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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A former world champion has had to make the difficult decision to retire after it emerged they had suffered ‘too much brain damage.’ Ex-WBO featherweight champion Heather Hardy is a veteran of combat sports having fought not only as a boxer but also having competed in the world of mixed martial arts. She is now […]
Deontay Wilder is on the comeback trail after a loss last time out and now his trainer has revealed the rather surprising location the pair are training in for Zhilei Zhang. Wilder lost a wide decision on points last time out when he fought Joseph Parker on the Day of Reckoning card on December 23rd […]
Ryan Garcia and Errol Spence have continued their feud after they clashed about a potential date for them to come together in the ring. This rivalry between Garcia and Spence was first sparked by a recent dispute involving boxing coach Derrick James. Garcia publicly accused Spence of failing to compensate James for his coaching services, […]
Heavyweight legend Lennox Lewis has made a very specific prediction for what he thinks will happen when Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk finally square off on May 18 in Saudi Arabia. This much-anticipated fight will be the first time there has been an undisputed contest for all four major belts since 1999. The last man […]
Ryan Garcia has firmly denied all the allegations against him, has claimed he has never cheated or knowingly taken steroids and has now explained why he believes he never could have done so for his world title fight against Devin Haney. Garcia has been back in the headlines since urine samples provided both before and […]
Fresh off another impressive stoppage win, Naoya Inoue is now being lined up for a historic fight in the UK later this year according to reports. This week, ‘The Monster’ defended his undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-bantamweight world titles against Mexican Luis Nery. He faced an early setback in the match when he […]
Shakur Stevenson has been keen to secure a big fight for some time now and finally, an announcement has been made about his next world title fight and it is one that could have huge implications for his future. Stevenson is one of the most precocious talents in the sport right now but has often […]
Ryan Garcia has had a tumultuous few weeks and now the American fighter has made a huge decision over the failed drug test he returned before and after his fight with Devin Haney back in April. Garcia stunned the world by beating the odds and overcoming Haney in their fight at the Barclay Centre in […]
Jermall Charlo has suffered a major new blow that features big career implications after it was revealed that he was arrested this week in Texas. Charlo was arrested and charged with three misdemeanours. One was for driving while intoxicated, one for fleeing the scene of an accident, and one for eluding police, as reported by […]
The potential fight between Conor Benn and Manny Pacquiao has been given a big update in light of the appeal made to the British Boxing Board of Control over Benn’s status. Word has been that multi-weight and once pound-for pound boxing legend Pacquiao is eager to step back into the boxing ring, though as of […]
Ryan Garcia spoke of many potential fights he would take following his upset win over Devin Haney but now one of his targets Sebastian Fundora has responded to that call-out In his last outing in April, Fundora sprung a major surprise by defeating Tim Tszyu for the WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles last March. […]
Naoya Inoue has been called out by an unbeaten fighter after he knocked out Luis Nery in his latest contest. Inoue has already won titles at four different weights and over the weekend the man known as ‘The Monster’ defended his super-bantamweight crown in Tokyo. He came through an early scare in the fight that […]