Will Joe Joyce Return To Form Off Injury?
Heavyweight Joe Joyce is the WBO’s mandatory challenger but he knows he is in for a wait before…
By Dan Rafael
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3 min read
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Author: Dan Rafael
Since 2000, award-winning reporter Dan Rafael has covered boxing full time and been ringside for thousands of fights, first for five years at USA Today and then for 15 years at ESPN, where he wrote and appeared on various television, radio and streaming programs. In 2013, Dan was honored by the Boxing Writers Association of America with the Nat Fleischer award for career excellence in boxing journalism. Dan brings his great insight to the Big Fight Weekend site, podcast and more!
Shakur Stevenson Headed For Hometown Defense
Shakur Stevenson, whose Twitter bio reads “NEWARK MADE,” will return home for his first fight there since a…
By Dan Rafael
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2 min read
Tommy Fury Barred From Traveling To US For Jake Paul Presser
England’s Tommy Fury, who was scheduled to be at Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday for…
By Dan Rafael
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3 min read
All You Need To Know Jesse Rodriguez’s Big Weekend Win
Welcome to the Fight Freaks Unite recap podcast coming off the weekend. There was one notable card with…
By Dan Rafael
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2 min read
Rodriguez Dominates, Stops Sor Rungvisai In Masterful Performance
In an overwhelmingly dominant performance, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez looked every bit the star he and many others believe…
By Dan Rafael
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5 min read
Jesse Rodriguez Believes Youth Will Serve Him
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez was preparing for a 10-round fight at a contract weight of 110 pounds on the…
By Dan Rafael
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5 min read
Julio Cesar Martinez Pulls Out Of Another Title Bout
WBC flyweight titlist Julio Cesar Martinez, who was due to face interim titleholder McWilliams Arroyo in a mandatory…
By Dan Rafael
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2 min read
Perpective From New York On Beterbiev Win/Top Rank Undercard
It was an eye-opening, second round KO by now three-belt, light heavyweight world champ Artur Beterbiev this weekend.…
By Dan Rafael
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2 min read
Artur Beterbiev Destroys Joe Smith Saturday Night
NEW YORK –- Artur Beterbiev was like a machine. Like a truck going downhill with no brakes. Like…
By Dan Rafael
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3 min read
Robeisy Ramirez Drills Nova In Beterbiev-Smith Co-Feature
NEW YORK — Featherweight Robeisy Ramirez, the two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist, made his biggest statement as a…
By Dan Rafael
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3 min read