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.
Zuffa Boxing may still be in its infancy but it already has two events in the books, with more on the horizon, too. It is a sharp contrast to more established promoters, like Premier Boxing Champions, who have been limited to a more reduced output on Prime Video, and Top Rank, who remain broadcast-homeless. Regardless, […]
The boxing calendar appears to be picking up as Ring Magazine news breaker Mike Coppinger suggests movements are being made in two tentpole fights — Golden Boy and Matchroom’s Vergil Ortiz vs Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, and Premier Boxing Champions and No Limit Boxing’s Errol Spence Jr. vs Tim Tszyu. Spence has been circling a return […]
Fabio Wardley’s team is considering its options now that the fighter is the WBO interim heavyweight champion of the world. Wardley, 31, is one of the new generation’s breakout fighters considering he was once an unlicensed fighter boxing on low level shows, with barely an amateur background, before transitioning to the pro game, and scoring […]
Defeat to Conor Benn in their high-stakes rematch has done little to quash Chris Eubank Jr.’s championship hopes. The generational boxing rivals fought twice in 2025 with Eubank prevailing in their first bout, a Fight of the Year epic, before Benn rallied in the rematch to score a clean win of his own. Both fights […]
Adrien Broner is one of the first fighters to react publicly to the lawsuit Floyd Mayweather filed earlier this week. It all started earlier this week when TMZ Sports reported that Mayweather had sued Showtime Sports as he was hoping to “recover hundreds of millions of dollars in the misappropriated funds and damages resulting from […]
Shakur Stevenson recently beat Teofimo Lopez to capture the WBO super lightweight world title, and the sanctioning body has installed a new No.1 contender but there’s already one glaring issue. They won’t ever fight even if it would make for an epic contest. Stevenson climbed to the upper echelon of the pound-for-pound rankings as his […]
It wasn’t long after Brandon Figueroa’s buzzer-beating knockout win over Nick Ball when pandemonium erupted. Figueroa was ahead on the scorecards of a back-and-forth fight, as the American left the US boxing scene for the first time in his career to challenge Ball for the Brit’s featherweight world championship. And, because of a brutal finish […]
Featherweight ‘Heartbreaker’ Brandon Figueroa left the United States for the first time in his pro career for his Feb. 7 fight, as he takes on Britain’s Nick Ball at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England, atop a Queensberry Promotions card on DAZN. A two-weight world champion, Figueroa has been a mainstay on the American […]
Two-weight world boxing champion David Benavidez has laid out his ideal three-fight plan for the coming 18 months. The 29-year-old has risen through the pound-for-pound list to become one of the best fighters on the planet after beating Calen Plant and Demtrius Andrade at super middleweight, and David Morrell and Anthony Yarde at light heavyweight. […]
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury returns to the ring on Apr. 26 when he takes on Arslanbek Makhmudov in Britain atop a fight card Netflix airs worldwide. It brings to an end a short-lived retirement that few truly believed would stick, as Fury claimed he’d walked away from the sport for good, following […]
Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots collide Feb. 8 for the big game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Southern California, but as sports events filled with high-pressure moments go, the NFL’s championship match isn’t as big as boxing when its at it’s best. That’s according to Terence Crawford, who recently retired with a 42-0 […]
Before making his planned, long-term move to the heavyweight division, it appears new Zuffa Boxing signing Jai Opetaia wants to fight David Benavidez before he leaves cruiserweight forever. The southpaw puncher fought his way to the highest echelons at 200 pounds after beating Mairis Briedis by decision (twice), together with Knockout of the Year contenders […]