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  • Brandon Figueroa Dramatic KO Of Nick Ball + Floyd Mayweather Sues Showtime? | Fight Freaks Unite Recap

    Brandon Figueroa Dramatic KO Of Nick Ball + Floyd Mayweather Sues Showtime? | Fight Freaks Unite Recap
    Feb 9 2026
    We are back off a weekend with world title fights in Mexico and England, including a dramatic KO in the final round for a former champ, who's a champ, again. We have that and fight news, including a hall of famer filing suit for what he says are hundreds of millions owed. It's all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

    Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack And Newsletter

    First we talk Saturday’s Queensberry/DAZN main event in Liverpool
    Featherweight Brandon Figueroa scores a dramatic TKO12 over Nick Ball and wins the WBA title. The guys discuss the huge final round, the silliness of Ball's corner and supporters after the fight in the ring and what are the options for Figueroa, now?

    Then, they talk Friday’s Matchroom/BXSTARS/DAZN main event in Guadalajara, Mexico
    Bantamweight Christian Medina wins convincingly over Adrian Curiel by decision, retains WBO title.

    Next some News
    Flloyd Mayweather sues Showtime, Stephen Espinoza for $340 million and punitive damages late last week saying he's owed for mega-fights with Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor. Dan has the lawsuit and particulars and the boys discuss.

    Talks under way for Fabio Wardley to defend WBO heavyweight title vs. Daniel Dubois. Dan thinks it's compelling... TJ, not so much.

    Two-time featherweight title challenger Michael Conlan, the popular two-time Irish Olympian aiming to land another shot, will fight Kevin Walsh in a Belfast, Northern Ireland, hometown bout on March 20 (DAZN) at SSE Arena on an MF Pro card.

    And, MVP set for first UK card with four women’s world title fights with Caroline Dubois-Terri Harper headlining in a lightweight unification bout. We discuss.

    It's all on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.
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    1 h et 3 min
  • Nick Ball Battles Brandon Figueroa For WBA Featherweight Title + Shakur Stevenson Stripped And More! | BFW Preview Podcast

    Nick Ball Battles Brandon Figueroa For WBA Featherweight Title + Shakur Stevenson Stripped And More! | BFW Preview Podcast
    Feb 6 2026
    We're back to go over two separate world title main events in both Mexico and England, plus, LOTS of fight news, too on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"

    Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter

    Previews
    Matchroom/BXSTARS card Friday night on DAZN in Guadalajara, Mexico
    Christian Medina vs. Adrian Curiel, for Medina’s WBO bantamweight title. Should be a highly competitve world title fight.
    Queensberry card Saturday on DAZN in Liverpool, England
    Nick Ball vs. Brandon Figueroa, for Ball’s WBA featherweight title. This fight has the makings of an entertaining, brawling battle.

    News
    WBC strips Shakur Stevenson of lightweight belt in an apparent sanctioning fee dispute like with Crawford. We HAVE TAKES!

    Baltimore judge in Gervonta Davis hit and run case issues warrant for his arrest due violating probation terms related the domestic violence case in Miami Gardens, Florida. Will he be doing time again in Baltimore.

    Bakhram Murtazaliev, who lost the IBF junior middleweight title by majority decision to Josh Kelly last Saturday, has formally asked the IBF to order an immediate rematch. What kind of chance does he have?

    Lineal/IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia, who became the first current champion to sign with upstart Zuffa Boxing last month and whose first fight with the company was announced for March 8 (Paramount+) at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, will face Brandon Glanton, per source to Dan.

    Mandatory challenger Liam Paro will have the Australian home advantage when he challenges IBF welterweight titlist Lewis Crocker after his promoter, No Limit Boxing, beat Matchoom Boxing in a purse bid on Tuesday. Dan has the details on how it happened.

    With Diego Pacheco pulling out of talks with Hamzah Sheeraz for the vacant WBO super middleweight title, Sheeraz will fight Alem Begic (29-0-1, 23 KOs), 38, of Germany, whose record is glittering but whose resume is devoid of a single notable foe. The fight hasn’t been announced yet but, per Dan sources, it will take place May 9 in Manchester, England.

    Nostalgia
    First-ever HBO “Boxing After Dark” card at the Forum in Inglewood, California, where Marco Antonio Barrera TKO12 Kennedy McKinney in a spectacular war – Feb. 3, 1996 – 30 years ago on Tuesday.

