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.
Ring Magazine issued a statement through its popular X account in response to a report in The Telegraph suggesting long-standing fight promoter Frank Warren was preparing a $1 billion legal complaint against Turki Alalshikh, Sela, and TKO. Within, Warren’s lawsuit alleges breach of exclusive contracts by forming Zuffa Boxing without him, and costing Queensberry potential […]
Purse bids have been ordered for an IBF junior bantamweight world championship fight between reigning title holder Willibaldo Garcia Perez and the challenger Andrew Moloney, according to an IBF document Boxing Social obtained. A 36-year-old Mexican fighter, Garcia challenged for the vacant championship in 2024 when he went to Japan to box Rene Calixto, but […]
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather had talked every now and then about a rematch but the Filipino fighting icon was adamant about one thing, even if it was in stark disagreement with one of his old rival’s requests. The Hall-of-Fame boxers broke the internet this week when Netflix dropped a bombshell announcement to confirm they’d […]
It didn’t take long for one of the UFC’s more prominent fighters, a striker no less, to voice a complaint over Zuffa Boxing’s $15 million acquisition of welterweight non-titlist Conor Benn. Zuffa’s signing sent shockwaves through the boxing world, largely because of how synonymous he’d been to Matchroom’s operations, Eddie Hearn’s unwavering advocacy during Benn’s […]
Calvin Ford, the long-time coach for Gervonta Davis, has commented on the probability of Tank returning to the ring. The former pound-for-pound boxing star last fought in April, 2026, when he shared a disputed draw with Lamont Roach Jr. Since then, he was linked with a Roach rematch but instead moved toward an exhibition involving […]
It wasn’t long after Claressa Shields defeated Franchon Crews-Dezurn for a second time when she turned her attention to what’s next for her in boxing. Shields showcased superior hand-speed, technical qualities and precision in her punching, and also, through trainer John David Jackson, seems to be enhancing her power now that she’s becoming increasingly accustomed […]
Floyd Mayweather‘s return to the ring for a professional fight following his boxing exhibition alongside fellow all-time great Mike Tyson gathered pace Monday. The most obvious opponent for Mayweather’s 51st pro bout was always his old rival Manny Pacquiao, whom he defeated via unanimous decision in what remains as the sport’s best-selling fight through history, […]
Shakur Stevenson seemed so impressed with 27-year-old Ryan Garcia’s performance over Mario Barrios, 30, that his first reaction on the DAZN broadcast desk was to ask if VADA was involved in the drug-testing. Garcia needed only four punches to knock Barrios to the ground in the opening round and then dominated him with a disciplined […]
All it took was for a sparring session 10 years ago to convince David Benavidez that he’d one day fight Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez for real. A pound-for-pound sensation thanks to brilliant wins over Caleb Plant, Demetrius Andrade, and Anthony Yarde across super middleweight and light heavyweight, Benavidez attempts to become a three-weight world boxing champion […]
Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn continued to talk to Boxing Social and other reporters Saturday Feb. 22 about losing prizefighter Conor Benn to upstart promotional rival Zuffa Boxing. The move stunned the sport when Zuffa confirmed the bombshell signing Friday, with UFC boss Dana White lauding the British slugger as “an absolute beast.” Hearn mourned the […]
Josh Warrington took his time collecting his thoughts post-fight, after losing his rematch to Leigh Wood, and exclusively telling Boxing Social from his locker room, with bruising around his eyes and sweat dripping from his hair, that he may not have it anymore. Wood outclassed Warrington from the opening bell when they faced one another […]
Ryan Garcia’s disciplined dominance of Mario Barrios on Saturday boosted the fighter’s options now that he’s re-announced himself with another big win, but this time as a WBC welterweight world boxing champion, having wrested the belt from his opponent’s waist with speed and a mature evolution of style. The 27-year-old has shown flashes of greatness […]