Podcast appearances and mentions of Lawrence Okolie

Andy Scott and Gary Logan are joined by this week's special guests, Josh Kelly and Richard Riakporhe.Josh Kelly discusses how preparations are coming along for his upcoming bout with Flavius Biea on June 6, and reveals he wants either Conor Benn or Chris Eubank Jr by the end of this year. Richard Riakporhe talks about his move up to heavyweight, and his aspirations in boxing's marquee division. He also discusses whether we could see him in the ring with long-time domestic rival Lawrence Okolie after their scheduled bout was cancelled earlier this year.

Gareth A Davies and Spencer Oliver preview ahead to the big rematch as Ben Whittaker takes on Liam Cameron, the British Boxing Board of Control has ordered an immediate rematch between David Adeleye and Jeamie TKV, Gareth caught up with 'The Sauce' Lawrence Okolie. Should Boxing do more to help fighters call it a day at the right time? Dmitry Bivol vacates his WBC light-heavyweight title as he pursues a third fight against Artur Beterbiev. Featherweight Boxer Gully Powar heads out to Saudi Arabia as he competes in the first Riyadh Season Boxing Grand Prix World Cup. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon Jordan and Spencer Oliver were joined by Joe Gallagher for episode 111 of talkBOXING. They discussed Turki Alalshikh and Dana White's boxing league, Jonas vs Price, Lawrence Okolie and all of the rest of the latest news in boxing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies reflect on Saturday nights action in Manchester as Derek Chisora defeated Otto Wallin in his 49th pro fightWe hear from the man himself who told us afterwards that he will fight for a 50th time and that is WILL be in London and that he is hoping Oleksandr Usyk will entertain the idea of stepping in the ring with him again!Elsewhere in the heavyweight division, we discuss the April 5th card, headlined by Dillian Whyte and Joe Joyce and featuring Lawrence Okolie and Richard Riakporhe at heavyweightWe unpack a bonkers few days which has resulted in Canelo Alvarez sign a four fight deal with Riyadh Season, the biggest deal in boxing historyAnd we look ahead to this weekends action too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Off a light weekend in the ring, we recap the biggest main event in the world (from England), we hear from a prominent heavyweight contender and have the latest on Canelo's new deal with the Saudis all on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast."Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and newsletter to go over everything.First, they recap Saturday's Queensberry main event from Manchester, England, as Derek Chisora got his decisioned Otto Wallin to become the IBF No. 2 contender. Should Chisora keep fighting on? The boys discuss.Then, hear from Joseph Parker with Dan, who challenges Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title on Feb. 22 in the Beterbiev-Bivol 2 co-feature. Parker has some important wins lately and has a shot to win a portion of the crown.Then, the news:Canelo Alvarez's deal with Riyadh Season for four fights, beginning May 3 in Saudi Arabia against new IBF 168 lb. champ William Scull for the undisputed title. What about the Jake Paul fallout? And, is it confirmed that Terence Crawford will be in September?Dan has preliminary numbers that the Benavidez-Morrell PPV did between 150k-160k buys. What does it mean in the current boxing financial landscape?Dan is also reporting that at a Queensberry presser on Monday in Manchester they'll announce Joe Joyce vs Dillian Whyte for April as the main event of their first show on their new DAZN deal. Heavyweight fight between former bridgerweight and cruiserweight titlist Lawrence Okolie & former cruiserweight title challenger Richard Riakporhe, who is moving up, is the co-feature.  Nostalgia Feb. 9, 1991 – 34 years ago on Sunday – Terry Norris defeated the great Sugar Ray Leonard easily over 12 rounds to retain the WBC junior middleweight title, as Leonard comes out of retirement for his only Showtime and MSG appearance. Norris gave him a beating in the one-sided decision loss in the 2nd-to-last fight of Sugar Ray's career.  it's all on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to this feed on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! 

