It's the return of a prominent U.S. supermiddleweight, a Japanese championship tripleheader and an up and coming featherweight readies for title shot and talks to us on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"
Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to cover it all
First up, it's the Saturday Matchroom on DAZN card in Orlando, Florida
Unbeaten Edgar Berlanga meets Padraig McCrory in the main event and is looking to get back on the KO track. Dan also has thoughts on former Cuban Gold Medalist Andy
Cruz meeting Brayan Zamarripa in lightweight battle.
Then, the guys preview the Japanese card as Alexandro Santiago meets unbeaten Junto Nakatani, for Santiago’s WBC bantamweight title. Nakatani is favored and at home and will he move and gain another world title? Dan alos has thoughts on the undercarding including, the brother of "The Monster" Naoya Inoue, Takuma Inoue meeting Jerwin Ancajas, for Inoue’s WBA bantamweight title Then, hear Dan one one one with unbeaten contender Ray Ford. He fights Otabek Kholmatov for the vacant WBA featherweight title March 2 in the main event of the Top Rank on ESPN+ featherweight title doubleheader in Verona, New York
Then, we cover fight news on Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia landing in Brooklyn NY at Barclays Center -- NOT Las Vegas.
Plus, what is David Benavidez doing in the event that Canelo Alvarez won't fight him in May?
Why did the IOC deny Manny Pacquiao’s bid at age 45 to compete in the Paris Olympics this Summer?
Finally, there's nostaltgia from 4 years ago Thursday, as Tyson Fury pummels Deontay Wilder and stops him in round 7 of their rematch to retain the lineal title and win the WBC heavyweight title. Dan was ringside.
And, it was 21 years ago Thursday – Mike Tyson scored his final win, a 49-second KO of Clifford Etienne in Memphis. This was the face tattoo fight and Tyson saying "SPINAL!!!!!!!!!!" Dan was also there.
Hear it all on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple, Spreaker, Spotify, Google, etc.
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