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June 22, 2025 49 mins
It was a lighter weekend of action as Summer is underway in earnest, but our boys are back to go over the upset loss for a British favored flyweight and more on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter are ready to go.


They recap Saturday’s Matchroom Boxing DAZN main event in Birmingham, England
Flyweight Francisco Rodriguez easily pounds Galal Yafai in a 12 round upset and wins WBC interim title by upset in Yafai’s hometown. What happened here and what does it mean for the Mexican with the win?
 
Next, a Recap of Saturday’s Top Rank  ESPN+ top two bouts in Newark, New Jersey
Middleweight Vito Mielnicki Jr. W10 Kamil Gardzieli, but what does it mean for his future? Meanwhile, 
Middleweight Jahi Tucker decisions Lorenzo Simpson and could he be fightining Mielnicki next?
 
News
Canelo- Terence Crawford media tour kicks off in Riyadh on Friday and continued in NY on Sunday. Dan goes over what he liked. And, at the NY presser, Dana White introduced Max Kellerman as the first member of the broadcast team on Netflix. Max has been completely out of the public spotlight for two years since ESPN fired him. We have the latest

The IBF has ordered final heavyweight title eliminator between No. 3 Efe Ajagba and No. 4 Frank Sanchez. Both accepted their positions so if the fight happens winner is IBF mandatory for Oleksandr Usyk-Daniel Dubois 2 winner next month. Sanchez outpointed Ajaba in 2021, but both have a lot on the line in fight 2.


Nostalgia
June 22, 2002 – 23 years ago Sunday – Marco Antonio Barrera W12 Erik Morales in the rematch of their epic trilogy for featherweight supremacy. Big Dan was ringside at MGM Grand. and

June 21, 2003- 22 years ago Saturday- heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis ended his hall of fame career by stopping a bloody Vitali Klitschko. And, Dan was also there that night, as well.

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