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.
Following the sad news of Willie Limond’s passing, former opponent Amir Khan has come out to pay tribute in a new video. Limond passed away 10 days after the Scottish boxing icon was discovered in his car following a severe seizure. Renowned as one of Scotland’s most accomplished boxers, he initially pursued a career in […]
Following the much-anticipated news that Deontay Wilder will be taking on Zhilei Zhang, the American’s trainer has now broken down the fight. After months of speculation that this fight was in the works, boxing fans finally got the news they wanted yesterday when it was made official. The contest will take place on the undercard […]
After the press conference to finally announce the superb light heavyweight clash between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, Matchroom CEO Eddie Hearn made some shock comments on the fight. This fight is one of the most anticipated of the year so far and a top-level clash between two elite fighters. All four of the major […]
Naoya Inoue has been told he should be fighting in the USA if he is to maximise his exposure but the multi-weight world champion has issued a defiant response. Inoue is one of the most feared fights on the planet and has sat near the top of the pound-for-pound list for some time but is […]
Eddie Hearn is always looking to ensure he has the best stable of boxers in the world and has confirmed that once more by re-signing one of his former world champions. Sunny Edwards put his flyweight title on the line at the end of last year when he faced the highly regarded Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez. […]
Experienced trainer Shane McGuigan has cast his mind’s eye over the upcoming undisputed fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. This much-anticipated fight comes around on May 18 when both big men will battle it out for all four of the major belts. It will be the first time the heavyweight division has crowned an […]
There is no love lost between Josh Warrington and Leigh Wood and the pair have had another fall out, this time at ringside of a recent event. All this stems from the fact that they fought last October and although Wood won, Warrington feels he deserves a rematch. He was on top in the fight […]
Artur Beterbiev versus Dmitry Bivol is fast approaching and now a rather surprising broadcast situation has been announced for the much anticipated light heavyweight showdown. Beterbiev and Bivol have been on a collision course for some time. Both are unbeaten and highly regarded combatants with impressive records. Beterbiev has seen off plenty of solid challengers […]
There were rumours last week that the first boxing match could be about to be unveiled at the Sphere in Las Vegas but that news has caused a rival promoter to send a big warning to Eddie Hearn. It was suggested that the first-ever fight to take place in the iconic dome could well be […]
Shakur Stevenson has been looking ahead to the much anticipated light heavyweight showdown between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol in June. Stevenson has been making headlines plenty this year but has not yet secured his next fight. He has offered himself up as a replacement for Ryan Garcia should the toured contender not make his […]
As the undisputed fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk draws ever near, the trainer of ‘The Gypsy King’ has been speaking about a potential game plan. Fury will need to be at his very best for this fight, much like he was when he first won a world title back in 2015 when he […]
Former trainer turned pundit Teddy Atlas has been breaking down the upcoming fight between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Jaime Munguia. This contest took a while to finalise amidst plenty of talk that Canelo might fight David Benavidez. Although many still want to see the Mexican defend his undisputed super middleweight titles against Benavidez, a fight […]