    It's all part of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!
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    55 min
  • Shakur Stevenson Dominates, Xander Zayas Becomes Unified Champ, Josh Kelly Scores Upset and News! | Fight Freaks Unite Recap

    Shakur Stevenson Dominates, Xander Zayas Becomes Unified Champ, Josh Kelly Scores Upset and News! | Fight Freaks Unite Recap
    Feb 2 2026

    It was an action packed weekend of big time main event fights in the USA and the U.K. and we're ready to go over it all and have some fight news on the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast!

    Host T.J..Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter to give their takes on the fights and implications for the winners.

    First, they go over the Ring 6 DAZN PPV card on Saturday night in New York ]
    Shakur Stevenson dominates over 12 Teofimo Lopez and wins lineal/WBO 140 lb. title. A tremendous boxing exhibition and what's next for Shakur?

    Also, Keyshawn Davis TKO12 Jamaine Ortiz, 12 rounds, junior welterweights. A bounceback night that the talented Davis needed.

    Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington KO9 Carlos Castro and wins vacant WBC featherweight crown. Big night for Shu Shu.

    Plus,
    Jarrell Miller "loses his lid" in a W10 over Kingsley Ibeh in a heavyweight fight.
    Austin “Ammo” Williams defeats Wendy Toussaint by decision.
    Kevin Castillo W8 over Saudi prospect Ziyad Almayouf junior welterweights.

    Then, the Top Rank card Saturday in San Juan, Puerto Rico
    Xander Zayas W12 split decision over Abass Baraou and unifies WBO/WBA 154 lb. tiles. Huge night for Zayas and what's next?

    Also, Matchroom Boxing main event on DAZN on Saturday in Newcastle, England
    Josh Kelly W12 in an upset over Bakhram Murtazaliev, and wins the IBF 154 lb. What a moment for the Brit and what's next? Is it the name Jaron Ennis?

    Finally, some news
    Deontay Wilder-Derek Chisora is official for April 4th at The 02 in London

    BWAA and Ring magazine 2025 awards announced and we discuss

    Nonito Donaire to fight on in WBA bantamweight eliminator on a big show in Japan March 15th. Why is he continuing?

    Hear it all on the 'Fight Freaks Unite Recap" Podcast and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!
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    1 h et 4 min
  • Teofimo Lopez Battles Shakur Stevenson + Xander Zayas Battle Baraou For Unification And Fight Fight News! | BFW Preview Podcast

    Teofimo Lopez Battles Shakur Stevenson + Xander Zayas Battle Baraou For Unification And Fight Fight News! | BFW Preview Podcast
    Jan 30 2026
    This is a LOADED weekend of action as multiple world title main events are happening in NYC, Puerto Rico and Newcastle, England. And, we're ready for it all, including some fight news, too, on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"

    Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and newsletter to go over it all.

    First, a Preview of the Ring magazine DAZN PPV card Saturday in New York City
    Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson, for Lopez’s lineal/WBO junior welterweight title. Shakur moves up against arguably his toughest challenge yet in Lopez. The guys give their thoughts. Plus, a loaded undercard:
    Keyshawn Davis returns from disgrace to meet Jamaine Ortiz in a10 round junior welterweight bout.
    Carlos Adames vs. Austin “Ammo” Williams, for Adames’ WBC middleweight title.
    Local favoririte Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington vs. Carlos Castro, for the vacant WBC featherweight title and Jarrell Miller vs. Kingsley Ibeh, 10 rounds, heavyweights. Plus, Ziyad Almayouf vs. Kevin Castillo, 8 rounds, junior welterweights

    Next, it's a preview of the Top Rank card Saturday in San Juan on TR Classics FAST channel
    Xander Zayas vs. Abass Baraou, 12 rounds, WBO/WBA junior middleweight unification. A HUGE homecoming fight for the young Zayas, but is Baraou going to be tough? And, rising Rohan Polanco vs. Christian Gomez, 10 rounds, welterweights

    Then, a preview of the Matchroom Boxing DAZN card Saturday in Newcastle, England
    Bakhram Murtazaliev finally returns after 16 months vs. Josh Kelly, 12 rounds, for Murtazaliev’s IBF junior middleweight title.

