The bantamweight division experienced a culture shock when Jason Moloney narrowly defeated Saul Sanchez to retain his WBO Bantamweight World Championship. The fight was a perfect setup for Beterbiev, who demolished Callum Smith! Also featured in this episode is coverage of Ngannou vs. Joshua on March 8th, Mbili vs. Murdock, Schofield vs. Diaz, and statements made by Sunny Edwards. Read this week's edition of the DQ w/ Damani Blog HERE: https://samuel679alexander.wixsite.com/dqwdamani/post/beterbiev-batters-smith-to-earn-a-knockout-victory

Welcome back! After a healthy and restorative break, DQ w/ Damani has returned! There have been plenty of developments in our wonderful world of combat sports. Still, this week I highlight Bill Haney's fiery response to Shakur Stevenson and Regis Prograis, the abysmal refereeing job done by Tony Weeks in Ortiz vs. Lawson, and O’Hara Davies' shocking 1st round knockout loss to Ismael Barroso. Also featured in this episode is exclusive coverage of the light-heavyweight world title match between Artur Beterbiev and Callum Smith, included alongside exclusive insight on the Ortiz match from Puerto Rican legend Gabriel Rosado. DQ w/ Damani Site Link: https://samuel679alexander.wixsite.com/dqwdamani

This week I highlight the shocking decision the IBF made to strip undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford, the explosive announcement and press conference of the Deontay Wilder-Anthony Joshua heavyweight tournament, and Mikaela Mayer's world title opportunity against Natasha Jonas.

This week I highlight Francis Ngannou's incredible "win" over Tyson Fury, Joe Cordina and O'Shaquie Foster's impressive performances, the incoming vacant WBC Lightweight Championship match between Shakur Stevenson and Edwin de Los Santos. Also featured in this episode is coverage of the UFC 295 card and Sean Strickland vs. Dricus du Plessis.

This week I highlight the disappointing shutdown of Showtime Boxing, the massive crossover boxing match between Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury, and cover the heated chats between Regis Prograis and Devin Haney. Also featured in this episode is coverage of the potential fight between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.

This week I highlight Leigh Wood's incredible knockout performance against Josh Warrington, Zurdo's unanimous decision win over Joe Smith Jr., Alex Volkanovski's late replacement after Charles Oliveira dropped out due to injury, and more updates regarding the November 25th Demetrius Andrade vs. David Benavidez card. Also featured in this episode is coverage of Tim Tszyu vs. Brian Mendoza for the WBO Super Welterweight Championship of the world.

This week I highlight Canelo's impressive 12-round performance against Jermell Charlo, preview Zurdo's debut at cruiserweight against Joe Smith Jr, and shed some more light on the recently announced WBC championship fight taking place on December 9th, between Devin Haney and Regis Prograis.

This week I give a final preview of Canelo vs. Charlo, highlight Conor Benn's triumphant return to the ring, and deliver the great news regarding Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. Also featured in this episode is a full review of Hitchins vs. Zepeda, Joe Joyce's knockout loss to Zhilei Zhang, and McCaskill vs. Ryan.

This week I highlight Conor Benn's return to the big stage under DAZN, Richardson Hitchins' 3 regional-belt contest against Jose Zepeda, and the official confirmation of the WBC 140 lb title fight between Devin "The Dream" Haney and Regis "Rougarou" Prograis.

This week, as promised, I am highlighting the undisputed vs. undisputed match between Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo, Israel Adesanya's embarrassing unanimous decision loss to Sean Strickland, and Frank Martin's sad duck strategy to get around a vacant WBC 135 lb contest against Shakur Stevenson.