Off a light weekend in the ring, we recap the biggest main event in the world (from England), we hear from a prominent heavyweight contender and have the latest on Canelo's new deal with the Saudis all on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast."Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and newsletter to go over everything.First, they recap Saturday's Queensberry main event from Manchester, England, as Derek Chisora got his decisioned Otto Wallin to become the IBF No. 2 contender. Should Chisora keep fighting on? The boys discuss.Then, hear from Joseph Parker with Dan, who challenges Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title on Feb. 22 in the Beterbiev-Bivol 2 co-feature. Parker has some important wins lately and has a shot to win a portion of the crown.Then, the news:Canelo Alvarez's deal with Riyadh Season for four fights, beginning May 3 in Saudi Arabia against new IBF 168 lb. champ William Scull for the undisputed title. What about the Jake Paul fallout? And, is it confirmed that Terence Crawford will be in September?Dan has preliminary numbers that the Benavidez-Morrell PPV did between 150k-160k buys. What does it mean in the current boxing financial landscape?Dan is also reporting that at a Queensberry presser on Monday in Manchester they'll announce Joe Joyce vs Dillian Whyte for April as the main event of their first show on their new DAZN deal. Heavyweight fight between former bridgerweight and cruiserweight titlist Lawrence Okolie & former cruiserweight title challenger Richard Riakporhe, who is moving up, is the co-feature.  Nostalgia Feb. 9, 1991 – 34 years ago on Sunday – Terry Norris defeated the great Sugar Ray Leonard easily over 12 rounds to retain the WBC junior middleweight title, as Leonard comes out of retirement for his only Showtime and MSG appearance. Norris gave him a beating in the one-sided decision loss in the 2nd-to-last fight of Sugar Ray's career.  it's all on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to this feed on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! 

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies reflect on the weekend's action in the Magnificent 7 card and Stateside We hear from Denzel Bentley who told us he wants a rematch with Janibek Alimkhanuly next after defeating Brad Pauls, meanwhile Lawrence Okolie tells us he is targeting a World Title shot in 2025 after a successful start to life as a heayweight!We hear from Duke McKenzie too who is expecting Oleksandr Usyk to make light work of Tyson Fury on December 21st, we discuss how the Gypsy King can get the his hand raised this time roundAnd Darren Till hits out at the entire Fury family after his fight with Tommy Fury was postponed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boys Are Back in Town—No, Not Thin Lizzy!Steve Lillis reunites with his former BoxNation colleague Alex Steedman, alongside the ever-reliable John Evans, for another episode of Bell 2 Bell. This week, the trio tackles six captivating topics, each debated within a strict three-minute window.In the aftermath of this weekend's dramatic events, the team delves into the burning questions: Just how good is Galal Yafai? Did his performance send Sunny Edwards tumbling from world level, or is Galal already proving himself a top-tier fighter? They also examine Lawrence Okolie's move to heavyweight—how will he fare in the formidable division?Additionally, the concept of a ‘drawn round' gives some food for thought: should boxing incorporate more drawn rounds? The guys reflect on the Central Area showdown between Kane Gardner and Reece MacMillan, where razor-thin margins left some rounds almost impossible to call.Catch all this and more in the latest episode of Bell 2 Bell, featuring top horseracing and boxing broadcaster Alex Steedman.

It's a special one on one conversation on this edition of the podcast, as our insider Dan Rafael talks with one half of the cruiserweight world title unification bout in Saudi Arabia Saturday night on a mid-week "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast!"That fighter is England's Chris Billam-Smith who will meet Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez in a 12 rounds round WBA/WBO cruiserweight unification battle to headline for Riyadh Season Promotions "Latino NIght" in conjunction with Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.Billam-Smith is 20-1 with 13 KOs, and has made two defenses of his WBO title a year and a half ago by beating fellow countryman Lawrence Okolie in an upset. Chris talks to Dan about the roll he's been on and the challenge to face Ramirez, who is a previous world champ in the super middleweight division who's now moved up another 25 lb. or so and become the WBA titleholder.It's all part of this "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to this feed for more great content on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.

