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.
Lennox Lewis claims there is still “a long road ahead” for Anthony Joshua despite looking good in his victory over Otto Wallin. Joshua topped the superb Day of Reckoning card in Saudi Arabia on December 23 and ended the show with a bang. His dominance over the Swedish southpaw led to Wallin’s corner pulling himself […]
Hasim Rahman has made up his mind on what happens when Tyson Fury faces Oleksandr Usyk, and even the better-than-expected showing of Francis Ngannou hasn’t changed his thoughts. Fury and Usyk are set to face one another in the first undisputed fight for 24 years in February. It is a long overdue contest that sees […]
Filip Hrgovic has made his prediction for who will be the long-awaited undisputed heavyweight champion when Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk face off on February 17. Hrgovic was in action on the Day Of Reckoning card this past weekend against Mark De Mori, easily outclassing his opponent in a one-sided first round stoppage win. The […]
Andre Ward retired unbeaten and thinks one current star of boxing might end up repeating that feat. Former multi-weight and unified world champion Ward beat all comers throughout his decorated career. He fought at both super-middleweight and light-heavyweight and saw off the likes of Carl Froch and Sergey Kovalev, ending with a record of 32 […]
He might be pound-for-pound number one in many people’s eyes, but Mike Tyson still thinks Terence Crawford has one thing left to prove. Crawford is quite possibly the best fighter of his generation after recently claiming the undisputed welterweight title with an impressive knockout win over Errol Spence Jr back in July. It’s his second […]
After two of the year’s best heavyweight performances, Zhilei Zhang is now waiting in the wings for his next contest and has sent a warning to Tyson Fury. Chinese heavyweight Zhang twice came up against Joe Joyce this year and twice he stopped him, the first time by inflicting such sustained damage on an injured […]
Former welterweight world champion Shawn Porter thinks Joseph Parker needs to do a couple of things to give himself a chance against big-hitting American Deontay Wilder. The fight is one of many big-time fights on the Day of Reckoning card in Saudi Arabia this weekend. Parker has been active in the last 12 months fighting […]
He was himself one of the hardest-hitting men during his time in the sport, but now David Haye has given credit to a sparring partner who hit him harder than anyone else – pro fights included. Haye is one of Britain’s most well-known fighters having achieved plenty of high-profile success in his career, as well […]
For many, Jarrell Miller versus Daniel Dubois is one of the most intriguing fights on the huge card this weekend. The bout is something of a crossroads for both men. At 35, Miller has guided himself into position for the biggest payday and most prominent fight of his career after low-key wins following a two-year […]
As the final countdown to Anthony Joshua and Otto Wallin begins, Carl Froch has predicted a knockout finish. This is Joshua’s third fight in 2023 after wins over Robert Helenius and Jermaine Franklin – his most active 12 months since way back in 2016. That represents a good return for a former two-time world heavyweight […]
Former rivals George Groves and Carl Froch have differing views on Anthony Joshua’s ongoing rotation of trainers. For the first years of his professional career, Joshua was settled with Team GB coach Rob McCracken, who helped to guide him to unified world heavyweight titles. However, after losing in his first fight with Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua […]
Teddy Atlas has stuck his neck out and made what he admits is a ‘wild’ prediction for when Anthony Joshua and Otto Wallin face off this weekend. On paper, Wallin is a level below Joshua. His reparation is built on a valiant loss against Tyson Fury in 2019 and, though he has some solid wins […]