More people worldwide watched Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul than had watched any boxing match in a long, long time. Unfortunately, those who tuned in to Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul hoping to see the Tyson of old instead got what they should've expected — an old Tyson.

Thankfully, those who watched also saw an amazing fight on the undercard, with Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano once again going to war.

In this week's episode of the United Boxing podcast, British boxing broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees joins up with American boxing writer David Greisman to break down why Tyson vs. Paul was so bad, why Taylor vs. Serrano was so good, and what happens next for the four fighters. They are also joined by highly respected boxing writer Kieran Mulvaney of BoxingScene, who was there ringside for the event.

Darren and David also discuss Gilberto Ramirez's cruiserweight title unification win over Chris Billam-Smith, William Zepeda struggling in a win over Tevin Farmer, Oscar Collazo impressing in a minimumweight unification bout with Knockout CP Freshmart, and upcoming fights such as David Benavidez vs. David Morrell, Harlem Eubank vs. Nurali Erdogan, Sunny Edwards vs. Gal Yafai, and the returns of Natasha Jonas and Dillian Whyte.

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Boxing can be a three-ring circus. This week in particular is proof. Thank goodness we've got a pair of ringmasters — American boxing writer David Greisman and British boxing broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees — to help make sense of it.

In this week's episode, David and Darren talk about how Mike Tyson is returning to boxing after decades away. At 58 years old, the former heavyweight champion will face social media influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul at a stadium in Texas. We also cover the big rematch on their undercard featuring Katie Taylor defending the undisputed junior welterweight championship against Amanda Serrano.

We'll also preview the big show in Riyadh headlined by Chris Billam-Smith in a cruiserweight unification bout with Gilberto Ramirez. Billam-Smith also joined us for an interview to discuss this fight and what challenges he wants next if he comes out victorious. On the undercard of Billam-Smith vs. Ramirez is another unification bout between 105-pound titleholders Oscar Collazo and Knockout CP Freshmart, a lightweight fight between William Zepeda and Tevin Farmer, and a clash between Jose Ramirez and Arnold Barboza that could land the winner a shot at a junior welterweight title.

Plus we recap the big results from last week, with Keyshawn Davis knocking out Gustavo Lemos, Abdullah Mason and Yohan Vasquez trading four knockdowns in five minutes, Jaron "Boots" Ennis struggling a bit in his rematch with Karen Chukhadzhian, and Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez leaving us in awe once again with his obliteration of Pedro Guevara.

All that, and we talk Josh Taylor leaving Top Rank, Turki Alalshikh purchasing The Ring magazine, and our Fighters of the Week.

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One of the best welterweights in the world (Jaron "Boots" Ennis) shares a show this week with one of the best fighters in the world, 115-pound champion Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez. Ennis has a rematch with Karen Chukhazhian while Rodriguez defends against contender Pedro Guevara.

Co-host David Greisman discusses those fights, as well as the fight between lightweight contenders Keyshawn Davis and Gustavo Lemos, with this week's guest, with his fellow American boxing writer Adam Abramowitz of Saturday Night Boxing.

And co-host Darren Rees has returned home to the United Kingdom from a trip to the United States, where he worked as a broadcaster for the under-19 boxing world championships. Darren delves into the experience and then discusses some of the big boxing news in the U.K., including a ruling that will allow Conor Benn to fight again after his suspension for testing positive for a banned substance, as well as Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions bringing his impressive stable of fighters to DAZN.

Plus we talk our fighters of the week: Leo Atang and Gabriela Fundora.

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Our special guest this week is Mike Costello, the legendary British boxing broadcaster who worked for BBC for 45 years and now calls the fights for DAZN.

The conversation was both engaging and wide-ranging, which is no surprise when you bring the likes of Costello and British boxing commentator Darren Rees together. Among the topics they discussed were two big junior welterweight fights in the U.K. Jack Catterall, once robbed of the championship at 140 pounds, still wants to rule the division and will face Regis Prograis this Saturday at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester. And Adam Azim, a junior welterweight prospect himself, just scored his biggest win with a victory in a crossroads bout over his longtime friend, Ohara Davies, at the Copper Box Arena in London.

Costello and Rees also talked about boxing being in a special period, the heavyweight division, and Mike's special nights behind a microphone.

Also in this episode, Darren brings us up to date on other U.K. boxing news, including Sam Gilley winning at York Hall against Jack McGann and Dan Azeez losing a close decision against
Lewis Edmondson.

