Boxing With The Lukie Boxing Podcast

Welcome to the 2025 Award Show. We start with fight breakdowns. In this episode, we break down Saturday morning’s telecast from Saudi Arabia. In the main event, Naoya Inoue rather effortlessly defeated David Picasso. It was a showcase of Inoue’s great timing and reflexes, but Picasso proved to be a tough foe, hanging on until the final bell. Yet, the story of the night was Junto Nakatani. Nakatani defeated Sebastian Hernandez, but the result left many with more questions than answers. The fight was close, closer than any Nakatani had as a pro prior. Nakatani opted to fight on the inside at times, a difficult move. Some thought Hernandez won, some thought Nakatani won, as did the judges. In the end, the mega-fight between Inoue and Nakatani has taken a massive hit. Also, Erdison Garcia upset previously unbeaten Taiga Imanaga, and IBF flyweight champion Masamichi Yabuki made his second title defense, knocking out Felix Alvarado in 12 rounds. Next week, we get one fight card from Puerto Rico. Amanda Serrano will face Reina Tellez in a 10-round women’s title fight broadcast on DAZN. This will be Serrano’s first fight against an opponent named Katie Taylor since the summer of 2024. Tellez will be taking a major leap up in competition as she faces the toughest opponent of her career, replacing Erika Cruz. Other notable bouts on the undercard, Stephanie Han, a women’s lightweight titleholder, will face legend Holly Holm, who will not just be battling Han, but father time itself. Holm, now in her 40s, is a boxing pioneer who became a legend for knocking out Ronda Rousey. She looks to win a title in the twilight of her career. Notables on the undercard include Yankiel Rivera, Jan-Paul Rivera, Henry Lebron, and Ebanie Bridges. Then, the awards. 0:00 Naoya Inoue-David Picasso13:00 Junto Nakatani-Sebastian Hernandez21:48 Boxer of the Year30:15 Women’s Boxer of the Year34:50 Fight of the Year39:10 Women’s Fight of the Year40:50 Round of the Year42:00 Trainer of the Year44:30 Knockout of the Year46:30 Prospect of the Year49:00 Story of the Year54:00 Vergil Ortiz vs Jaron “Boots” Ennis58:40 Guys who didn’t fight enough59:25 Illegal Manuevers 01:01:28 Guy who came out of nowhere award.01:04:52 Good job, bub award01:07:00 The lost all momentum guy 01:08:30 The 2026 Breakout Fighter will be…01:10:00 Amanda Serrano-Reina Tellez Preview🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4946380479135744

My thoughts on the upcoming bout to start 2026. Read more at the blog, http://lukieboxing.substack.com

This week was a holiday treat for fight fans. We start with the Netflix card. Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul. Paul suffered injuries from the fight. What did we learn? In the co-main event, Alycia Baumgardner defeated Leila Beaudoin, and Jahmal Harvey stood out as a star. Three notable undercard fights: Cherneka Johnson won a close fight against Amanda Galle, Yokasta Valle defeated Yadira Bustillos in a wild one, and Avious Griffin returned from a loss, stopping Justin Cardona. Earlier in the week, Giorgio Visioli looked like a top lightweight prospect. If you haven't seen him, watch him. Let's also add Tiah Mai Ayton to that list. ProBox TV's last card of the year ruled. Ramon Cardenas knocked out Erik Robles, middleweight Joeshon James survived a double-knockdown to beat Yojanler Martinez, and Marlon Harrington knocked out a prospect Bryan Polaco. On Saturday, Craig Richards knocked out Dan Azeez, and Kaye Scott won the unified vacant women's middleweight titles over Olivia Curry in a rematch. We have two fight cards this week, as Naoya Inoue will put his undefeated junior featherweight title on the line against Alan David Picasso.In the co-feature, Junto Nakatani will face Sebastian Hernandez Reyes. If Inoue and Nakatani both win, do we see them fight in 2026? Also, any fear in double-booking fights?Willibaldo Garcia, the IBF junior bantamweight champ, will face Kenshiro Teraji.Also in Japan, Masamichi Yabuki will put his IBF flyweight title on the line against Felix Alvarado. Plus your questions....Dakota's story is here: Link (https://itrboxing.com/2025/12/21/3-takeaways-from-anthony-joshua-vs-jake-paul/)Timestamps0:00 Anthony Joshua-Jake Paul recap 14:00 Baumgardner, Harvey, and undercard18:30 Giorgio Visoli20:34 Tim Tszyu25:05 Seiya Tsutsumi-Nonito Donaire31:15 ProBox TV36:16 WBC Grand Prix40:37 Amado Vargas, Chase Demoor-Andrew Tate 44:20 Craig Richards stops Dan Azeez46:30 Kaye Scott beats Olivia Curry01:01:40 Naoya Inoue-Alan David Picasso 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4946380479135744

