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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Rematches are a common occurrence in boxing, but rarely do they carry as much bitterness and pride as the upcoming showdown between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall this Saturday night, with the winner set to go on to big things according to Eddie Hearn. It has been two years since their highly controversial first encounter […]
Just days after becoming the undisputed champion, Oleksandr Usyk’s team have revealed plans that they think m might help them avoid being stripped of the IBF belt. The IBF had always said they planned to strip their world title from whoever came out on top of the historic showdown in Saudi Arabia this past weekend […]
It was announced yesterday that popular British heavyweight veteran Derek Chisora will be fighting Joe Joyce in the summer and Carl Froch has served up a huge warning for ‘Del Boy.’ Joyce and Chisora will be coming to blows in the ring on July 27, but there will be no belts on the line and […]
Josh Warrington has been chasing hard to secure his next fight but has now revealed one shock contest that was close but fell through. Warrington was last out against Leigh Wood back in October. He was boxing well and up on the cards until he got caught in dramatic fashion and stopped somewhat controversially. Since […]
After a few weeks of waiting, there has finally been a big update on Ryan Garcia’s B-sample following his positive drugs test. Garcia is one of the most talked about men in boxing right now. The controversial figure has been on a true roller coaster ride this year. It started with a wild build-up to […]
Frank Warren and Simon Jordan have been in a heated clash on TalkSPORT and Eddie Hearn has now had his say. After Tyson Fury lost the undisputed fight to Oleksandr Usyk he suggested the judges sided with Usyk due to the ongoing Ukraine war with Russia. On Tuesday, Fury’s promoter Warren went on talkSPORT and […]
Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall are finally set to have a long-awaited rematch this weekend but ahead of that, the judge who controversially scored the first fight has made a shocking admission. The two super lightweights initially fought back in 2022. It was a close fight with plenty of back and forth. Taylor was defending […]
Two big British heavyweights Joe Joyce and Derek Chisora are set to face off with one another later in the year. Chisora is a seasoned veteran who many fans have been expecting to retire for months although he has always said he thought he had one last big fight if the right man was offered […]
Ricky Hatton has given his breakdown of the undisputed fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk this past weekend. This was the first time that all four heavyweight belts had been contested in 25 years. The bout saw former WBC and Lineal champion Fury suffer his first career defeat. The fight was closely contested, with […]
The much-anticipated Matchroom vs. Queensberry 5 On 5 event that is taking place in Saudi Arabia on June 1 is a pay-per-view show and the price of it has now been revealed. After years of avoiding each other, rival promoters Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn are now collaborating to organise a number of different boxing […]
Few British rivalries have been as heated as the one between Jack Catterall and Josh Taylor in recent years and now Catterall has another major incentive if he is able to defeat his opponent. Chorley’s Catterall is confident that defeating his long-time rival this Saturday at the First Direct Arena in Leeds will set him […]
Even before Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk stepped into the ring it was revealed that a rematch was contracted should either man want it and now we have been given a huge update on that. In their recent encounter last weekend, it was Usyk who emerged victorious after a remarkable turn of events in the […]