Sports Journalist · 94 articles
During his first 24 months as a professional, Michael McKinson only earned one paycheque from the sport he had dedicated his life to. Balancing a nine-to-five job with the rigours of training took a toll on the Portsmouth man, both mentally and physically. His struggles were exacerbated by the arrival of his daughter into the […]
Tonight, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada finally meet once again with the WBC and WBA super-flyweight titles on the line at the American Airlines Center, Dallas. Their first encounter in 2012 saw them vie for the WBA light-flyweight title, then in the possession of Gonzalez. ‘Chocolatito’ retained his belt by unanimous decision, but […]
When Joseph Parker takes on Junior Fa this Saturday at the Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand, it will be the most important fight of his career to date. While it may seem peculiar to bestow such status on a bout where Parker is the 10-1 on favourite, particularly given that he has previously participated in […]
At just 22 years old, Paddy Donovan has time on his side. However, the Irishman is keen to reach the summit of the sport as quickly as possible and has his sights set on becoming welterweight world champion within three years. While it is not uncommon for young fighters to harbour such ambitions, often managers, […]
Liam Smith is open to fighting Tim Tszyu in a final eliminator in Australia to become mandatory challenger for new WBO super-welterweight champion Brian Castano. Castano, who captured the WBO crown last Saturday against Patrick Teixeira, was previously the sanctioning body’s No. 1 ranked challenger. Tszyu, son of former 140lbs ruler Kostya, and Smith (29-2-1, […]
Liam Smith will turn his attention to other options if a prospective fight with Jessie Vargas does not take place before the end of the summer. A contest between former WBO 154lbs title-holder Smith and two-weight world champion Vargas has been mooted since 2020, but has failed to come to fruition. Promoter Eddie Hearn recently […]
Liam Smith has backed Brian Castano to become the new WBO super-welterweight champion when the Argentine challenges Patrick Teixeira in Indio, California, on Saturday night. Teixeira captured the interim version of the WBO title in November 2019 when he upset the odds by defeating Carlos Adames by unanimous decision. Four days later, the Brazilian was […]
In hindsight, Gennady Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) was always going to be a superstar. His combination of power, technical excellence, affable personality and aggressive style was always going to appeal to fight fans. However, less than a decade ago, it seemed possible that the Kazakh would become the latest in a long line of fighters […]
When Boxing Social caught up with Lee McGregor in early January, the Edinburgh fighter was in a buoyant mood, three weeks ahead of his European bantamweight title challenge against Karim Guerfi. Having based himself in London under the tutelage of Ben Davison, McGregor had hardly seen his partner Amber or their daughter Maddison-Blue, for months. The fight […]
In celebration of Scotland’s traditional Burns Night, John Angus MacDonald looks back through boxing history to compile a list of the ten finest fighters to ever emerge from the nation. 10. Alex Arthur Arthur prided himself on doing things the traditional way, honing his craft by winning the British, Commonwealth and European super-featherweight titles. Whilst […]
Kid Galahad is on the verge of joining Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions on a multi-fight deal, which includes potential unifications with WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. and WBA ‘Super’ titlist Leo Santa Cruz. Following on from the disappointing news that Josh Warrington vacated his IBF featherweight title rather than fight the Sheffield switch-hitter […]
Yesterday, Josh Warrington made the shock decision to vacate his IBF featherweight title rather than face mandatory challenger Kid Galahad. The pair previously fought in June 2019, with Warrington retaining his belt via contentious split decision. Galahad (27-1, 16 KOs) petitioned for an immediate rematch, but had to settle for a final eliminator against Claudio […]