My take on Naoya Inoue-Alan Picasso coming up this week. To hear about the full card go to my blog at http://lukieboxing.substack.com

In this episode, Lukie and Dakota talk about Matchroom Boxing's card in Stockton, California. Lukie was ringside covering the bout, and he talks about his insight on Diego Pacheco's win over Kevin Sadjo, Joe Cordina's stunning win over local favorite Gabriel Flores Jr, Ernesto "Tito" Mercado stops Antonio Moran, and Skye Nicolson ends an emotional year with the best win of her career. Lukie shares his insight of undercard fights as well.Then we briefly touch on Noel Mikaelian winning the WBC cruiserweight title over Badou Jack in Los Angeles. Last week's guest, Brook Sibrin also won on the undercard. Also, Jose Salas is the new IBF bantamweight titleholder. This week, Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul will fight in a heavyweight main event. We talk about the intrigue and what makes the fight appealing? The co-feature is also an interesting bout as Alycia Baumgardner will put her three 130lbs titles on the line against Leila Beaudoin. A cruiserweight bout between MMA fighters Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley will occur. Top stand-out Jahmal Harvey is featured on the undercard, and a way too much fun fight between Cherneka Johnson vs. Amanda Galle,Also, the MVP debuts of two world champions, as recent signee Caroline Dubois will defend her WBC title on the card, and Yokasta Valle will fight Yadira Bustillos. Welterweight Avious Griffin will look to bounce back from his first loss in his career as he faces Justin Cardona.On Tuesday, MVP will have a three-fight card spotlighting up-and-comers. On Wednesday, threee different marquee fight cards will occur as Seiya Tsutsumi will face Nonito Donaire with the WBA bantamweight title on the line, and Tim Tszyu will return against Anthony Velazquez. Top prospect Giorgio Visoli will face Joe Howarth on DAZN in Europe that day. On Thursday, ProBox TV will hold its last event of 2025. Ramon Cardenas will face Erik Robles, Hebert Sousa will face Paul Kroll, and Mykquan Williams will take on Jair Valtiera.On Saturday, Salita Promotions returns with the rematch between Olivia Curry and Kaye Scott for the unified vacant women's middleweight title. Middleweight Tony Harrison will be the co-feature, and heavyweight Pryce Taylor will face Michael Coffie.Also, in Africa on Friday, Lawrence Okolie, David Adeleye and Emanuel Odiase will be in action. The following day, Craig Richards will face Dan Azeez. Nishant Dev will also be featuredTimestamps0:00 Intro1:00 Diego Pacheco10:30 Joe Cordina defeats Gabe Flores Jr16:00 Ernesto Mercado20:47 Skye Nicolson24:30 Noel Mikaelian beats Badou Jack29:57 Anthony Joshua-Jake Paul45:00 Alycia Baumgardner48:20 Undercard52:20 Tim Tszyu’s return54:00 Giorgio Visoli-Joe Howarth55:40 ProBox TV card on Thursday59:30 Craig Richards vs Dan Azeez01:01:10 Olivia Curry-Kaye Scott II🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4946380479135744

