Lennox Lewis: The Untold Story doesn’t quite live up to the promise of its title – for die-hard boxing and Lewis fans there aren’t any spectacular revelations contained herein – nevertheless directors Rick Lazes and Seth Koch’s new documentary about the former heavyweight king is highly entertaining and skilfully constructed. Narrated with an appropriate mixture of […]
Ismael Garcia, Greg Pickrom, Tim Ray and Chris Byrd were all defeated by Ike Ibeabuchi. Luke G. Williams spoke to the quartet, whose varied lives and experiences vividly capture the triumphs and tragedies – large and small – that define heavyweight boxing… Every boxer has a story to tell. From heady tales of world title […]
Japanese sensation Naoya Inoue has topped the inaugural Boxing Social writers’ pound-for-pound poll, edging out second-placed Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Six of our ten-strong panel ranked the Japanese bantamweight as their number one, with a further three voters placing him second. Alvarez finished second, with four writers placing him first. Former undisputed cruiserweight champion turned heavyweight […]
As cruiserweight king Mairis Briedis eyes a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, the Latvian icon gives Boxing Social his take on this weekend’s showdown between Usyk and Dereck Chisora… From his position as king of the cruiserweight division, Mairis Briedis is considering his options. The Latvian folk hero produced one of the finest pure boxing performances […]
Oleksandr Usyk faces Derek Chisora on Saturday night in a heavyweight showdown that has huge implications for the short and medium-term future of the division. The 32-year-old Ukrainian – 17-0 (13 KOs) – conquered all-comers at cruiserweight, and is now seeking to do what only Evander Holyfield and David Haye have achieved in the past […]
King of the cruiserweights Mairis Briedis talks to Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams about the long road to his WBSS final victory against Yuniel Dorticos, and why a rematch against Oleksandr Usyk could be “the fight of the century”… “Human nature is to forget everything that went badly or wrong and remember the good things,” […]
In a wide-ranging interview Kalle Sauerland gives Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams his assessment of the Season 2 finales of the World Boxing Super Series, while also reflecting on the WBSS’s history and achievement’s so far, and looking ahead to Season 3… When the World Boxing Super Series was launched in March 2017, the accompanying […]
Yuniel Dorticos tells Boxing Social he is determined to honour the legacy of Muhammad Ali in the WBSS cruiserweight final against Mairis Briedis on Saturday night… For Yuniel Dorticos, Saturday’s World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight final against Latvia’s Mairis Briedis is the culmination of a career-long ambition to be recognised as the premier 200lbs boxer […]
Ahead of the biggest challenge of his boxing career, Ghana’s Duke Micah is displaying boundless confidence. The 29-year-old faces WBO bantamweight ruler John Riel Casimero on Saturday night as part of PBC’s five world title fight pay-per-view spectacular, headlined by the Charlo brothers. Speaking to Boxing Social as the fight approached, Micah radiated passion and […]
Cecilia Braekhus is too polite an interviewee to descend to trash talk. However, the ‘First Lady’ of boxing is certainly in a defiant mood when Boxing Social catches up with her a couple of days after official confirmation that she has invoked her right to a rematch against Chicago’s Jessica McCaskill, who last month deposed […]
Undisputed welterweight champion Jessica McCaskill has been fighting against the odds her whole life and career. How did she and manager/trainer Rick Ramos conquer the female boxing world? Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams speaks to the Chicago-based duo and explores the making of an unusual and inspiring champion… In the immediate aftermath of her historic […]
The famous Australian editor and publisher Richard Walsh once observed that: “the ultimate accolade in Australia is to be a ‘good bloke’”. It’s an epithet that describes the gregarious and ever-friendly Jason Moloney (21-1, 18 KOs) to a tee. But come the end of October there’s another title that the Kingscliff-based 29-year-old is also desperate […]