Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast

It was an intriguing and bizarre at times weekend of action in Ireland and New Jersey and we're ready to recap Katie Taylor's "Farewell Fight" and former unified heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz comeback to title contntion ending before it began. And we're going over it all on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter with all the takes.

They start with Saturday’s Matchroom Boxing DAZN card at famed Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland

Junior welterweight Katie Taylor W1...

Coming up Saturday night September 12th in Las Vegas, Conor Benn goes for the WBC Welterweight title meeting Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas.

However, before the Brit takes on Garcia, he talked one on one with our insider Dan Rafael on several subjects.

They discussed his two trremendous battles last year with Chris Eubank Jr., with Benn avenging a narrow loss in the "Fight of the Year" in May 2025, by dominating Eubank in thei November rematch. They also discuss what it would mean to win a WBC world title like his hall of fame father, Nigel...

We are ready to go for the Labor Day holiday weekend with a former heavyweight champ in action in NJ, an Irish hero with a huge farewell fight looming and also, Conor Benn joins us too! All of this is on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and newsletter are back to give insight and analysis.

First, they talk Friday night Matchroom’s “The Fight” card on DAZN/TNT/truTV in Newark, New Jersey

Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Damian Knyba...

It was supposed to be a coronation, but Filip Hrgovic had other ideas and has won a portion of the heavyweight crown. We are ready to recap his shocking turnaround upset, go over other prominent title bouts and more on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter are ready to roll the sleeves up and talk about it all.

First, they recap Saturday’s Queensberry DAZN PPV main event at The O2 Arena in London

Heavyweight Filip Hrgovic st...

Coming up Saturday night September 5th in Dublin, Ireland, arguably the greatest female fighter of the modern boxing era is potentially fighting her final fight, as Katie Taylor returns.

And before fight week begins for her at the massive Croke Park, she joins our insider Dan Rafael in this one on one conversation.

Taylor, who's been the undisputed women's champion in two divisions, says will be the last fight of her legendary career before an expected sellout crowd of about 80,000.

The former Gold Medalist and Irish national hero will defend her three junior welterweight...

We are back with a HUGE heavyweight title showdown in England and one of the all time ladies fighter's EVER joins us. It's all part of the latest "Big Fight Weekend Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter are back to get into it all.

Fist, it's a preview of Saturday’s Queensberry DAZN PPV main event at The O2 Arena in Lodnon
Moses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgovic, for vacant the IBF heavyweight title Itauma Iook to join likes Tyson, Spinks and even Ali, at ha...

A title win for Tefimo Lopez, a tough night in victory for a women's great and is the Fury-Joshua fight in serious jeopardy over lack of payment to AJ??? We cover it all on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

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


They start with Saturday night’s PBC/DAZN PPV at T-Mobile in Las Vegas

Teofimo Lopez W12 by majority decision over Rolando Romero and wins WBA 147 lb. title. What was up...

We are back and ready for a championship weekend in the Western U.S. with a women's legend in California and a world wetlerweight title PPV main event in Vegas. We will go over it all and have fight news, too on the newest "BFW Preview Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael are back to give their takes and make some predicitions, etc.

First, they preview Friday night's MVP main event on TikTok and YouTube in Temecula, California

Amanda Serrano vs. Lucrecia Manzur, 12 rounds, for Serrrano’s WBO/WBA wom...

Coming up Saturday night August 22nd in Las Vegas, former two division world champion Teofimo Lopez is already back in the ring and readay to challenge for another world title. This, as he meets WBA welterweight champ Rolly Romero in a DAZN PPV.

However, he joins our insider Dan Rafael first in a one on one conversation to discuss his recent career and his chances Saturday night.

Lopez, who defeated Vasiliy Lomachenko in arguably the win of his career in 2020, also owns a victory over former undisputed 140 lb. champ Josh Taylor, as well. However, he also...

Arguably the greatest women's fighter in the sport was back and scored an emphatic win + we have fight news, including is the Fury-Joshua fight perhaps in jeopardy of not happening? We discuss it all on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" 

Host T.J. Rives is back and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newletter are both ready to give their insight.

First, a recap of Saturday night's Salita Promotions DAZN card in Atlanta

Claressa Shields TKO6 Kaye Scott and wins WBC/WBA women’s middleweight titles. This was...

