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.
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury’s all-time great trilogy took something from the British fighter, according to the American puncher’s former coach, Malik Scott, who talked to Action Network about his former pupil’s rivalry, and his return to the ring on Saturday, April 4 at the 02 Arena in London atop Misfits Pro card on DAZN. […]
Moses Itauma’s promoter Frank Warren and sanctioning body WBO are in alignment about the heavyweight contender’s next fight — a world title shot against Fabio Wardley. However, the boxing champion dismissed the bout by saying he wants even bigger things. It all follows the 21-year-old’s brutal obliteration of the American fighter Jermaine Franklin Jr. on […]
Negotiations for a welterweight fight between Devin Haney and Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero don’t appear to be going so well. Active negotiations have long been reported regarding a boxing unification between 27-year-old Haney, who won the WBO version of the 147-pound championship when he dominated Brian Norman late in 2025, and 30-year-old Rolly, who won the […]
Former unified world boxing champion, Keith Thurman, slammed referee Thomas Taylor for stopping his fight with Sebastian Fundora early, preventing him from being able to capitalize on what he felt was a coming mistake from the defending champion atop a PBC on Prime Video PPV on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las […]
Sebastian Fundora left Keith Thurman battered, bloodied, and beaten in one of the more savage performances of his extraordinary career on Saturday, March 28. Thurman was never competitive in the fight, and Fundora showed him early the kind of night he was in for when he cracked him with a thumping left cross within seconds […]
Super welterweight rivals, Xander Zayas and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, have given separate statements to update fight fans on negotiations for their box office bout, and seem to suggest that a deal to fight is already done. The fighters had been linked with one another only recently when negotiations between Ennis and Vergil Ortiz collapsed, down […]
Two of the best-known super welterweights return to the ring tonight, as unified champion Sebastian Fundora — a 6-foot-5 force of nature — defends his WBC and WBO titles against Keith Thurman, an experienced combatant on the world stage, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It rarely comes bigger than this, particularly […]
Eddie Hearn conceded earlier this year that his “mistake” led to boxing commodity Conor Benn leaving Matchroom for upstart fight firm Zuffa Boxing. The one-fight, $15 million signing sent shockwaves through combat sport, not least because it ensured the Dana White fronted organization secured a box office signing, but that it took that athlete away […]
Dave Allen and Filip Hrgovic have their next fight booked as Queensberry Promotions confirmed the bout is officially set for Saturday, May 16, at the ECO Power Stadium in Doncaster, England, atop a card DAZN will air worldwide. The news follows Allen extending his contract with Matchroom, as reported by the Brentwood-based boxing promoter. Allen, […]
For many in boxing, competitors have tunnel focus on the most imminent opponent — the challenger who is real, who can take their standing in the sport away from them with one slip in training camp, or, indeed, in the ring itself. And two-time super lightweight world champion, Regis Prograis, appears no different. A 37-year-old […]
In the latest boxing news today, Floyd ‘Kid’ Austin is seemingly moving on from a fight against Lucas Bahdi to instead put himself forward as an opponent for Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, who has not boxed since his disputed draw with Lamont Roach Jr., last year. In a video message he posted on X, Austin — […]
Golden Boy Promotions founder and former five-weight champion, Oscar de la Hoya, isn’t the only one to express criticism recently of Ring Magazine as mainstream media outside the boxing bubble published concerns this week, too. The 53-year-old sold the publication to Turki Alalshikh in 2024 for a reported $10 million but said Wednesday on The […]