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 big-hitting heavyweight David Price has made his prediction for the upcoming Oleksandr Usyk-Daniel Dubois title fight. It’s fair to say the bout against unified WBA, WBO and IBF champion Usyk in Wroclaw, Poland on August 26 is the biggest of Dubois’ career – both in terms of hype and challenge. He’s rebuilt well after […]
Tyson Fury’s crossover bout with MMA star Francis Ngannou is approaching and promoter Frank Warren finds himself having to defend his fighter against accusations that he isn’t facing the best possible opponents. Fury’s standout fights are against Wladimir Klitschko and a triple header with Deontay Wilder. Both saw him step into the ring as challenger […]
The debate surrounding resumes and legacy is a constant in the sport of boxing – Barry McGuigan has weighed in on Tyson Fury’s standing and how his record stacks up. Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk are both back in the ring in August in solid fights against Dillian Whyte and Daniel Dubois respectively, while WBC […]
Daniel Dubois’ promoter Frank Warren hasn’t taken kindly to former cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson suggesting there is ‘quit’ in his British heavyweight hopeful. Nelson’s analysis must stem from the 25-year-old’s only career loss against Joe Joyce back in 2020 when the Olympian’s solid jabs eventually closed the eye of Dubois and forced him to take […]
The dust has now settled on American heavyweight Jared Anderson’s 10-round points win over Charles Martin, and ‘The Real Big Baby’ has this week said he still sees himself as ‘being the best of all time.’ There has been a lot of hype building behind Toledo’s Anderson. The well-spoken 23-year-old knocked out all of his […]
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is in camp and preparing to defend to his undisputed super middleweight champion status against Jermell Charlo on September 20, but has declared he is “always ready” to fight. Charlo is moving up two divisions to take on this challenge in a move that is reminiscent of Canelo’s own adventures moving up […]
Now deep in training for his grudge match with Dillian Whyte on August 12, Anthony Joshua has shared a short video from camp in which he claims he “breathes life” into the heavyweight division. After several days of press last week, Joshua is now back out in Dallas bedding in with his still-new coach Derrick […]
After seeing both men up close at the press conference, Carl Frampton has gone from having Oleksandr Usyk as ‘strong favourite’ to starting to believe ‘a little bit more’ that Daniel Dubois can pull off the upset. The two will face off for the WBA, WBO and IBF world heavyweight titles in Poland on August […]
Someone who many regard as the best to ever do it, Roy Jones Jr, has voiced his opinion on who was the greatest to ever lace up the gloves. Jones Jr had a sparkling career that kicked off with a Silver medal in the light middleweight category at the 1988 Summer Olympics and went on […]
Former super middleweight world champion Carl Froch claims Anthony Joshua did not sack his coach Rob McCracken and that when their partnership came to an end it was “a mutual agreement.” ‘The Cobra’ spent much of his professional career fighting under McCracken, so has a good insight into his working relationship with former heavyweight world […]
British heavyweight contender Frazer Clarke has not held back with his views of Tyson Fury’s upcoming fight with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, and the role the WBC has to play. Writing in his latest column for the Metro newspaper, former Olympian Clarke states the fight is not one he is interested in. “To […]
Unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk has revealed that his unique approach to fighting is heavily influenced by having watched one of Britain’s most celebrated fighters when he was an amateur. The Ukrainian southpaw is known for his busy hands, busy feet, and fluid approach to fighting. He dances around the ring, and it’s a […]