There's one prominent card in England featuring 140 lb. contender Dalton Smith, but we have lots go discuss with a new main event PPV oppoenent from Tim Tszyu, Canelo and Jaime Munguia meet the media and hear from unified women's strawweight champ Seneisa Estrada all on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview." Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to give thoughts and insight. First, they talk the injury to Keith Thurman to his biceps that has cost him the chance ...
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 13 min
It's was a lighter weekend of action in the ring, but we have a jammed show, including a former world champion is a guest on the newest edition of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back with Dan Rafael insider of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all. The guys talk first about the William Zepeda with another KO in the Golden Boy main event in Las Vegas Saturday night. How did he look to Dan and is a world title shot looming for him later this year? Also, what about risin...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 3 min
It's a lighter weekend with a prominent lightweight star William Zepeda headlining for Golden Boy Promotions and also, former two division world champ Oscar Valdez is a guest with our Dan Rafael on the latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with Dan to talk the unbeaten Zepeda fighting England's Maxi Hughes in a 12 round eliminator for the IBF/WBA at lightweight. Zepeda has good power and is potentially headed for a title shot in another fight or two. Dan has more on...
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Anthony Joshua eradicated Francis Ngannou in the 2nd round of the main event of the Friday night "Knockout Chaos" PPV and we're ready to go over all of that card, hear from WBO world 154 lb. champ Tim Tszyu and more on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go through it all. They talk the former unified champ Joshua scoring the biggest win he's had in arguably 5 years or more by wiping out the former UFC champ Nga...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 25 min
It's a jammed packed PPV in Saudi Arabia with the headliner being heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou and also, a jammed packed edition of news and interviews on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to cover all the stories and the fight matchups. The guys discuss first the Thursday news that Jake Paul will apparently fight in some type of boxing match, Mike Tyson (who's now almost 58 years old), coming in Jul...
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 23 min
It's the highly anticipated second professional fight for former UFC star Francis Ngannou as he battles for unified heavyweight boxing champ Anthony Joshua Friday night in Saudi Arabia on PPV. And, Ngannou is a guest here with our insider Dan Rafael on a special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast." Will Ngannou be able to hang in with Joshua, especially after he shoed stamina, heart and even a pretty good left, by knocking down Tyson Fury last October. Even though Fury got the decision win, most were s...
Mar 05, 2024•14 min
A wild weekend of fights that saw a dramatic TKO win for Ray Ford for the WBA featherweight crown, a shocking cancellation of Amanda Serrano's Puerto Rico homecoming title defense, former UFC star turned boxing heavyweight Francis Ngannou joins us and more on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back with Dan Rafael, insider of BigFightWeekend.com to cover all the relevant recaps, news, the interview iwth Ngannou and nostalgia. First, the guys talk the Top Rank Boxing main ...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 21 min
It's a featherweight world title doubleheader in New York, Jake Paul returns in Puerto Rico with Amanda Serrano being the main event bout, some fight news on whether Canelo Alvarez has a new broadcaster for his May fight and what does it mean for Premier Boxing Champions and their future iwth Amazon PPV? It's all part of the latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all. Up first is the divorce for Canelo from PBC ...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 6 min
A bounce back KO for unbeaten super middleweight Edgar Berlanga leads off, but we also have KOs in the Japanese bantamweight title fights and some tremendous nostalgia involving the massive heavyweight title upset by then, Cassius Clay over Sonny Liston, on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is joined by insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com and they go break it all down. From Berlanga's KO of Padraig McCrory in Orlando headlining the Matchroom Boxing show there t...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 30 min
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...
Feb 23, 2024•1 hr 8 min
A title defense win by O'Shaquie Foster in New York, a title regained by Sivenathi Nontshinga in Mexico, some news and tremendous Julio Cesar Chavez nostalgia are all part on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com return to go over it all. First, they discuss the ESPN/Top Rank Boxing main event win by Foster over Abraham Nova for the WBC 130 lb. title and what's potentially is next for the champ after his second defense. Dan a...