It's a special one on one conversation on this edition of the podcast, as our insider Dan Rafael talks with one half of the cruiserweight world title unification bout in Saudi Arabia Saturday night on a mid-week "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast!"That fighter is England's Chris Billam-Smith who will meet Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez in a 12 rounds round WBA/WBO cruiserweight unification battle to headline for Riyadh Season Promotions "Latino NIght" in conjunction with Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.Billam-Smith is 20-1 with 13 KOs, and has made two defenses of his WBO title a year and a half ago by beating fellow countryman Lawrence Okolie in an upset. Chris talks to Dan about the roll he's been on and the challenge to face Ramirez, who is a previous world champ in the super middleweight division who's now moved up another 25 lb. or so and become the WBA titleholder.It's all part of this "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to this feed for more great content on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies reflect on another statement win for Jack Catterall, his third in a year, and one which will surely see him fighting for a World title nextElsewhere we hear from Tyson Fury who is in a confident mood ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr UsykWe also take a look at the rest of the Heavyweight Division as Frank Warren provides us with an update on what next for Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois, we also hear from Lawrence Okolie who has made up into the blue ribbon division and signed up with Queensbury.Plus we recap a thrilling night in the octagon from UFC 308 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gareth A.Davies and Spencer Oliver reflected on last week's press conference between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, while Frank Warren joined the show to discuss all things related to "glove gate." Ohara Davies now retired also appeared in the studio, sharing insights about his journey and praising Adam Azim. Meanwhile, Lawrence Okolie joined live from Dubai to talk about his new contract with Queensbury. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On this week's episode, Andy Scott is joined by one of Lauren Price and Karriss Artingstall. The podcast starts with Gary Logan eating a big dish of humble pie as we discuss Lauren's win over Jessica McCaskill, headlining in Cardiff, and who she would like to face next. Also, Karriss Artingstall talks about how her professional career is progressing and the next steps.Plus, we're joined by Kevin Lerena as he prepares to face bridgerweight champion Lawrence Okolie and explains why he shouldn't be considered the underdog. And we round up the rest of the boxing news including Shakur Stevenson's win over Artem Harutyunyan and Johnny Fisher stopping Alen Babic inside 40 seconds!

Mark speaks to Chris just days after winning his first ever world title in hijs home town against former team mate Lawrence Okolie. A beautifully honest and Raw conversation about what it takes to win. https://takeflightworld.com/

On this week's episode, Andy Scott is joined by former WBA super-middleweight champion Geroge Groves and unified super-bantamweight world champion, Ellie Scotney to preview their teammate Chris Billam-Smith's WBO cruiserweight title defence against Richard Riakporhe at Selhurst Park. We also hear from newly-crowned WBC bridgerweight champion Lawrence Okolie after victory against Łukasz Różański in Poland. And, as always, we round up all the other news from around the boxing world. 

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On this week's episode, Andy Scott and Gary Logan are joined by WBC President Mauricio Sulaimán who faces boxing's toughest questions including his new six-judging scoring system idea. Mauricio also details the measures the WBC is taking to ensure clean athlete protocol and his thoughts on eccentric star Ryan Garcia's promotion of his upcoming bout against Devin Haney.Plus two time world champ Paul Butler previews his fight with Nolberto Jimenez as he looks to add the IBO title to his collection. Paul is joined by his trainer Joe Gallagher who discusses Lawrence Okolie's WBC bridgerweight title shot against Lukasz Rozanski. 

Andy Scott and Gary Logan are joined by Lawrence Okolie as they discuss his upcoming bridgerweight title shot against Lukasz Rozanski in Poland. Plus, the former cruiserweight gives an honest and open assessment of his recent performances, working with Joe Gallagher and a possible rematch with Chris-Billian Smith. We also look ahead to the Easter Sunday heavyweight clash between Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke, and preview the rest of the ‘bad blood' card.

