It's a jam packed kickoff to March with special guest and a preview of the WBC 126 lb. interim title bout in California between Brandon Figueroa and Mark Magsayo, as part of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast"Host T.J. Rives and Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com return with plenty to go over. That inlcudes previewing the interim title fight with Figueroa and Magsayo that will headline the Showtime/PBC card in Southern California. Will Figueroa or Magsayo pull through to become a potential world champ again? We will soon know and the winner will either get to face the actual WBC featherweight champ Rey Vargas or if Vargas gives up his title, the winner is the world champ and a great position for a prominent title defense against someone else.Next, Dan talks with former world champ "Swift" Jarrett Hurd, who start his road back after a near two year layoff in the co-feature fight agasinst Armando Resendiz, Hear more from Hurd himself about his struggles, including switching trainers and going back to his old fighting style.Dan also goes over the upcoming Showtime scheduling for later this Spring and he also speaks with Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza about getting the Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia fight made. Plus, Espinoza also address the take over of Showtime by Paramount+ and will this jeopardize the future of the network and therefore, it's commitment to boxing?Finally, Dan has some nostalgic remembrances of legend Roy Jones Jr.capturing the WBA Heavyweight title from John Ruiz 20 years ago this past week.It's all part of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview" podcast and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/big-fight-weekend/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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