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.
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Britain’s most newly crowned world champion has called out Oleksandr Usyk for what would be a huge world title clash. Usyk is the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt era and the first of any sort since 1999 following his victory over Tyson Fury. There is a contracted rematch with Fury that is expected […]
Deontay Wilder has been speaking about the undisputed fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk and has now claimed that he thinks one man ‘was robbed.’ The hugely anticipated showdown between Fury and Usyk saw ‘The Gypsy King’ get his first loss after a back-and-forth fight that was full of drama but also saw him […]
After the best part of a year out of the ring, Errol Spence Jr has finally revealed he is set to make a return to boxing and has revealed the opponent, date and location of his next fight. Spence Jr was well regarded as one of boxing’s pound-for-pound greats for several years after beating the […]
Eddie Hearn hasn’t held back with his views about an upcoming world title bout and has called it a “joke fight.” Hearn was speaking at the post-fight press conference following Jack Catterall’s impressive revenge win over Josh Taylor. Given that result, he is now looking to get Catterall the world title fight he thinks he […]
Just weeks ahead of his controversial contest with Jake Paul, Mike Tyson has had an incident that adds further worry to the event. Tyson will be 58 in June, and he is set to fight Paul, the YouTuber turned boxer who is still in his late twenties, on July 20 in Dallas. Tyson has not […]
There was plenty of chat in the wake of Tyson Fury’s loss to Oleksandr Usyk that instructions from his corner didn’t help him and now Peter Fury has weighed in with his opinion. The historic undisputed fight in Saudi Arabia saw Usyk get a split decision points to win after a fight that went back […]
Deontay Wilder is back in the ring next weekend and ahead of his next fight, he has sent a big threat to his opponent Zhilei Zhang. Wilder versus Zhang is one of the standout clashes in June’s Matchroom vs. Queensberry 5 v 5 event, and Widler has been picked as Eddie Hearn’s team captain for […]
Logan Paul has taken his spat with Ryan Garcia to a whole new level as the beleaguered American fighter has now revealed that Paul has filled a lawsuit against him over a defamation claim. All this stems from the fact that Paul believes Garcia has been spreading misinformation about Paul’s drinks brand Prime, which he […]
Joe Joyce knows what it’s like to fight Oleksandr Usyk and has now given his bold response to the Ukrainian’s win over Tyson Fury in their fight last weekend. Joyce and Usyk came to blows in the amateur ranks and Usyk came out on top that night, as he did in Saudi Arabia in the […]
Jermaine Franklin has been back in action following a couple of valiant losses to Brits in the last couple of years. American heavyweight Franklin is best known for coming over to the UK and giving Dillian Whyte a tough night, eventually losing on points over 12 rounds. Back in April last year, he was then […]
Ryan Garcia’s B-sample has been opened and has tested positive for the same banned substance as the tests before and after his fight with Devin Haney. The 25-year-old Garcia tested positive for ostarine in two separate tests before and after his fight with Devin Haney on April 20. Despite missing weight by 3 lbs, Garcia […]
Lawrence Okolie has weighed in for his world title fight against Lukasz Rozanski on Friday night and has now made a bold prediction. The former WBO cruiserweight world champion will face Rozanski for the WBC bridgerweight title in front of the Polish contender’s home crowd and he continues his ascent towards the heavyweight division. Okolie […]