Fight Night Boxing Podcast

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies reflect on a win for Chris Billam Smith on his Zuffa debut in Bournemouth, we hear from the man himself too who says he wants a fight with Jai Opetaia next.We also hear from his promoter Dana White who doubled down on his claims that he will be the man in charge of promoting AJ Vs Fury later this year.Katie Taylor has finally secured her career long dream of fighting in Croke Park, we hear from her and what the fight means to her.And we discuss a return to the ring for Joe Joyce and a new deal for Boxxer which see's them link up with DAZN Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ade Oladipo & Gareth A Davies unpack a career best win for Adam Azim, who made light work of Steve Claggett on Saturday night.We hear from the man himself who tells us he wants to win a World Title before stepping in with Dalton Smith for a unification fight.Anthony Joshua sat down with media earlier this week ahead of his fight with Kristian Prenga, hear what he had to say to Spencer Oliver about his return to the ring and his super fight with Tyson Fury later this year.And we also hear from WBO heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois who says he doesn't want to wait around for a Fabio Wardley rematch and wants a swift return to action to defend his title. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gareth A Davies and Spencer Oliver react to Anthony Joshua's comeback on the Fight Night Daily Podcast from the Kristian Prenga launch press conference!Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

Gareth A. Davies and Spencer Oliver were back for this week's Fight Night, breaking down all the biggest stories from the world of boxing. A week on from the spectacular showdown in Giza, they looked back at Oleksandr Usyk's battle with Rico Verhoeven for WBC glory, while Gareth also caught up with the reigning World Boxing Council Super Lightweight World Champion for an exclusive interview! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies upack a sensational event in Giza where Rico Verhoeven was denied the opportunity to cause one of the biggest upsets in boxing history!The kickboxing star was denied the opportunity to see the final round in a controversial stoppage and was leading on many scorecards before the referee called time on the fight. So what now, should Rico be granted a rematch or should Usyk put all his belts on the line against Agit Kabayel who has been waiting patiently for his shot?Elsewhere we ask what next for British duo Hamzah Sheeraz and Jack Catterall after they picked up World titles in EgyptAnd we look at this weekend's action as Adam Azim and Dmitry Bivol make their return to the ring! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam Smith and Spencer Oliver bring you the Fight Night Daily and react to the controversial fight between Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven, live from the pyramids.Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

Fight Night Daily is brought to you from Cairo ahead of Oleksandr Usyk's fight with Rico Verhoeven. After the weigh-ins Adam Smith and Spencer Oliver were joined by Jai Opetaia, Spencer also caught up with Agit Kabayel, Andy Ruiz Jr, Hamzah Sheeraz and Rico Verhoeven.Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

The Fight Night Daily returns, this time form the Pyramids of Giza with Adam Smith and Spencer Oliver at the Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven grand arrivals!Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies unpack Saturday night in Doncaster where Dave Allen was soundly beaten by Filip HrogvicWe hear from Allen who tells he is proud to have headlined such a big event and admits he was levels below his opponent, as for Hrgovic, is a fight with Moses Itauma now the one to make later this year?We hear from Rico Verhoeven ahead of his fight with Oleksandr Usyk this weekend, we also run through the undercard which looks more competitive than the main event.And we hear from Ryan Garcia who revealed on US television that he will be fighting Conor Benn later this year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ade Oladipo and Spencer Oliver are reporting live from the Dave Allen v Fillip Hrgovic weigh-ins as part of the Fight Night Daily Podcast and Allen's homecoming fight in Doncaster. Aswell as this fight, they also discuss Fabio Wardley activating the rematch clause for his fight with Daniel Dubois!Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

The Fight Night Daily podcast is back with Radio Rahim and Spencer Oliver, this week for Dave Allen's clash vs Filip Hrgovic and The Doncaster football stadium.Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies pick the bones out of an all time heavyweight classic on Saturday night as Daniel Dubois defeated Fabio Wardley to become a two time World Champion.They discuss if Wardley's corner were right to let their fighter carry on as long as they did and how damaging the fight could be for his career in the long termAs for Dubois, where does that win and performance put him amongst the all time great British heavyweights? We hear from his promoter Frank Warren too who tells us a fight with Moses Itauma is inevitable .Dana White continues to cause a stir, the Zuffa president has claimed he will be the man to promote Fury vs AJ later this year despite Eddie and Frank saying the opposite, we attempt to find out who is telling the truthAnd we hear from Dave Allen ahead of his big fight with Filip Hrgovic this weekend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fight Night Daily brings you a special guest, talkSPORT's very own Simon Jordan, fresh from his hosting duties at the weigh-ins of Fabio Wardley's first title defence against Daniel Dubois!Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

