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.
Joe Joyce is looking to put a difficult 2023 behind him when he returns to the ring against Kash Ali – a heavyweight who has previously been disqualified for biting his opponent. Back in March of 2019, heavyweight prospect Ali grew so frustrated during a contest with David Price that he repeatedly bit the big-hitting […]
Generational great Andre Ward has been mulling over what might have happened had British super middleweight legends Carl Froch and Joe Calzaghe ever have fought. There has often been back and forth between Froch and Calzaghe about exactly why they didn’t fight. For a small window, it was a possibility when Froch was on the […]
A month on from the shock defeat that has left Deontay Wilder out in the cold and looking to rebuild, the trainer of one top heavyweight contenders has called on him to retire. Wilder fell foul of a great game plan and solid boxing from victor Joseph Parker on the Day of Reckoning card on […]
Shakur Stevenson has cast his eye over the upcoming contest between Vasyl Lomachenko and George Kambosos Jr. This fight will see each former champion get a chance to regain some world titles as the IBO and vacant IBF lightweight belts will be up for grabs when they come together in the ring. The fight is […]
There seems to be ever-louder talk of Kell Brook returning to the ring for once last dance against someone who sees to be an ‘arrogant’ rival that he ‘just doesn’t like.’ Walking away from the sport can be the hardest thing a boxer must do in their career, though Brook seemed to have a more […]
Heavyweight trainer Billy Nelson is looking forward to the upcoming fight between Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang. This is a big fight in the heavyweight division despite not being for any world honours. It comes after both men had big years in 2023. Parker stayed active and fought several times which proved to very much […]
The actions of boxing’s sanctioning bodies often cause plenty of controversy and now-retired former world champion Shawn Porter has labelled them as ‘the worst part of boxing.’ The way boxing is run across four major world governing bodies – the IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC, with other minor ones such as the IBO also in […]
Conor Benn continues to remain more active on social media than in the boxing ring and has now retorted to his next undefeated opponent who claims he will floor him and make him take a knee. That man is Peter Dobson, a once-promising prospect who has struggled to keep busy. He is now 33 and […]
John Ryder has another tough fight lined up this weekend when he takes on the accomplished Mexican Jaime Munguia this Saturday night in Phoenix, Arizona. The British super-middleweight contender was last out early in 2023 when he impressed many onlookers by taking Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez the full distance in a gruelling fight. Munguia’s last outing […]
Heavyweight contender Martin Bakole continues to push for some big, career-defining fights as his trainer claims there is only one other man in the division who could beat him. The Congolese fighter is now 37 years old and has had 20 fights, winning 15 of them by knockout. His best performance came against Carlos Takam […]
Leigh Wood taking on Josh Warrington in a rematch of their 2023 fight is one of the most anticipated match-ups of the year but it will only happen if one big condition is met according to Wood. These two British stars came together for the WBA featherweight title on October 8. Both share common opponents […]
John Fury continues to talk about his son Tyson’s unconvincing performance against Francis Ngannou back in October and has now taken aim at the ‘pathetic’ instructions from his corner. They say you are only as good as your last performance and so it is proving with Fury. While he may be the current and long-reigning […]