Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast

We head into a holiday weekend with one siginficant show and that's Diego Pacheco headlining for Matchroom Boxing in California. However, we have lots to go over besides and super middleweight title challenger Edgar Berlanga is on the show, as well, on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to give their insight and...

Coming up Saturday night in the Matchroom Boxing main event in Carson, CA, super middleweight star contender Diego Pacheco is back headlining for them. But, you don't have to wait for Saturday night to hear from Pacheco, as he spoke with our insider Dan Rafael recently to discuss his bout. Pacheco is facing veteran, former world title challenger Maciej Sulecki of Poland in what's arguably his bigg...

It was a sllllooooowww weekend of action in the ring, as only "the name" of Floyd Mayweather registered in an exhibition in Mexico. But, we're ready to go over that card, hear from rising super middleweight contender Diego Pacheco and more on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back with "the birthday guy," Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over things. That inc...

It's a light weekend of action in the ring, but still have much to discuss in terms of fight cards, news and some tremendous nostalgia involving Arturo Gatti, and Salvador Sanchez meeting Wilfredo Gomez 5 decades ago, as well. It's all on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to break it all down. They first talk the "Money"...

Former two division world champion Danny "Swift" Garcia is set to return to the ring on the Canelo Alvarez PPV undercard on September 14th. However, you don't have to wait until then to hear from him, as he joins our insider Dan Rafael in a one on one conversation from the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast." Garcia, the former unified 140 lb. champ and the former brief WBC welterweight champ, is slated...

It was an exciting card in Quebec, Canada, as super middleweight rising star Christian Mbilli dominated Sergey Derevyanchenko to remain unbeaten and their was an upset in the heavyweight co-feature. We go over the fights, have some interesting fight news and Nigel Benn and Prince Naseem Hamed are part of the nostalgia this week on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back wit...

On the newest edition of the show Cameroon by birth but now fighting out of Canada, Christian Mbillli headlines the Top Rank/ESPN card Saturday night in Quebec City agasinst  veteran .Sergiy Derevyanchenko in a 10 round  super middleweight clash. We have that, an interview with a former two difvision world champ, news and nostalgia, too, on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives...

It was a dramatic, spectacular weekend of action in both Las Vegas and Alburquerque, New Mexico as Vergil Oritz and Angeleo Leo emerged victorious in main events. We have more on that, some fight news and some Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker nostalgia, as well, are part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with Insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite substack/newsle...

Contender Vergil Ortiz returns to the ring in a Vegas junior middleweight main event, a featherweight world title fight in New Mexico, the latest on whether Canelo and Terence Crawford are fighting, some Roy Jones nostalgia and more are part of the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com return to go through it all. They ta...

Coming up Saturday night in Las Vegas, Vergil Ortiz returns seeking the WBC interim 154 lb. title in the Golden Boy Promotiosn main event against Serhii Bohachuk. However, before the unbeaten Texan steps through the ropes, he spoke at length with our Dan Rafael in this one on one conversation. Hear more from Ortiz on this matchup, his hopes for a much bigger bout at junior middleweight like potent...

It was a win but far from impressive for Terence Crawford in capturing the WBA 154 lb. title Saturday night in Los Angeles. And, we're ready to recap that main event and the entire Riyadh Season card, plus, hear from a top Golden Boy Boxing contender in Vergil Ortiz, news and nostalgia on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafale of his Fight Fr...

It's arguably the biggest fight card remaining this year, at least in the USA, as former undisputed welterweight champ Terence Crawford returns for his first fight in 2024. And, we're ready to preview his junior middleweight title battle with Israil Madrimov and the entire card on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com...

Former unified heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz returns to the ring for the first time in nearly two years Saturday night in Los Angeles on the undercard of the Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov main event. And, before he steps back through the ropes he talked at length about his return and hopes for another title shot with our insider Dan Rafael on the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast." Andy also discusses...

It was a jammed packed weekend of action in London and Detroit, and even on Sunday in Japan, and we're ready to recap it all and hear from the newly crowned WBA 154 lb. champ who fights Terence Crawford in the biggest fight of his life Saturday night in L.A. on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWekeend.com with all their takes and in...

Lots of heavyweights are part of the newest edition of our show, as former unified heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz is a guest, British brawlers Joe Joyce and Derek Chisora meet in London, women's world champ Claressa Shields goes for history and we have lots of news and some excellent nostalgia on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeeke...

Off a Saturday night PPV of knockouts in Tampa, FL, culminating with Jake Paul's main event stoppage of Mike Perry, we've got a special conversation with the man who called the blow by blow for DAZN, Todd Grisham. Grisham gives his insight into the boisterous crowd of over 17,000 that were in their seats EARLY Saturday night and how that atmosphere built up with the KOs of Lucas Bahdi and Amanda S...

It was a weekend of knockouts all over the place and we're ready to go over everything from Jake Paul's big KO over Mike Perry to Junto Nakatani's body shot early stoppage in Japan. Plus, we have one of the premier boxing broadcasters going joining us and some Salvador Sanchez, Mike Tyson and Bernard Hopkins nostalgia are all part of the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives i...

It's a jammed packed weekend of action that begins in California, goes to Japan and ends up in Tampa Bay with compelling bouts. And, we've got it all, plus, fight news and some interesting nostalgia, as always too, on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to give their insight an analysis. They are ready to talk welterweight...

Coming up Saturday night in Tampa, FL, social media/Youtube star turned boxer Jake Paul is back in a PPV main event against bare knuckle fighting star Mike Perry. But, before fight week gets cranked up, hear from Jake with our insider Dan Rafael on this special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast." Jake gives his insight as to why he wanted to still fight in July after the delay of his anticipated bout wi...

One of the up and coming U.S. stars successfully defended his welterweight crown in front of his Philly fans, a rising lightweight rallied to win an important bout in Las Vegas on the way up in the division and Jake Paul joins us on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael to go over the weekend results, give insight and analysis on what they s...

Another packed weekend of action sees Jaron Ennis and Janibek Alimkhanuly defend their titles in different main events, seven division world champ Amanda Serrano joins us and we have some great Evander Holyfield nostalgia and we also remember Arturo "Thunder" Gatti, as well on the "Big Fight Weekend Prevew Podcast" Host T.J. Rives is with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over: Ennis...

He's one of the best welterweights in the world and Saturday night in Philadelphia, unbeaten IBF 147 lb. champ Jaron "Boots" Ennis is ready to make his first full title defense. But, you don't have to wait for this weekend to hear from the champ, as he comes home to Philadelphia to fight David Avanesyan, as you'll hear him hear with our insider Dan Rafael on a special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast!"...

A wild weekend of fights with titles on the line, horrible judging and some interesting outcomes is a big part of the discussion and you also get to hear from IBF welterweight champ Jaron "Boots" Ennis talks with us prior to his Philly title defense Saturday night, too. It's all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com are back g...

It's a jammed packed weekend with fight cards all over the USA, the U.K. and even, a title unification in Japan on Sunday, too. We're ready to talk the bouts, the news and some great heavyweight title nostalgia from July 4th in the early 1900s, as well on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to give us the insight on the we...

Coming up Saturday night July 6th, 2024 in Newark, NJ, newly crowned WBC lightweight champ Shakur Stevenson is ready to make his first title defense in the Top Rank Boxing/ESPN main event. However, before things get rolling Saturday night with one of the premier smaller weight U.S. boxing champs, our Dan Rafael had a one on one conversation with Shakur on a couple of compelling subjects. One, is t...