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.
Robert Helenius is the man to have got the nod to step up as a late replacement for Dillian Whyte against Anthony Joshua this weekend but one man on the same card has already floored the Nordic Nightmare. Despite boxing just last weekend, Helenius is stepping into he ring again this Saturday for arguably the […]
Shawn Porter correctly picked Terrence Crawford to beat Errol Spence Jr in their Las Vegas Super fight in July, and now the former welterweight champion sees a young fighter coming up with the same style as the current undisputed 147lb king. Porter shared his thoughts with Boxing Social on how he thinks great boxers should […]
News emerged recently that Callum Smith’s world light-heavyweight title shot at Artur Beterbiev had been postponed after the champion suffered an infection in his jaw, but Smith thinks the delay could give him an advantage. Fearsome puncher Beterbiev currently holds the WBC, WBO and IBF titles, and the fight was set for August 20 at […]
Carl Froch never shied away from anyone in his career, though he has admitted there are some fantasy fights he would have loved to be involved with. Last week ‘The Cobra’ had a heated back and forth with Frank Warren about his desire to face fellow super middleweight Joe Calzaghe early in his career. That […]
The boxing world has been reacting to Dillian Whyte’s denial of wrongdoing in the wake of returning an ‘adverse finding’ in a VADA drugs test, with one heavyweight contender sayings “it’s very suspicious.” The news of the test result broke a week before Whyte was due to renew his rivalries with Anthony Joshua at the […]
Mike Tyson has said “The greatest fighters fight everybody,” but he then reveals the greatest fighters don’t necessarily watch all other fighters by admitting he has never seen British world heavyweight title hopeful Daniel Dubois in the ring. Speaking to Pro Boxing Fans, ‘Iron Mike’ is asked for his prediction for Dubois’s upcoming shot at […]
John Fury has seemingly changed his prediction for Daniel Dubois’ shot at Oleksandr Usyk’s three world title belts on August 26 in Wroclaw, Poland. Dubois has rebuilt after suffering a defeat to Joe Joyce in 2020, and, although he recognises his underdog status in this fight, he is still relishing his chance. It’s a chance […]
Former two-division champion Carl Frampton has reflected on Terrence Crawford’s impressive win over Errol Spence Jr and called it “flawless” and “the best performance I have ever seen.” Frampton is not alone in this view. The entire boxing world was stunned by the apparent ease with which Crawford strolled to victory with a 9th-round knockout […]
Like many in the boxing world, John Fury is adamant that his son and WBC heavyweight champion Tyson must fight Oleksandr Usyk before the end of his career and that it’s “a foregone conclusion” So far one of the biggest fights in world boxing has eluded us. There have been heated negotiations but ultimately rematch […]
Dan-favourite heavyweight, Dave Allen, has weighed in with his prediction for Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Dillian Whyte. The fight comes almost eight years after their first professional meeting for the British title. Joshua claimed that win with a knockout and went on to become a two-time world champion, whereas Dillian Whyte came up short in […]
Still riding high off his emphatic stoppage win over Errol Spence Jr to become undisputed welterweight king, Terrence Crawford has now outlined he is “coming for” Jermell Charlo. Crawford looked so imperious in his latest win in Las Vegas that people are struggling to come up with a list of suitable next opponents for the […]
After two delays, Liam Smith’s rematch with Chris Eubank Jr is finally on for September 2, and the Liverpudlian isn’t fazed by who is in the opposite coaching corner. Smith’s comments to Sky Sports Boxing come in the wake of the news that Eubank has split with Roy Jones Jr and enlisted the help of […]