Andy Scott and Barry Jones are joined for a two-part special of Toe2Toe by Sam Gilley, Richard Riakporhe and special guest Olly Murs. Sam discusses his York Hall classic with Louis Greene and how his unlikely friendship with multi-platinum selling singer Olly Murs came about. Richard has a big announcement to make as he reveals his next opponent and was in a confident mood about potential future fights against Chris Billam-Smith and Lawrence Okolie.

THIS week we go behind the scenes of Chris Billam-Smith's victory over Lawrence Okolie, reflect on Leigh Wood levelling the score with Mauricio Lara and wonder if Michael Conlan will ever be the same again.We reveal the Board's reasoning for allowing the Wood fight to go ahead even though Lara missed weight, and ask questions along the way that some may prefer to ignore. This Week In History focuses on another big stadium fight at cruiserweight and there's even time to discuss Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence at last being made.(Pretty please) rate us, review us, follow us! 

Gareth A Davies is joined by Nick Peet to reflect on Saturday night's action in Bournemouth as hometown hero Chris Billam-Smith beat Lawrence Okolie to become the new WBO Cruiserweight Champion. We discuss a bizarre fight, and the tactics from Okolie which saw him deducted two points which ultimately cost him his World title.Elsewhere it was a busy weekend in the featherweight division and contrasting nights for Leigh Wood and Mick Conlan, we look back on Wood's win over Mauricio Lara and ask what next for Conlan following a devastating KO defeat to Luis Alberto Lopez.Plus we get into the circus that is the heavyweight division and yet more noise from Tyson Fury regarding a fight with Anthony Joshua and discuss Errol Spence Jnr vs Terrance Crawford. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SIGN PETITION HERE: https://online.forms.app/sullivangalleshaw/online-petition-form Teddy Atlas and co-host Ken Rideout discuss this past weekend in fights with Wood beating Lara, Lopez KOing Conlan, and more. They cover Errol Spence vs Terence Crawford fight announcement for July 29. Thanks for being with us. The best way to support is to subscribe, share the episode and check out our sponsors: Athletic Greens - https://athleticgreens.com/atlas SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER HERE: https://teddyatlas.com Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 08:20 - Chris Billam Smith vs Lawrence Okolie 26:45 - History of Irish Boxing 29:10 - Luis Lopez KOs Michael Conlan 47:10 - Leigh Wood beats Mauricio Lara 1:00:55 - Errol Spence vs Terence Crawford 1:21:45 - Teofimo Lopez vs Josh Taylor TEDDY'S AUDIOBOOK Amazon/Audible: https://amzn.to/32104DR iTunes/Apple: https://apple.co/32y813r THE FIGHT T-SHIRTS https://teddyatlas.com TEDDY'S SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter - http://twitter.com/teddyatlasreal Instagram - http://instagram.com/teddy_atlas THE FIGHT WITH TEDDY ATLAS SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram - http://instagram.com/thefightWTA Twitter - http://twitter.com/thefightwta Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheFightwithTeddyAtlas Big thanks to VHS collection for intro music. More on VHS Collection here: http://www.vhscollection.com Thanks for tuning in. Please be sure to subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The last two weekends in the sport of boxing have provided some much-needed feel-good moments from Chantelle Cameron retaining her undisputed crown in Ireland to Chris Billam-Smith giving us a real-life Rocky moment after he beat Lawrence Okolie, and we can not forget Leigh Wood recapturing his crown from Mauricio Lara. However, where ever there is glory there is also controversy waiting in the wings as Devin Haney retained his undisputed lightweight crown much to the dismay of many fans and pundits believing Vasyl Lomachenko was robbed. We discuss the last two weekends in the sport and give our thoughts and feelings about all the notable moments. Subscribe https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/btr-boxing-podcast/id1433752118 We are also available on Player FM, Spotify, Spreaker, and many more podcasting apps Follow us at: https://twitter.com/btrboxingpod https://www.facebook.com/btrboxingpodcast Become A Patron patreon.com/btrboxingpodcastnetwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy Scott and Barry Jones are joined by this week's special guest Callum Smith to discuss his huge upcoming fight on Sky Sports against knockout merchant Artur Beterbiev on 20 August. They discuss Chris Billam-Smith's majority decision points victory over Lawrence Okolie, Leigh Wood gaining revenge in his rematch with Mauricio Lara and Michael Conlan's devastating knockout defeat to Luis Alberto Lopez. They also preview Errol Spence's much-anticipated undisputed welterweight clash with Terence Crawford in July.