Adam Catterall and Spencer Oliver are joined by former two weight world champion Paulie Malignaggi, Trainer Don Charles and Sam Jones at the Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois final press conference, in the latest edition of the Fight Night Daily podcast.Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies dissect a busy weekend of action in the ring which was headlined by two of the sports pound for pound stars, Naoya Inoue and David Benavidez.Inoue outpointed his domestic rival Junto Nakatani in front of 55,000 people in Tokyo and said afterwards he is open to a superfight with h Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez nextElsewhere David Benavidez became a three weight World Champion after putting on a clinic against Zurdo Ramirez to claim the WBO and WBA Cruiserweight belts, Gareth thinks he can go one step further and mix it at heavyweight soon.We hear from Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois ahead of their huge hevyweight title fight this weekend and get stuck into the rest of the undercard too.And a week on from the AJ vs Fury announcement we discuss what role AJ's new training partner Oleksandr Usyk could play as we build up to the fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gareth A Davies was joined by Spencer Oliver for this week's Fight Night, with plenty on the agenda. They kicked off by discussing the latest developments involving British heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, as their long-awaited clash finally looks set to happen. The boys were then joined by “The Engine” Ekow Essuman, who previewed his upcoming fight with Jack Rafferty at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena. They wrapped up by discussing the Japanese superfight, where Naoya Inoue outpointed Junto Nakatani to remain undefeated and on top of the division. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies get stuck into the announcement British boxing fans have been waiting for, Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury is on and will take place later this year.No date or venue has been announced just yet though, we discuss if it is more likely to take place in the UK or in Riyadh and which fighter will be considered the A side when walking into the ring.Two big fights this weekend, David Benavidez steps up to cruiserweight to fight Zurdo Ramirez for the WBA and WBO titles, and in Tokyo the biggest fight in Japanese history takes place between Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam Catterall was joined by Ade Oladipo for this week's Fight Night, with plenty on the agenda. They began by discussing the latest developments involving British heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury would their long-awaited clash finally be happening? Attention then turned to Lawrence Okolie, who failed a doping test, leading to the cancellation of his heavyweight bout with Tony Yoka. Denzel Bentley also joined the show in the studio, sparking debate over his status - does he qualify as an interim champion, or should he be considered a full world champion? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies reflect on another comfortable win for Ben Whittaker, he knocked out Braian Suarez inside a round in Liverpool. so we are asking is it time that he was properly matched with World level fighters? Elsewhere we hear from Conor Benn who spoke to talkSPORT at Wrestlemania fresh off the back of penning his new Zuffa contract, we take a look at what the next 12 months could hold for him under the promotion.Plus we hear from Eddie Hearn who provides an update on Fury vs AJ negotiations and there's breaking news regarding Lawrence Okolie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies unpack Saturday night's card in Tottenham where Tyson Fury returned with a win and proceeded to call out Anthony Joshua.We hear from AJ's promoter Eddie Hearn who tells us no fight has been agreed despite what Turki Alalshikh and Tyson Fury have been saying but says he is confident the two fighters will meet in the ring soon.Elsewhere we ask of Conor Benn did enough against Regis Prograis to suggest he can mix it with the best at 147lbs and more importantly if he can make the weight.And we hear from kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven ahead of his fight with Oleksandr Usyk next month! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fight Night Daily is back. This time Adam Smith and Spencer Oliver are at the Oleksandr Usyk v Rico Verhoeven' press conference in East London!Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

Gareth A Davies and Spencer Oliver are at the weigh-ins of Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov. They discuss Fury's comeback and Conor Benn making 149.5lbs for the first time in years.Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

