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Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast

From the opening bell to the final round, our boxing shows are tailored to the fight fan of today and even, yesterday.Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael, who is the premier boxing media personality in the U.S., come your way with a Friday preview and a Monday recap of everything in the boxing ring, every weekend.Plus, you"ll hear from the biggest named fighters present and past in one on one interviews. And, the guys LOVE to talk nostalgia of the great fighters like Muhammad Ail, Sugar Ray

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13:12

David Benavidez Conversation With Dan Rafael | Fight...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2025/01/28

Coming up Saturday night in Las Vegas, unbeaten light heavyweight contender David Benavidez will meet fellow unbeaten David Morrell in a 12 round PPV bout to determine who is the likely title challenger later this year. But, before the fireworks on Saturday night hear from Benavidez with our own insider Dan Rafael on this special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast."Dan and David talk the matchup for the WBC interim and WBA "regular" 175 lb. crowns and Benavidez's seemingly genuine dislike now for Morrell

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59:27

Naoya Inoue's KO And Diego Pacheco Wins In Vegas,...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2025/01/27

Finally! We have a weekend with multiple prominent main events in Jaruary all over the globe. And, we're ready to go over it all on the newet "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast"Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter return for breakdown on:Friday Ohashi Promotions card at Tokyo, JapanNaoya Inoue scores a KO4 over late replacement Ye Joon Kim of South Korea, retains undisputed junior featherweight title. Now what for "The Monster??" Then, onto Saturday

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63:14

Diego Pacheco Headlines For Matchroom + David...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2025/01/24

We are back with a prominent fight card in the U.S. for our latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast."Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Subtack and Newsletter return to go over:The Matchroom/DAZN card Saturday at The Cosmopolitan of Las VegasDiego Pacheco meets Steven Nelson for 12 rounds, super middleweights in the main event. What's Pacheco's upside and can the vet Nelson give him trouble? In the Co-feature, it's decorated former Olympic Gold Medalist Andy Cruz back

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54:33

Nayoa Inoue Preview, Canelo-Crawford Update + De La...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2025/01/20

It's the newest editoin of our shows, but still, no fight to recap. However, host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter are still here with much to discuss.First, they preview the Friday morning US time main event from Tokyo on ESPN+ -- Naoya Inoue vs. Ye Joon Kim, for Inoue’s undisputed junior featherweight title. Is there any real shot for the Korean and what's looming for Inoue? Then, some fight news:What's the latest on Canelo-Crawford and is this

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48:10

Jai Opetaia Big Cruiserweight Title KO + Top Rank Feb...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2025/01/10

We're ready to recap a mid-week title fight for Cruiserweight champ Jai Opetaia, go over some fight news and have nostalgia on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com and his Fight Freaks Unite Substack return to go over it all. That includes:Wednesday’s Tasman Fighters/Matchroom card in Australiawith Opetaia defeating David Nyika by KO early to retain his lineal/IBF Cruiserweight titles. And, what' next for Opetaia – talk of

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7:23

Emanuel Navarrete Conversation With Dan Rafael |...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2024/12/03

It's fight week for the rematch for Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez as they battle for Navarrete's WBO 130 lb. world title Saturday night. And, before he headlines the Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card in Phoenix "Vaquero' Navarrete joins our insider Dan Rafael one on one (through an interpreter)..They covered several topics: How he thinks this fight will differ from their action-packed first fight that Navarrete won by decision; what it was like having that bout promoted like the great fights

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52:13

Gal Yafai Wins Over Sunny Edwards, Boots vs. Ortiz...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2024/12/02

It's the latest edition of our show off the Thanksgiving weekend, as host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter go over it all headed into December:They start with Saturday’s Matchroom/DAZN card in Birmingham, England Galal Yafai stop Sunny Edwards in the sixth round to win the vacant WBC interim flyweight title. Edwards looked like a fighter who is done and basically, said so after the 2nd round to his corner. What about that and the future of Yafai off

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56:00

Golden Boy Boxing President Eric Gomez And English...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2024/11/25

It's a special edition of our "recap" pod off a light weekend with no major main events world wide. So, both insider Dan Rafael and host T.J. Rives bring you extended, interesting interviews on recent action and upcoming possible matchups on the "Fight Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast."First, hear Dan with Eric Gomez, President of Golden Boy Promotions, who joins him off the "Latino Night" successful card 9 days ago in Saudi Arabia. Eric talks about Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez and the rest of the

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69:46

Ryan Garcia And Hamza Sheeraz News, Benavidez-Morrell...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2024/11/22

It's defintely a different "preview" version of the pod, as there are no major fights worldwide to speak of this week. Still T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael are back to go over a bunch of fight news and some historic nostalgia anniversaries on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast."Everybody is calling out Jake Paul off his massive event/financial windfall and the list includes– Andre Ward, Carl Froch, Oliver McCall, Tony Bellew, Artur Beterbiev and Daniel Dubois. The boys discuss the

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110:15

Jake Paul Defeats Mike Tyson + Classic Katie...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2024/11/18

It was an exciting and wild weekend of action as the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson bout finally happened in North Texas, but the co-feature fight was the bigger action/drama. Meanwhile half way around the world in Saudi Arabia Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez was impressive to become unified at cruiserweight. And, we are ready to recap it all on the 'Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast."Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter are raring to go.They begin with the obvious