    And, a Preview of the Zuffa Boxing Paramount+ card Sunday in Las Vegas
    Jose Valenzeula vs. Diego Torres, 10 rounds, lightweights
    Serhii Bohachuk vs. Radzhab Butaev, 10 rounds, middleweights
    Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs. Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic, 10 rounds, light heavyweights

    NEWS
    Tyson Fury’s ring return is official: He will fight Arslanbek Makhmudov in the headliner of a Ring magazine card on April 11, live on Netflix, at a UK site to be announced. We have more.

    Gervonta Davis was arrested in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Wednesday, two weeks after a warrant was issued on battery, false imprisonment and attempted kidnapping charges related to an alleged domestic violence incident with a former girlfriend on Oct. 27. Is his career over?

    The undercard Mario Barrios-Ryan Garcia announced by Turki Alashikh:
    IBF junior welterweight titlist Richardson Hitchins defends against Oscar Duarte, WBA junior welterweight titlist Gary Antuanne Russell against mandatory Andy Hiraoka, Junior welterweight Frank Martin against Nahir Albright and super middleweight Bektemir Melikuziev against Sena Agbeko.

    The WBC announced on Tuesday that Christian Mbilli has been elevated from the organization’s interim super middleweight titleholder to the full world titlist. Who is he fighting next?

    And, Warriors Boxing Top Rank both Told big Dan they have reached an agreement for the IBF heavyweight title eliminator between Frank Sanchez and Richard Torrez purse bid canceled. Fight is likely to be on March 28 in Las Vegas on the Sebastian Fundora-Keith Thurman PPV.

    It's all part of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview" Podcast and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!
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    59 min
  • Teofimo Lopez Conversation With Our Dan Rafael 1 27 26 | Fight Freaks Unite Podcast

    Teofimo Lopez Conversation With Our Dan Rafael 1 27 26 | Fight Freaks Unite Podcast
    Jan 27 2026
    Coming up Satruday night in NYC at Madison Square Garden it's the return of WBO junior welterweight champ Teofimo Lopez, as he takes on unbeaten WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson in a Ring/Turki Alashikh PPV main event.

    But, before fight night, you can hear Teofimo with our insider Dan Rafael on why he took this fight with the fellow American star Stevenson. The New York (Lopez) vs. New Jersey (Stevenson) angle and much more on the possible future for Lopez, if he wins.

    It's never dull with Teofimo on the show and he's direct with his thoughts on it all.

    It's all part of our coverage on this special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to this feed on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.
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    11 min
  • Raymond Muratalla Wins IBF Defense, Walsh Wins Zuffa Debut Main Event + Fight News | Fight Freaks Unite Recap

    Raymond Muratalla Wins IBF Defense, Walsh Wins Zuffa Debut Main Event + Fight News | Fight Freaks Unite Recap
    Jan 26 2026
    We're back to recap the weekend from Las Vegas, including Raymond Muratalla defending his IBF Lightweight Crown, plus the Zuffa Boxing innagural card/broadcast took place on Friday night and we have some fight news too on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

    Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter give their takes and insight

    First, a recap of the Saturday Matchroom DAZN card in Las Vegas
    Lightweight Raymond Muratalla W12 majority decision over Andy Cruz and retains IBF title. Why was he so good and what's next for Muratalla? Then, on the undercard
    light heavyweight but massively overweight Khalil Coe wins majority decision over Jesse Hart,
    Junior middleweight Israil Madrimov decisions Luis David Salazar and rising junior middleweight Omari Jones decisions Jerome Baxter. Dan gives some analysis.

    Then, a recap of Friday’s Zuffa Boxing debut on Paramount+in Las Vegas
    Callum Walsh decisions Carlos Ocampo, 10 rounds, middleweights, as expected. And, on the undercard middleweight Misael Rodriguez won over Austin Deanda in 10 rounds and
    Cain Sandoval outpoints Julian Rodrigue in a junior welterweight fight.
    Plus, they go over some general thoughts on the launch/production/product of Zuffa and the streamer Paramount+

    Next, some news
    Lineal/IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia, who became the first current champion to sign with Zuffa Boxing, will defend the title on March 8 at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. But, who's the opponent?

    Matchroom Boxing will re-sign unified junior bantamweight champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez. Although he was a free agent, Matchroom retained the right to match any offer and has done so, matching an offer from Zuffa.

    Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who announced earlier this month — to the surprise of nobody — that he would end his latest retirement, is being lined up for an April ring return. Who's the likely opponent for him?

    And, Boxxer’s Jan. 31 main event in London, Adam Azim vs. Gustavo Lemos, IBF junior welterweight eliminator for No. 2 spot is postponed after BOTH fighters suffered injuries.

