On the newest edition of the show Cameroon by birth but now fighting out of Canada, Christian Mbillli headlines the Top Rank/ESPN card Saturday night in Quebec City agasinst veteran.Sergiy Derevyanchenko in a 10 round super middleweight clash. We have that, an interview with a former two difvision world champ, news and nostalgia, too, on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast."Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to cover it all.Will Mibilli look impressive and could the name Canelo be in his future for 2025? They also talk the heavyweight contender battle between Arslanbek Makhmudov and Guido Vianello, as the winner could be looking at bigger things too.Then, hear from the former 140 lb. and 147 lb. world champ Danny Garcia as he challenges WBA middleweight titlist Erislandy Lara for the belt in the Canelo-Edgar Berlanga co-feature Sept.14 on the PBC on Prime PPV at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He joins Dan one on one to discuss his previious success, his long layoff and his chances to beat Lara.Next there's news, as IBF junior middleweight titlist Bakhram Murtazaliev and mandatory challenger Tim Tszyu will now square off on Oct. 19 in the main event of a PBC on Prime card at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. Plus, Terence Crawford vacates WBO 147 title, will stay at 154 lb. and will his possible fights include Vergil Ortiz?Dan has more on Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez shooting down talk that he was in talks to fight fellow future Hall of Fame four-division champion Nonito Donaire later this year. and Britain's Nick Ball will have a Liverpool, England, homecoming fight for his first WBA featherweight title defense against two-time junior featherweight title challenger Ronny Rios. Dan has the specifics.Finally, we talk nostalgia on the death of the great Salvador Sanchez, who was killed in a car crash in Mexico 42 years agao at just 23 years old. Still he was an amazing hall of famer taken way too soon.And Dan has more from 23 years ago on Sunday (2001) as Chris Byrd defeated David Tua in a heavyweight eliminator between two of the best of the era. Byrd earned a title shot off this one and Tua, never got in front of a champion, again. Dan fills us in.It's all on the "Big Fight Weeiend Preview Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscrbie on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!!

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