Gareth A Davies and Spencer Oliver speak to Arslanbek Makhmudov, Conor Benn, Jeamie TKV, Richard Riakporhe, Regis Prograis, Frazer Clarke and Justis Huni ahead of the weekend's huge card at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium!Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies reflect on Deontay Wilder's win over Derek Chisora in what was Del Boy's 50th and final fightWe ask if we saw enough from Wilder to suggest he could trouble the likes of Anthony Joshua or Moses Itauma, both of whom he called out afterwards.Tyson Fury returns to the UK this weekend, he headlines a big card in Tottenham against Arslanbek Makhmudov with Conor Benn returning to fight Regis Prograis on the undercard, we ask what the level of interest is from the UK fans is ahead of that event.And we look back on a big weekend for women's boxing and wins for Caroline Dubois and Lauren Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fight Night Daily is back! This time for a Derek Chisora vs Deontay Wilder post-fight reaction!Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

Gareth A Davies and Spencer Oliver discuss all the latest boxing news from the Derek Chisora vs Deontay Wilder weigh in at York Hall!Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

Gareth A Davies and Spencer Oliver are joined by Deontay Wilder's former trainer Malik Scott to discuss Wilder's fight with Derek Chisora.Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

On today's episode of Fight Night Daily Gareth A Davies and Spencer Oliver interview Deontay Wilder ahead of his clash with Derek Chisora, this Saturday!Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

Ade Oladipo is joined by Gareth A Davies from the Novotel in Greenwich as he prepares for a big fight night this Saturday live on talkSPORT as Derek Chisora faces Deontay Wilder.We hear from Chisora on how he has mellowed and IF this will actually be his final fight as a professional, even if he wins.Elsewhere there is high praise for Moses Itauma who delivered a shuddering KO of Jermaine Franklin on Saturday night, he tells us what he wants next. And we hear from Nakisa Bidarian, co founder of MVP promotions on his relationship with Jake Paul ahead of their debut on Sky Sports this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fight Night Daily is back, this time it's for the blockbuster fight between Deontay Wilder vs Derek Chisora. On this edition Gareth A Davies and Spencer Oliver speak to Derek Chisora, Kalle Sauerland and Viddal Riley ahead of Saturday' fight at the O2 Arena! Check out talkSPORT's Socials:

Welcome to the Fight Night Daily Podcast with Adam Smith and Spencer Oliver from the Moses Itauma v Jermaine Franklin weigh-in in Manchester. In today's edition the boys discuss heavyweight season including a brand new fight announced!It's heavyweight season on DAZN. Don't miss Moses Itauma vs. Jermaine Franklin, this Saturday March 28, exclusively on DAZN. Sign-up at https://DAZN.comCheck out talkSPORT's Socials:

Welcome to the Fight Night Daily Podcast with Adam Catterall and Spencer Oliver from the Moses Itauma v Jermaine Franklin Press Conference in Manchester. In today's edition the boys are joined by light heavyweight Ezra Taylor, heavyweight underdog Jermaine Franklin and the Conor Benn fall out continues!It's heavyweight season on DAZN. Don't miss Moses Itauma vs. Jermaine Franklin, this Saturday March 28, exclusively on DAZN. Sign-up at https://DAZN.comCheck out talkSPORT's Socials:

