In April 2018, Jamie McDonnell had it all. He held a version of the WBA bantamweight world title and, while it may have been the sanctioning body’s secondary strap, McDonnell didn’t care. To him, it was a world title and it was allowing...

Manager PJ Rowson believes his fighter, Brad Foster, is more than capable of winning a world title, but insists there is no need to rush the 22-year-old. Foster (13-0-2, 5 KOs) recently won the Lonsdale Belt outright having made four succes...

English welterweight champion Ekow Essuman (13-0, 5 KOs) hopes to face Cedrick Peynaud (8-7-3, 4 KOs) in the next three weeks and has his sights set on the British title before the end of the year. Essuman had been scheduled to face the Fre...

Knockout artist Joe Pigford (16-0, 15 KOs) has put the British super-welterweight division on notice. In the three years since his breakout win against Aarron Morgan, Pigford has failed to secure meaningful fights, instead having to make do...

Joe Pigford’s arrival on the domestic super-welterweight scene was announced by the most peculiar of sounds; thousands of his supporters chanting: ‘Release the Pig!’ High ticket sales and highlight-reel knockouts earned Pigford (16-0,...

Brad Foster has faced the same logistical issues as every boxer participating in the first events since the Covid-19 outbreak. A lack of gym facilities during lockdown, a shorter training camp and reduced sparring. However, Foster has also ...

Two-and-a-half years ago, Liam Williams was in danger of becoming another of British boxing’s ‘what ifs’. In his two unsuccessful battles with Liam Smith, ‘The Machine’ demonstrated undeniable talent. However, his dedicati...

Liam Williams has expressed his desire to face Mexican maestro Jaime Munguia, particularly if a world title is at stake. Williams (22-2-1, 17 KOs) is currently the mandatory challenger for the WBO middleweight crown, held by American Demetr...

Ahead of a fight, most boxers will proclaim that their preparations are going great and that they are in excellent shape. Yet, in defeat, the real story emerges. The “best camp ever” was, in fact, a nightmare. Injuries, misjudged weight...

Sam Eggington’s career has taken him from leisure centres and hotel functions suites to the biggest indoor arenas in Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and London, but his next bout seems likely to take place in the most unusual venue yet....

At 40 years of age, Mariusz Wach (35-6, 6 KOs) remains ambitious. He wants to participate in big fights and not just to make up the numbers. The same cannot be said of his opponent, Kevin Johnson. Since his unsuccessful WBC title tilt again...

Throughout the past 60 years, female boxers have fought as hard outside the ring as they have between the ropes. First for their chosen profession’s right to exist, then for mainstream acceptance. Over the last decade, both causes have ta...

As the final bell rang after 12 gruelling rounds, Kash Farooq lifted his arms above his head triumphantly. Seconds later, he was lofted onto the shoulders of his trainer, Craig Dickson. He glanced over to see his rival, Lee McGregor, in a s...

As former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (27-2, 21 KOs) prepares for a potential ring return in August, it looks unlikely that fellow New Zealander Junior Fa (19-0, 10 KOs) will be the fighter in the opposite corner. Parker’s mana...

For the last few months, Covid-19 has seemingly been at the forefront of every conversation. Be it the death toll, conspiracy theories, infringement on civil liberties, the leader of the free world suggesting a shot of Toilet Duck and inser...

From the moment Kid Galahad watched ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed halt Tom ‘Boom Boom’ Johnson, he was transfixed by boxing. Galahad would run into Hamed a few weeks later at the local mosque. Hamed told the starstruck, pre-teen wannabe tha...

A flyweight unification clash between IBF holder Moruti Mthalane and WBC ruler Julio Cesar Martinez inched a step closer to reality this week when the South African told Boxing Social he would relish the opportunity. But should th...

As boxers the world over are coming to terms with the uncertainty surrounding where and when their next fight will be, it is an all too familiar situation for IBF flyweight ruler Moruti Mthalane. During his initial reign as a world champion...

The British Boxing Board of Control confirmed last week that it hopes professional boxing will be in a position to recommence in July. Due to the current global pandemic, the BBBofC envisages that the sport will take place behind closed doo...