Ariel x Ade, episode 21: Did Bivol duck Benavidez? Shakur's next move, Boots-Stanionis preview, and will Liam Cameron fraud check Ben Whittaker?
Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo react to Dmitry Bivol vacating his WBC title to pursue the Artur Beterbiev trilogy and wonder where that leaves David Benavidez. Plus, Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis vs. Eimantas Stanionis, and an interview with Liam Cameron.
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Show Notes
Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo kick off the show with a quick recap of Ade's chat with Frank Warren and his missed handshake with Daniel Dubois' brother (02:58).
They react to Dmitry Bivol vacating his WBC title to pursue the Artur Beterbiev trilogy fight (06:46) and wonder where that leaves David Benavidez (11:41).
The discussion turns to talks of Shakur Stevenson and William Zepeda (14:25), what's next for Joe Joyce after another loss (19:34) and the controversial ending of David Adeleye vs. Jeamie 'TKV' Tshikeva (25:06).
Liam Cameron joins the show to discuss his rematch against Ben Whittaker (29:31), before the duo reacts to the heat between Fabio Wardley and Jarrell Miller (48:11), punctuated by Ade's sitdown with Miller (55:00).
Finally, they preview Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis vs. Eimantas Stanionis (1:01:31), spotlight Tim Tszyu and Keith Thurman being on a collision course (1:05:40), and wrap with the Parting Shot (1:13:59).