{"podcast":{"title":"Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast","slug":"big-fight-weekend-boxing-podcast-605559","podcast_index_feed_id":605559,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4124899/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/big-fight-weekend","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/42e519185da787eb65fd4d6716c6db45.jpg","author":"tj","episode_count":696,"summary":"From the opening bell to the final round, our boxing shows are tailored to the fight fan of today and even, yesterday. Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael, who is the premier boxing media personality in the U.S., come your way with a Friday preview and a Monday recap of everything in the boxing ring, every weekend. Plus, you'll hear from the biggest named fighters present and past in one on one interviews. And, the guys LOVE to talk nostalgia of the great fighters like Muhammad Ail, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquaio and more. If you are even a casual boxing fan, you will want to be with us on the \"Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast Feed.\"","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T08:18:17.468801+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-fight-weekend-boxing-podcast-605559"},"episode":{"title":"Bam Rodriguez Joins Us + Chris Billam-Smith Debuts For Zuffa And Champ Doubleheader In Japan | BFW Preview Podcast","slug":"bam-rodriguez-joins-us-chris-billam-smith-debuts-for-zuffa-and-champ-doubleheader-in-japan-bfw-preview-podcast","published_at":"2026-06-05T02:27:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-fight-weekend-boxing-podcast-605559/bam-rodriguez-joins-us-chris-billam-smith-debuts-for-zuffa-and-champ-doubleheader-in-japan-bfw-preview-podcast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-fight-weekend-boxing-podcast-605559","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bam-rodriguez-joins-us-chris-billam-smith-debuts-for-zuffa-and-champ-doubleheader-in-japan-bfw-preview-podcast--72356729","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72356729/bfw_preview_billam_smith_6_4_26.mp3","summary":"We're back in June with a cruiserweight contender battle in England, a championship doubleheader in Japan and one of the best pound for pound fighters in the sport joins us, as well, on the newest \"Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!\" Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael to go over it all with their insight and takes. They start with a preview of the Saturday Zuffa Boxing Paramount+/Sky Sports main event in Bournemouth, England Chris Billam-Smith vs. Ryan Rozicki, 10 rounds, cruiserweights. Is the winner in position for Zuffa's Jai Opetaia? It seems so. Also, a preview of the early Saturday (USA time) Kameda Promotions carfd in Tokoname, Japan Masamichi Yabuki vs. Rene Calixto, for Yabuki’s IBF flyweight title. Yabuki is a tremendous puncher but Calixto has world title experience, Plus, Willibaldo Garcia vs. Andrew Moloney, for Garcia’s IBF junior bantamweight title is discussed, too. Then, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez talks with Dan- The lineal and three-belt junior bantamweight champion moves up to bantamweight to challenge WBA titleholder Antonio Vargas on June 13 at Glendale, Arizona, and a win likely will propel him to a Naoya Inoue undisputed junior featherweight title fight in the Fall. Hear more from one of the best in the sport! And, some news: In an unusual ruling, the WBC has ordered cruiserweight titlist Noel Mikaelian to next make a mandatory defense against David Benavidez, the unified WBO/WBA cruiserweight champ, who also still holds the WBC light heavyweight title. There is debate here over all of this. Next, Irish national hero Katie Taylor, the unified women’s junior welterweight champion and one of the top female boxers of all time, will get her wish for her retirement fight to take place at famed Croke Park in Dublin. There is a Friday presser at…","meta_description":"We're back in June with a cruiserweight contender battle in England, a championship doubleheader in Japan and one of the best pound for pound fighters in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4513,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/big-fight-weekend-boxing-podcast-605559/episodes/bam-rodriguez-joins-us-chris-billam-smith-debuts-for-zuffa-and-champ-doubleheader-in-japan-bfw-preview-podcast/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-fight-weekend-boxing-podcast-605559/bam-rodriguez-joins-us-chris-billam-smith-debuts-for-zuffa-and-champ-doubleheader-in-japan-bfw-preview-podcast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}