He's arguably the top name in the sport and Canelo Alvarez is back for the first time in 2021, as he battles WBA light heavyweight champ Dimitry Bivol in a scheduled 12 rounder Saturday night. And, host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com are ready to preview it on the "Big Fight Weekend Preivew" Podcast.
First, T.J. and Dan set the stage of what Canelo's arrival, etc. this week has been like and how have the fighters handled the hype? Dan also has insight on Canelo's mindset heading into his latest challenge at higher weight class.
Then, Dan has a one on one conversation with Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn. Hearn, who secured this fight and Alvarez's subsequent one in September gives insight into what he thinks will happen in the ring coming up. And, Hearn also has more on some proposed and announced fight cards coming from Matchroom later this Summer.
After that, T.J. has a great breakdown of Canelo-Bivol with the analyst on the DAZN streaming broadcast call, Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora. Sergio has insight on the fighters, having met with them Thursday afternoon. And, he gives his thoughts on if/how Bivol can win?
Finally, Dan is back and he and T.J. go over the odds and make predictions on the fight card, including what kind of shot does this bout have of going deep, if not a 12 round decision?
Hear it all on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview" podcast, as part of the BFW network. And, make sure you follow/subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!!
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