We are back and ready to go with a women's world title main event in Atlanta Saturday and the flamboyant Teofimo Lopez looks to rebound from being routed in his last fight in January and he joins us to discuss his welterweight title next weekend. It's all part of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Poecast!"

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

First, they preview Saturday’s Salita Promotions DAZN card in Atlanta

Kaye Scott vs. Claressa Shields, 10 rounds, for Scott’s WBC/WBAwomen’s midd...

Flamboyant WBA welterweight champ Rolly Romero is set to return later this month in a PPV main event, but first he stops be for a conversation on this special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" with insider Dan Rafael.

Romero is making his first WBA welterweight title defense vs. his good friend, Teofimo Lopez. on August 22nd on a DAZN/Prime Video PPV from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

He discusses that matchup and the future at 147 lb., especially since, he owns a win over current WBC champ, Ryan Garcia last year.

Hear it all...

It was A "world title" fight in the middleweight division in Ireland, not THE title, but we're ready to go over what happened there and there's fight news and some Roy Jones nostalgia later, too on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael return to go over it all. 

First a recap of Saturday’s Zuffa Boxing 10 in Dublin, Ireland

Aaron McKenna W12 Etinosa Oliha, wins vacant IBF middleweight title. This fight, being kind, lacked a lot, but we go over the win and the...

We're back on a lighter weekend of action with a vacant middleweight world title fight in Ireland and a current world champion joins us to preview his upcoming title bout later in the month. It's all on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Previvew Podcast!"

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

First, they preview the Zuffa Boxing Card on Saturday in Dublin, Ireland (Paramount+)

Aaron McKenna vs. Etinosa Oliha, 12 rounds, for vacant IBF middleweight title. Who are these guys and what has happened to our famed m...

It was a lightweight championship doubleheader weekend in Las Vegas, there was.a wild Queensbery main event in Ireland and we have fight news, too, on the latestt "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast."

Host T.J. Rives and Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Recap Substack and Newslettter are back to give their insight on it all.

First, they recap Saturday’s Golden Boy “The Fight” card on DAZN, TNT, truTV in Las Vegas

Lightweight William Zepeda W12 Lamont Roach and wins the vacant WBC title. Great performance by Zepeda and what does it mea...

The former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and one of the most menacing fighters ever is with us on a special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast!"


"Iron Mike" Tyson joins our insider Dan Rafael in a one on one conversation to go over several things.

First, it's the first time Big Dan had chance to catch up with Tyson since late 2024, when he was about to re-enter the ring in an actual fight with Jake Paul. He ended up losing a decision that night in Texas in his first action in some 20 years. 

N...

We are back and ready for a lightweight championship doubleheader in Las Vegas and a legend joins us for a conversation, as well, on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"

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

First, they preview Saturday's DAZN/TNT/truTV “The Fight” card at Virgin Hotels, LV

Lamont Roach Jr. vs. William Zepeda, 12 rounds, for vacant WBC lightweight title. This one should be highly entertaining for a coveted world title belt.
 
Then,, Raymo...

It was a WILD weekend of action all over the globe from Thailand to Saudi Arabia to Connecticut to Australia and we're covering all the fights and some news on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

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

We start with the heavyweights from Friday and Saturday
 
Friday in Pattaya, Thailand

Tyson Fury TKO7 Mariusz Wach, as expected. How did Fury look in leading to t...

We were LIVE on Thursday afternoon on our Youtube channel with a special edition of our "Big Fight Weekend Preview" with host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael.

On this show they were getting ready for former two time heavyweight champ Tyson Fury fighting Friday night in Thailand against veteran Mariusz Wadh in anticiaption of meeting Anthony Joshua later this year. The former unified heavyweight champ Joshua is also back in the ring for the first time in 2026 battling in Saudi Arabia Saturday night against little known Kristian Prenga. The guys go over the matchups and what...

Unbeaten world champ Raymond Muratalla ready to go for his latest title defense, but first, he's here with us on a special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" conversation with our insider Dan Rafael.

Muratalla will make his second IBF world lightweight title defense against former junior lightweight titlist Robson Conceicao in the co-feature of the vacant WBC lightweight title bout between Lamont Roach Jr. and William Zepeda on “The Fight” on DAZN, TNT and truTV on Aug.

Murtalla talks about his title win early this year over Cuban star Andy Cruz and now will fight another brilliant amate...

