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.
A heavyweight legend has predicted that Oleksandr Usyk ‘will beat’ Tyson Fury when the pair challenge each other for the undisputed crown. The mouthwatering fight is one of the biggest that can be made in boxing. It has been a long time coming and even suffered a last-minute delay after Fury almost slipped up against […]
Tyson Fury’s ever-candid father John has revealed that he thinks his son’s style is ‘no good’ for his upcoming opponent, Oleksandr Usyk. As the first undisputed fight in 24 years approaches on February 17 in Saudi Arabia, predictions are flying in from the whole boxing industry. One shock admission, though, has come from the British […]
Carl Froch has heard that Tyson Fury is cutting corners ahead of his undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Following his October showdown with Francis Ngannou, Fury has gone straight into his next training camp with little if any time off to fully recover. He has less than eight weeks to get in shape and right […]
One of Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight rivals has had some harsh words for the Brit. Joshua is set to face Swedish southpaw Otto Wallin in his next bout as he continues his comeback run following wins over Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius already this year. It’s part of a mega card in Saudi Arabia on December […]
Even before the official announcement of their undisputed fight, Tyson Fury was goading Oleksandr Usyk during a recent Champions Gala. In the lead-up to Fury’s fight with Francis Ngannou in October, a huge dinner was arranged featuring scores of world boxing champions from across multiple weights and several generations. Now, Top Rank has shared some […]
Former two-weight king Evander Holyfield has had his say on who will win when Anthony Joshua steps into the ring with Otto Wallin. Holyfield remains a legend of the sport, being the only man to ever be undisputed ruler at both cruiserweight and heavyweight. Now he has cast his mind over Joshua’s important upcoming fight […]
Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder have fought the same man more than once but Joshua has picked out one specific name as a yardstick with which to beat his American foe. Joshua and Wilder are still not scheduled to fight each other, though many are hoping that by appearing on the same bill in Saudi […]
Carl Froch says one top British heavyweight has lost his desire. The recent confirmation that Joshua is fighting Swedish southpaw Otto Wallin on December 23 means the Brit is fighting three times in a year for the first time since 2016. At 34, he is on what might be his final quest to lift a […]
Having faced both men, not many are in a better position than Derek Chisora to predict who will win the upcoming undisputed fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. Back in October, he sided with his old friend and three-time former foe Fury, saying his size would win out ‘easy’ over the former unified cruiserweight […]
Former multi-weight world champion Andre Ward has made his prediction for the upcoming fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. The wait is almost over for the much-anticipated clash. It comes a couple of months later than initially expected following Fury’s harder-than-predicted fight against former MMA champion turned boxing novice Francis Ngannou. Ngannou has been […]
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury recently came face to face ahead of their undisputed fight on February 17. The fight has been a year in the making but had one final hurdle put in its way back in October. That came when former MMA star turned boxing novice, Francis Ngannou, managed to push Fury hard […]
Jarrell Miller has claimed that Daniel Dubois agreeing to fight him is like he has ‘signed his death certificate.’ Miller is a controversial figure who failed more than one drug test in the immediate run-up to his proposed fight with Anthony Joshua in New York in June 2019. Following a two-year ban, he has fought […]