Feb 19, 2024•51 min
A pair of Friday ngiht world title fights to preview, some fight news including a UK rematch two years in the making and some tremendous nostalgia involving Leon Spinks being like Buster Douglas before Buster Dougla is all part of the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to cover it all. The guys preview the O'Shaquie Foster WBC 130 lb. title defense agaisnt veteran Abraham "Super" Nova in the ESPN/Top Rank main event ...
Feb 16, 2024•1 hr 7 min
It's a special edition of the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" as our insider Dan Rafael got a one on one conversation with International Boxing Hall of Famer, Oscar De La Hoya, on a couple of big, relevant subjects. First, Oscar, who heads up his Golden Boy Promotions, talks with Dan about the making of the deal for the WBC 140 lb. title coming on PPV, as Devin Haney will defend against his fighter, Ryan Garcia. This one was "on" then "off," and now, it's back "on." Why did it finally come together...
Feb 13, 2024•21 min
A quick night of work for a British up and coming middleweight, Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia have signed to fight for April and some great nostalgia on the annversary of Buster Douglas stunning Mike Tyson in the greatest boxing upset ever. And, it's all on the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all. First, they talk the two fight cards in London, including rising middleweight Hamzah Sheeraz scoring a wipe...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 11 min
It's was quite simply a boring main event for the Top Rank Boxing/ESPN card three nights before the Super Bowl in Las Vegas, but we will go over Teofimo Lopez's dull title win, have some fight news and some nostalgia involving Sugar Ray Leonard, too! It's all on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com are back to discuss what Lopez and oppoenent did, or more importantly, did NOT do in their 12 round fight for the WBO 140 lb. champion...
Feb 09, 2024•55 min
Coming up Thursday night in Las Vegas, WBO 140 lb. champ Teofimo Lopez defends his title against veteran contender Jamaine Ortiz in a scheduled 12 rounder. In advance of his first defense since winning the belt over Scotland's Josh Taylor, Teofimo joins our insider Dan Rafael to go over all that's on the line Thursday and what his 2024 future could be? Are we looking at a possible Ryan Garcia bout? Could unfication be on the line down the road? And, will Lopez look impressive Thursday, as he did...
Feb 06, 2024•21 min
Some prominent British fights, WBO World Champ at 140 lb. Teofimo Lopez and the latest with rescheduling Fury-Usyk for May are all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to recap and give thoughts on everything off the weekend. The Boys talk first about the nasty cut for Tyson Fury in sparring that has now delayed the undisputed heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk until mid-May. Dan has the latest, including-...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 26 min
An intriguing battle between unbeaten British light heavyweights in London, the return of a British fighter to headline in Vegas because he still can't fight in the U.K., some fight news and nostalgia are all part of the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all. First, they talk the WBA light heavyweight eliminator bout headling the Boxxer show between Joshua Buatsi and Dan Azeez. These two are former spa...
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 6 min
In a special conversation for our podcast audience, insider Dan Rafael is joined by Ben Shalom, the promoter of BOXXER Promotions based in the UK. The 30 year old Shalom is the youngest licensed boxing promoter in the world and has been since he first gained his boxing promoter’s license at just age 23. And, Shalom has taken BOXXER to a new level with an exclusive broadcast deal with the UK’s leading sports broadcaster Sky Sports and more recently, with an intriguing, exclusive deal with NBC Spo...
Jan 30, 2024•36 min
An impressive showing for super middleweight contender Jamie Munguia in his kayo of John Ryder is the big story off the weekend and we're ready to go over it on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to give their thoughts on the power punching Mexican disposing of the Brit Ryder on a 9th round TKO. Also, importantly, what could be next for Munguia? Dan also goes over the rest of the card, including Puerto Rico's Oscar Colla...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 4 min
An intriguing super middleweight title fight between Jaime Munguia and John Ryder headlines our latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over that bout, some fight news, nostalgia and more. Hear the guys discuss first the wild Kenshiro Teraji unified 108 title defense of Carlos Canizales Tuesday from Japan. Teraji was down early and hand to hang on for a majority decision win. The guys go over the controversial cards...
