It was an exciting card in Quebec, Canada, as super middleweight rising star Christian Mbilli dominated Sergey Derevyanchenko to remain unbeaten and their was an upset in the heavyweight co-feature. We go over the fights, have some interesting fight news and Nigel Benn and Prince Naseem Hamed are part of the nostalgia this week on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter.First, they talk Mbilli's impressive showing in a 10 round decision over the vet from Ukraine. But, more so, why did Derevyanchenko's corner fail to save him in the final couple of rounds of the fight from the beating and obvious loss he was facing. You'll want to hear the ranting.Then, they talk Guido Vianello's upset of Arslanbek Makhmudov by 8th round TKO in the co-feature, as Makhmudov suffered a gruesomely swollen left eye early in the fight and Vianello pounded him into the doctor and ref calling a halt to the bout. Also, what's the next step for Vianello? Dan also gives his take on Top Rank rising lighweight Abdullah Mason who was also on the Canada card.They, then turn to fight news and the harsh update of Luis Alberto Lopez suffering a more significant brain injury by the KO loss to Angelo Leo for the IBF featherweight crown last Saturday night in New Mexico. Dan has more on that situation. And, then he is perplexed by why the IBF is apparently going to make Jaron "Boots" Ennis fight Karen Chukhadzhian again, a litte over a year and a half since Ennis wiped him out. It's insanity and you'll be entertained.Finally, there's some great nostalgia on "The Dark Destroyer" Nigel Benn winning a huge, brief title fight in Las Vegas on U.S. network TV over Iran Barkley nearly 34 years ago. And, Dan was ringside in 2000 for Prince Naseem Hamed with a big KO defense on an HBO main event. He has rememberances.It's all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to this podcast feed on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.

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