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Nathan Mizon headlined Friday night’s Fightzone show at the Tower Hotel, London, going into his fourth bout and looking to add a second stoppage to the one already on his 3-0 ledger. He stepped in against Poland’s Jakub Laskowski. In support were Harry Mullins and Johanna Wonyou, both getting wins on the six-fight card. Louise […]
Boxing and York Hall never part ways for long. That was especially the case this week when – after a successful Thursday night Wasserman promotion was broadcast live on Boxing Social – boxing fans returned to the historic venue just two days later. Goodwin Boxing’s ‘Brawl at the Hall’ promotion on Saturday night was unfortunately […]
Relatively speaking, top level boxing has come through Covid-19 almost unscathed. To find those in our sport who really felt the sting of the pandemic, we have to look to the grass roots – the small halls. Reliant on ticket sales rather than broadcasting rights, small hall boxing has suffered. However, it’s often the case […]
Like many top fighters, Jordan Reynolds has experienced the extremes of life. He fought an impressive middleweight campaign for Team GB, proudly captained England as an amateur boxer and faced world-ranked fighters while still a novice. That’s the good stuff – but would Reynolds have achieved it without the darkness in his past? A product […]
Undefeated fighters calling out big name boxers is nothing new in our sport; in fact, it’s a pretty worn-out trope of the boxing business. However, things could be different in the case of Saudi Arabia’s first professional boxer, Zuhayr Al Qahtani. Born in the Middle East, Al Qahtani moved to London as a child and […]
Amar Kayani has one of the most eye-opening tales of redemption in British professional boxing. The 26-year-old from Slough was a street-fighting trouble causer and a self-confessed “bully” who potentially faced years in prison. Now he’s a motivated professional boxer, disarming gang members, setting an example and leading young men away from street violence. Kayani […]
In just five professional heavyweight bouts, Danny ‘Big Dawg’ Whitaker has already taken on three men with winning records. He beat two of them and is now set to face touted prospect David Adeleye on the undercard of Daniel Dubois vs Joe Joyce next weekend. Adeleye has stopped his first three opponents, but Whitaker remains […]
Francy Luzoho is a fighter with a real edge. A suitably steely edge, shaped by years of struggles, tough choices and the endurance of racism. A Dublin native, with roots in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luzoho is taking his first steps in pro boxing but already stands out as a fighter willing to do […]
Ryan ‘Run Em Over’ Charles was building up a head of steam on the domestic heavyweight scene before a shocking upset and a global pandemic put his plans on ice. Now, with an unusual solution mapped out, Charles is confident he can fight his way to domestic title contention. Following an upset loss in December […]
Boxing’s European return, headlined by veteran campaigners Marius Wach and Kevin Johnson, took place in a Polish hotel with no crowd on Friday night. All boxing fans will agree the sport’s reappearance was welcome, but it was a little eerie, too. Ring girls showed their round cards to disinterested doctors, trainers delivered their instructions through […]
Mariusz Wach versus Kevin ‘Kingpin’ Johnson is a bout that wouldn’t usually turn too many heads outside of Poland. However, thanks to the Coronavirus-imposed sporting drought, it’s become pretty big news. Live from the Palac w Konarach hotel in Konary, southern Poland, on a June 12 pay-per-view card that costs around four pounds after currency […]
Professional athletes and NHS workers are having a tough time at the moment, albeit for very different reasons. For Sajid Abid, who is both a pro boxer and an NHS worker, both of his flourishing careers have been rocked by the Covid-19 pandemic. “Everyone’s gone into panic,” Abid told Boxing Social. “I work for the […]