Alan Dawson is Boxing Social's editor. He is also a columnist for Uncrowned at Yahoo Sport, a TV host for Swerve Combat, 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.
British boxing reporter, Gareth A. Davies, clarified to Boxing Social the details regarding an apparent agreement heavyweight superstars Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua made “behind-the-scenes” regarding a mega fight for later this year. Fury and Joshua have been linked with one another since before they even turned professional, as word spread throughout boxing‘s industry in […]
UFC legend Alistair Overeem, a kickboxing rival of Rico Verhoeven, told Ring Magazine on Monday that his compatriot combatant has numerous assets to perturb the unified heavyweight world boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk when they clash in a crossover fight at the Pyramids of Giza on May 23. The fight is a considerable change of pace […]
Another big-name boxer appears on the cusp of joining Zuffa Boxing — Edgar Berlanga. Zuffa sent shockwaves through the combat sports industries earlier this year when it seemingly seized upon an Eddie Hearn “mistake” to lure Conor Benn from Matchroom in a reported $15 million, one-fight deal that will likely be extended beyond that term. […]
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao recently confirmed they’ll fight once again — 11 years after their first bout — and Zuffa Boxing boss Dana White warned the boxing superstars about one aspect of the do-over. “It is incredibly expensive.” White wasn’t talking about the purses, either. As two of the best-known and most beloved boxers […]
Jake Paul recently shared with Donald Trump a four-man hit-list of boxers and MMA fighters he wants to take down next, but the US President seemed unfazed, and made an alternative suggestion for his next bout. Trump and Paul’s relationship is nothing new, and developed through politics and media appearances since the internet sensation publicly […]
Devin Haney has sent two demands to Ryan Garcia regarding a prospective super-fight later this year. The American boxing rivals are two of the biggest names across the entire sport, with Haney — a pound-for-pound caliber fighter — and Garcia, a fast and powerful puncher. They have even boxed before in the amateur circuit, and […]
The war of words between women’s boxing rivals Caroline Dubois and Alycia Baumgardner continued with the British fighter telling content creator Naji Chill that the American doesn’t want the super-fight, and even tells their shared representative, Most Valuable Promotions, as such. Baumgardner, 31, forged a reputation as one of boxing’s most exciting athletes thanks to […]
Mike Tyson offered only one caveat when waxing lyrical about Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis to reporters this week, ahead of his Mike Tyson Invitational amateur event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Davis appeared set to become one of boxing‘s most important figures with rising box office numbers and reliable ticket sales across numerous key markets in the […]
Arnold Barboza and Alexis Rocha dominated their respective fights March 14 and immediately positioned themselves for a bout against each other. Barboza, 34, advanced his pro boxing record to 33-1 (11 KOs) with a lopsided unanimous decision win over Kenneth Sims atop Saturday’s Golden Boy Promotions card on DAZN at Honda Center in Anaheim, shortly […]
Golden Boy Promotions founder Oscar de la Hoya called once again for the rematch between his welterweight fighter Ryan Garcia and pound-for-pound caliber boxer Devin Haney. “I like the rematch with Devin Haney,” he said live on DAZN during the Arnold Barboza vs Kenneth Sims fight card which took place Saturday, May 14 at the […]
Ireland’s latest boxing world champion, Anthony Cacace, and his promoter Frank Warren, talked on Saturday about what’s next for the fighter after he secured a title win over James ‘Jazza’ Dickens at the 3Arena in Dublin on Saturday, March 14. Anthony Cacace on What’s Next For Him in Boxing “I want to unify the division,” […]
Anthony Cacace was crowned WBA featherweight champion on Saturday, March 14 as he defeated James ‘Jazzy’ Dickens by decision atop a Queensberry Promotions card aired on DAZN from the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. How he won: Cacace won by decision Cacace arguably won the fight in the middle rounds as he created enough distance between […]