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!
WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and challenger Derek Chisora met head to head at their final…
Our latest podcast preview of the weekend is out and Dan has the overview with some interviews that…
Heavyweight Dillian Whyte survived a far tougher than expected challenge from Jermaine Franklin in a hard hitting and…
After Regis Prograis lost his junior welterweight world title by razor-close majority decision to Josh Taylor in 2019…
Jose Zepeda has had two opportunities to fight for a world title but lost both times, the only…
Aidos Yerbossynuly, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a recent world title bout, has been weaned from…
Let’s talk a little about referee David Fields disqualifying junior welterweight Montana Love in the sixth round of…
After defeating Anthony Joshua for the second time in August and retaining his three heavyweight title belts, Oleksandr…
After five two-minute rounds of clowning around, throwing half-hearted punches, playing to the crowd and even taking a…
Janibek Alimkhanuly did not record an early knockout as most expected — including himself — but he did…