Podcast: Previews of Bohachuk-Ortiz and Lopez-Leo title bouts
Plus: Canelo battles with Alalshikh and Berlanga; more news of the week; fight anniversary memories
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There are two notable fights on Saturday night and we previewed and discussed both: Serhii Bohachuk’s WBC interim junior middleweight title defense against Vergil Ortiz Jr. in the main event of the Golden Boy card on DAZN in Las Vegas and Luis Alberto Lopez’s IBF featherweight title defense against hometown challenger Angelo Leo in the main event of the Top Rank card on ESPN in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There is also plenty of news of the week and two fights anniversaries.
Here is what’s on the show (in order):
The disappointment of Team USA’s boxing performance at the Paris Olympics.
Preview of Bohachuk-Ortiz: Why it shapes up as a good fight and what could be in store for the winner in the crowded junior middleweight division. Plus a look at undercard fights involving junior middleweight contender Charles Conwell and junior welterweight contender Kenneth Sims Jr.
Preview of Lopez-Leo: Lopez continuing to be a road warrior and how the fight shapes up.
The heated back and forth between Canelo Alvarez and Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh over the prospect of a Canelo-Terence Crawford fight.
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This week’s two-city media tour to promote the Canelo-Edgar Berlanga fight on Sept. 14.
The announcement of the Canelo-Berlanga undercard and thoughts on it.
My reporting on the plans for David Benavidez to return to action in December.
The IBF order for junior middleweight titlist Bakhram Murtazaliev to face top contender Tim Tszyu in a mandatory bout and how that could shake out.
Memories on the 27th anniversary of when Roy Jones destroyed Montell Griffin in the first round to avenge his first loss, a controversial disqualification, and regain the WBC light heavyweight title in one of his most sensational wins.
Ringside memories on the 20th anniversary of when Diego Corrales rallied from being dominated to drop Acelino “Popo” Freitas, my second all-time favorite fighter, three times in a 10th-round knockout victory to win the WBO lightweight title.
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