In this podcast, we recap a complete weekend of boxing. We are also joined by Brook Sibrian, who will be fighting on Saturday in a rematch. Sibrian faces Gloria Munguilla in Los Angeles. The bout is available on PPV.comWe will also talk about Lamont Roach Jr's frustrating year after his draw to Isaac Cruz. We also talk about O'Shaquie Foster outclassing Stephen Fulton Jr, after Fulton missed weight, and how an interim lightweight belt was on the line. Other notables, Erislandy Lara keeps winning as he defeats Johan Gonzalez after Janibek was unable to compete, and Jesus Ramos Jr defeats Shane Mosley Jr. Frank Martin got a win on the prelims.Matchroom had a solid card, Shabaz Masoud defeated Peter McGrail in a fun fight. Elif Turhan announced herself as one of the most fearsome women's boxers as she stopped Beatriz Ferreira to win the IBF lightweight title. Conah Walker also stopped Pat McCormack in the 12th round of a good fight. Then, we preview this week's fight. Eye of the Tiger returns with a card on Thursday headlined by Alexandre Gaumont, and the co-feature is Imam Khataev. On Friday, Kubrat Pulev will face Murat Gassiev in a heavyweight title bout of some sort. Saturday on DAZN, Diego Pacheco will face Kevin Lele Sadjo in Stockton, but all eyes are on the co-feature, local favorite Gabriel Flores Jr. vs. Joe Cordina. The bout is a title eliminator. Also featured, Skye Nicolson vs. Yuliahn Luna, and opening the card, junior welterweight Ernesto “Tito” Mercado vs. Antonio Moran.We also breakdown the rematch between Badou Jack vs. Noel MikaelianOn BoxLab Promotions' YouTube page, Kevin Brown will face Cletus Seldin as well. 0:00 Brook Sibrian interview 16:00 Inital thoughts on Lamont Roach-Isaac Cruz24:36 Crawford WBC28:02 Roach-Cruz, Lukie’s thoughts35:54 Shock Foster-Stephen Fulton 46:30 Erislandy Lara, Jesus Ramos Jr53:35 Frank Martin56:31 Elif Turhan01:01:06 Conah Walker stops Pat McCormack01:06:00 Diego Pacheco fight week01:10:56 Gabe Flores-Joe Cordina01:18:12 Badou Jack🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4946380479135744

My thoughts on this upcoming fight. Read more at http://lukieboxing.substack.com

In this episode, I breakdown all the major fights starting with the Prime Video Pay-Per-View between Isaac Cruz vs Lamont Roach Jr. The bout promoted by Premier Boxing Champions is one of the more notable cards to end the year. We will also breakdown other bouts on such as a junior lightweight bout between champion O'Shaquie Foster vs. Stephen Fulton and a middleweight unification bout between Janibek Alimkhanuly vs. Erislandy Lara. Also, my thoughts on Shabaz Masoud vs Peter McGrail, and Jai Opetaia making a a cruiserweight title defense against Huseyin Cinkara

In this episode, Lukie and Dakota break down the week’s action. We begin with a ProBox TV card with lightweight Charlie Sheehy shining on the prelims. We also talk about Karlos Balderas as well as Justin Pauldo’s comeback knockout win over Nike Theran. Adelaida Ruiz became a world champion by defeating Alexas Kubicki. Erik Badillo could be headed toward a title shot with his junior flyweight win over Elwin Soto. Also, is Cristian Cruz the next “Venado” Lopez? We will talk about his draw against Muhammad Yaqubov.Also, Frazer Clarke suffered a shocking upset loss to Jamie TKV. Francesca Hennessy, a women’s bantamweight, also got a win on the card. Ben Whittaker got a first-round knockout over Benjamin Gavazi. Whittaker is a 2020 Olympic silver medalist who has star potential. This was his first fight with Matchroom Boxing. Notable undercard action, Cameron Vuong and Gavin Gwynne fought to a draw. They will probably have a trilogy before it is all said and done. Middleweight Tom Cowling upset Aaron Bowen, and Jimuel Pacquiao’s pro debut against Brendan Lally was scored as a draw. The big fight this week is Lamont Roach Jnr taking on Isaac Cruz. We talk about all the scenarios that we see. Also on the undercard a middleweight unification bout between Erislandy Lara vs. Janibek Alimkhanuly, a 130lbs title fight between O’Shaquie Foster and Stephen Fulton Jr. The pay-per-view card starts with Jesus Ramos Jr taking on Shane Mosley Jr. Undercard bouts of note, Frank Martin will face Rances Barthelemy, Luis Nunez will return to action, so will Isaac Lucero, Elijah Garcia, Jordan Roach and Robert Guerrero Jr. Also “our guy” Jai Opetaia will face Huseyin Cinkara. Opetaia being ducked? We discuss.In the U.K., Shabaz Masoud will face Peter McGrail in a solid bout. A sneaky great fight will pit IBF women’s lightweight titleholder Beatriz Ferreira against Elif Turhan. Conah Walker will face Pat McCormack, and Sean McComb will face Hugo Micallef. 0:00 ProBox TV Justin Pauldo thoughts7:45 Karlos Balderas thoughts11:25 Charlie Sheehy14:35 Erik Badillo-Elwin Soto17:23 Remaining ProBox TV bout20:50 Ben Whittaker 30:20 Frazer Clarke’s upset loss32:40 Lamont Roach Jr-Isaac Cruz 38:34 Erislandy Lara-Janibek 43:00 Jesus Ramos Jr-Shane Mosley Jr46:06 O’Shaquie Foster-Stephen Fulton Jr52:20 Shabaz Masoud-Peter McGrail54:50 undercard56:43 Jai Opetaia01:02:57 Takuma Inoue upsets Tenshin01:04:55 Jimuel Pacquiao🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4946380479135744

