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Ariel x Ade, episode 38: Moses Itauma and Dillian Whyte interviews, Eubank-Benn 2 booked, ‘Boots' 154 pound debut, 'Tank' charges dropped, more
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Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladpio, joining from Riyadh, kick off the show with a discussion about Moses Itauma vs. Dillian Whyte (00:45), including Whyte confronting Ade about his prediction for the fight during their roundtable (01:11).
Ade’s full sitdown with Whyte (08:28) is followed by quick reaction and then his chat with Itauma (24:24) and brief reflection on that conversation. They also discuss the other heavyweight bout between Filip Hrgovic and David Adeleye (44:27).
Next, they touch on the Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn rematch being booked for November (47:03), Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis making his 154 pound debut against Uisma Lima (51:27), and the undercard fights added to the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford card (54:35).
Bouncing around the boxing world, the duo discusses Boxxer landing a broadcast deal with BBC (58:53), domestic violence charges against Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis being dropped (1:04:02), and the tragic deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa (1:10:09).
Finally, they close the show by delivering the Parting Shot, including a spectacular feat by David Adeleye (1:13:23).