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.
Former super middleweight champion George Groves knows a thing or two about big rematches, and has been giving his views on the upcoming settler between Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte. The all-British heavyweight match-up comes on August 12 at London’s O2 Arena. It’s a vital fight for both men, with the winner looking to push […]
Johnny Nelson thinks that Daniel Dubois has no more than “a puncher’s chance” against Oleksandr Usyk when the pair face off for the WBO, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles on August 26. The fight takes place in Wroclaw, Poland and represents by far the biggest challenge of Dubois’ career. At just 25 years old […]
Shawn Porter fought several world champions in his 36-fight career, and has recently been discussing which of them was the very best. The popular welterweight fought over 250 rounds against the most recognisable names in his division, including Devon Alexander, from whom he took his first IBF world title, plus the likes of Danny Garcia, […]
John Fury, the father of current WBC champion Tyson Fury, thinks that the Saudi boxing takeover will not end well for the British boxing scene. The last few years have seen Saudi Arabia’s Skill Challenge Entertainment – the country’s first fully integrated sports and entertainment agency – make big moves in the boxing world. Back […]
The Fury half-brothers are both in camp for big upcoming fights, and a recent clip shows younger sibling and cruiserweight contender Tommy getting mauled by giant heavyweight world champion Tyson. Both Furys are potentially in fights with non-boxers next. Current Lineal and WBC ruler Tyson has signed for a hugely divisive – and highly lucrative […]
Carl Froch is one of the most celebrated British fighters of his generation and almost a decade on from his last fight he remains in the headlines thanks to his forthright opinions Speaking to TalkSport Boxing, former IBF, WBA and WBC super middleweight world champion ‘The Cobra’ reflected on his career and, although he couldn’t […]
The mixed reaction to WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s upcoming fight with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou continues as heavyweight contender Michael Hunter has now called ‘The Gypsy King’ a “clown.” Speaking to Seconds Out, Hunter – himself a fringe contender who has recently been sparring with Anthony Joshua – reckons “most heavyweights” these days […]
The rematch between British middleweights Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr is officially on for September 2 in Manchester, and the boxing world is starting to make predictions. The first fight back in January ended with a knockout win for Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith in the fourth round. Many fans were surprised to see Jr down […]
It’s been a challenging few months for Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who is embroiled in public spats with his own fighter Ryan Garcia as well as Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn – a man he has now advised to “stay in the UK.” De La Hoya’s issues with Hearn really started when Hearn took […]
Frazer Clarke has joined some of his fellow British heavyweights in claiming that Daniel Dubois has a good puncher’s chance in his upcoming world title fight with Oleksandr Usyk. The fight will be Usyk’s second defence of the WBO, IBF and WBA world titles he won from, and then defended against, Anthony Joshua. It takes […]
The Connor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr fight is not happening, and Jr’s promoter Kalle Sauerland says ‘it hasn’t been an option’ despite claims to the contrary from Benn’s promoter, Eddie Hearn. Benn and Eubank were originally due to renew the rivalries of their fathers on October 8 last year, but following Benn’s failure of […]
Unbeaten heavyweight Demsey McKean is next in the ring against the IBF’s number one challenger Filip Hrgovic on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte, and has shared his views on how he thinks the main event will go. The Australian is a former mixed martial arts and Muay Thai star who also played […]