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Inside Boxing | Benavidez-Opetaia-Mikaelian mess, Keyshawn Davis fallout, heavyweight updates
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Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri open the show by reacting to Keyshawn Davis turning down the Devin Haney fight and the domino effect it‘s going to cause (05:09). Will Haney pivot to Liam Paro or Jack Catteral? Will Top Rank freeze out Davis? It’s a mess (15:04).
After a historical conversation about the heavyweight division (20:30), they look ahead to Moses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgovic (31:37).
The heavyweight division is in transition as Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua is likely headed to Madison Square Garden instead of Wembley Stadium (39:11).
The David Benavidez-Jai Opetaia-Noel Mikaelian mess has gotten even messier, as Zuffa announced Opetaia vs. Mikaelian, while promoter Don King threatened a lawsuit claiming Mikaelian already has a fight scheduled with Benavidez (47:09).
Claressa Shields fights Kaye Scott at middleweight this weekend in Atlanta. Could Shields fight Tamm Thibeault, recent winner of three middleweight titles (57:16)?
Finally, sad news hit the boxing world, as Pritchard Colon passed away. The former contender suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2015 and spent the better part of the next decade trying to recover and become an advocate for fighter safety (1:00:50).