Adam is a reporter for Boxing Social. He also serves as a lead commentator for numerous organisations across Europe and has over a decade of experience covering boxing. Adam has worked for many of the sport’s leading publications and is currently the weekend editor of Germany’s BoxSport Magazin.
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In a remarkable announcement two weeks ago, it was revealed by Oleksandr Usyk that he intends to run for the Ukrainian presidency once he retires from boxing. The current IBF, WBA and WBC heavyweight world champion rolled out a three-fight retirement plan that starts with a crossover clash with former Glory kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza on […]
Mike Tyson has said he would have “embraced” fighting the current IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk. He has also stated that his old nemesis Evander Holyfield would have given Usyk a good run for his money with the fantasy matchups being posed to him. Tyson, who is currently in training for […]
The International Boxing Federation (IBA) has launched a scathing attack on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for not paying boxers following the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. “The Olympic Games has long ceased to be about sport,” IBA President Umar Kremlev, said in a statement sent to Boxing Social. “There are too much politics and too […]
Former WBC featherweight champion Skye Nicolson and promising heavyweight Teremoana Teremoana will both help launch Matchroom Boxing’s new era in Australia on April 29. Nicolson (15-1, 3 KOs), the current WBC interim super bantamweight champion, returns home to face Mariah Turner in an all-Aussie main event at the Melbourne Pavilion. Turner (12-1, 6 KOs) is […]
Promoter Frank Warren has added extra pressure on Oleksandr Usyk and the WBC for them to honor the mandatory status of interim champion Agit Kabayel. Kabayel (27-0, 19 KOs) expressed his frustration at not being mentioned in Usyk’s three-fight retirement plan. Usyk meets kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt on […]
Former WBO super welterweight world champion Tim Tszyu’s return has been announced. Tszyu (26-3, 18 KOs) will headline a No Limits Boxing promotion in association with TGB Promotions against Albanian contender Denis Nurja at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong, Australia, on April 5. Nurja (20-0, 9 KOs) is largely an unknown quantity, residing in […]
Keith Thurman has claimed that Sebastian Fundora will know what it is like to face a boxing “legend” as he plans to put him on the canvas when they meet. WBC super welterweight champion Fundora (23-1-1, 15 KOs) makes the third defense of his title when he takes on Thurman at the MGM Grand in […]
Zhilei Zhang’s manager Terry Lane has his sights set on returning his heavyweight charge back to the homeland. Zhang (27-3-1, 22 KOs) has only fought four times in his native China. His last bout on home turf came in 2018, a third-round stoppage against Donald Haynesworth. “We very much want to see that happen before […]
The IBF has officially stripped Janibek Alimkhanuly of his middleweight title for a failed drug test. The banned substance in question is Meldonium, ingested by taking Ripronat, which contains the banned substance. First reported by BoxingScene’s Jake Donovan, a letter from the sanctioning body stated: “The penalties imposed by Rule 18 prohibit Alimkhanuly from being […]
German heavyweight Agit Kabayel has voiced his displeasure at being left out of Oleksandr Usyk’s three-fight retirement plan. The three-time undisputed champion laid his plans out yesterday, which involve a WBC title defense against kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven, the winner of Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois, and a trilogy with Tyson Fury. Kabayel (27-0, 19 […]
Zhilei Zhang has endured a frustrating year, with big-name fights not making it to the ring, according to his manager Terry Lane. Zhang (27-3-1, 22 KOs) was last in action over a year ago, losing a sixth-round stoppage to Germany’s Agit Kabayel despite scoring a knockdown in the fifth. It was reported in February that […]
Eddie Hearn recently announced UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall had signed an advisory deal with his newly formed Matchroom Talent Agency. The news came as a surprise due to Hearn primarily being a boxing promoter with no prior involvement in MMA, however, the British promoter has been in a media battle with UFC president Dana […]