And on the U.S. side, American boxing writer David Greisman examines Bakhram Murtazaliev's sensational three-round TKO of Tim Tszyu to defend his junior middleweight world title, and all the opportunities now available for Murtazaliev at 154. That, plus other boxing news in the States such as Chris Colbert's loss to Omar Salcido, Miyo Yoshida's bantamweight title fight against Shurretta Metcalf, and what's going on with undisputed champions Artur Beterbiev and Naoye Inoue and their mandatory challengers.

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INTERVIEW: Boxing promoter Tom Loeffler on Callum Walsh, Serhii Bohachuk vs. Israil Madrimov, and more.

Tom Loeffler's career in boxing as a manager and promoter has spanned more than three decades and included some of boxing's most recognizable names. As a manager, he worked with stars such as James Toney, Shane Mosley and Kevin Kelley. And as a promoter, he worked alongside heavyweight champions Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko and guided Gennadiy Golovkin from a relative unknown into one of the best middleweights of this era.

These days, Loeffler heads up 360 Promotions, whose stable includes junior middleweight contender Serhii Bohachuk, former undisputed welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus, and prospects Callum Walsh (junior middleweight), Gor Yeritsyan (featherweight), Omar Trinidad (welterweight) and Cain Sandoval (junior welterweight). Trinidad and Yeritsyan will headline in separate fights on October 26 on UFC Fight Pass.

In this interview, boxing writer David Greisman talks to Loeffler about Bohachuk's upcoming fight with Israil Madrimov and what could come next if he wins; the relationship with UFC and how that's helping build Loeffler's next generation of talent; whether Golovkin has officially retired and what GGG is up to in his new role as chairman of World Boxing's Olympic commission.

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Artur Beterbiev took home all four major world titles with a majority decision over Dmitry Bivol, and yet it still feels like there's unfinished business between the two best 175-pound fighters in the world.

In this week's episode, American boxing writer David Greisman and British boxing commentator Darren Rees recap Beterbiev vs. Bivol, their desire for a rematch, and what could come next, including a fight with the winner of January's match between David Benavidez and David Morrell.

We also discuss the eventful undercard featuring Fabio Wardley's sensational first-round knockout of Frazer Clarke, Skye Nicolson defending her featherweight title against Raven Chapman, Jai Opetaia defeating Jack Massey and moving on toward a unification bout against the winner of Chris Billam-Smith vs. Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez, and Ben Whittaker going over the top rope against Liam Cameron and leaving in a wheelchair.

Our guest this week is highly respected boxing writer Cliff Rold, who will give us his insights on both Beterbiev vs. Bivol as well as the huge set of fights that took place in Japan, including the bantamweight title fights that saw Junto Nakatani defeat Petch Sor Chitpattana and Takuma Inoue lose to Seiya Tsutsumi. Cliff can be followed on Twitter @roldboxing and you can read his writing at roldboxing.substack.com.

And we look forward to this coming weekend's action, with Bakhram Murtazaliev defending his junior middleweight title again Tim Tszyu and junior welterweight prospect Adam Azim facing his longtime frined Ohara Davies in a crossroads bout. All of that, plus our Fighters of the Week!

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Artur Beterbiev has knocked out everyone he's ever faced. But Kathy Duva, the longtime Main Events promoter who also serves as an adviser to Dmitry Bivol, feels that Beterbiev is ready-made for Bivol to win on Saturday in Riyadh.

Also hear from Duva and Main Events Director of Operations Joe Rotonda about their junior middleweight titleholder, Bakhram Murtazaliev, and his upcoming defense against Tim Tszyu. Plus Duva and Rotonda talk the sate of boxing as they see it, including whether they would work with Turki Alalshikh and Riyadh Season.

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What does Artur Beterbiev need to do to defeat Dmitry Bivol and become the undisputed light heavyweight champion? We talk to "Iceman" John Scully, Beterbiev's assistant trainer, to get his insight. Hear from Scully about how he came to work with Beterbiev eight years ago, the ways he's seen Beterbiev grow since, why he holds Bivol in such high regard, and why that Scully thinks that still won't matter once the bell rings and Beterbiev gets to doing what he does best.

United Boxing Podcast comes out every Tuesday. Follow Darren @DarrenRees_, David @FightingWords2, and the show itself on X at @UnitedBoxingPod