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Coming up Saturday night in Phoenix, former world title challenger John Ryder of England will battle former WBO junior middleweight champ, unbeaten Jaime Munguia in a 12 round Golden Boy Boxing main event. And, prior to the bout, Ryder spent time with our insdier Dan Rafael in a one on one conversation. Hear them go over how the 32-6 Ryder intends to hang in with the hard punching Munguia in this super middleweight contender clash. Also, how much will Ryder's experience of having faught Canelo A...
Jan 24, 2024•9 min
It was a close, controversial ending as Natasha Jonas retained her IBF women's welterweight title with a split decidion over Mikaela Mayer Saturday night and we're all about the debate/recacp and more on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is joined by insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com and the guys are on opposite sides in this one. Who do they believe won the 10 round Boxxer Promotions title fight and will we get a rematch? Then, there's discussion on the unif...
Jan 22, 2024•50 min
The return of a former U.S. women's world champ, a British former world title challenger joins us and some more drama with Ryan Garcia and his promoter, hall of famer Oscar De La Hoya, are all part of the latest 'Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to break it all down. They start with the former junior lightweight world champ Mikaela Mayer of California challenging England's Natasha Jonas for her IBF welterweight title Satur...
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Coming up this weekend in Liverpool, England, former women's junior lightweight world champ Mikaela Mayer is back in the ring. And, she's moving up in weight to challenge for the IBF world welterweight title against champion Natasha Jonas in a scheduled 10 rounder. And, she joins our insider Dan Rafael in a one on one conversation on a special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast." Mikaela, 19-1, has fought several times in the U.K., but it's the first time she's fought a Brit, who will have the home cro...
Jan 17, 2024•17 min
An impressive title defense for Russian/Canadian Artur Beterbiev, a wild bantamweight world title bout on the same card and some fight news and nostalgia are all part of the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to break it all down. Why was Beterbiev able to batter Callum Smith of England so easily? And, most importantly, will we finally see Beterbiev meet his fellow Russian Dmitry Bivol later this year in an undisputed...
Jan 15, 2024•56 min
It's a unified light heavyweight title defense for one of the top knockout artists in the sport, a former women's world champ who's back in the ring soon and some great George Foreman and "Tito" Trinidad nostalgia too on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is joined by insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to talk about it all. The guys go indepth on the Russian Artur Beterbiev defending against England's Callum Smith for the WBC/IBF/WBO titles. Will Beterbiev score anot...
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Off the first weekend of action in Last Vegas, our guys return to go over Vergil Ortiz's quick night and a massive heavyweight showdown, figuratively and literally, between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou is all on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to give their throughts and Dan's insight/reporting. What happened with the Tony Weeks stoppage in the first round just a Ortiz was getting warmed up on the veteran Fredri...
Jan 08, 2024•51 min
We are back in the new year of 2024 and so too is unbeaten Vergil Ortiz in a Golden Boy/Las Vegas main event that we'll go over and more on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back with insdier Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all on this edition. The lede is Ortiz coming back from health issues and moving up in weight to 154 lbs. to fight veteran Fredrick Lawson in a scheduled 12 rounder. Ortiz does have 19 KOs in his 19-0 start and fans are anxious to see...
Jan 05, 2024•1 hr
It's a special edition of the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" for this week, as our insider Dan Rafael has scored an interview with top welterweight contender, unbeaten Vergil Ortiz. In this one on one conversation, Dan and Vergil discuss his health problems that have limited Ortiz to just one fight in the last two and a half years. This includes the rare blood disorder, which has cancelled two fights of hs and is jeopardizing his career. And, Vergil is now set to begin fighting at junior middlewei...
Jan 03, 2024•19 min
