Podcast: Preview of Paul-Chavez and Zurdo-Dorticos PPV
Also: Schofield-Farmer crossroads bout and news of the week
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TJ is on location covering the Jake Paul-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. DAZN PPV event so we debuted this episode live on the YouTube channel as we previewed that card and other weekend action, including Deontay Wilder’s return. We also went over news of the week.
Here is what’s on the show (in order):
Preview of Paul-Chavez as well as the most notable undercard fights on Saturday’s card in Anaheim, California — unified cruiserweight titlist Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez’s mandatory defense against former two-time titlist Yuniel Dorticos and lightweight Floyd Schofield taking a big step up in opposition against former junior lightweight titlist Tevin Farmer.
Preview of the return of former heavyweight titlist Wilder against Tyrrell Herndon on Friday night in Wichita, Kansas, on PPV.COM.
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Preview of Christian Mbilli against Maciej Sulecki for the vacant WBC interim super middleweight title in the main event of the Eye of the Tiger card on Friday night Quebec City, Canada, on ESPN+.
The discussions for a fall fight between WBO welterweight titlist Brian Norman against Devin Haney this fall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The plans for Naoya Inoue to defend the undisputed junior featherweight title against Alan David Picasso in December in Riyadh if they both win upcoming bouts.
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Paul/Chavez & Austin/Farmer are a couple of High Variance level fights. The range is Shit Show to Shawshank Redemption. Chavez and Austin can disprove their doubters or give them fuel.