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PAULO AOKUSO - Next big thing announces next fight and chases Beterbiev

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Paulo Acuso’s next fight is July 19 on Fox Sports against Reynold Quinlan, who upset Jack Bowen.

1. The Main Event Boxing Podcast focuses on Paulo Acuso’s rise from four professional fights to a July 19 bout with Reynold Quinlan. 2. Ben Damon hosts the show, and Paulo Acuso is the guest because he is 4-0, an Australian boxer, and the subject of the next-fight announcement. 3. The episode asks what Acuso’s style, amateur background, and fast pro path mean for his push toward world titles. 4. Acuso says his crowd-pleasing approach began after an amateur fight against Germany in 2017 or 2018, when his father told him to keep fighting that way. 5. He names Lomachenko and Roy Jones Jr. as his main boxing inspirations and says he tries to copy Roy Jones Jr. moves despite being southpaw. 6. He says the hands-behind-the-back move is too dangerous in heavyweight boxing, even though he likes the look of it. 7. Acuso describes starting boxing after playing league, weighing close to 100 kilos, and training at Inala PCYC with Russell Finn. 8. He says his first official fight came after six weeks of training at Boxar, and he won at super heavyweight. 9. He says he first wanted to be Australian champion, then won nationals and qualified for the Olympics, which led him to keep going. 10. Acuso says the Olympic experience during COVID felt like a sparring match because there were no crowds and only fake applause. 11. He says the pros suit him because money can help his family, while the amateurs offered free travel, free food, and fun. 12. He says his style is part of his personality, and he has been kicked out of sparring for keeping his hands low. 13. He says he and his brother practised style work at home in the shed and that Lincoln now encourages the showmanship. 14. Acuso says his family has represented Australia across sports, including his sister in discus, his brother in boxing, and himself at the Olympics. 15. He says his mother worked two jobs and that he and his siblings mostly saw their parents in the morning and at night. 16. He says his debut brought a large Samoan family crowd, school friends from Brisbane and Sydney, and a bigger audience at each fight since. 17. He says he chose tough opponents like Michael Van Nimwegen, Robert Berridge, David Zagara, and Ioneski Gonzalez because he believes in his own ability. 18. The interview has a loose, conversational rhythm, with Ben Damon pressing for details and Acuso answering in a confident, conversational style. 19. Fans of Australian boxing prospects and style-first fighters would likely enjoy it. 20. Listeners wanting only technical analysis of title fights may skip it.

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A candid prospect chat that ties ambition to family pressure and the next step up.

Paulo Acuso’s push toward his fifth professional fight gives this conversation its shape, but the appeal is wider than the record alone. Ben Damon steers it toward the mix of pressure, crowd noise, and family responsibility that sits behind a 4-0 prospect trying to turn early…

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