This Saturday at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, California, Elite Underdog Promotions will return for their second professional boxing show. You can purchase tickets here: We spoke with Ali Benjamin, the owner of Benjamin’s Boxing, who serves as a co-promoter and matchmaker for Elite Underdog Promotions. In this episode, you will hear his excitement about the main event between welterweight Jacob Macalolooy versus Angel Munoz. Also, up-and-coming women’s fighter Tiare Womack against an undefeated Danna Pineda, promising prospect Kumar Prescod and a battle of pro debuts with Ralie Gulley versus Colin MadlangbayanYou can follow Benjamin on IG at https://www.instagram.com/benjaminsboxing/?hl=en and Elite Underdog Promotions at  https://www.instagram.com/eliteunderdogpromotions/?hl=en

Every week I do a mailbag on http://lukieboxing.substack.com. That is my newsletter, by the way. It is free. For Thanksgiving, I am share this week's episdoe, so you can have a little bit extra for the holiday season. 

In this show, we are talking about last night's fight card. We start with a hot-button topic of the three major fighters who have been champions and retained their position atop of the sport, which journey have you enjoyed the most: David Benavidez, Devin Haney or Jesse "Bam" RodriguezWe will also break down Benavidez win over Anthony Yarde, Haney defeating Brian Norman Jr, and "Bam" defeating Fernando Martinez. Also, we talk about what might be the "Fight of the Year" as Abdullah Mason wins the WBO lightweight title over Sam Noakes in a modern classic, that might have been too good to be a vacant title fight. Also, we talk about Mizuki Hiruta, who made her sixth title defense of her WBO junior bantamweight women's title, and Francisco Veron, who defeated Roiman Villa on ProBox TV. This week, we have two marquee cards. On Saturday, Lukie will be on-site in Fresno for the ProBox TV. He gives a detailed explanation of why you should watch Justin Pauldo, Charlie Sheehy, Karlos Balderas, and many others involved. In the U.K., on Saturday, light heavyweight Ben Whittaker makes his Matchroom debut. Also on the card, Molly McCann, and a rematch between Cameron Vuong-Gavin Gwynne0:00 Thoughts on Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez 11:30 David Benavidez25:12 Devin Haney beats Brian Norman Jr39:30 Abdullah Mason-Sam Noakes45:43 Jake Paul-Anthony Joshua50:50 Francisco Veron 56:00 Mizuki Hiruta 59:30 Ben Whittaker01:02:00 ProBox TV breakdown01:13:15 R.I.P. Vanes Martirosyan🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4946380479135744

I am going to do a livestream (maybe it will stay public), if not, it will go to the newsletter folks talking about tonight's action on Ring IV. I want to talk about Devin Haney's win over Brian Norman, David Benavidez continuing to impress with his talent, Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez looking as though he is unbeatable and one of the best fights of the year between Abdullah Mason and Sam Noakes. Plus, props to Anthony Yarde for accepting a fight with Benavidez0:00 skippable intro2:00 Haney-Norman10:13 David Benavidez and Jesse “Bam” Rodrigez19:30 Mason-Noakes 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4946380479135744

My thoughts on these three fights. Read more at the blog at http://lukieboxing.substack.com

In this episode, we talk about Conor Benn upsetting Chris Eubank Jr. Should we see a trilogy? Also, where does Jack Catterall fit into the welterweight division, and Adam Azim...is he the real deal? Also, Ishmael Davis vs Sam Gilley was way too much fun. We also recap the Top Rank card.Then we get a major card this Saturday. The main event, light heavyweight David Benavidez versus Anthony Yarde. The star of the show is a WBO welterweight title fight between the champion Brian Norman Jr and Devin Haney, who looks to become a three-division titleholder. Also, Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez against Fernando "Puma" Martinez, Abdullah Mason faces Sam Noakes for the WBO lightweight title. Also in the United States, Mizuki Hiruta will look to defend her title against Gloria Gallardo, "Right Hook Roxy" will be featured on the undercard and another good rematch between Guadalupe Medina and Tatiana Almaraz.0:00 Intro2:14 Conor Benn-Chris Eubank Jr II10:10 Jack Catterall17:00 Adam Azim, Ishmael Davis 24:00 Top Rank31:40 David Benavidez-Anthony Yarde Preview37:50 Devin Haney-Brian Norman Jr43:30 “Bam” Rodriguez-“Puma” Martinez48:10 Abdullah Mason-Sam Noakes🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4946380479135744

