Podcast: Jake Paul-Mike Perry, world title tripleheader previews
Plus: Ryan Garcia charged, more news; anniversaries; Canelo's birthday
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The weekend features three notable cards and we previewed and discussed them. There is welterweight contender Alexis Roach headlining a Golden Boy DAZN card on Friday night; WBC bantamweight titlist Junto Nakatani defending in the main event of an ESPN+ card early Saturday U.S. time; and Jake Paul fighting Mike Perry in the main event of a DAZN PPV card Saturday night. There is also plenty of news, nostalgia and a celebration of Canelo Alvarez’s birthday.
Here is what’s on the show (in order):
Preview of Rocha’s fight against unbeaten Santiago Dominguez.
Previews of Nakatani’s defense against Vincent Astrolabio; Kosei Tanaka’s WBO junior bantamweight title defense against Jonathan “Titan” Rodriguez; Riku Kano and Anthony Olascuaga vying for the vacant WBO flyweight belt; and Japanese kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa continuing his pursuit as a boxer in a bantamweight fight against Jonathan “Torres” Rodriguez.
Preview of Paul’s cruiserweight fight against bare knuckle star Perry as well as undercard bouts, including Amanda Serrano’s junior welterweight fight versus Stevie Morgan and the return of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. from a 2 1/2-year layoff for a cruiserweight bout against former UFC fighter Uriah Hall.
TJ’s brief interview with MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian on site in Tampa at the Paul-Perry event.
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Announcement by the Los Angeles district attorney that Ryan Garcia was officially charged with vandalism related to the June hotel incident with an arraignment scheduled for Aug. 7 and the possibility of a maximum of one year in county jail if convicted.
Announcement that undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue will defend against TJ Doheny on Sept. 3 and plans to remain in the division for two years before moving up to featherweight.
Top Rank making plans for a Sept. 27 card in New York with Xander Zayas and Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington but also with the possibility junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez may headlined in a move up to welterweight to challenge titlist Brian Norman.
The WBC ordering lightweight titlist Shakur Stevenson and mandatory challenger William Zepeda to fight next.
Announcement that Tim Tszyu will next fight at home in Australia on Sept. 21 in an IBF junior middleweight eliminator, probably against Erickson Lubin.
Memories on the 27th anniversary of when Johnny Tapia outpointed bitter crosstown Albuquerque rival Danny Romero to unify junior bantamweight titles in arguably the biggest fight in division history.
Memories on the 37th anniversary of when Mike McCallum scored a spectacular one-punch knockout of fellow Hall of Famer Donald Curry to retain his junior middleweight title.
An appreciation of Canelo on his 34th birthday.
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