Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast

O'Shaquie Foster-Raymond Ford Battle In Houston, Dmitry Bivol Defends + Rico Verhoeven Joins Us! | BFW Preview Podcast

May 29, 2026·1h 8m
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We are back to preview fights in the month of May for the final time, as their aro title bouts in Houston and El Paso, TX and Russia to go over. Plus, the man who was winning the heavyweight title fight in Egypt last weekend (until he wasn't) joins us for a conversation on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael to give their takes and insight on all that's going on in and out of the ring.First, they preview the Matchroom Boxing main event Saturday on DAZN in HoustonO’Shaquie Foster vs. Raymond Ford, for Foster’s WBC junior lightweight title. A compelling fight between two known Americans with the Texan Foster looking for bigger things if he defends.Next, the RCC/Matchroom Boxing main event earlier Saturday on DAZN in Ekaterinburg, Russia on DAZN.Dmitry Bivol is back meeting mandatory challenger Michael Eifert, for Bivol’s lineal/IBF/WBA light heavyweight title. But, the WBO won't sanction the bout. We have the latest on this one.And, also the MVP ESPN card Saturday night in El Paso, Texas, on ESPNStephanie Han vs. Holly Holm, rematch, for Han’s WBA women’s lightweight title. Dan wants to know "What are We DOING HERE?!" Plus, Amanda Serrano vs. Cheyenne Hanson, for Serrano’s WBO/WBA women’s featherweight title in the co-feature.Next RICO VERHOEVEN INTERVIEW with Big DanDiscussion of his 11th-round TKO loss challenging heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk this past Saturday at the Pyramids in Giza, Egypt. How and why did he do so well and does he want to keep boxing or not? And, then some newsWBA orders lightweight titlist Gervonta Davis to make mandatory vs. Floyd Schofield but "Tank" has more bigger problems outside the ring with a new warrant for his arrest in Maryland related to an alleged probation violation from his hit and run plea there. He's also facing domestic violence charges in South Florida and as T.J. says, it may be jail time coming in Maryland for probation violation.Next, it was announced: Murat Gassiev will defend the WBA “regular” heavyweight title (yawn) against Tony Yoka in the headliner of an IBA Pro card on July 11 at VTB Arena in Moscow.Former two-time heavyweight titleholder Hasim Rahman, who is 53 and been retired since 2014, is planning a comeback: July 14 at Rochester’s ESL Ballpark. BIG- WHAT. ARE. WE DOING. HERE?! The man is 53 and was beaten and beaten and beaten in the last few years of his career.Also, Keyshawn Davis has declined the opportunity to face fellow Top Rank fighter Lindolfo Delgado for the vacant IBF junior welterweight title, because he plans to move up to welterweight. We have more.Plus, the results from two IBF purse bids conducted Wednesday at their convention in Vietnam for Albert Bell-Andy Cruz lightweight final eliminator and Bakhram Murtazaliev-Brandon Adams junior middleweight final eliminator are discussed briefly.It's all part of the "BFW Preview Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!!

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