Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast

Happy New Year and welcome back to our kickoff episode of the shows for 2025. And, since there's not a significant main event in the world this weekend, host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael are taking the opportunity to go over the "End of 2024 Awards." First, they talk some quick fight news including the Fernando Martinez vs. Kaz Ioka title bout from Tuesday in Japan being postponed due to Mart...

With the end of the year approaching we have a special conversation with our insider Dan Rafael and longtime championship referee Jack Reiss on this edition of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Reiss announced his retirement recently after 25 years as a referee. He is one of top referees for many years who has worked more than 1000 fights and more than 100 world title fights! Reiss most famo...

As we approach the end of 2024, we're back once more with our latest look ahead to the weekend, hear from a distinguished "third man in the ring" and more on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack return to go over the latest that includes: A Preview of Tuesday, New Year's Eve in Tokyo, as Fernando Martinez and. Kazuto Iok...

Just days before Christmas we are back with a recap of the unified heavyweight title rematch win by Oleksandr Usyk Saturday night over Tyson Fury and more on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack are back and they have the  recap of the Riyadh Season/DAZN PPV card in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. Oleksandr Usyk validated his May wi...

It's a heavyweight title rematch as we near the end of 2024 and host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael return to preview Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury II and the undercard and more on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview" Podcast! The guys begin with Saturday's Riyadh Season card on DAZN PPV   Usyk and "The Gypsy King" rematch, for Usyk’s WBC/WBO/WBA and lineal heavyweight titles. Will it be a replay...

On the latst edition of the show, host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and newsletter return to go over numerous fights this weekend. This included one of the most shocking KO/upsets of 2024, as well. That came in the Saturday Zanfer/ESPN+ show from Tijuana, Mexico, as little known Bruno Surace of France knocked about former super middleweight title challenger ...

We have fights all over the globe this weekend and we're ready to preview them, go over some fight news and some classic Arturo Gatti are all part of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com. First, they talk Saturday’s Zanfer Promotions/ESPN+ card from Tijuana, Mexico, as  favorite son Jaime Munguia meets Frenchman Bruno Surac...

It's the latest editon of the recap show as host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter are back with plenty to go over from Arizona to Puerto Rico and even, Bulgaria. And, they add some fight news and great nostalgia . First, they go over Saturday’s Top Rank/ESPN card from Phoneix, as Emanuel Navarrete wipes out Oscar Valdez in their rematch and retain...

It's a jammed packed first weekend of December and we're ready to go over it all on the latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of Big Fight Weekend are back to go over it all: They start with the Top Rank ESPN card Saturday in Phoenix, AZ as Emanuel Navarrete meets Oscar Valdez in a rematch, for Navarrete’s WBO junior lightweight title. And, in the co-fe...

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 figh...

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...

It's a post Thanksgiving edition of the show, as host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael return to go over the one prominent fight of the weekend and hear from a muti-division world champ and more on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." First, the guys talk Saturday’s Matchroom Boxing/DAZN card in Birmingham, England as former world champ Sunny Edwards battles. Galal Yafai, for vacant WBC inter...

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" succes...

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, Ca...

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 D...

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...

It's a special one on one conversation on this edition of the podcast, as our insider Dan Rafael talks with one half of the cruiserweight world title unification bout in Saudi Arabia Saturday night on a mid-week "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast!" That fighter is England's Chris Billam-Smith who will meet Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez in a 12 rounds round WBA/WBO cruiserweight unification battle to headline...

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 fou...

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 ba...

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 lightwei...

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...

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 Fos...

It's the newest edition of our preview podcast as Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ Saturday night in New York features Robson Conceicao vs. O’Shaquie Foster for Conceicao’s WBC junior lightweight title. We talk that bout, lightweight contender Floyd Schofield headlining for Golden Boy Promotions in Vegas, some fight news and some classic anniverary nostalgia. Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafae...

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 To...

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...