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.
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD) is typically an event in which journalists, politicians, and the sitting President at that time get together for a night that celebrates press freedom with speeches and satire. However, on Saturday, April 25 at the Washington Hilton in D.C., chaos unfurled when a shooting disrupted the WHCD, with Zuffa […]
Though Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez and David Benavidez’s upcoming Cinco de Mayo cruiserweight unification headliner is starting to dominate boxing’s headlines in Western media, there is another super-fight taking place on the same date, May 2, from the Tokyo Dome in Japan — the all-Japanese banger between Junto Nakatani and Naoya Inoue. And, if you look […]
Eddy Reynoso, the long-time trainer-manager of boxing superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, told Ring Magazine recently where the fighter’s imminent future lies. The 35-year-old hasn’t fought since his conclusive defeat to Terence Crawford at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, home of the NFL franchise Raiders. Previously, aside from a light heavyweight blip, the Mexican legend […]
Richardson Hitchins wants to continue his boxing rivalry with Oscar Duarte, albeit in the weight class he’s moving into — welterweight. They even faced-off for a February fight; one that had a heated build-up with proper needle, and both men talking-up the chances of a knockout. But, hours before fight night, Hitchins pulled out, citing […]
In the latest boxing news today, it seems there’s another update in Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury super-fight negotiations, with pivotal event organizer, Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn, dropping bombshell after bombshell. The fight could be signed and sealed within a week, according to a report we filed earlier on Boxing Social. It follows a two-fight […]
Matchroom wouldn’t be in the position it finds itself in today, as the lead global promotional outfit in boxing, if it weren’t for Devin Haney. That’s according to the fighter’s father-manager, Bill Haney, who took umbrage to Eddie Hearn’s recent comments about Haney. It all started when Hearn gave an interview this week to iFL […]
There appears to be real momentum behind the biggest bout that Britain can book. It’s one that could have been made for a decade, but, like Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao, when it comes to Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua, it’s a case of better late, than never. While Joshua remained active in the sport, […]
Terence Crawford is many things. He’s a five-weight world boxing champion, an ambassadorial figure who carried himself with class in an oft-scandalous sport, and a mentor to the next generation paving their own way in the pound-for-pound picture — like Shakur Stevenson. For the WBC President, Mauricio Sulaiman, Crawford is also a coward. It’s arguable […]
Considering his penchant for entertaining and for showboating, together with his aptitude for boxing, it was, perhaps, only a matter of time before someone, somewhere, compared Benjamin Whittaker — one of Britain’s most exciting new-gen talents — to legendary puncher Prince Naseem Hamed. And it was also, likely, only a question of when Naz himself […]
An up-and-coming super middleweight prospect called Daniel ‘Ice Man’ Blancas will fight Raul Salomon in a 10-round bout, with two other fights also added, to complete the David Benavidez vs Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez fight card on May 2 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, airing on Prime Video. Blancas, at 24 years old and […]
Boxing Social has one of the best teams of combat sports reporters in the game, including rising star Carlos Linares from Florida, who has broken news, dropped scoops, and offered expert analysis across a broad range of subjects since he joined our team. It started with Linares’s post here about Golden Boy Promotions boss, Oscar […]
Hamzah Sheeraz still hopes he can one day fight Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, even though the Mexican legend’s activity has waned considerably since his prime years, following a 12-round loss via decision to Terence Crawford at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, last year. Canelo is skipping a Cinco de Mayo event this year, with David […]