    It's all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc. !!
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    51 min
  • Teofimo Lopez Joins Us + Zuffa Boxing Debut And Muratalla-Cruz IBF Lightweight Title Fight | BFW Preview

    Teofimo Lopez Joins Us + Zuffa Boxing Debut And Muratalla-Cruz IBF Lightweight Title Fight | BFW Preview
    Jan 23 2026
    We have some action this weekend in Las Vegas to discuss and the WBO 140 lb. champ joins us too on the "BFW Preview Podcast"

    Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter to go over it all.

    First they talk the debut of the Zuffa Boxing/Paramount+ card from Las Vegas
    Callum Walsh vs. Carlos Ocampo, 10 rounds, middleweights
    Misael Rodriguez vs. Austin Deanda, 10 rounds, middleweights
    Cain Sandoval vs. Julian Rodriguez, 10 rounds, junior welterweights

    Then, they preview the Saturday night Matchroom Boxing/DAZN card in Las Vegas
    Raymond Muratalla vs. Andy Cruz, 12 rounds, for Muratalla’s IBF lightweight title
    Israil Madrimov vs. Luis David Salazar, 10 rounds, middleweights Khalil Coe vs. Jesse Hart, 10 rounds, light heavyweights Omari Jones vs. Jerome Baxter, 6 rounds, junior middleweights

    Teofimo Lope INTERVIEW
    He defends the lineal/WBO junior welterweight title against WBC lightweight titlist Shakur Stevenson on January 31 on a DAZN PPV at New York’s Madison Square Garden in a big one

    Then, some news
    Thoughts on the Mario Barrios-Ryan Garcia kickoff presse on Thuesday

    Zuffa Boxing in talks to sign unified heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk?!

    Heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora are finalizing an April 4 fight in London. What is this? Wasn't Wilder fighting Usyk in the USA?

    WBA strips Gervonta Davis (who's still at large from South Florida authorities) of lightweight title, makes him “champion in recess”

    Valdez, Top Rank part ways, been together his whole career

    Top Rank announces Xander Zayas-Abass Baraou junior middleweight unification fight on January 31 in San Juan will stream live in the United States on its Top Rank Classics FAST channel, still no deal with a broadcaster. There are takes.

    Hear it all on the "BFW Preview Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreker/Spotify, etc.
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    55 min
  • Canelo To Reurn + Vergil Ortiz-Oscar De La Hoya Spat Escalates And More! | Fight Freaks Unite Recap

    Canelo To Reurn + Vergil Ortiz-Oscar De La Hoya Spat Escalates And More! | Fight Freaks Unite Recap
    Jan 19 2026
    We are back with Big Dan Rafael feeling better to go over the light weekend of action and TONS of interesting news on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

    Host T.J. Rives returns with Dan to go over it all.

    First, they recap Friday night's Golden Boy/DAZN card in Palm Desert, Calif.
    Middleweight Raul Curiel W10 Jordan Panthen. This main event was a mess to make and we explain.

    Next, some news
    Canelo Alvarez and Turki Alashikh announce he will return September 15th in Riyadh. Who's the likely opponent? How many more times do we see Canelo, etc?

    Next, It’s fight week for first Zuffa Boxing and Paramount+ event and on Friday they made a major move, announcing the signing of lineal/IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia. That's a BIG move, but what does it mean for his next couple of fights?

    Then, Vergil Ortiz has sued Golden Boy Promotions and Oscar De La Hoya on Thursday for breach of contract and interference with earnings in U.S. District Court in Nevada. Ortiz seeks that the court upholds his claim that his promotional agreement is terminated and he can make his own deal to fight Jaron "Boots" Ennis if he wants.

    Also, an arrest warrant issued for Gervonta Davis by Miami Gardens, Florida, police related to the alleged domestic violence incident that led to him being dropped from the Jake Paul exhibition. However, no one can find him.

    Next, the Mario Barrios-Ryan Garcia PPV main event officially announced for February 21st at T-Mobile Arena in Vegas. Not official yet but Richardson Hitchins-Oscar Duarte and Gary A. Russell-Hiraoka planned for undercard in title bouts at 140 lb.

    Finally, rising heavyweight sensation Moses Itauma of England injured, fight with Jermaine Franklin that was to take place this coming Saturday was postponed until March 28th. We have more.

    It's all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to this feed on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!
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    51 min