It was an action packed weekend of championship boxing all over the U.K. and the USA and we're ready to recap the results and more on the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" Podcast!Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all from Luis Alberto Lopez's KO of Michael Conlan in the IBF Featherweight title bout in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Leigh Wood's revenge win over Mauricio Lara for the WBA's 126 lb. title in Manchester to Chris Billiam-Smith's WBO cruiserweight upset of Lawrence Okolie in Bournemouth and an historic win for the WBO strawweight title for Oscar Collazo in California.Dan has insight and analysis and T.J. chimes in with takes on all of the bouts, including the comedic scorecard of an American judge in the Billiam-Smith decision victory with Okolie in CBS' hometown.The guys also go over fight news involving prospect Diego Pacheco and whether, Tyson Fury is seriously talking to fight Anthony Joshua later this Summer/Fall or not?Then, we turn to nostalgia on the anniversary of the death of three division world champ and hall of famer Johnny Tapia just over a decade ago. Dan has tremendous recollection of Tapia stories and interaction with the volatile fighter who died from heart complications from massive drug and alcohol abuse.And finally, some GREAT debate on the anniversary of the release of "Rocky III" in world wide theaters 41 years ago in late May. Why does Dan love this movie so much and it's his favorite of the series??Hear it all on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast and make sure to follow/subscribe to the Big Fight Weekend Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/big-fight-weekend/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The lads go over Lawrence Okolie's defeat in Bournemouth to Chris Billam-Smith, Mick Conlan's brutal KO loss to Lopez in Belfast and Wood's revenge over Lara. Next week's action and BOTWs. The Asylum is a value-for-value show. We throw it out live every Sunday at 8.00pm GMT/3.00pm EST. Consider throwing a bit of value back in any way you choose. PATREON: Visit www.patreon.com/BoxingAsylum for bonus content, Punches from the Past episodes, the exclusive What's App group and more. YOUTUBE: Subscribe - hit the notification bell - like - comment - share - leave a Super Chat. WRITING: swboxing.substack.com WEBSITE: www.theboxingasylum.com​​ ✿ LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE ON: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Twitter: twitter.com/asylumbotw Soundcloud: @user-286873156

Lawrence Okolie did his best to spoil Chris Billam-Smith's big homecoming, but the Bournemouth man prevailed in a fight that was as bizarre as one of its scorecards.Talking of bizarre, the big rematch between Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood brought surprises before the first bell had even rung, and the fight itself played out in a different fashion than many expected!If you want your title fights straight as a pear cider made from 100% pears, then Luis Alberto Lopez vs. Michael Conlan is the one for you! An absolute brawl from start to finish featuring a highlight-reel knockout! I look at what went wrong for Conlan and go into why Lopez is such a fun fighter to watch. For more of my thoughts on combat sports including boxing, MMA, kickboxing and Muay Thai be sure to check out the Combat Chronicles Patreon! Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/combat-chronicles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been agreed to! This as Errol Spence and Terence Crawford have agreed to meet for undisputed supremacy in the welterweight divison in July. And, we are eager to talk about that, hear from former WBA featherweight champ/now challenger Leigh Wood in a one on one conversation with our Dan Rafael, and we have fight previews of the title showdowns.T.J. Rives and Dan go over how the Spence-Crawford deal was done? What's the word on guaranteed money or not? And, is there a rematch clause?Then, hear from Wood, who readies to rematch Mauricio Lara Saturday night in Manchester, England. Lara upset him with a big left hand resulting in a knockdown and white towel stoppage.by his corner. Now, they fight again just three months later.The guys also preview the IBF 126 lb. title fight in Belfast, Northern Ireland between champ Luis Alberto Lopez and prominent, popular challenger Michael Conlan in the main event.And, they talk the WBO cruiserweight title bout in Bournemouth, England as champ Lawrence Okolie and challenger Chris Billam-Smith meet in a 12 round showdown there.There's fight news on the purse bid for Oleksandr Usyk-Daniel Dubois goes to Usyk's promter and the bout will now be in Poland in August.More news on Devin Haney-Vasiliy Lomachenko PPV buys and other figth cards coming this Summer.Plus, some nostalgia on Muhammad Ali's bizarre, controversial first round KO in his rematch with Sonny Liston 58 years ago. Get the boys thoughts and Dan's memorabilia from that historic May 1965 bout.It's all part of the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview" Podcast and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/big-fight-weekend/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Steve takes the pod to Manchester ahead of Lara-Wood 2. He speaks to both boxers and promoter Eddie Hearn. We are also in Bournemouth to chat to Lawrence Okolie and Chris Billam-Smith, and in Belfast with Michael Conlan.

