Alan Dawson

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Alan Dawson is Boxing Social's editor. He is also a columnist for Uncrowned at Yahoo Sports, and the founder-moderator of Boxing Twitter — a 20,000-strong community on X. A 17-year sports media veteran, Alan has enjoyed extensive stints at Business Insider as a correspondent, BT Sport as digital editor, and Give Me Sport as combat sports editor. He is a 2-time Sports Journalist of the Year finalist and has been honored six times by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Alan grew up near London but is based in Nevada with his young family. Outside boxing he plays 8-handicap golf, hikes, and rides his ebike through the Sierra mountain trails.

Fans Comment on Conor Benn’s ‘Depleted’ Physique Ahead of Regis Prograis Fight
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Fans Comment on Conor Benn’s ‘Depleted’ Physique Ahead of Regis Prograis Fight

Conor Benn’s new physique has divided boxing fans. The British slugger hasn’t made wweight for a true 147-pound fight since his second-round knockout win over Chris van Heerden in Manchester four years ago, taking on Rodolfo Orozco and Peter Dobson at super welterweight, before a brace of middleweight fights against Chris Eubank Jr., last year. […]

Zuffa Boxing ‘is Changing The Game’ With Latest Signings: Edgar Berlanga & Richardson Hitchins
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Zuffa Boxing ‘is Changing The Game’ With Latest Signings: Edgar Berlanga & Richardson Hitchins

Zuffa Boxing fortified its roster with the dual acquisitions of Keith Connolly-represented fighters, Edgar Berlanga and Richardson Hitchinson, confirming the signing in a statement sent Wednesday to Boxing Social. Both fighters join on multi-fight deals, Zuffa told Boxing Social. “I’m here for the biggest fights on boxing’s best platform,” Berlanga said. “I’m here to put […]

Jimuel Pacquiao Lists 2 Reasons Why Manny Beats Floyd Mayweather in a Real Fight
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Jimuel Pacquiao Lists 2 Reasons Why Manny Beats Floyd Mayweather in a Real Fight

For burgeoning novice boxer Emmanuel ‘Jimuel’ Pacquiao Jr. there are two reasons why his famous father, Manny, defeats Floyd Mayweather in their prospective rematch. There is, however, a back-and-forth between the career rivals over what the do-over actually is. Whether it’s a fully sanctioned fist-fight, or an exhibition — something Pacquiao seemingly refuses to want […]

3-Fight Boxing Novice Calls Out Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez
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3-Fight Boxing Novice Calls Out Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez

Pound-for-pound staple Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez is one of the consensus best fighters in the world, at only 26 years old, because of his world championship wins across two weight classes, including victories over Wisaksil Wangek, Sunny Edwards, and Juan Francisco Estrada The Robert Garcia-trained fighter appears to be the envy of his teammates at the […]

Denzel Bentley Open to Chris Eubank Jr. Challenge
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Denzel Bentley Open to Chris Eubank Jr. Challenge

Denzel Bentley named three fighters he’d be open to fighting next, after beating Endry Saaveedra to lift the vacant interim WBO middleweight title on April 4 at the O2 Arena in London. Though refereeing controversies and a wild, feral, firefight between Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora stole many of the headlines on the MF Pro […]

Tyson Fury Has Concerns Ahead of Makhmudov Fight After Watching Wilder vs Chisora
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Tyson Fury Has Concerns Ahead of Makhmudov Fight After Watching Wilder vs Chisora

Tyson Fury watched the recent Deontay Wilder vs Derek Chisora fight with interest but, rather than feel buoyed at the result, he now has grave concerns as he heads into his own comeback against Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. And it’s all because he was unimpressed with Wilder’s […]

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Challenged to Prove he Remains a Boxing Great
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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Challenged to Prove he Remains a Boxing Great

Hamzah Sheeraz has issued a challenge to Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. A 26-year-old fighter, Sheeraz has built a respectable resume rising through the ranks in Britain, before a run in which he defeated Austin Williams, shared a draw with Carlos Adames in a WBC middleweight world title fight, and then rebounded with a fifth-round knockout win […]

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