Off a weekend that had only one prominent card in California, we recap it, plus were joined by a world champ and we have lots of fight news, too, on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack are back with their insight and opinions.

First, they recap Saturday night’s Matchroom Boxing DAZN card in Carson, California

Super middleweight Diego Pacheco TKO11 Immanuwel Aleem. A mismatch and what's now for the talented Pacheco?

Next Lightweight Andy Cruz TKO3 Abraham Mo...

We are back on a little slower weekend with one prominent show in California, but we have plenty of fight news and great nostalgia, too on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast"

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

First it's a preview of Saturday’s Matchroom Boxing DAZN card at Carson, CA
Diego Pacheco vs. Immanuwel Aleem, 12 rounds, super middleweights. Will Pacheco be more impressive than he's been recently?
Andy Cruz vs. Abraham Montoya, 10 rounds, lightweights in the co feature.
Plus,Al...

Former unified world welterweight champ Errol Spence is set to return to the ring for the first time in three years and he's not taking an easy fight coming back. And, before that bout, he joined our insider Dan Rafael on this "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast!"

He and Dan discuss, whether Spence seroiusly contemplated never fighting again over the last three years after Terence Crawford wiped him out in July 2023 in their undisputed clash? Also, what about traveling to Australia to meet home country star Tim Tszyu in a PBC PPV broadcast on July 25th (USA time).
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We're back off a lighter weekend with only one prominent fight card, in Russia of all places, too, to recap the world title fight there and have a prominent former world champ join us on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives is joined by insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter to go over ti all with their takes.

First, they recap Saturday’s IBA Pro card in Moscow

Heavyweight Murat Gassiev TKO6 Peter Kadiru, retains WBA title in a one sided fight. Afterwards, Derek Ch...

It's the biggest signing by Zuffa Boxing to date, as four division world champ Shakur Stevenson has agreed to a multi-fight deal with them and also benefactor Turki Alashikh.

And, as part of the announcement, our insider Dan Rafael scored a one on one interview wtih Shakur to discuss why he's making this move now? Stevenson is one of the most talented pound for pound fighters in the sport with wins in his last two fights over William Zepeda and beating champ Teofimo Lopez in a Madison Square Garden PPV main event in January.

Plus, what...

We're back and ready for a lighter weekend where the most prominent fight is in Russia, of all places. But, we've got a huge name joining us to discuss his new multi-fight promotional deal, and fight news, as well. It's all part of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!' 

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

First, they preview of Saturday’s IBA/Epic Sports card on DAZN in Moscow

Murat Gassiev vs. Peter Kadiru, for...

We are back off a weekend of action in Cleveland that saw a dramatic finish to the main event, we have some fight news and some interesting nostalgia all on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

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

They start with the Recap of Saturday night's Top Rank DAZN/TNT “The Fight” show in Cleveland, OH
Lightweight Abdullah Mason TKO12 vs. Albert Bell, retains WBO title. This was a battle and a controversial TKO...

We're back on a July 4th holiday weekend (Happy 250 USA!) weekend with a prominent fight card with two world title fights and some interesting fight news to go over, too on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"

First, a preview of the Top Rank DAZN/TNT/truTV “The Fight” debut in Cleveland
Abdullah Mason vs. Albert Bell,, for Mason’s WBO lightweight title. It's a late change with opponent. Could this fight be a better challenge than the original opponent Joe Cordina of Wales would have been. The boys go over it all.
And, Bruce “Shu Shu”...

Flamboyant new WBC featherweight champ Bruce "Shu Shu" Carrington is back this weekend on the Top Rank Boxing card this Saturday night July 4th in Cleveland, OH.

But, before we get to his fight night in the co-feature for the Abdullah Mason main event, Shu Shu is with our insider Dan Rafael one on one on this "Fight Freaks Unite" Podcast!

Carrington, 17-0, 10 KOs, who will make his first defense against unbeaten contender Rene Palacios in the co-feature of the DAZN card, which is also the first edition of “The Fight” series that will simulcast on TNT...

We're back and do we have tons to go over, starting with Jaron "Boots" Ennis' huge KO win to become the unified 154 lb. champ Saturday night in Brooklyn. Also, hear from a world champ ready to defend and also lots of juicy fight news on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

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

They start with the recap of Saturday night’s Matchroom/Top Rank DAZN PPV card in Brooklyn, NY
 “Boots” Ennis Scorches Xander...

