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.

Shakur Stevenson to Join Zuffa Boxing — Report
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Shakur Stevenson to Join Zuffa Boxing — Report

Zuffa Boxing are edging toward a deal with one of the best boxers in the entire sport, Shakur Stevenson, according to a Sports Illustrated newsletter. The upstart fight firm, a long-running concept that only organized its first event early this year, has made waves not just from the consistency of its roll-out but for the […]

Oleksandr Usyk Targets 2 Names After Rico Verhoeven Fight
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Oleksandr Usyk Targets 2 Names After Rico Verhoeven Fight

Oleksandr Usyk team manager Sergey Lapin told Sky Sports on Friday that they’ve got one eye on who to fight next, after they welcome kickboxing icon Rico Verhoeven back to a boxing ring. “If Fabio Wardley proves himself at the highest level, he can definitely become part of that conversation,” Lapin said. That high level […]

Mike Tyson ex-Coach Marvels at Moses Itauma
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Mike Tyson ex-Coach Marvels at Moses Itauma

One of Mike Tyson’s former boxing coaches, Teddy Atlas, has proclaimed Moses Itauma as “the real deal” ahead of the British youngster’s return to the ring August 8, as mentioned earlier in the week. “They’ve been very smart,” Atlas said of those around him, who have shaped and guided the burgeoning boxer’s career so far. […]

Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao Gets New Fight Date
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Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao Gets New Fight Date

Floyd Mayweather’s spectacular comeback for a rematch against his old rival Manny Pacquiao has a brand new date. The former welterweight fighters shook up the combat sports world when they announced earlier this year that they would take part in a fully-sanctioned fist-fight in September at the state-of-the-art venue, The Sphere of Las Vegas. Mayweather, […]

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Dana White Convinced Zuffa Boxing is Promoting Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury

UFC boss Dana White is claiming involvement in the prospective clash between British heavyweight rivals Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. The bout has been a long-time coming with ample time to have organized a trilogy of fights already, however, the fight always seemed to be on the horizon rather than the present, until Fury’s return […]

Christian Mbilli to Announce His ‘Arrival’ Worldwide vs Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez
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Christian Mbilli to Announce His ‘Arrival’ Worldwide vs Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez

Christian Mbilli will announce his “arrival” when he fights Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez later in September on the weekend closest to Mexican Independence Day weekend. A four-weight champion, Canelo was a staple on pound-for-pound lists for his accolades from super welterweight to light heavyweight, defeating the likes of Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, Gennadiy Golovkin, Sergey Kovalev, […]

Conor Benn Sends Direct Message to Ryan Garcia
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Conor Benn Sends Direct Message to Ryan Garcia

Conor Benn woke up May 7 and send a targeted video message to the WBC welterweight champion, Ryan Garcia. It’s not the first time the Zuffa Boxing star has made it clear it’s the Californian fighter whom he most wants to fight next, having returned to the ring earlier this year with a win against […]

Terence Crawford Comments on Errol Spence Jr.’s Comeback in Boxing
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Terence Crawford Comments on Errol Spence Jr.’s Comeback in Boxing

Errol Spence Jr. returns to the ring after more than 1,000 days away when he fights Tim Tszyu on July 25 in Australia. And the American fighter has attracted support from a once-unlikely source — his career-long welterweight rival, Terence Crawford. Spence last fought in 2023 when he put his world championship titles from the […]

Rico Verhoeven is ‘no Joke’ — ex-Heavyweight Champ
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Rico Verhoeven is ‘no Joke’ — ex-Heavyweight Champ

The former heavyweight boxing world champion, Andy Ruiz Jr., praised Rico Verhoeven ahead of the kickboxing icon’s world title clash against Oleksandr Usyk at the Pyramids of Giza later this month. A pound-for-pound staple for years, Usyk cleared out the cruiserweight division, has lapped the super heavyweights, and takes part in his first novelty fight […]

Abdullah Mason Expects to KO Joe Cordina
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Abdullah Mason Expects to KO Joe Cordina

Red-hot American fighter, Abdullah Mason, anticipates another statement knockout win when he puts his WBO lightweight world championship on the line against Joe Cordina on July 4 at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland atop a Top Rank card on DAZN. Mason won the belt in his last fight when he scored a 12-round decision win […]

Fabio Wardley Looks Past Daniel Dubois to Next Two Opponents
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Fabio Wardley Looks Past Daniel Dubois to Next Two Opponents

Fabio Wardley can’t help but keep one eye on who he wants next, should he defeat Daniel Dubois on Saturday in England. The WBO heavyweight champion puts his belt on the line for an all-British battle at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester atop a Queensberry Promotions card on DAZN. Other fights on the card […]