Podcast: Talking Teofimo, Zayas wins, Fury 'retirement', Wilder plans, Farmer-Bey mess
Plus: DAZN's deal for Usyk-Joshua II finally done; Estrada stripped of 115 title; WBA says Bivol must face Zurdo next
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Welcome to the Fight Freaks Unite recap podcast coming off the weekend. The only card of note was Top Rank’s event on Saturday night that featured the return of former unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez, who moved up to junior welterweight and shook off his title loss by knocking out Pedro Campa, and red-hot junior middleweight prospect Xander Zayas’ impressive performance in the co-feature.
Here’s what we discussed on this episode (in order):
Lopez’s return from a ninth-month layoff and his title loss to George Kambosos to stop Campa in the seventh round. I give my view on how Lopez looked and we discuss what could loom for him the future in a quality weight class. Will he face Ryan Garcia (the sides are talking)? What’s the deal with his Dec. 10 date? And more.
Zayas’ superb performance in a fifth-round knockout of Elias Espadas.
The latest retirement announced by heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who did vacate The Ring magazine title but has not yet yielded the WBC title. We discuss where he stands with the WBC as well as how Deontay Wilder’s return could see him fighting for the vacant WBC title if Fury actually does vacate.
DAZN’s announcement six days before the Oleksandr Usyk-Anthony Joshua unified heavyweight title rematch that it has the rights to the fight in most countries around the world, and how and when you can see it.
Juan Francisco Estrada being stripped of the WBA junior bantamweight title in a move that actually makes sense.
The WBA denying light heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol’s request for an exception and insisting that he has no choice but to face Zurdo Ramirez next in a mandatory fight if he wants to keep the title.
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Lopez-Campa photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank
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