Episodes
Buncey is in Liverpool as Natasha Jonas prepares to defend her IBF welterweight title against Mikaela Mayer on Saturday night. He speaks to both fighters as well as promoter Ben Shalom. And Olympic bronze medallist Kariss Artingstall is also on the pod as she fights on the undercard.
Published 01/18/24
Buncey takes the pod to the launch press conference in London for Anthony Joshua v Francis Ngannou. He’s joined by Barry Jones and former MMA fighter Dan Hardy to discuss the fight and how it may play out. We also hear from Joshua and Ngannou plus the two promoters - Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren.
Published 01/15/24
Raven Chapman joins Buncey to look ahead to the year in boxing featuring the women. With a particular slant on fighters from the UK and Ireland, they look at the various weight divisions and discuss what we can expect from the next twelve months. We also hear from Natasha Jonas and Mikaela Mayer who fight for the IBF world welterweight belt next weekend in Liverpool.
Published 01/12/24
Richie Woodhall joins Buncey to look ahead to the year in boxing featuring the men. Going through the various weight divisions, they discuss the fights that have already been made, the fights they want to see made and what we can expect from the next twelve months.
Published 01/08/24
Buncey sits down with Eddie Hearn and Frank Smith to discuss the growth of Matchroom Boxing. In a wide-reaching chat, they discuss how it grew from a small entity back in 2010 to one of the biggest boxing promotional companies in the world. They explain how it’s not been an easy journey, what pitfalls they encountered along the way and how they turned their vision into a reality.
Published 01/03/24
Former world champions Barry Jones and Richie Woodhall join Steve Bunce as the 5 Live Boxing awards return. They are tasked with deciding the winners of six categories including “Fight of the year” and “British boxer of the year”.
Published 12/27/23
Barry Jones joins Buncey to look back at an extraordinary evening of boxing. They discuss whether we witnessed the best Anthony Joshua we’ve seen in a while. His promoter Eddie Hearn is on the pod to answer that very question. We also hear from Joseph Parker who beat Deontay Wilder, and Queensberry boss Frank Warren sums up his night and tells us what we can expect from 2024.
Published 12/24/23
Barry Jones joins Buncey in Riyadh to break down the fights on Saturday night. Anthony Joshua’s publicist Andy Bell tells us where AJ’s head really is, and Eddie Hearn discusses being back in Saudi. Plus Sunny Edwards, who is in Lyndon Arthur’s corner, reflects on last week’s defeat and makes his predictions for fight night.
Published 12/23/23
Darren Fletcher wrestles presenting duties off Buncey to look ahead to a huge night of boxing. They are joined by Richie Woodhall and Stacey Copeland to debate how this weekend could change how the sport will look in the coming years. Anthony Joshua tells us how he’s feeling going into Saturday night, and promoter Frank Warren gives his perspective on the event.
Published 12/21/23
Stacey Copeland joins Buncey from The Kingdom Arena in Riyadh as we get our first glimpse of the fighters. We hear from promoter Frank Warren who has been instrumental in putting the card together. Manchester-based fighter Lyndon Arthur who faces world champion Dmitry Bivol, is also on the pod, as is Jarrell Miller who has been ruffling a few feathers this week. And Joe Gallagher joins us to talk about the work he is doing with the Mike Tyson Boxing Gym based in Riyadh.
Published 12/20/23
Barry Jones joins Steve to look back at one of the fights of the year. They discuss why Jesse Rodriguez was just too good for Sunny Edwards. We hear from Sunny in the ring afterwards and why an early injury to his eye hampered his fight. And with next weekend’s “Day of Reckoning” card in Saudi looming, the guys cast their eyes over some of the fights.
Published 12/18/23
Buncey takes the pod to Arizona as Sunny Edwards faces Jesse Rodriguez for the WBO and IBF world titles. He speaks to both boxers as they prepare for Saturday’s massive fight. We also hear from promoter Eddie Hearn who updates us on latest regarding the proposed fights between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank, and Anthony Joshua against Deontay Wilder.
Published 12/15/23
Richie Woodhall joins Buncey to look ahead to the unification fight between Sunny Edwards and Bam Rodriguez in Phoenix this weekend. We hear from both fighters and learn about the respect they have for each other. And the guys look back at Chris Billam-Smith’s stoppage win to retain his world title in Bournemouth, and Devin Haney’s masterclass performance against Regis Prograis in San Francisco.
