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.
Blockbuster actor Jason Statham played an unlikely role in getting Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven‘s crossover boxing bout over the line. A kickboxing icon from Glory, Verhoeven’s eventual presence in the Sweet Science was close to a foregone conclusion as he was long in the running to fight Anthony Joshua in February, had it not […]
TKO executive Mark Shapiro declared Monday what Zuffa Boxing’s real intentions are with the acquisition of Conor Benn, describing boxing as “a massive opportunity” for the parent company. Zuffa shook up the combat sports world in February when it lured Benn from Matchroom for a reported one-fight deal worth $15 million. The reason it was […]
Floyd Mayweather showed fans recently that, despite approaching 50 years old, he appears to remain in fighting fit shape, with well-defined arms and pectoral muscles to go along with his trademark abs. It comes at a time when he’s not only announced a return to boxing, but a rematch against his career rival Manny Pacquiao […]
Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn revealed Saturday when he expects Jesse Rodriguez to fight next. Widely-regarded one of the five best pound-for-pound fighters in boxing, ‘Bam’ Rodriguez is a dominant two-weight world champion with thumping wins over Wisaksil Wangek, Sunny Edwards, and Juan Francisco Estrada, among others. Alongside fighters like Shakur Stevenson, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, and […]
One of the most beloved figures in British combat sports, UFC fighter Michael ‘Venom’ Page, waxed lyrical over the striking quality present through Saturday’s Total Kombat 03 event that Boxing Social live-streamed from Liverpool in England. As a specialist in sport karate and points fighting in kickboxing, Page is renowned for his unique, awkward, and […]
Emanuel Navarrete beat Eduardo Nunez with an awkward, clobbering style on Saturday, February 28 atop a Matchroom boxing event DAZN broadcast from a well-attended Glendale venue in Arizona. One of the finest Mexican fighters in the modern era, 31-year-old Navarrete has bludgeoned many opponents across three separate weight classes, finishing Isaac Dogboe, Joet Gonzalez, and […]
Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn described the situation between his puncher Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and their super welterweight rival Vergil Ortiz, of Golden Boy Promotions, as “a bit of a mess” when speaking to DAZN on Saturday, February 28. Though neither Ennis or Ortiz hold a world championship title in the division, a fight between them […]
Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney have agreed to fight next in boxing. They fought one another two years ago at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City, with Garcia seemingly excelling in the second half of the fight, canceling out Haney’s work in the first six rounds, dropping him in the seventh, 10th, and 11th, […]
Two-weight world boxing champion, David Benavidez, isn’t convinced a cruiserweight fighter will be able to secure undisputed status any time soon, and it’s seemingly because of a perception across combat sport that Zuffa Boxing has, wittingly or unwittingly, built itself an unapproachable island. One of the top-10 pound-for-pound fighters in boxing, Benavidez has run a […]
British boxer Chris Eubank Jr posted a video on social media suggesting he’s close in proximity to a fire in Dubai amid heightened hostilities in the Middle East. The United States and Israel’s joint military operation, Epic Fury, targeted sites in Iran late February 27, which prompted retaliation with missile strikes on Israel, US bases […]
Through its pursuit of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, and acquisition of Conor Benn, Zuffa Boxing’s movements suggest they could be trying to take Matchroom out, according to DAZN commentator Chris Mannix, who put this thesis to Eddie Hearn in a recent interview with the Matchroom boss. It all began with Zuffa’s apparent offer to Rodriguez, one […]
Oleksandr Usyk’s next fight has been confirmed. The unified world heavyweight boxing champion, arguably the No.1 pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, will return to the ring for a crossover bout against the kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven on May 23. Usyk has risen to the highest echelon of elite boxing after clearing out the cruiserweight division […]