Podcast: Danny Garcia interview, news of the week, Showtime and DAZN previews
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On this week’s weekend podcast (in order):
Continued discussion (from last week) about the federal Muhammad Ali Act.
Jake Paul’s change of opponent to Hasim Rahman Jr. from the travel-challenged Tommy Fury.
Will Dmitry Bivol defend his light heavyweight title next against Joshua Buatsi or will Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez get his mandatory shot?
My exclusive interview with Danny Garcia, who has won world titles at junior welterweight and welterweight, and is returning to the ring for the first time in 19 months since a loss challenging unified welterweight titlist Errol Spence Jr. Garcia is moving up to junior middleweight to chase another world title but will first face Jose Benavidez Jr. in the Showtime main event on July 30.
Full previews of the Showtime card on Saturday night headlined by featherweight titlist Mark Magsayo’s first defense against mandatory challenger Rey Vargas, the co-feature of Brandon Figueroa versus Carlos Castro in a featherweight title eliminator and the opener of lightweight up-and-comer Frank Martin against Jackson Marinez.
A preview of Saturday’s heavyweight main event rematch between former title challengers Kubrat Pulev and Dereck Chisora on DAZN.
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Magsayo-Vargas photo: Esther Lin/Showtime
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