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.
Upstart fight firm Zuffa Boxing continues to make in-roads both inside and outside the ropes, as it edges closer to a broadcast agreement with a significant international partner. Through prominent executives like Ari Emanuel, Nick Khan, and Dana White, Zuffa has hosted three events to date — Zuffa Boxing 01 to 03 — from its […]
Conor Benn’s stunning exit from Matchroom, to join Zuffa Boxing in a reported one-fight deal worth $15 million, blindsided many in the sport and, perhaps, even those at the London-based combat sports promoter, too. Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn told Boxing Social today that he’d never have begrudged Benn, or any fighter, an opportunity to sign […]
Errol Spence Jr. could soon return to the ring as he is seriously considering when, and where, to box again. The 35-year-old remains one of the biggest names in American boxing as, for years, he was a consistent ticket-seller in multiple regions from Arlington in Texas to Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and was ever-present […]
Manny Pacquiao’s upcoming year appears to be set, with an exhibition likely, though not against Ruslan Provodnikov, ahead of a long-awaited showdown, a rematch, against ex-opponent Floyd Mayweather. The welterweight rivals broke the boxing internet earlier this week when Netflix confirmed they’d fight their do-over at The Sphere that the OTT platform will broadcast around […]
TKO President Mark Shapiro said Zuffa Boxing will promote the upcoming heavyweight showdown between returning giant Tyson Fury and Russian fighter Arslanbek Makhmudov, which Netflix will broadcast from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on April 11. The revelation adds another rift in the war between upstart fight firm Zuffa and boxing‘s traditional powerhouses like […]
Fabio Wardley puts his WBO boxing world championship on the line for a Battle of Britain defense against compatriot Daniel Dubois on May 9, and commented Wednesday about a claim the previous title holder, Oleksandr Usyk, ducked him by vacated the belt rather than fight him. “I find it more circumstantial,” Wardley told Sky Sports […]
Oleksandr Usyk’s team manager Serhii Lapin has responded to rumors that the world heavyweight boxing champion has signed a Zuffa Boxing contract. The TKO Group-owned property has been generating headlines of late, having already lured Conor Benn from Matchroom on a reported $15 million, one-fight deal. The British slugger joins a roster likely still in […]
Queensberry Promotions boss Frank Warren pulled no punches when assessing the confirmed rematch Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will take part in on September 19 at The Sphere in Las Vegas. The old rivals broke the internet earlier this week when Netflix confirmed it has the global rights for the event, which sees the Hall-of-Fame […]
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 […]