Podcast: Conceicao-Foster rematch, Schofield-Giron previews

Plus a look at the undercards; lots of news of the week involving Canelo, Tank, Bam, more; Hamed, Lewis fight anniversary memories

Dan Rafael

Nov 01, 2024

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There are two shows of note on Saturday, Top Rank’s ESPN+ card headlined by the rematch between WBC junior lightweight titlist Robson Conceicao and former titlist O’Shaquie Foster and Golden Boy’s DAZN card topped by rising lightweight Floyd Schofield against Rene Tellez Giron. We previewed and discussed both. There is also a ton of news of the week and memories on the anniversary of two major cards involving Naseem Hamed and Lennox Lewis.

Here is what’s on the show (in order):

Preview Conceicao-Foster II: What each man has to do differently this time around, what’s out there for the winner, and more. We also looked at the lightweight co-feature, contender Raymond Muratalla versus Jesus Perez.
Preview of Schofield-Giron: How we think it will go, is it a step up for Schofield, more. We also discussed the top two undercard fights, the WBA super middleweight title eliminator between Bektemir Melikuziev and David Stevens and the undisputed women’s flyweight title bout between Gabriela Fundora and Gabriela Celeste Alaniz.

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My reporting that Canelo Alvarez is not negotiating with — and has no intention to fight — Chris Eubank Jr. in May.
My reporting that the Gervonta Davis-Lamont Roach PPV being planned for Dec. 14 in Houston is off and may be rescheduled for January.
Announcement that lineal/WBC junior bantamweight champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has signed a contract extension with Matchroom Boxing ahead of his Nov. 9 defense versus Pedro Guevara.
Announcement that sought-after 2024 Mexican Olympic silver medalist Marco Verde will turn pro and be guided by manager Eddy Reynoso.
Queensberry’s Frank Warren announcing that he has signed six of his fighters to contract extensions, including WBA featherweight titlist Nick Ball, IBF junior lightweight titleholder Anthony Cacace and middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz.
Matchroom Boxing’s announcement of its Dec. 14 “Monte Carlo Showdown V” card, which will be headlined is headlined by Murodjon Akhmadaliev-Ricardo Espinoza for the vacant WBA interim junior featherweight title.
Ringside memories on the 26th anniversary of when Prince Naseem Hamed outpointed Wayne McCullough to retain the WBO featherweight title in the main event of the first of the 236 HBO cards I covered at ringside and the first card I covered for USA Today.
Memories on the 32nd anniversary of when Lennox Lewis announced his arrival as an elite heavyweight when he bombed out the dangerous Razor Ruddock in a devastating second-round knockout in a WBC title eliminator and Meldrick Taylor met the end of the road as significant fighter when Crisanto Espana stopped him to take his WBA welterweight title.

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Podcast: Conceicao-Foster rematch, Schofield-Giron previews

Plus a look at the undercards; lots of news of the week involving Canelo, Tank, Bam, more; Hamed, Lewis fight anniversary memories

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