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.
It was a case of repeat rather than revenge as Leigh Wood romped to a routine win over Josh Warrington in Saturday’s rematch atop a Matchroom on DAZN card held at the Nottingham Arena in England. The British boxing rivals met for the first time in 2023 with Wood winning by seventh-round knockout, and though […]
Conor Benn and Zuffa Boxing broke the sport’s internet Friday when the upstart fighting firm confirmed the British slugger had signed a deal to compete for the Dana White-backed organization. Benn said in a statement Zuffa sent to Boxing Social that the move filled him with “excitement and hunger.” The UFC boss White called Benn […]
Two boxers are in agreement on social media site X over the real reason Floyd Mayweather is breaking his retirement to return to the ring in another exhibition, ahead of a legitimate professional fight. Mayweather announced Friday that his participation in boxing this year won’t be limited to an unofficial bout alongside Mike Tyson, but […]
Eddie Hearn said Friday he made a crucial mistake which allowed one of his brightest boxing stars, Conor Benn, to leave Matchroom for emerging rival Zuffa Boxing. Through Matchroom, chairman Hearn guided, developed, and promoted Benn through the biggest ups and downs of his professional career to date, including a drug scandal (clomifene) and a […]