We are back for a HUGE junior middleweight title showdown as a DAZN pay per view in Brooklyn, NY takes place Saturday night between unified junior middleweight champ Xander Zayas and former unified welterweight champ Jaron "Boots" Ennis. And, we cover that, fight news and more on the newest "Big Fight Wekekend Preview Podcast!"

This show was originally live on Thursday afternoon on our BFW Youtube page.

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael are back with their insight and thoughts on the tremendous match-up of unbeatens at Barclays Center, as two of the top...

It's a special edition of the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" as the courtroom drama involving hall of famer Floyd Mayweather being sued by promoter CSI took to the Southern District Court of NY late Wednesday afternoon.

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael, who listened in as a media member to the telephonic court hearing, give the full setup to what went on for almost two hours.

And, then you will hear Judge Vernon Broderick hold the hearing with the plantiffs wanting to stop Mayweather's exhibition fight this Saturday in Greece with kickboxer Mike Zambidis...

Coming up Saturday night in Brooklyn, NY, it's the DAZN pay per view showdown for the unfiied junior middleweight titles as unbeatens Xander Zayas and Jaron "Boots' Ennis square off in one of the biggest fights of 2026.

And, before that action takes place the DAZN lead analyst and former junor middleweight champ himself, Sergio Mora, joins host T.J. Rives in a preview conversation!

First, the guys talk two massively talented fighters that Mora has called recent fights for in Shakur Stevenson and Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez. Sergio gives the breakdown on what they do well and...

We are back off a lighter weekend in the ring to talk about the chaotic opponent situation for Oscar Collazo's planned strawweight title fight in California and plenty of fight news, too, on the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives returns iwth insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and newletter have their insight and takes.

First, they recap Saturday’s Golden Boy DAZN main event in Oceanside, California
Collazo TKO2 over late replacement, Neider Valdez in what turned out to be flyweight non-title fight. We have mo...

We are back with a recap of the big win by Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez to caputre a world title, we have plenty of fight news and we have a titlle for the NY Knicks in Pro Basketball and the host is headed on a vacation! We cover it all on the "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 insight and takes on it all.

Dan MUST talk first about his Knicks finally, finally, after 53 years winning the...

One of the top pound for pound fighters in the sport is back and we're ready to discuss his title challenge and go over a bunch of fight news, as well on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and newsletter are back with all of their insight and takes.

First, a preview of the Saturday night’s Matchroom DAZN main event at Glendale, Ariz.
Antonio Vargas vs. Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, 12 rounds, for Vargas’ WBA bantamweight title. Bam is looking...

Coming up Saturday night in Arizona, unified 115 lb. champ Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez steps up to challenge Antonio Vargas for the WBA world bantamweight title.

It would be the San Antonio, TX native Bam's third world title win in a third different weight division and he also has his sights set on a much, much, bigger name in Naoya "The Monster" Inoue. 

Hear one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world discuss it all with our insider Dan Rafael in this one on one interview.

It's all part of a special "Fight F...

It was a busy fight weekend in England, Japan and even Montreal and we're ready to go over it all and some fight news and great nostalgia on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and newsletter and are full of takes and insight.

Fisrt, a recap of Saturday's Zuffa Boxing Paramount+/Sky Sports main event in Bournemouth, England
Chris Billam-Smith TKO 7 over Ryan Rozicki, cruiserweights. This was a wild slugfest won by Billam-Smith. Now, how big a fight will he...

We're back in June with a cruiserweight contender battle in England, a championship doubleheader in Japan and one of the best pound for pound fighters in the sport joins us, as well, on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael to go over it all with their insight and takes.

They start with a preview of the Saturday Zuffa Boxing Paramount+/Sky Sports main event in Bournemouth, England
Chris Billam-Smith vs. Ryan Rozicki, 10 rounds, cruiserweights. Is the winner in position for Zuffa's Jai...

A busy championship weekend at two sites in Texas and in Russia and we're ready to go over all of the action and have some fight news on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

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

First, they recap Saturday’s Matchroom Boxing DAZN card in Houston
O’Shaquie Foster W12 Ray Ford, retains WBC junior lightweight title. We have more on Foster's victory and what's next for him?

Next, a recap of S...