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.
The fallout continues from Francis Ngannou’s shocking knockout defeat to Anthony Joshua and now he has been given some major career advice on his boxing future by a current UFC Champion. Ngannou went into the Joshua fight off the back of plenty of hype thanks to his better-than-expected showing against Tyson Fury. He managed to […]
Teddy Atlas is upset about the idea of Ryan Garcia being allowed to fight Devin Haney given all the worrying signs of mental instability Garcia has shown in the build-up. This fight in April will be Garcia’s second big step up following his fight with Gervonta Davis last April. That one ended with a body […]
After many months of waiting, Conor Benn has not received the news he was hoping for after hearing the verdict of his UKAD appeal. Benn had been hoping to clear his name and get a license back to fight under the auspices of the British Boxing Board of Control having not done so since before […]
Edgar Berlanga has been very vocal about his desire to take on Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and has sent a message to his potential future opponent ahead of any possible fight. Berlanga is super-middleweight star who won his first 16 fights by knockout. After taking a few of his next wins on points he was back […]
Anthony Joshua has been more active in this last year than he has been for many years before that but is already teasing his next fight and it could be much sooner than anyone might have expected. The last year has been good for Joshua after a difficult period in 2021 and 2022 when he […]
Tyson Fury might be the Lineal and WBC world heavyweight champion but Tony Bellew thinks there is one aspect of boxing that he is ‘horrendous’ at. Fury has long reigned in the heavyweight division and has shown many different sides to his game in that time. He won his first world title by using footwork […]
There is plenty of clamour for Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez to face David Benavidez and now a potential plan for that fight has been revealed. A lot of stories have emerged around this potential match-up between the undisputed super middleweight champion ‘Canelo’ and former champion Benavidez. Speaking at the press conference to announce his next fight, […]
Tensions continue to rise between rival light heavyweights as Joshua Buatsi has now shot down Anthony Yarde with a defiant response. It is hoped that these two Brit fighters will be announcing a big match-up sometime soon. It has been brewing for years and would see the unbeaten Buatsi take on the two-time world title […]
After recently announcing a move up in weights, Lawrence Okolie has now revealed that he has linked up with a new trainer that nobody would have predicted. Okolie has been out of the ring since last year when he lost his WBO cruiserweight world title and was put on the canvas several times against Chris […]
Following the announcement of the weights for the Matchroom vs. Queensberry 5 On 5 event in Saudi Arabia this summer, there are now rumours a shock heavyweight title fight could be one of the contests. The headline fight on the card is already confirmed and will see a much anticipated light heavyweight unification fight between […]
One world champion has revealed that he will not be featuring on the Matchroom & Queensberry 5 v 5 card despite being strongly rumoured. On Sunday, the weight classes for the much-anticipated event in Saudi Arabia in June were revealed. It is headlined by the undisputed light heavyweight clash between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev […]
Eddie Hearn’s war of words with promotional rival Boxxer continues as the Matchroom CEO now claims that one of his fighters was banned from attending one of his rival’s events. Eddie Hearn’s relationship with Sky Sports and Boxxer has hit another rough patch, with tensions escalating over the potential bout between Dalton Smith and Adam […]