BTR Boxing Podcast Network

Sean & Johnston interview author of the book 'Smokin' Joe' - The Life Of Joe Frazier to discuss everything from Mark's introduction into writing, his first experiences of live boxing and his time growing up through the legendary Ali-Frazier era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title at 20 years, four months and 22 days old Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean & Johnston recap on some moments in boxing history that happened on this day the 7th March which includes:1987, Mike Tyson beats James 'Bonecrusher' Smith by unanimous decision in 12 rounds in Las Vegas for WBC / WBA heavyweight boxing titles.1951, Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for 2nd time to win National Boxing Association world heavyweight title. Learn more about your ad ch...

Sean & Johnston recap on some moments in boxing history that happened on this day the 6th March which includes: 1964, Boxing legend Cassius Clay joins the Nation of Islam and changes his name to "Muhammad Ali", calling his former title a "slave name."1985, Future undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes at 1:47 in round 1 of 4 in Albany, NY in his first professio...

Sean speaks to 1-0 Christian Otero who talks about how a troubled past brought him into the sport, which has changed his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carlos Monzón (August 7, 1942 – January 8, 1995) was an Argentine professional boxer who held the world middleweight title for 7 years, during which he successfully defended the title 14 times. His glamorous and violent life was avidly followed by the media, culminating with his trial for the murder of Alicia Muniz. Argentinians adored Monzon throughout his career. He was, however, accused many ti...

Naseem Hamed vs. Kevin Kelley was a professional boxing match contested on December 19, 1997 for the WBO featherweight championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean & Johnston recap on some moments in boxing history that happened on this day the 1st March which includes:1949, Former world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis retires with a 66-3-0 record including 52 KOs; defended the title a record 25 times.1992, In a rematch of one of the most controversial decisions in boxing history, Ghana's WBC super featherweight champion Azumah Nelson KOs Australi...

Joseph William Calzaghe, CBE (/kælˈzæɡi/ kal-ZAH-gee; born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2008. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, Ring magazine and lineal super-middleweight titles, and the Ring light-heavyweight title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

In the opening episode, Sean speaks to Luke Byrne who is one of only three diabetic boxers in the world and has been on an incredible journey that has really only just begun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The sport we love so dearly is back once again, and we recap on the last two weeks of action, with some major upsets occurring. The discussion over recent matchmaking is had along with that aged old debate about poor scorecards rears it ugly head once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1970, former heavyweight champion of the world Sonny Liston was discovered dead at his Las Vegas home by his wife and son. A coroner report came back stating he died of natural causes — many believe that the truth appeared to be much darker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carl Froch vs. George Groves billed as the Battle of Britain, was a professional boxing match contested on 23 November 2013 at the Manchester Arena. Carl Froch, the defending unified WBA (Regular) and IBF super-middleweight champion, defeated George Groves via technical knockout in the ninth round, although the ending was mired in controversy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

In this episode Sean speaks to Jason Scalzo who is the executive director of the project Boxing Is Love and talks about his journey into the sport along with his involvement managing and promoting fighters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Muhammad Ali born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer and philanthropist. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Sean & Johnston look ahead to the year and what the possibilities could be in terms of fights that could happen and ones they want to happen. Also in the episode topics covered are changes needed in boxing and things that are being done right that should stay put. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean & Johnston recap on Ryan Garcia's victory over Luke Campbell to make his mark on the lightweight division. Also a recap on the show itself and the commentary from the DAZN team. Finally, the UK has seen yet another lockdown which means no UK boxing for at least a month, and the lads provide their thoughts on this and what the future holds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

Ryan Garcia and Luke Campbell go head-to-head to open up the new year in boxing. The two lightweight stars were originally set to face off in December but that date had to be changed after Campbell tested positive for COVID-19This 12-round lightweight bout will take place on Saturday, January 2, 2021 and is being held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Sean & Johnston provide their...

Sean & Johnston look back at a year of boxing that will go down as an unprecedented one in history as life on earth changed because of a global pandemic. We look back at the changes in boxing that happened, the fights that brought us joy and sadness, and finally we present the 2020 BTR Boxing Podcast Awards! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean & Johnston round up the final big fight weekend of the year as Canelo shows why he is the number one P4P fighter beating Callum Smith. Also on the episode, we look back in the history books to find out about notable bouts that have taken place over the festive period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will fight fellow super middleweight Callum Smith for the WBA title on December 19 (early Sunday morning December 20 in the U.K.).The pair have not been in the ring since 2019, when Alvarez successfully fought Sergey Kovalev last November for the WBO light heavyweight title. Smith took on John Ryder that same month when Smith emerged victorious in a WBA super middleweight tit...

Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev is the upcoming heavyweight professional boxing match contested between defending unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO world champion Anthony Joshua and IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev for the heavyweight world titles. Sean & Johnston look ahead to the fight and recap on the previous weekend of boxing including Errol Spence vs Danny Garcia & Lyndon Arthur vs...

Errol Spence takes on Danny Garcia in his first fight since the horrific car accident in 2019. Sean & Johnston look ahead to this weekend's big fight as well as reflecting on Dubois vs Joyce and Tyson vs Jones Jr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean & Johnston sit down to discuss this week's big fight as Kell Brook looks for one last hurrah against Terence Crawford whilst Matchroom Boxing present three world title fights in one night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean & Johnston recap on the big fights of the past two weeks including Teofimo Lopez's victory over Vasyl Lomachenko, Oleksandr Usyk beating Derek Chisora & Gervonta Davis sleeping, Leo Santa Cruz. Also in the episode, more discussions over the heavyweight division ensue, as Tyson Fury's next opponent is revealed, Deontay Wilder finally speaks out eight months later & Dillian Whyte's rematch with...