Published 12/12/23
Buncey takes the pod to Cardiff for the second stop on its UK tour. Former world champions Joe Calzaghe and Barry Jones join him on stage to look back at some of the highlights (and lowlights) of their respective careers. Barry gives a convincing argument as to why he was the better boxer of the pair, and Joe still remembers where he was when news filtered through of Apollo Creed’s death. Be warned, there is some strong language and a few bleeps as well!
Published 12/08/23
As Chris Billam-Smith prepares to defend his WBO cruiserweight world title this weekend, Buncey heads to his gym in East London for a chat. They discuss how preparations are going and why it's so special to fight in his hometown of Bournemouth. English cruiserweight champion Viddal Riley is also on the pod to look back at Jordan Gill’s win at the weekend against Mick Conlan, and Ryan Garcia's return to winning ways in Houston. As well as looking ahead to CBS’s fight, they also chat about the...
Published 12/04/23
Barry Jones joins Buncey at the 3Arena to look back at Katie Taylor's majority decision victory over Chantelle Cameron. We hear from Taylor and her promoter Eddie Hearn, plus Cameron’s trainer Jamie Moore is also on the pod. And no pod from Dublin would be complete without hearing from Steve Collins and the legend that is Irish dancer Michael Flatley.
Published 11/26/23
Buncey is joined by Irish boxing journalist Lydia Del Dolles to look ahead to the fight this weekend. They discuss the impact Katie Taylor's career has had on so many Irish people, how her approach this time seems different and what we can expect from Saturday night. We also hear from Chantelle Cameron’s coaching team of Jamie Moore and Nigel Travis. And local boy Gary Cully is on the pod to discuss his fight.
Published 11/24/23
WBC interim world featherweight champion Skye Nicholson joins Buncey as the build up to the big fight continues. She shares her thoughts on the fight and what Katie Taylor needs to do to win the rematch. We also hear why she decided to cease her pursuit of winning a gold medal at the Olympics, how she has matured as a boxer and why a certain assumption of her is not true.
Published 11/24/23
Buncey is in Dublin at the public workout ahead of the big fight this weekend between Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor. He speaks to both fighters, as well as their promoter Eddie Hearn. He also gets the Irish perspective from former World Champion Andy Lee, and gets a rare insight into both boxers from Matchroom reporter Jamie Ward who has spent a lot of time with both of them.
Published 11/22/23
Stacey Copeland joins Buncey to look back at a big night in Manchester and look ahead to a huge weekend in Dublin. They begin chatting about Nathan Heaney’s shock win over Denzel Bentley for the British middleweight title. We hear from Heaney and his promoter Frank Warren. And Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor are on the pod ahead of their rematch in Dublin at the weekend.
Published 11/20/23
Buncey is joined by Barry Jones at a central London press conference, following the announcement of the highly anticipated undisputed heavyweight world title bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. Hear from the key figures ahead of that fight, plus we look ahead to the stacked card on 23 December in Saudi Arabia, where Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will fight separate opponents on the same night.
Published 11/17/23
Buncey travels to Brighton to sit down with former two-weight world champion Chris Eubank. In an emotional chat, they discuss how he is dealing with the recent deaths of both his son Sebastian and brother Simon, why he is so against his son Chris fighting Conor Benn and how he is still dealing with the pain of what happened to Michael Watson following their fight in 1991. If you, or someone you know, have been affected by bereavement you can get more information via the BBC Action Line -...
Published 11/14/23
Buncey travels to Brighton to sit down with former two-weight world champion Chris Eubank. In an emotional chat, they discuss how he is dealing with the recent deaths of both his son Sebastian and brother Simon, why he is so against his son Chris fighting Conor Benn and how he is still dealing with the pain of what happened to Michael Watson following their fight in 1991.
Published 11/13/23
Barry Jones is poolside with Buncey in Monte Carlo as they reflect on Joe Cordina’s win on Saturday night. They hear from both Cordina and his promoter Eddie Hearn. They discuss what they would like to see next for the Welshman and reflect on Ramla Ali’s win on the undercard.
Published 11/06/23
Buncey is in Monaco as Joe Cordina defends his world title against Edward Vazquez on Saturday night. He chats to both fighters as well as Tony Sims who trains Cordina. We also hear from Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn who shares his thoughts on the Fury-Ngannou fight as well as this weekend’s action.
Published 11/02/23