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.
While much of the world reeled at the news that Tyson Fury sustained a cut that has put a delay on the much anticipated undisputed fight, one top trainer has called it ‘a blessing in disguise.’ The cut was inflicted by Fury’s 20-2 Croatian sparring partner Agron Smakici, who many believe did so with an […]
You can always rely on Tony Bellew to serve up some straight talk and that is exactly what he has done with regards to rising talent Ben Whittaker’s showboating. Bellew is honest and upfront, and his fighting style matched that – he was rarely one to show off, even when beating the likes of Ilunga […]
Tim Bradley believes that Tyson Fury’s sparring cut is a result of ‘karma’. Last Friday was the day that the first undisputed heavyweight title fight since 1999 suffered a major setback. Fury was in sparring and suffered a bad cut above his right eye, which some people think was the result of an elbow rather […]
Carl Froch is worried that in light of the postponement of their first fight date, Tyson Fury might never end up in the ring with Oleksandr Usyk. Fury and Usyk were set to meet in the first undisputed world heavyweight title fight since 1999 when Lennox Lewis was the last man to hold the honour, […]
Shawn Porter claims he called the postponement of the Tyson Fury versus Oleksandr Usyk undisputed fight and has a reason why he thinks it has happened. The news emerged late on Friday that Fury had been badly cut in sparring. Shaky video footage emerged, as did a statement from all parties and many speculative theories […]
Billy Joe Saunders has been out of the ring some time but has kept his eyes on the sport and now predicts that one man ‘could get knocked out’ when Hamzah Sheeraz takes on Liam Williams. Williams has fought and lost to big names like Liam Smith twice, Chris Eubank Jr and Demetrius Andrade, while […]
Oleksandr Usyk was so close to having his chance to become a two-weight undisputed champion, but a cut to Tyson Fury late in the day has meant that the Ukrainian will now have to wait and we recently found out how he reacted to the news. The fight was due to take place on February […]
Following the news that Tyson Fury pulled out of the undisputed fight against Oleksandr Usyk with a cut, a rescheduled date was quickly announced but Carl Froch and George Groves have now questioned whether the fight goes ahead then or not. The first four belt king was due to be crowned on February 17 but […]
Conor Benn is looking to get back to his active best in 2024 but his first opponent of the year has called to be given ‘a full training camp’ and a rematch. Been has fought just twice in around two years owing to the ongoing saga around his failed drug tests ahead of his ill-fated […]
Daniel Dubois is a man on a mission after his latest win and now he fancies a fight with Filip Hrgovic on the undercard of Anthony Joshua versus Francis Ngannou. Dubois managed to end 2023 with the biggest win of his career. The young heavyweight put on an impressive performance on the epic Day of […]
Johnny Nelson seemed to know something about the Tyson Fury camp no on else did in the days leading up the postponement of the undisputed fight and now Frank Warren has responded to those rumours. Former cruiserweight champion turned Sky pundit Nelson claimed last week that ‘The Gypsy King’ had been getting ‘turned over’ by […]
Fresh off the back of a win on his Las Vegas debut, Conor Benn has announced he has moved on from Chris Eubank Jr and has ‘full focus’ on a fight with Gervonta Davis instead. Benn went the full 12-round championship distance for the first time this past weekend when taking on the unheralded Pete […]