Benn to fight Prograis, Usyk off to the pyramids!

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.

Ade and Gareth unpack Saturday night's defeat for Nick Ball in Liverpool, who was knocked out in the final round by Brandon Figueroa to lose his WBA Featherweight title.We hear from Figueroa who spoke to Gareth after the fight and discuss some unsavoury scenes after the final bell.Elsewhere the guys give their thoughts on Deontay Wilders explosive interview on talkBOXING and discuss the potential for Fabio Wardley to fight Daniel Dubois after Dubois called for the fight on social mediaAnd we look ahead to the third instalment of Zuffa Boxing this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Spencer Oliver and Paul Smith at the Nick Ball vs Brandon Figueroa weigh-in ahead of their clash WBA World Featherweight Title clash in Liverpool. The boys talk Tyson Fury's imminent return, Deontay Wilder vs Simon Jordan and discuss whether Conor Benn is worthy of a shot at Shakur Stevenson! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ade Oladipo and Gareth A Davies unpack an eventful weekend of action both at home and abroad in the US!We start at Madison Square Garden where Shakur Stevenson dominated Teofimo Lopez to become a four weight World Champion.The first name on his lips post fight was Conor Benn! He called out the Brit who stepped into the ring and went face to face with the pound for pound star, so will we really see the pair fight in what would be another catchweight scrap for Benn.Closer to home Josh Kelly become the latest Brit to win a World title, he outpointed Bakhram Murkadaliev, and could well become a potential opponent for Benn himself.Plus, we unpack an eventful week outside of the ring in the heavyweight division and look ahead to Nick Ball's homecoming fight this weekend live on talkSPORT! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.