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On today's podcast, It's Only Sport host Martin Devlin juggles a number of headline sporting events taking place this coming weekend, and is joined by a variety of guests to cover off A-League finals football, heavyweight boxing, the Premier League and more.

Devlin kicks things off delivering a sermon on the next All Blacks captain and the qualities he feels the player who gets the role needs to have.

Following that, Greg Martin talks both rugby union and league, boxing expert Darren Rees previews the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk heavyweight bout, Wellington Phoenix defender Tim Payne previews their semifinal second leg against the Melbourne Victory, and Simon Doull discusses his experience watching Tottenham-Manchester City live in the flesh and the IPL finals.

Plus, Devlin and young producer Lachlan Waugh offer their thoughts on the above as well as the PGA Championship, David Fifita electing to stay at the Gold Coast Titans, and more on the Tight 5 and What Has More Chance Of Happening. All that and much more!

Freelance boxing reporter Darren Rees - who's covered the sport extensively for the BBC - joins Martin Devlin on It's Only Sport, ahead of this weekend's much-anticipated heavyweight bout between Brit Tyson Fury and Ukranian Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia. The winner will unify the division as both hold all four major championship belts between them. Rees and Devlin discuss who has the edge based on style, what we can expect in terms of performance with both having fought just once since August 2022, the lustre that the heavyweight division has over others, and much more.

Greg Martin - former Wallabies fullback and current Triple M breakfast host in Brisbane - joins Martin Devlin on It's Only Sport as he does every week. Two simple-minded, middle-aged men talking about MEN'S things that MATTER. This week, Marto and Marty chat the rugby league legends lunch the former is heading to, NRL magic round, the Reds' Super Rugby Pacific clash away to the Fijian Drua, and much more.

Let's be positive! Matt Gunn - hailing from the chilly Twizel - joins Martin Devlin on It's Only Sport as he does every week, to put a positive spin on all the happenings in sport recently. This week, Gunny and Marty discuss the Bulldogs and Warriors both suffering defeats in the NRL, the Highlanders winning again in Super Rugby Pacific and strengthening their top eight chances, a bizarre scoring blunder in Australian domestic netball, and more.

Miles Davis - experienced radio host and sports broadcaster - joins Martin Devlin on It's Only Sport, talking all sorts of codes in New Zealand and around the world, with a focus on football. Davis and Devlin talk English Premier League with Manchester City beating Tottenham 2-0 on Wednesday morning, putting themselves in the box seat to win a fourth successive league title. As well as that, they talk about the Wellington Phoenix's second-leg semifinal clash with the Melbourne Victory in the A-League this weekend, and much more.

Kiwi golfer Michael Hendry joins Martin Devlin on It's Only Sport following his victory at the For The Players by The Players tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It's the 17th win of Hendry's career and first in 15 months. More notably, it's his first tournament win since his leukaemia diagnosis a little over a year ago. Hendry talks to Devlin about his performance in Gunma and how sweet it felt, the latest around his health and his recovery, and much more.