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.
Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr fought twice in 2023 and following a knockout loss in the second contest, Smith has taken some time out to consider his options. It was a loss not many people saw coming, especially after the way that former middleweight champion Smith dealt with Eubank in the first fight in […]
The remarkable boxing career of Francis Ngannou continues on March 8 when he faces a second modern-day great of the sport in only his second fight. His debut came in October against the WBC and Lineal champion Tyson Fury and saw him shock the world – not with a win, but almost. He boxed better […]
Hasim Rahman is no stranger to upset having caused one of the sport’s biggest back when he was a world-level heavyweight and now he has predicted the outcome of the fight between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou. Rahman was a huge 20-1 betting underdog when he took on the mighty Lennox Lewis in April 2001 […]
The first undisputed fight for 24 years is just around the corner and the last man to hold that honour at heavyweight has cast his eye over the contest before making a prediction. Lennox Lewis was the last made to raise all four belts in the marquee division. Since then, politics have kept the very […]
Following some minor controversy around Artur Beterbiev and an ‘atypical’ finding in one of his most recent drug tests, Frank Warren has now claimed Tony Bellew’s comments around the Russian getting ‘more destructive’ are ‘a stupid thing to say.’ Beterbiev is coming off another knockout victory – his 20th out of 20 fights. This time […]
John Fury is renowned for being relatively candid with his views on boxing and has now offered a verdict for the upcoming fight between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou. ‘Big John’ sure was honest in light of his son Tyson’s less than spectacular showing against Ngannou back in October when he called for him to […]
Turki Alalshikh is the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority and wields so much power in boxing that he is already looking ahead to matching the winner of the potential undisputed light heavyweight fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dimitri Bivol. Alalshikh has made Saudi Arabia the new boxing capital of the world. He has […]
Eddie Hearn is in a buoyant mood ahead of his man Anthony Joshua fighting Francis Ngannou but has spared a moment to send a message to long-time British rival Tyson Fury. Joshua is working his way through Fury’s past opponents as he hopes to get a clash with the man himself. He has just knocked […]
Anthony Joshua recently came head to head with Francis Ngannou for the first time ahead of their showdown on March 8 in Saudi Arabia and has now revealed the one issue that bothered him. Joshua has done a great job of getting back into good form and back to having the support of the wider […]
An American heavyweight contender is not happy at having been removed from the WBA rankings and claims it is ‘unbelievable.’ Rankings can often be a hot topic for debate as boxers move in and out, up and down the Top 10. Their position in them often has quite an impact on what matchups can be […]
Saying goodbye to the sport can be one of the hardest things a boxer has to do in their career, and it seems right now Manny Pacquiao is struggling to find the best way to leave fighting behind. News emerged at the very start of the year that that multi-weight Filipino legend was ready to […]
Little has been heard from Dillian Whyte or his camp since his fight with Anthony Joshua back in August 2023 was canned last minute due to adverse findings in one of his drug tests, but now his trainer has provided an update on the situation. Whyte is a staple of the British heavyweight scene, but […]