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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The announcement of kickboxing king Rico Verhoeven stepping into the boxing ring with arguably the best fighter in the world has received a mixed reception from boxing fans. Many see the crossover contest as a retirement payday for Oleksandr Usyk, who will defend his WBC heavyweight title under the backdrop of one of the planet’s […]
You couldn’t make it up! Andrew Moloney finally appears to be on the cusp of challenging Willibaldo Garcia Perez for the IBF super flyweight world championship, with purse bids called four days ago. The 35-year-old Australian has experienced a string of extraordinary events over the last few months, involving ever-changing dates and venues in Mexico, […]
Promoter Eddie Hearn revealed that visa delays and a pending payment for a private jet sitting on a Mexican runway threatened to jeopardize the IBF and WBO super featherweight unification title fight between Emanuel Navarrete and Eduardo Nunez. The two Mexican world champions meet at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, on Saturday, courtesy […]
Over a year has passed since Artur Beterbiev recorded his first professional defeat in a rematch with Dmitry Bivol. Both men have remained inactive since. Beterbiev (21-1, 20 KOs) relinquished his undisputed light heavyweight title by majority decision to his Russian rival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The defeat followed a result in the opposite direction […]
Zuffa Boxing dominated headlines this week. The boxing world has been rocked by the news that Conor Benn signed with Dana White’s new promotion, and in even more shocking news, that Frank Warren will be launching a reported $1 billion lawsuit against the franchise, which is partially financed by boxing power-broker Turki Alalshikh. Benn (24-1, […]
Zuffa Boxing’s Conor Benn will take on Regis Prograis at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the co-main event for Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11, and will be streamed live on Netflix. Benn (24-1, 14 KOs) rocked the boxing world when leaving Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing to sign a reported $15 million one-fight deal […]
Former two-division world champion Lawrence Okolie will travel to France to face Olympic gold medalist Tony Yoka at the Adidas Arena in Paris on April 25, live on DAZN. Yoka (15-3, 12 KOs) captured gold at the 2016 Olympic Games but endured a three-fight losing streak as a pro when he pushed toward a world […]
Christian Mbilli was recently elevated to become the WBC super middleweight champion following a two-fight reign as interim titleholder. The Montreal-based Frenchman made short work of Poland’s Maciej Sulecki with a first-round knockout last June, and later battled Lester Martinez to a majority-decision draw three months later. Meanwhile, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez relinquished his undisputed title […]
Two-weight undisputed champion Katie Taylor announced Wednesday that she will retire after one final fight in Dublin later this year. In an interview with RTE, Taylor (25-1, 6 KOs) said: “We’re still trying to figure out the details, but I will have one more fight this year.” “It’s kind of like my retirement fight.” “It […]
Former two-time heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has again declared he “won both fights against Oleksandr Usyk” while appearing on The Ring Magazine’s Mr. Verzace podcast. Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) suffered the first defeats of his professional career in back-to-back clashes with Usyk — initially for the undisputed heavyweight championship in May, 2024, before a […]
According to The Daily Telegraph, boxing promoter Frank Warren and his company Queensberry Promotions are preparing legal action against Sela and TKO Group Holdings in the British High Court for $1 billion. Sela is a Saudi Arabia state-financed entertainment and hospitality company heavily involved in major sports and live events. The organization has been instrumental […]
Murat Gassiev recently fought his way into the heavyweight conversation by securing the WBA regular title with a sixth-round Knockout of the Year contender over Kubrat Pulev in December. Sitting on either side of Gassiev (33-2, 26 KOs) in the WBA hierarchy are Oleksandr Usyk, who holds the WBA world title, and British hopeful Moses […]