Oleksandr Usyk faces Derek Chisora on Saturday night in a heavyweight showdown that has huge implications for the short and medium-term future of the division. The 32-year-old Ukrainian – 17-0 (13 KOs) – conquered all-comers at ...

On Saturday night, boxing fans will get the opportunity to feast their eyes on some of the best fighters in the world.  From London to Las Vegas, via Texas, the likes of Oleksandr Usyk, Naoya Inoue, Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz will b...

In his last diary before this Saturday’s clash between Oleksandr Usyk and Dereck Chisora, Team Usyk’s Russ Anber says that the Londoner will prove the first test of the Ukrainian’s heavyweight credentials. I know that Usyk...

Former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew has said fighting Oleksandr Usyk is a mentally exhausting experience, but feels Dereck Chisora can pose a different set of problems ahead of their heavyweight showdown at the SSE Arena, Wembley,...

Gervonta Davis is keen to prove he is at the forefront of boxing’s new wave of young stars with an eye-catching performance against four-weight champion Leo Santa Cruz at the Alamodome, San Antonio, on Saturday night. The power of Davis (...

George Kambosos Jr. is ready to be unleashed. The outspoken Australian is on the brink of a shot at undisputed lightweight king Teofimo Lopez, should he defeat former world champion Lee Selby in their IBF title eliminator on the Oleksandr U...

This Saturday, Ukrainian maestro Oleksandr Usyk faces his first serious test in the heavyweight division when he meets the battle-tested Dereck Chisora at the SSE Arena in Wembley.  WBO No.1 contender and former undisputed cruiserweigh...

In a shock, but welcome announcement, Channel 5 has announced it will broadcast the eagerly anticipated clash between Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz live in the UK, with programming starting at 2am in the early hours of Sunday morning (N...

“The old saying is hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard.” Tommy McCarthy learned a painful lesson in 2019. The March of that year saw the Belfast cruiserweight pitted against the raw talents of Richard Riakporhe for an I...

It would be a mistake to overlook Andy Ruiz in the heavyweight sweepstakes. The former WBA Super, IBF and WBO champion showed his best and worst form in 2019, shocking Anthony Joshua in seven rounds in New York before returning out of shape...

Ahead of this weekend’s heavyweight showdown between Oleksandr Usyk and Dereck Chisora, Russ Anber talks Boxing Social through the seven fights he has been in the Ukrainian’s corner… Thabiso Mchunu, December 2016, WKO9. As I expla...

Jason Moloney plans to show the ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue is human after all when they clash at the ‘Bubble’ in the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, on Saturday (October 31). Australian Moloney has been written off by most observers, but feels thi...

Oleksandr Usyk cleaned out the cruiserweight division and feels he is more than capable of repeating that trick against the beasts of the heavyweights. Some have questioned whether the talented Ukrainian has the size and physicality to over...

Terry Dooley recalls his run-ins with favourite heavyweight contender Dereck Chisora and a memorable encounter with Emanuel Steward in his latest musings on boxing and the price of being a fan. The lack of fans at fights these days really c...

DAZN will expand to more than 200 countries and territories beginning on December 1, with American dynamo Ryan Garcia’s clash against 2012 Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell On December 5 now confirmed to be the global launch event. ...

“I get in there and do my job, I get out and I serve Jaffa cakes.” Rylan Charlton found out he had a powerful punch during his early years at high school. Before you begin secondary education the nerves and fears of what lie ahead trave...

Dereck Chisora is perhaps one punch away from gatecrashing the heavyweight title picture if he upsets the form book and overcomes the fancied Oleksandr Usyk at the SSE Arena, Wembley, on Saturday night. WBO No.1 contender Usyk is pushing hi...

Deposed WBC champion Deontay Wilder may not fight for a heavyweight title until 2022, according to Eddie Hearn. Hearn, the long-time promoter of Wilder’s rival and unified champion Anthony Joshua, believes the ‘Bronze Bomber’ is now o...

Four days before he takes his place in Oleksandr Usyk’s corner in his bout with Dereck Chisora, Russ Anber recalls the time he served as lead trainer for the gifted Ukrainian against the dangerous Michael Hunter, and also discusses the he...

IBHOF inductee Graham Houston looks at the positives and pitfalls of the WBC’s new 224lbs weight division, sandwiched between cruiserweight and heavyweight. Is it good for boxing? So, we now have a new weight class with the World Boxi...

“I’m relaxed and I’m ready; this is an opportunity of a lifetime for me to fight on a pay-per-view, in front of so many fans out here in the boxing Mecca. It’s a wonderful fight. I claim that I’m going to win this ...

Oleksandr Usyk’s co-promoter Alexander Krassyuk says the Ukrainian maestro is already ‘in Anthony Joshua’s head’. WBO No.1 contender Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs) faces heavyweight stalwart Dereck Chisora at the SSE Arena, Wembley, on Sa...

Dereck Chisora believes Oleksandr Usyk will be the best fighter he has ever faced and that’s high praise when you consider the Finchley man has fought Tyson Fury twice in his career. The dogged Chisora (32-9, 23 KOs) has it all to do in ...

As he prepares to take his place in Oleksandr Usyk’s corner for his showdown with Dereck Chisora, Russ Anber gives Boxing Social the inside story of his association with the Ukrainian superstar… After a couple of weeks in Las Vegas I...