Podcast: Haney-Kambosos, Fulton-Roman, Ogawa-Cordina previews
Plus: Fulton interview, Davis-Romero PPV numbers, Garcia to train Joshua, more
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On this week’s weekend podcast (in order):
Triller’s failure to pay fighters and promoters after its May 14 pay-per-view event.
The success of the Gervonta Davis-Rolando Romero Showtime PPV event.
Anthony Joshua’s decision to hire Robert Garcia as his new trainer for the rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
My interview unified junior featherweight titlist Stephen Fulton ahead of his defense against former unified titlist Danny Roman in the Showtime main event on Saturday night in Minneapolis.
A preview of Fulton-Roman and the David Morrell-Kalvin Henderson Showtime co-feature.
A preview of the George Kambosos Jr.-Devin Haney undisputed lightweight championship fight that headlines Top Rank’s ESPN card from Melbourne, Australia on Saturday night.
A preview of the Kenichi Ogawa-Joe Cordina junior lightweight title bout that headlines the Matchroom Boxing card in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday on DAZN.
A preview of the bantamweight unification fight and rematch between Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire on ESPN+ on Tuesday in Saitama, Japan.
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Kambosos-Haney photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank
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I don’t know if Triller will be able to put on any more cards, but if they do, I really hope they do it at Crypto Arena. Just seems apropos.