Brian Johnson and Sean Strauss

Minnesota Fight Night

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Brian Johnson, a journalist and occasional boxing publicist, and Minnesota boxing historian Sean Strauss discuss the Sweet Science with a special focus on the North Star State. Intro music: “Ali Shuffle,” by the Toler/Townsend Band. Special thanks to Deb Toler. The full instrumental is available for purchase: https://music.apple.com/us/album/ali-shuffle/334927560?i=334927635 Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brian-johnson492/support

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Brian Johnson and Sean Strauss

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Latest episode

Feb 11, 2026

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Episodes

MN Fight Night Podcast co-host Sean Strauss talks about his new MNBOX initiative 25.09.2020

In this episode, Sean Strauss talks about his MNBOX initiative. MNBOX is a federally and state recognized tax exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit to help educate sports fans about Minnesota boxing.  A website is under construction now to help catalog fighters, photos, newspaper clippings, etc.  Two logos are being trademarked for merchandising.

Part two of an interview with Minnesota boxing historian Jake Wegner. 16.09.2020

This is the second part of the Minnesota Fight Night podcast interview with boxing historian Jake Wegner. In this episode, Jake shares stories about boxers who aren't yet in the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame, but perhaps should be. He offers some great insight into the Scott LeDoux-Duane Bobick rivalry, and dishes on Walter "Farmer" Lodge. He starts out by debunking, once and for all, the myth tha...

An interview with Minnesota boxing historian Jake Wegner 10.09.2020

In this episode of the Minnesota Fight Night podcast, co-hosts Brian Johnson and Sean Strauss are joined by Jake Wegner, a Minnesota boxing historian, researcher, writer and founder of the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame. Jake shares stories about Minnesota boxing greats such as Billy Miske and Tommy Gibbons, and sets the record straight about an enduring boxing legend -- the story that Willie Pep s...

An interview with Eric Hinderaker, a Minnesota boxing manager and founder of One Two Boxing LLC 03.09.2020

In this episode of the Minnesota Fight Night podcast, Minnesota boxing manager and One Two Boxing LLC founder Eric Hinderaker discusses how he got into the fight business, and introduces listeners to his promising stable of boxers. In addition, Hinderaker talks about the state of boxing in the Upper Midwest and takes a deep dive into the challenge of managing fighters and putting on boxing shows d...

An interview with former world champion Caleb Truax 17.08.2020

In this episode of the Minnesota Fight Night podcast, former IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb Truax talks about his upcoming IBF title eliminator fight against Alfredo Angulo. The Aug. 29 fight will be nationally televised live on Fox. In addition to previewing the Angulo bout, Truax chats about his old-school training methods, his upset world title win over James DeGale, how he's been...

Conference call featuring Jamal James and Thomas Dulorme 07.08.2020

In this special edition of the Minnesota Fight Night Podcast, Jamal James and Thomas Dulorme answer questions from reporters about their Aug. 8 fight for the WBA interim welterweight title. Many thanks to Swanson Communications and the PBC for graciously providing this audio. Ray Flores of PBC leads the questioning. 

Interview with Minnesota welterweight contender Jamal "Shango" James 04.08.2020

In this special edition of the Minnesota Fight Night Podcast, Minnesota boxer Jamal "Shango" James talks candidly about his long-awaited shot at a world championship. Determined to bring a belt home to Minnesota, James will battle ring veteran Thomas Dulorme this Saturday night for the WBA interim welterweight title. The fight will be nationally televised live on Fox. 

Previewing the Jamal "Shango" James-Thomas Dulorme Fight 03.08.2020

In this first-ever episode of the Minnesota Fight Night Podcast, hosts Brian Johnson and Sean Strauss talk about their love of boxing, especially the Minnesota boxing scene, and how they came to be such big fans of the sport. In addition, Sean and Brian preview the upcoming WBA world interim welterweight title fight between Minnesota's own Jamal "Shango" James and ring veteran Thomas Dulorme. And...

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