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5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

Frank Warren & The House of Heavies

5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

BBC

Sports News, Sports

4.73.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

When might we see Tyson Fury back? What’s next for Fabio Wardley? Buncey asks Queensberry boss Frank Warren as they look ahead to what the first half of 2026 might bring for his fighters. Warren also gives his verdict on Zuffa Boxing following their inaugural event last weekend.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts.

0:05.7

Hello, you're about to listen to a BBC podcast, and I'm Ed Gamble, host of another BBC podcast, The Traitors Uncloaked.

0:12.7

But my show is available only on BBC Sounds, just like Ellis and John's Saturday bonus episodes,

0:18.2

The Pop Top Ten podcast with Scott Mills and Rylan, and comedy specials

0:22.2

from the likes of Harriet Kemsley, Susie Ruffle and Rommashranganathan. However, and maybe I'm biased,

0:27.9

it's really all about the traitors uncoaked. So for a whole bunch of exclusive scoops and

0:32.6

podcasts, listen only on BBC Sounds. This is Five Live Boxing.

0:40.2

Promoters, don't you just love them?

0:42.4

They have to deal with all sorts.

0:44.3

In the last day or so, Ben Shalom's top of the bill in London on Saturday night collapsed.

0:49.8

Adam Azim is not fighting.

0:51.9

Friend Hennessy now tops the bill.

0:56.5

And in Las Vegas last Saturday night,

1:03.4

one of Eddie Hearn's top prospects came in eight pounds over. That's ridiculous. Eddie was not happy.

1:10.2

And Frank Warren's heavyweight prospect, Moses Itama, was meant to fight last Saturday at the co-op in Manchester.

1:11.6

That was postponed. Anyway, two weeks ago, Doughton Smith won a world title, and this Saturday in Newcastle,

1:17.6

another matchroom boxer, Josh Kelly, fights background Murtazalev for the IBF Super

1:24.1

Well to Weight title.

1:25.6

That's a five live Saturday night special if you don't mind me saying so.

1:29.3

And the Saturday after next, Nick Ball defends his WBA featherweight title against Brandon

1:34.7

Figueroa in Liverpool.

1:36.5

It's a hard, hard fight.

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