Kristan has been writing about music and sport for 20 years. He’s done cover features for the most influential music magazines on the planet, written books about the world’s top DJs and most celebrated clubs, interviewed footballing heroes and profiled Tour de France legends. He joined Boxing Social in the summer of 2023 as a news and feature writer.
Ryan Garcia continues to be the talk of the boxing world having secured a historic upset win at the end of April and now he has been sent an offer for a huge fight by Teofimo Lopez. Garcia shocked the world when he reversed the odds to claim victory against Devin Haney. His behaviour in […]
Frank Warren has come to the defence of his heavyweight star Tyson Fury and responded to comments about him from Barry McGuigan. McGugian has claimed that Fury might be in for a rude awakening against Oleksandr Usyk and added that though he is a good fighter, his record doesn’t suggest more than that and also […]
Combat legend Francis Ngannou has announced the tragic passing of his 15-month-old son on social media. Ngannou has become a global star in the wake of his appearances in the boxing ring in the last year. The former UFC heavyweight champion was already one of the most celebrated names in mixed martial arts before he […]
Shakur Stevenson is never far from the boxing headlines but not often because he is in the ring, though that could change as his promoter has now teased a huge future fight for the pound-for-pound star. The potential matchup between Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Shakur Stevenson has long been anticipated by fans as one of […]
Jermall Charlo has named the date that he claims will be when he faces undisputed super middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. The unbeaten WBC middleweight titlist has previously taken time out to deny that he was set to face ‘Canelo’ back in February when the Mexican was still in the process of working out who […]
Vergil Ortiz secured another impressive win at the weekend and soon moved to send a defiant warning to his next opponent Tim Tszyu afterwards. The two fighters are now set to meet in August with Ortiz having kept his side of the bargain by beating Thomas Dulorme on Saturday. The unbeaten American knockout artist got […]
Chris Eubank Jr is now a promotional free agent having revealed that he has split from his long-time relationship with Sauerland and Wasserman Boxing. Eubank Jr.’s departure from Wasserman and the Sauerland Brothers will certainly stir up the boxing world. They jointly stated over the weekend that they had enjoyed ‘an emotional ride,’ and Eubank […]
In light of the comments directed towards him from Oscar De La Hoya, Eddie Hearn has joked that he might need to get a restraining order out against the former world champion turned Golden Boy promoter. The tension between De La Hoya and Hearn seems to be escalating, with both sides openly expressing their views […]
Anthony Joshua has been hugely active in the last 12 months and now he has confirmed when he will be back in the ring by revealing the date and location of his next bout. Former two time unified world champion Joshua has fought four times since April 2023. His first fight in that period marked […]
Luis Nery has threatened Naoya Inoue that he could be in for a big surprise when the two fight at a legendary venue in Tokyo and has made a comparison to a dispersion night that Mike Tyson once endured there back in the nineties. The undisputed junior featherweight showdown between Nery and Inoue will take […]
Although the main event got the whole world talking, there was one match-up on the undercard of Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney that resulted in what many think was a shocking scorecard that gave the wrong man victory and now an official appeal has been lodged over the decision. It was Arnold Barboza Jr. who […]
Shawn Porter has assessed his former rival Terence Crawford’s chances of beating Israil Madrimov when the pair come to blows in August this year. This fight sees Crawford stepping up in weight to face Madrimov for the WBA and WBO interim World Super-Welterweight title on August 3rd. This event marks the first Stateside event put […]