Podcast: Zayas interview before title shot; Usyk-Dubois 2 recap
Full breakdown of Pacquiao-Barrios draw, the excellent undercard
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It was a huge boxing weekend with the undisputed heavyweight championship on the line, the return of the legendary Manny Pacquiao with a loaded undercard and more, and we discussed it all. There is also my interview with junior middleweight contender Xander Zayas as he heads into his first world title opportunity. Also, check out and subscribe to the YouTube channel, where have our live fight night and more.
Here is what’s on the show (in order):
Recap of the controversial draw Pacquiao received in his return from a four-year retirement at 46 to challenge WBC welterweight titlist Mario Barrios in a fight most had Pacquiao winning.
Recap of the undercard, including Sebastian Fundora’s seventh-round demolition of Tim Tszyu to retain the WBC junior middleweight title in their rematch.
My interview with Zayas ahead of his fight with Jorge Garcia for the vacant WBO junior middleweight title in the main event of the final Top Rank card of its ESPN contract on Saturday night in New York.
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TJ and Big Fight Weekend writer Ricky Carroll handled the recap of Oleksandr Usyk’s crushing fifth-round knockout of Daniel Dubois in their rematch to once again fully unify and become the two-time undisputed heavyweight champion, and what might be next for the champ.
We originally did the Pacquiao-Barrios card recap live on YouTube shortly after the event — I was in the MGM Grand media center — so you can also watch that here and make sure to subscribe to the YouTube channel.
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Zayas photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank
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