In this bonus episode of Toe2Toe "On the road", Andy Scott and John Dennen discuss Saturday's big fight night in Bournemouth between Chris Billam-Smith and Lawrence Okolie as they face off for a cruiserweight World title bout.

Ade Oladipo & Gareth A Davies reflect on a historic night in Dublin as Katie Taylor made her homecoming, however it didn't go to plan for the Irish icon as she was beaten on points by a very impressive Chantelle Cameron.We hear from Cameron and her trainer Jamie Moore, who tell us they are happy to take a rematch but negotiations need to be on their terms given their win at the weekend.Devin Haney edged out Vasily Lomanchenko in Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning, the Ukrainian put in a solid performance and many believed he won the fight, we discuss the result and if it was a judging travesty and if Haney will offer the rematch to put any doubts over the result, to bed.Plus we preview three World Title fights this weekend, including one live on talkSPORT as old stable mates Lawrence Okolie and Chris Billam-Smith meet in Bournemouth! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawrence Okolie 19-0 (14KOs) defends his WBO cruiserweight title for the fourth time against former stablemate and sparring partner Chris Billam-Smith 17-1 (12KOs). We discuss the history of both fighters and break down the keys to victory for each man and provide our prediction for the fight. Subscribe https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/btr-boxing-podcast/id1433752118 We are also available on Player FM, Spotify, Spreaker, and many more podcasting apps Follow us at: https://twitter.com/btrboxingpod https://www.facebook.com/btrboxingpodcast Become A Patron patreon.com/btrboxingpodcastnetwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by a man whose profession relies heavily on fitness and a winning mindset - WBO Cruiserweight Champion, Lawrence Okolie!Lawrence's story began with a feeling whilst watching Anthony Joshua and Usain Bolt win at the Olympics. "I could do that"... he thought. And he did.Run forward and Lawrence is the man everyone is talking about in Boxing.Listen on to be inspired to change your reality, and get the motivation you need to do a few laps.Looking to buy a RunPod t-shirt? Go Here: Linktr.ee/RunPod

Andy Scott heads to the Landmark Hotel in London for the Lawrence Okolie vs Chris Billam-Smith press conference to catch up with both fighters ahead of their fight on May 27 at Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium.Johnny Nelson joins Andy to reflect on Amir Khan's ban for an anti-doping violation and Anthony Joshua's win over Jermaine Franklin.We also hear from Callum Simpson who was in attendance and speak to Alen Babić ahead of his fight against Lukasz Rozanski.

A WEEK has passed since Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk and their respective teams finally pulled the plug on the heavyweight superfight.In a way, it's almost a relief that, this weekend, we get a contest free from such complications when Anthony Joshua embarks on the next stage of his career against Jermaine Franklin. Surely Joshua won't slip up, will he?We examine those two talking points, look back on David Benavidez beating Caleb Plant, Lawrence Okolie's return and, in This Week, go back to 1998 and the collision between Lennox Lewis and Shannon Briggs.If you've read this far, you probably have time to leave a review…

Anthony Joshua is set to return to the ring this week, and we've got a lot to talk about from last week including David Benavidez vs Caleb Plant, the rest of that PPV card, Jose Ramirez, Seniesa Estrada, Lawrence Okolie, and more!

