Podcast: Berlanga interview ahead of showdown with Sheeraz
Preview of Catterall-Eubank; Chavez Jr. to be deported, Fury unretiring, Benavidez to fight in Riyadh, more news of the week
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First off, Happy July 4th! It’s a light holiday boxing weekend but we are here to preview the Matchroom Boxing card. There is also my interview with super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga ahead of his upcoming bout. We also covered several news items of the week and gave our thoughts.
Here is what’s on the show (in order):
Preview of Jack Catterall’s move up to welterweight to face Harlem Eubank on Saturday in the Matchroom Boxing main event on DAZN in Manchester, England. We also discussed the return of Joe Cordina, who is moving up to lightweight and will face Jaret Gonzalez Quiroz in the co-feature.
My interview with Berlanga as he prepares to face Hamzah Sheeraz, who is moving up in weight, in the main event of the Ring magazine card on July 12 at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s arrest by immigration officials and impending deportation to Mexico.
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The utterly unshocking news that Tyson Fury plans to exit retirement for what he says will be a third fight with Oleksandr Usyk in April.
Announcement that WBO welterweight titlist Brian Norman Jr. will defend against Devin Haney and that WBC light heavyweight titlist David Benavidez will defend against Anthony Yarde on a November Riyadh Season card.
My reporting on the plans for the return of Oscar Valdez for a September fight in his native Mexico.
PBC’s announcement of the free preliminaries on the Manny Pacquiao-Mario Barrios card, which will include the return of former featherweight titlist Gary Russell Jr., who is ending a 3 1/2-year layoff and moving up to lightweight.
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Berlanga photo: Golden Boy Promotions
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