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 51-year-old former champion has declared that he has ‘lost no power’ ahead of an apparent return to the ring. They say that power is the last thing to leave a boxer and that’s what Shannon Briggs will be hoping for should be step back into the ring after almost a decade out. Briggs hails […]
As the fallout continues from Tyson Fury’s fight with Francis Ngannou, one heavyweight contender has now claimed he is ‘too inconsistent’ to be considered the best of a generation. Fury has been enjoying a run as the stand-out heavyweight champion. His draw and two wins against fearsome American puncher Deontay Wilder, plus wins over the […]
‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed recently met Riddick Bowe out in Saudi Arabia and asked him why he never fought his long-standing rival and the last undisputed heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis. American heavyweights Bowe and Lewis first met in the Olympics in 1988 when the Brit won the gold medal. The pair later fought parallel to each […]
Outspoken former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs has predicted what would happen if a prime Mike Tyson were ever to fight a prime Tyson Fury. Briggs fought some of the biggest names in the heavyweight division across a 68-fight career. He debuted in 1992 and went on to win 60 fights, 53 by knockout, with just […]
Frank Warren has responded to reports that Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou did worse than expected in terms of pay-per-view buys on American TV. The fight itself seemed to have the whole world talking in the build-up, and the event, hosted by Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia, was a star-studded and high-profile affair with a […]
A two-weight world champion was not impressed with what he saw from Tyson Fury in his recent fight with Francis Ngannou and has gone so far as to say ‘it didn’t make sense to me.’ It’s fair to say that Fury’s big-money bout with the former MMA champion did not go as expected. Fury seemed […]
Tony Bellew has recalled a time when he threatened to ‘end’ 300lbs heavyweight Martin Bakole. Bellew is a famously passionate man, and has been lifting the lid on his emotions in the build-up to his world title fight with Ilunga Makabu at Goodison Park, the home of Everton FC, back in 2016. It was his […]
A number one ranked heavyweight has claimed that Oleksandr Usyk is unproven and his best win was against ‘a declining Anthony Joshua.’ Usyk is, for many, a pound-for-pound star. The Ukrainian southpaw is a boxing technician with great feet, high IQ, and the fitness to go 12 rounds whenever is required. It is those skills […]
Oleksandr Usyk has revealed that he thinks Tyson Fury was playing games against Francis Ngannou in order to lure him into a false sense of security ahead of their proposed match-up. It’s fair to say no one predicted that the former MMA champion turned boxing novice, Ngannou, would present Fury, the Lineal and WBC champion, […]
Chris Eubank Sr has revealed his admiration of Conor Benn and claimed that his son is more motivated by money. It seems Been and Eubank Jr are set to come to blows at some point next year following more than 12 months of back and forth. They were originally scheduled to fight in October last […]
A former heavyweight champion has said he is coming back after and will be ‘stronger’ than before. Long periods out of the ring can be hugely damaging to a boxer’s career momentum, and even when they do return to fighting in the squared ring it can take time to shake off ring rust and get […]
Former world champion Tony Bellew has named who he thinks is the greatest cruiserweight of all time. Bellew, who also won British and Commonwealth Light-heavyweight titles and the European Cruiserweight belt, has always been a boxing historian and, since retiring in 2018, has worked as a pundit for DAZN. However, he revealed recently that he […]