Heavyweight Agit Kabayel In Action + Subriel Matias Defends vs Dalton Smith And More | BFW Preview Podcast

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Dan Rafael calls the Subriel Matias pay-per-view a disaster, predicting fewer than 2,000 tickets sold.

The episode begins with host TJ Rives introducing the preview format and welcoming insider Dan Rafael, who is under the weather. They first discuss the Queensbury card in Oberhausen, Germany, where Agit Kabayel fights Damian Nebo for the WBC interim heavyweight title. Rafael details Kabayel's recent knockout wins in Saudi Arabia against Arslanbek Makhmudov, Frank Sanchez, and Zhilei Zhang, highlighting his emergence as a contender. The co-feature is Yadier Herrera vs. Ricardo Nunez for the WBC interim lightweight title, with Rafael explaining the organizational confusion due to a previous interim fight. Next, they preview the Subriel Matias vs. Dalton Smith WBC junior welterweight title fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Rafael criticizes the pay-per-view pricing at $55, low ticket sales, and the lack of a strong undercard, calling it economically doomed. He contrasts this with how Matchroom Boxing could have hosted it in Sheffield for a better atmosphere. The hosts then cover boxing news: Dan Rafael breaks the story about Dmitry Bivol targeting an April return from back surgery to face IBF mandatory Michael Eifert. They discuss potential future fights for Bivol, including a third bout with Artur Beterbiev or a matchup with David Benavides. They mention Jazza Dickens vs. Anthony Cacace for the WBA junior lightweight title in Dublin on St. Patrick's Day weekend. The episode concludes with updates on IBF title situations: Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia declining the vacant IBF super middleweight title fight against Oleksandr Iglesias, and Frank Sanchez vs. Richard Torres being negotiated as an IBF heavyweight eliminator. The hosts recap the weekend's fights and promote their recap podcast.

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A clear boxing preview tracks Kabayel's heavyweight momentum and Matias's WBC title defense against Smith.

The episode frames a busy boxing weekend through two linked questions: how Agit Kabayel looks as a leading heavyweight contender against the developing Jader Herrera, and whether Subriel Matias can hold the WBC junior welterweight title against unbeaten Dalton Smith.

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You get a weekend preview with Kabayel in the heavyweight mix and the sharper stakes around Subriel Matias meeting unbeaten Dalton Smith for the WBC junior welterweight title.

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