Podcast: Reviewing Vargas' exciting title win over Magsayo, rest of Showtime's card
Plus: Spence's update on Crawford talks; Chisora's action-packed win over Pulev; the mess of the Madrimov-Soro rematch
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Welcome to the Fight Freaks Unite recap podcast coming off the weekend. There were two notable cards, Showtime’s PBC tripleheader headlined by the Mark Magsayo-Rey Vargas featherweight title fight and DAZN’s Matchroom Boxing card headlined by the heavyweight rematch/brawl between Dereck Chisora and Kubrat Pulev.
Here’s what we discussed on this episode (in order):
All aspects of Vargas’ entertaining split decision over Magsayo to take his WBC 126-pound title and what might be next for Vargas, who wants fellow PBC fighter Leo Santa Cruz?
Former junior featherweight titlist Brandon Figueroa’s move up to featherweight coming off his world title loss to score a knockout of Carlos Castro in their WBC title eliminator in another highly entertaining fight. Will he get a title shot against Vargas next?
Lightweight prospect Frank Martin’s strong performance in a 10th-round knockout of Jackson Marinez and where he fits in in a deep weight class.
Errol Spence Jr.’s comments on the Showtime broadcast in which he updated where negotiations stand for an undisputed welterweight title fight with Terence Crawford.
Chisora’s decision win over Pulev in their heavyweight slobber knocker, after which he called out former titleholder Deontay Wilder. Any chance that could happen?
The unfortunate technical draw in the junior middleweight title elimination rematch between Israil Madrimov and Michel Soro. Now what after a second consecutive fight with a messy ending?
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Vargas photo: Ryan Hafey/PBC
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