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ADAM AZIM, DAVID BENAVIDEZ, DEREK CHISORA AND WHAT'S NEXT, PLUS MORE BIG BOXING NEWS

Two younger fighters have the future ahead of them. One older warrior has his career coming to a close. In this week's episode, we talk about junior welterweight prospect Adam Azim's ninth-round TKO of Sergey Lipinets in the U.K., light heavyweight contender David Benavidez's impressive decision over David Morrell in the U.S., and Derek Chisora's retirement tour bringing him to Otto Wallin this weekend in Manchester.Leading the conversation are our experts, British boxing broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees and American boxing writer David Greisman. Darren and David dive into what's next for Azim, Benavidez, Morrell, and Chisora—including whether Chisora will win against Wallin. We also discuss a Fight of the Year candidate involving Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz and Angel Fierro.We also cover Claressa Shields becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion with her win over Danielle Perkins, the lack of opportunities available for Shields, and the bizarre scenario that unfolded in the co-feature beforehand between heavyweights Brandon Moore and Skylar Lacy. Plus, Oleksandr Usyk being named the BWAA Fighter of the Year, Conor Benn vs. Chris Eubank Jr. not yet having a TV home, Caroline Dubois’ next fight against Bo Re Mi Shin, Anthony Cacace vacating his junior lightweight title, Keith Thurman returning after three years away by taking a fight in Australia, George Liddard's continued development after a win over Derrick Osaze, and the WBA saying that Ryan Garcia vs. Rolly Romero will be for one of its many meaningless title belts.United Boxing Podcast comes out every Tuesday. Follow Darren @DarrenRees_, David @FightingWords2, and the show itself on X at @UnitedBoxingPod.

BIG FIGHTS: CONOR BENN-CHRIS EUBANK, DAVID BENAVIDEZ-DAVID MORRELL AND MORE NEWS

When big boxing news breaks, our boxing experts break it down. And there's plenty to talk about in this week's episode hosted by our experts, British boxing broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees and American boxing writer David Greisman.This weekend brings a huge fight in the United States between top light heavyweight contenders David Benavidez and David Morrell, with the winner well-positioned to challenge the winner of the upcoming Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol rematch. And there's the big news from the United Kingdom, with Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. at last due to meet on April 26, with a very good undercard supporting them.We also talk the returns of Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney, Dalton Smith's easy win (with Ellie Scotney defending her titles on the undercard while Conah Walker upset Harry Scarff), Adam Azim's upcomingbout with Sergey Lipinets, the welterweight unification bout between Jaron "Boots" Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis, Claressa Shields fighting for the undisputed heavyweight championship, Diego Pacheco defeating Steven Nelson and what's next for him at super middleweight, Naoya Inoue's easy win and potential 2025 slate, and the returns of Michael Conlan and Savannah Marshall. All that, plus our Fighters of the Week.United Boxing Podcast comes out every Tuesday. Follow Darren @DarrenRees_, David @FightingWords2, and the show itself on X at @UnitedBoxingPodare two big fights that could be coming in 2025: Canelo Alvarez defending his super middleweight championship against Terence Crawford, and Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia having a rematch after their eventful meeting in 2024. Meanwhile, former heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder is due to return against Curtis Harper, while a bout between unified 154-pound titleholder Sebastian Fundora and Errol Spence is officially off.Darren and David also discuss Jaron "Boots" Ennis vs. Eimantas Stanionis, Leigh Wood's planned return, a potential rematch between Dave Allen and Johnny Fisher, Maxi Hughes being tricked by fake news, Joe Joyce's hopeful next step, and Angelo Leo's next title defense.Plus we preview Naoya Inoue's next fight, Dalton Smith's return against Walid Ouizza, Ellie Scotney defending her championship against Mea Motu, and Diego Pacheco vs. Steven Nelson.

WHAT WILL AND WON'T HAPPEN IN BOXING IN 2025

We're back for our first episode of 2025 — and looking forward at what we think this year will and won't bring in boxing.Will Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua finally fight? What about Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford, Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn, Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Gervonta Davis, and Joshua Buatsi vs. Anthony Yarde? Will we get more undisputed champions? Or at least more unification bouts? What's going on with Ryan Garcia? And what else, good and bad, do boxing fans have coming?As always, this entertaining conversation is led by our co-hosts, British boxing broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees and American boxing writer David Greisman. Darren and David also talk about some of the other big headlines in boxing, plus their fighters of the week: Umar Khan and Tiara Brown.United Boxing Podcast comes out every Tuesday. Follow Darren @DarrenRees_, David @FightingWords2, and the show itself on X at @UnitedBoxingPod

WHO WINS OLEKSANDR USYK VS TYSON FURY 2 AND WHO COMES NEXT?

Once again, the two best big men in the world will fight to decide the king of the heavyweight division. Can Oleksandr Usyk do it again and retain the heavyweight championship or will Tyson Fury remain perfect in rematches and regain the throne?Our hosts, British boxing broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees and American boxing writer David Greisman, give their predictions and also dig deep into what awaits the heavyweight division in 2025 and beyond. Among those potential names: Daniel Dubois, Joseph Parker, Martin Bakole, Zhilei Zhang, Agit Kabayel, Moses Itauma, Fabio Wardley, Lenier and Dainier Pero, Lawrence Okolie, Bakhodir Jalolov, Mourad Aliev and Richard Torrez Jr. And could some older fighters also factor in, including faded former titleholders Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder?We also discuss last weekend’s results, including Bruno Surace’s huge upset of Jaime Munguia, plus more boxing headlines. Follow Darren @DarrenRees_ David @FightingWords2 and the show @UnitedBoxingPod

TANK TALKS: We interview Gervonta Davis about therapy and retirement; plus more big boxing news

Gervonta "Tank" Davis made headlines last week for announcing that he plans to step away from the sport after 2025 in order to focus on therapy and his mental health. Our co-host David Greisman spoke with Davis after the announcement to understand more about what prompted the fighter to realize that he needed help, and why he feels he can't do boxing and therapy at the same time.In this week's episode, David and co-host Darren Rees also cover tons of other major boxing news, including the highly controversial induction of Vinny Pazienza into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the long-standing problems with how IBHOF voting is done. David and Darren also discuss whether Joe Joyce is punch-drink and should still be fighting; Israil Madrimov pulling out of the Serhii Bohachuk fight; Denzel Bentley beating Brad Pauls and earning another shot at middleweight titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly; Lawrence Okolie's heavyweight debut; wins by Sam and Sean Noakes; Richardson Hitchins dethroning Liam Paro for the junior welterweight title; and the rematch wins for Emanuel Navarrete (over Oscar Valdez) and Rafael Espinoza (in a bizarre win over Robeisy Ramirez).All that, plus we preview this weekend's big fights, and we spotlight our Fighters of the Week.United Boxing Podcast comes out every Tuesday. Follow Darren @DarrenRees_, David @FightingWords2, and the show itself on X at @UnitedBoxingPod