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82:15

Mike Tyson Returns at 58 Against Jake Paul, Zurdo...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2024/11/15

We've reached the highly anticipated return of 58 year old Mike Tyson in an actual fight Friday night with Jake Paul in Texas. And, we're ready to preview that bout, the Saudi "Latino Night" card for Golden Boy Promotions and more on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast."Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com are back to go over it all:Paul and Tyson are scheduled for 8 two minute rounds at AT&T Stadium, but the best fight of the weekend might be the Katie Taylor -

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11:10

Mike Tyson Conversation With Dan Rafael | Fight...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2024/11/12

It's the ring return of one of the modern legends in heavyweight boxing, as Friday night in Arlington, TX, "Iron Mike" Tyson is back (at 58 years old) to fight a modified bout with Jake Paul in a Nextflix main event. And, prior to the fight hear a conversation that our insider Dan Rafael had with Tyson just days before this latest comeback by the former undisputed champ.Why is Tyson, who last fought Roy Jones in an exhibition in 2020, doing this fight at his age? Does he think Paul poses a challenge

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71:17

"Boots" Ennis And "Bam" Rodriguez Defend Titles,...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2024/11/11

It's another jammed packed recap show/podcast off a weekend that saw Keyshawn Davis score an impressive early win Friday and then, both Jaron "Boots" Ennis and Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez successfully defended their world titles Saturday night. And, we recap those bouts, have some fight news and tremendous nostalgia on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast."Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael are back to discuss it all:Davis scored a great KO over Agrentine Gustavo Lemos in his hometown of Norfolk, VA,

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65:29

Mike Tyson Talks With Dan, "Boots" Ennis And "Bam"...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2024/11/08

It's a very interesting weekend of fights and one of the great fighters of the 40 years is a guest with our Dan Rafael as part of the latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview."Host T.J. Rives returns with Dan to go over it all, including news and some Sugar Ray Leonard classic nostalgia.The guys begin with the preview of Friday night’s Top Rank/ESPN+ card from Norfolk, Va. that features rising lightweight Keyshawn Davis against veteran Gustavo Lemos in the main event. Howwever, there's controversy as Lemos

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18:09

Keyshawn Davis Conversation With Dan Rafael | Fight...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2024/11/05

Coming up later this week in Norfolk, VA, rising lightweight contender and former Olympic Silver Medalist Keyshawn Davis headlines for Top Rank Boxing/ESPN+. However, before all the events of fight week hear from Davis one on one with our insider Dan Rafael on this special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast."They discuss his opponent and the challenge of Gustavo Lemos Friday night. Plus, Keyshawn shares his excitement for the bout being a virtual sellout for his hometown. And, he feels honored to follow in

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88:31

O'Shaquie Foster Regains His WBC Title, Keyshawn...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2024/11/04

It's the newest edition of our recap show as host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack are back to go over the action, Dan has a one on one interview with a rising star lightweight and we have some great nostalgia. It's al on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"The guys recap the Top Rank/ESPN+ card from Saturday at Turning Stone in Verona, NY, as O’Shaquie Foster regained his WBC 130 lb. title with a split decision over Robson Conceicao. This avenged Foster's

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14:24

O'Shaquie Foster Conversation With Dan Rafael | Fight...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2024/10/29

It's a one on one conversation with a former world champ looking to regain his title in a rematch, as O'Shaquie Foster is a guest with our Dan Rafael on a special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast."The former WBC junior lightweight titlist Foster attempts to regain the title against Brazilian Robson Conceicao, who won the belt from him via controversial decision back in July. This bout headlines the Top Rank card on ESPN+ at the Turning Stone Resort in Verona, NY.Foster is a tremendous story, as he was in

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54:00

Jack Catterall Defeats Regis Prograis, Fight News +...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2024/10/28

The lone big fight card of the weekend saw a win for England's Jack Catterall in the main event and we discuss that, have some fight news and some outstanding Muhammad Ali nostalgia, too on the latest 'Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast."Host T.J .Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter are back to go over everything.They talk Catterall beating American Regis Prograis in the Matchroom main event Saturday night in Manchester. Is Prograis finished once and for all

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16:09

Regis Prograis Conversation With Dan Rafael | Fight...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2024/10/22

Coming up Saturday night in Manchester, England, former world champ Regis Prograis of the U.S. will battle England's Jack Catterall junior welterweight contender battle scheduled for 12 rounds. And, as fight week gets underway, hear Prograis in his own words with our insider Dan Rafael one on one.They go over his recent struggles, including being beaten badly by Devin Haney late last year to lose his WBC junior welterweight title and what he hopes for if he's victorious in this meeting with

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86:41

Bakhram Clobbers Tim Tszyu, Shawn Porter And Antonio...

Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast ·

2024/10/21

It's a jammed packed show that is headlined by the shocker KO by Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev over Australian star Tim Tszyu in the 3rd round on Saturday night in Orlando, FL. But there's much more on that fight and more on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter to talk about it all. The guys thoroughly cover Bakhram's devastating night in the PBC/Amazon Prime main event, including TJ recounting

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