Andy Scott is joined by Lawrence Okolie and Barry Jones as the cruiserweight world champion discusses potential fights against Chris Billam-Smith or Richard Riakporhe. Lewis van Poetsch also reflects on his amazing career as a journeyman and we round up all the latest boxing news.

Frazer Clarke and Richie Woodhall join Steve as the build-up to Anthony Joshua's return to the ring this weekend begins. With both having spent years in the gym with him, they share their unique insight into the two-time former unified world heavyweight champion. We also hear from his promoter Eddie Hearn who's been out to Dallas to his training camp. And we speak to Lawrence Okolie who defended his WBO cruiserweight belt in Manchester on Saturday night.

David Benavidez beat Caleb Plant over the weekend in a great back-and-forth affair. The question is can Benavidez beat Canelo? We assess the fight with Caleb Plant and discuss the possibility of Benavidez beating Canelo. Also on the show, we reflect on the Lawrence Okolie world title defence as the lacklustre affair did Okolie no favours but with all the issues in the last 12 months is it really a surprise? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's becoming a tale we tell far too often when Lawrence Okolie steps through those ropes.  Wake us up when the fight actually starts.  Saturday nights mandatory defence against David Light was the most boring contest we've seen for a while. Luckily for us Andrew Cain and Ionut Baluta produced a fight of the year contender, Nathan Heaney Brough the party, Plant and Benavidez delivered and Jose Ramirez reminding everyone just how good he is. Plenty to enjoy format he weekends action. FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST - WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 2017 AND 2018. Powered by Montirex.  Use FD15 at the checkout.

Former world champions Paulie Malignaggi and Chris Algieri as they take a deep dive into Lawrence Okolie against David Light https://proboxtv.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ProBoxTVStreaming https://twitter.com/probox_tv https://www.instagram.com/proboxtv https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT7Mm-aRWBZ1Zd2bIXIEsyg https://www.tiktok.com/@proboxtv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve is joined by Joe Gallagher and Anthony Crolla to look ahead to a big weekend of boxing. We hear from Lawrence Okolie as he defends his WBO Cruiserweight title against David Light on Saturday. And Lyndon Arthur, who fights on Friday shares his remarkable story into professional boxing with the help of his trainer Pat Barrett. Plus, Boxxer CEO Ben Shalom joins the pod to chat about his show this weekend in Manchester.

Lawrence Okolie makes his Boxxer debut this weekend against his mandated challenger David Light who comes into this fight in great form.  We preview the whole card from Manchester. Caleb Plant and David Benevidez leave their trash talk outside the ring and finally get this anticipated contest on and we can't wait. All the upcoming action previewed in one place.  FIGHT DISCIPLES IS A MULTI AWARD WINNING PODCAST - WINNERS OF THE BEST SPORT PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 2017 AND 2018. Powered by Montirex.  Use FD15 at the checkout.

After a quiet weekend, we now head to a massive fight weekend as David Benavidez takes on Caleb Plant in the super middleweight division, Lawrence Okolie defends his WBO title against David Light and Jose Ramirez faces Richard Commey. Meanwhile also in the UK is an underrated rematch between Nathan Heaney and Jack Flatley. Johnston returns to the weekly shows for the first time in weeks, and he is back with a vengeance as he talks about the Conor Benn interview, Tyson Fury & Oleksandr Usyk negotiations and Eddie Hearn on TalkSport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy Scott is joined by Gary Logan and Enzo Maccarinelli to preview the Manchester Fight Night plus discuss the latest Fury Usyk negotiations and Kell Brook's expected return to the ring.We also hear from David Light ahead of his big world title fight against Lawrence Okolie on Saturday night.