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.
A fighter who has shared plenty of rounds of sparring with Anthony Joshua has predicted how long the former champion will remain in boxing. Joshua has been hugely active in the last 12 months with four fights that have seen him get back to winning ways and full of confidence. The rebuilding mission following back-to-back […]
Terence Crawford is looking to get back into the ring for the first time since July last year but now his latest plans have taken a twist after a dispute between negotiating teams. A letter posted by the World Boxing Organistion shows that Crawford was contracted to be the next fight for whoever came out […]
Ben Whittaker came through his most game opponent to date at the weekend and has now teased some rather surprise future plans after the win. He got plenty of people talking this past weekend not only with another grand ring walk but also more showboating against Central Area champion Leon Willings in an eight-round non-title […]
Subriel Matias is set to defend his IBF junior welterweight title for the second time in a contest that will be shown live worldwide on DAZN. This bout will mark something of a homecoming for Matias as he returns to Puerto Rico for the first time since claiming his world title early last year. The […]
Deontay Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott has not taken too kindly to comments made by former footballer turned broadcaster Jamie Carragher about his relationship with fellow sports presenter Kate Abdo. The incident stems from some typical on-screen banter that Carragher was engaged with – not for the first time – as he is well known for […]
Matchroom Boxing has managed to extended its working relationship with one of the UK’s most hotly-tipped young contenders. Dalton Smith is an unbeaten star from Sheffield who has held the British super-lightweight title since 2022 and previously the Commonwealth super-lightweight title in 2023 and last time out scored an impressive knockout win over Jose Zelda […]
Boxxer’s CEO Ben Shalom has spoken openly about his ongoing feud with Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn. Shalom is very much the young new face in boxing. He stepped in to take over Matchroom’s place on Sky Sports and has slowly but surely built a solid stable of fighters and put on plenty of big nights, from […]
Tony Bellew has been assessing where Tyson Fury is at after a poor showing against Francis Ngannou and ahead of the biggest fight of his career in May. Considerable shine was taken off Fury’s reputation when he struggled to get the win against boxing novice Ngannou back in October. Since then, many people have been […]
Shakur Stevenson has taken issue with Oscar De La Hoya who he thinks might have mentioned him for his own gain and now asks ‘was you using me?’ Stevenson might be a current lightweight world champion, but he is in an odd spot right now after a less-than-impressive showing against Edwin De Los Santo in […]
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter is still unsure whether or not his man will get to face Tyson Fury in the much anticipated undisputed showdown on May 18. Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk is scared by the first postponement of this fight which came about when Fury suffered a bad cut in sparring that required stitches. The initial […]
Conor Benn did not get the result he wanted this week when his appeal to UK Anti Doping and the British Boxing Board of Control failed and now the Matchroom CEO has responded. Despite his hopes of clearing his name and returning to action in UK rings, the latest ruling has put his aspirations on […]
It is safe to say that Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington have not become friends following their fight back in October last year and now the feud has escalated as Wood has sent a scathing response to Warrington’s latest comments. Wood came from behind on the scorecards last year to stop Warrington with a one-punch […]