza was announced with the rematch between undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol in the main event, supported by six more matches that could themselves be headliners on their own shows: Daniel Dubois defending his heavyweight title against Joseph Parker, Vergil Ortiz vs. Israil Madrimov in a battle of 154-pound contenders, Carlos Adames defending his middleweight title against rising contender Hamzah Sheeraz, a clash between heavyweights Zhilei Zhang and Agit Kabayal, Shakur Stevenson defending his lightweight world title against prospect Floyd Schofield, and a crossroads fight at light heavyweight between Joshua Buatsi and Callum Smith.

We also pay tribute to Israel Vazquez, the great warrior who sadly passed away this week at the age of 46. Plus we cover Galal Yafai's win over Sunny Edwards and what's next for both, the controversial scores for Gavin Gwynne vs. Cameron Vuong, Jaron "Boots" Ennis, Conor Benn, Josh Taylor potentially going to Matchroom, and Adam Azim vs. Sergey Lipinets.

Oh, and we preview this weekend's upcoming action, including two title fight rematches — Emanuel Navarrete vs. Oscar Valdez and Rafael Espinoza vs. Robeisy Ramirez — and a match between Brad Pauls and Denzel Bentley that will land the winner in a middleweight title fight.

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There is a long history between Sunny Edwards, Galal Yafai and their families. Their brothers, Charlie Edwards and Khalid Yafai, were rivals who sparred tons of rounds but never collided in a professional fight. Edwards and Yafai fought years ago in the amateurs and now are meeting again in the paid ranks with a future flyweight title shot — and their futures in general — on the line.

In this week's episode of the United Boxing Podcast, we preview Edwards vs. Yafai through the eyes and insights of British broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees and American boxing writer David Greisman.

We're also joined by Andy Clarke, the boxing commentator and scribe who gives his thoughts about Edwards vs. Yafai, talks about his excellent new book called "The Knockout: Sport's Most Decisive Moment," and much more.

Darren and David also cover the latest headlines from the U.K. and U.S., including a fight being ordered between junior welterweight contenders Jack Catterall and Arnold Barboza; former lightweight champ George Kambosos Jr. signing with Matchroom Boxing and Lou DiBella and moving up to 140; Eddie Hearn promising former super middleweight titleholder Callum Smith a big fight; a heavyweight fight between Derek Chisora and Jarrell Miller and whether Chisora should even be fighting anymore; and Skye Nicolson's continued desire to face Amanda Serrano and whether Nicolson stands a chance.

All of that, plus our fighters of the week: Andreas Katzourakis and Gavin Gwynne.

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More people worldwide watched Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul than had watched any boxing match in a long, long time. Unfortunately, those who tuned in to Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul hoping to see the Tyson of old instead got what they should've expected — an old Tyson. 

Thankfully, those who watched also saw an amazing fight on the undercard, with Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano once again going to war.

In this week's episode of the United Boxing podcast, British boxing broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees joins up with American boxing writer David Greisman to break down why Tyson vs. Paul was so bad, why Taylor vs. Serrano was so good, and what happens next for the four fighters. They are also joined by highly respected boxing writer Kieran Mulvaney of BoxingScene, who was there ringside for the event.

Darren and David also discuss Gilberto Ramirez's cruiserweight title unification win over Chris Billam-Smith, William Zepeda struggling in a win over Tevin Farmer, Oscar Collazo impressing in a minimumweight unification bout with Knockout CP Freshmart, and upcoming fights such as David Benavidez vs. David Morrell, Harlem Eubank vs. Nurali Erdogan, Sunny Edwards vs. Gal Yafai, and the returns of Natasha Jonas and Dillian Whyte.

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Boxing can be a three-ring circus. This week in particular is proof. Thank goodness we've got a pair of ringmasters — American boxing writer David Greisman and British boxing broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees — to help make sense of it.

In this week's episode, David and Darren talk about how Mike Tyson is returning to boxing after decades away. At 58 years old, the former heavyweight champion will face social media influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul at a stadium in Texas. We also cover the big rematch on their undercard featuring Katie Taylor defending the undisputed junior welterweight championship against Amanda Serrano.

We'll also preview the big show in Riyadh headlined by Chris Billam-Smith in a cruiserweight unification bout with Gilberto Ramirez. Billam-Smith also joined us for an interview to discuss this fight and what challenges he wants next if he comes out victorious. On the undercard of Billam-Smith vs. Ramirez is another unification bout between 105-pound titleholders Oscar Collazo and Knockout CP Freshmart, a lightweight fight between William Zepeda and Tevin Farmer, and a clash between Jose Ramirez and Arnold Barboza that could land the winner a shot at a junior welterweight title.

Plus we recap the big results from last week, with Keyshawn Davis knocking out Gustavo Lemos, Abdullah Mason and Yohan Vasquez trading four knockdowns in five minutes, Jaron "Boots" Ennis struggling a bit in his rematch with Karen Chukhadzhian, and Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez leaving us in awe once again with his obliteration of Pedro Guevara.

All that, and we talk Josh Taylor leaving Top Rank, Turki Alalshikh purchasing The Ring magazine, and our Fighters of the Week.

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One of the best welterweights in the world (Jaron "Boots" Ennis) shares a show this week with one of the best fighters in the world, 115-pound champion Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez. Ennis has a rematch with Karen Chukhazhian while Rodriguez defends against contender Pedro Guevara.

Co-host David Greisman discusses those fights, as well as the fight between lightweight contenders Keyshawn Davis and Gustavo Lemos, with this week's guest, with his fellow American boxing writer Adam Abramowitz of Saturday Night Boxing.

And co-host Darren Rees has returned home to the United Kingdom from a trip to the United States, where he worked as a broadcaster for the under-19 boxing world championships. Darren delves into the experience and then discusses some of the big boxing news in the U.K., including a ruling that will allow Conor Benn to fight again after his suspension for testing positive for a banned substance, as well as Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions bringing his impressive stable of fighters to DAZN.

Plus we talk our fighters of the week: Leo Atang and Gabriela Fundora.

When we're not flying across the globe, United Boxing Podcast comes out every Tuesday. Follow Darren @DarrenRees_, David @FightingWords2, and the show itself on X at @UnitedBoxingPod