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies unpack the weekend's action in the ring as Michael Conlan calls it a day following his surprise defeat to Kevin Walsh in Belfast, we also reflect on a win for George Liddard over Tyler Denny too.The guys also give their verdict on Zuffa's new deal with Sky Sports and we get the reaction of Eddie Hearn who tells us he why he thinks the TKO backed promotion is struggling to establish themselves.Jai Opetaia has been stripped of his IBF World title after signing with Zuffa, we ask if that will dissuade future fighter from joining up with themAnd we hear from Moses Itauma ahead of his fight with Jermaine Franklin this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gareth A Davies was alongside Dave Coldwell for this week's Fight Night, with plenty to get into. They kicked off with the big news of Zuffa Boxing teaming up with Sky Sports and what it could mean for the future of the sport. The conversation then turned to their picks for the top 10 heavyweights of all time, with plenty of debate along the way. Plus, Jeamie TKV joined the boys in the studio to chat about his career and what lies ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies reflect on Saturday nights action in Dublin as Anthony Cacace outpointed Jazza Dickens to become a two time World Champion in front of his home fansThere's also praise for Pierce O'Leary who stole the show with his KO win of Maxi Hughes, we ask if he has what it takes to be a big star for Queensbury moving forward.Gareth gives us the inside track from Tyson Fury's training camp in Thailand after spending a few days with the Gypsy KingWe also discuss the expected return for AJ and if the stars are aligning for them to fight later this year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ade and Gareth look back on a win for Jai Opetaia over Brandon Glanton which saw the Australian become the first ever Zuffa Boxing Champion!There remains question marks over Opetaia's IBF belt, the sanctioning body are adamant the he will will be stripped but the fighter himself says he is still the IBF champ and Dana White has suggested he may take legal action if they decide to strip his fighter.Speaking of Dana White, his cold war with Eddie Hearn took an interesting turn last week when Hearn signed UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall to his new Matchroom talent agency, we hear from Aspinall who tells us how the deal came about and if it effects his relationship with White.PLUS, we hear from Jazza Dickens ahead of his fight with Anthony Cacace live on talkSPORT! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies get stuck into another eventful week outside the ring!Conor Benn, has his first opponent lined up since leaving Matchroom, he will fight former Super Lightweight champ Regis Prograis on the undercard of Fury vs Makhmudov. We hear from Prograis who tells us Benn has only got to where he is in the sport due to his surname.Elsewhere we discuss the growing influence of the Sela and Turki Alalshikh who is staging an event on UK soil with two of the sports biggest stars, and neither Eddie Hearn or Frank Warren is involved.Gareth brings us up to date with the ongoing dispute between Frank Warren and Sela after Warren threatened legal action against themAnd Oleksandr Usyk will be defending his WBC Heavyweight title in Egypt against former kickboxing World Champ Rico Verhoeven Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gareth A Davies was alongside Johnny Nelson for this week's Fight Night - and there was plenty to get stuck into. They kicked off with the biggest story in boxing right now: Oleksandr Usyk is set to defend his WBC heavyweight title against Rico Verhoeven in Egypt. The lads also dug into the growing legal row between Frank Warren and Turki Alalshikh. And in the studio, fresh off a huge win, new British and Commonwealth champion Bilal Fawaz joined the show to talk about his journey and what comes next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies unpack the weekend's action in the ring as Leigh Wood cruised past Josh Warrington in their long awaited rematch.Meanwhile, Ade was ringside to see Ryan Garcia win his first World Title, defeating Mario Barrios to claim the WBC Welterweight strap.It's been arguably more eventful outside the ring this week, Conor Benn shocked the world by announcing he will leave long-term promoter Eddie Hearn and Matchroom to team up with Zuffa Boxing, we discuss if loyalty has any place in boxing and we hear from Matchroom founder Barry Hearn who tells us how upset he is with what Benn has done.And just when things couldn't get any stranger, Floyd Mayweather has announced his return to professional boxing to fight his former foe Manny Pacquiao on Netflix! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Fight Night Podcast with Adam Catterall and Spencer Oliver. On this week's episode, the lads dive straight into one of the biggest shake-ups in boxing as Conor Benn officially signs with Zuffa Boxing. What does this mean for Benn's career trajectory? Is this the start of a major power shift in the sport? And how serious are Zuffa about disrupting the traditional boxing model? We're also joined in the studio by heavyweight Jordan Thompson, who opens up after suffering back-to-back defeats. And of course, it wouldn't be fight week without drama in the heavyweight division. Tyson Fury is out of retirement… again. The Gypsy King has thrown his name back into the mix, and the boys discuss what this latest return means.All that and plenty more heavyweight debate on this edition of the Fight Night Podcast. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies unpack a busy day in North London as Tyson Fury made his return to boxing, speaking to the assembled media for the first time in 15 months following his loss to Oleksandr UsykWe hear from him on why he returned, telling us that boxing ' needs' him, he also had some powerful words in support of Anthony Joshua following the tragic passing of his two close friends earlier this year.His father John did his level best to make himself front and centre of the event, we ask if his presence is a help or hinderance to the fight card.Away from Fury, we look ahead to two big fights this weekend, Mario Barrios fights Ryan Garcia for the WBC Welterweight title, meanwhile it could be the last dance for both Leigh Wood & Josh Warrington who meet in a long awaited rematch in Nottingham.Plus we hear from Dana White who has taken aim at Eddie Hearn in the wake of his most recent Zuffa boxing event! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Gareth A Davies and Spencer The Omen Oliver from the Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov launch Press Conference at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.