In this episode, I preview the mega-fight card which features light heavyweight David Benavidez against top contender Anthony Yarde and WBO welterweight champ Brian Norman Jnr taking on Devin Haney. More information at http://lukieboxing.substack.com

In this show, we are joined by junior middleweight contender Chordale Booker, who will be involved in a white-collar boxing event coming up.We start the show off with a breakdown of Vergil Ortiz vs Erickson Lubin, talking about what is next for both fighters. This is followed by a conversation around the co-feature between Darius Fulghum-David Stevens, and the debut of Amari Jones. Dakota gives his thoughts on other up-and-comers from the Golden Boy card. We also talk about Tiger Johnson great performance stopping Nicklaus Flaz, which was a star-making performance. Katsuma Akitsugi once again looks like a contender, and Dominic Valle is a top prospect. With Booker, we talk a little bit about his coaching style, and what it was like to be a prospect. This was followed by a breakdown of Chris Eubank Jnr-Conor Benn, as well as the DAZN entitled "The Ultimate Tier", we might be joined by a special guest panelist for this part of the show as well. On the undercard of this pay-per-view event, we discuss Adam Azim versus Kurt Scoby, and Jack Catterall versus Ekow Essuman. Sam Gilley versus Ishamael Davis could be sneaky fun, given how good Davis looked in his last fight.Timestamps0:00 Intro0:25 Vergil Ortiz8:30 Vergil Ortiz-Jaron Ennis13:12 Golden Boy undercard15:12 Chordale Booker talks about coaching boxing23:40 Chordale Booker on Ortiz-Ennis30:40 Tiger Johnson38:10 Chris Eubank Jr-Conor Benn II43:15 Adam Azim-Kurt Scoby51:00 Jack Catterall-Ekow Essuman58:06 Chordale Booker stories🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4946380479135744

My thoughts on the upcoming bout. For more thoughts visit the blog, http://lukieboxing.substack.com

A big episode this week....so the notes will be just thatThe story of the week isn't a fight. It is Jake Paul and Gervonta Davis who will no longer fight. That also means the undercard is off, and the fight week prelims featuring Jahmal Harvey are off. We give our thoughts on this. That is followed by the weekend recap including the following, Mikaela Mayer becoming a three-division world champion, defeating Mary Spencer. Mayer is clearly a Hall of Famer, and added to her legacy, Joshua Buatsi looked average against Zach Parker, honestly neither looked good, we talk about it, and Lenier Pero defeated Jordan Thompson in a fight that lacked sizzle. On that Florida-based DAZN card, Omari Jones continues to look good, and Yoelvis Gomez and Antraveous Ingram fought to a draw. The big fight of the weekend is on Saturday with Vergil Ortiz returning against Erickson Lubin. Ortiz is becoming one of the most important up-and-coming fighters, and Lubin is a lot better than people think. Both are also punchers. The undercard has some notable bouts, including Darius Fulghum taking on David Stevens. It is a battle of former sparring partners who are both signed by Golden Boy Promotions. Middleweight Amari Jones make his Golden Boy Promotions debut, cruiserweight Robin Safar is featured on the card and heavyweight U.S. Olympian Joshua Edwards will be on the card, too.Also, on Friday, ProBox TV returns with a good one Nicklaus Flaz and Tiger Johnson face each other in a welterweight contender bout. To me, this creates a top-five contender in the thin division. Junior lightweight Dominic Valle returns in a 10-round bout. He is a top prospect/fringe contender, and Katsuma Akitsugi will face Vincent Astrolabio in a good contender bout. Also on DAZN, Friday night, Justin Figueroa and Otto Wallin will be featured. They will be in separate bouts. SNAC videos to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc4KqAahA0ohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6oNO0Je080https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUeShdJCp5w0:00 Gervonta Davis-Jake Paul Off12:00 Mikaela Mayer, a Hall of Famer?19:20 undercard24:50 Zach Parker-Joshua Buatsi 33:33 Lyndon Arthur37:30 Lenier Pero-Jordan Thompson43:00 Vergil Ortiz-Erickson Lubin56:40 Nicklaus Flaz-Tiger Johnson01:07:00 R.I.P. Victor Conte 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4946380479135744

This week I breakdown Vergil Ortiz-Erickson Lubin, a consequential junior middleweight fight.more information at http://lukieboxing.substack.com