TAYLOR-SERRANO III AND THE LURE OF VIOLENCE

As veterans Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano prepare to reignite their violent rivalry, Ricky Hatton announced he was coming back at the age of 46 and Tyson Fury teased his own inevitable return. We explore what makes fighters so eager to sacrifice themselves to boxing and why the sport is so difficult to walk away from. We look back on the chaotic ending to the disappointing contest between Jack Catterall and Harlem Eubank, and preview Shakur Stevenson-William Zepeda alongside Edgar Berlanga-Hamzah Sheeraz. In This Week, we go back to 1980’s Fight of the Year which saw Matthew Saad Muhammad craft yet another miracle against Yaqui Lopez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices