In late August it's another light weekend, but we have plenty of fight news to go over and more on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael to go over it all.First, a preview of the Saturday MVP card on DAZN in OrlandoYankiel Rivera meets Angelino Cordova, 12 rounds, for the vacant WBA interim flyweight title andYoenis Tellez vs. Abass Baraou, 12 rounds, for Tellez’s WBA interim junior middleweight title. They are solid fights, even if the WBA is a joke with secondary titles, and the guys go over it. Next, some news:Jake Paul and Gervonta Davis announce an exhibition bout November 14th on Netflix at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. We will say... WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?!Some notable fights in process of being made or made at 154:Sebastian Fundora- Keith Thurman, Vergil Ortiz Jr.-Erickson Lubin, Bahkram Mutazaliev-Josh Kelly, Serhei Bohachuk- Brandon Adams rematch all upcoming. We have the latest.Top Rank announces a contract extension with WBO welterweight titlist Brian Norman Jr.Daniel Dubois fires trainer Don Charles, now to be trained by Mark Tibbs, in wake of his KO loss to Oleksandr Usyk last month.Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. deported this week after his arrest in July by the American DHS and is now in a Mexican jail.And, the WBO orders a cruiserweight interim title fight because Zurdo Ramirez has shoulder surgery and is out rest of year. So, Chris Billam-Smith meets Roman Fress ordered.It's all part of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to us on Apple, Spreaker, Spotify, etc.

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