Podcast: A look back at the best fights, fighters and KOs of 2024
Plus: News of the week on Martinez-Ioka and Ryan Garcia
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First, off Happy New Year to my Fight Freaks Unite people! Let’s all have a great year in boxing and out! Now on to the show. There are no fights to preview due to the holiday so we took the opportunity to discuss the best in boxing in 2024, namely the best fighters, fights and knockouts. We also covered some news items of the week.
Here is what’s on the show (in order):
The unfortunate postponement of Fernando Martinez’s WBA junior bantamweight title defense and rematch against Kazuto Ioka that was set for New Year’s Eve but called off because Martinez came down with the flu.
Ryan Garcia’s announcement that he will need surgery on the injured right wrist that caused him to pull out of the New Year’s Eve exhibition against Japanese kickboxing star Rukiya Anpo.
Discussion of our picks for fighter of the year, male and female, why them and the other candidates.
Discussion of our picks on the best fights of the year, male and female, why them and the other candidates.
Thoughts on the best knockouts of the year.
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