There’s nothing theatrical or ostentatious about Daniel Roman. The business-like super-bantam faces Juan Carlos Payano as part of PBC’s ambitious, double event spectacular on Showtime Pay-Per-View on September 26. In typically straight-talking but respectful manner, the former WBA and IBF 122lbs champion makes it clear to Boxing Social he is determined to make an impact […]
Boxing is back and so is the World Boxing Super Series, with the much-awaited Season 2 cruiserweight final between Mairis Briedis and Yuniel Dorticos scheduled for September 26 in Munich. Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams catches up with WBSS Chief Boxing Officer Kalle Sauerland who tells him “expect absolute fireworks”. Since its launch in March […]
In many respects, Abass Baraou is a mass of contradictions. Ambitious but level-headed, the 25-year-old is a risk taker who is nevertheless meticulous and professional in everything he does. Supremely confident, yet also endearingly modest and understated, it’s impossible not to be charmed by the quiet determination of the German-born boxer of Togolese extraction. This […]
Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon rematch this Saturday night in Matchroom Boxing’s final Fight Camp show in a clash for the undisputed world lightweight title that could well steal the limelight from the headline heavyweight tussle between Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin. Taylor-Persoon 2 is not only a potentially thrilling fight but a contest with […]
Katie Taylor defends her undisputed world lightweight championship in an eagerly awaited rematch against Delfine Persoon on Saturday night. Six leading female pro boxers give Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams their big fight predictions… “I’m sure Taylor will win on points in superior fashion. She will learn from her mistakes from the first fight and […]
Matchroom Boxing’s summer ‘Fight Camp’ series draws to a close with a controversial Pay-Per-View heavyweight clash between Brixton’s Dillian Whyte and Russia’s Alexander Povetkin on Saturday night. Some fans have expressed discontent at the prospect of having to pay out £19.95 for a five-bout bill in the midst of a global pandemic that has left […]
Otto Wallin has had an incident packed last 11 months out of the ring – and is now hoping to get back to business inside it when he faces Travis Kauffman on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. The last time he fought, the New York-based Swede gave Tyson Fury an […]
Several months of lockdown have helped make up Michael Conlan’s mind about two important matters: the Irish icon will be moving from featherweight (126lbs) to super-bantamweight (122lbs) as soon as possible, and he has had enough of baking. Conlan created plenty of social media chatter during the early stages of the Coronavirus pandemic when he […]
One hundred and nine years ago today, in the anonymous Mississippi town of Hillsboro, perhaps the greatest boxing trainer to ever draw breath was born. Eddie Futch’s dreams of a professional boxing career of his own were stymied by a heart murmur, but the wisdom he imparted to others as a trainer and all-round father […]
The second of Eddie Hearn and Matchroom’s ‘Fight Camp’ series is headlined by an intriguing all-British world title showdown on Friday night, as rising Yorkshire star Terri Harper defends her WBC and IBO super-featherweight titles against Liverpool’s former amateur standout Natasha Jonas. Remarkably, and somewhat surprisingly, the 130lbs showdown is the first ever all-British female […]
Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing return to the promotional fray on Saturday night with the first in their much-hyped ‘Fight Camp’ series of events. Love him or hate him, you can’t deny Hearn’s PT Barnum-esque showmanship and there is a real sense of occasion surrounding this four-event series in his ‘back garden’ at Matchroom HQ, […]
Belfast lightweight James Tennyson has admitted he is “absolutely buzzing” ahead of his British title fight against Welshman Gavin Gwynne this Saturday at Matchroom’s ‘Fight Camp’ in Brentwood, Essex. “I’m feeling great,” Tennyson, who turns 27 next week, told Boxing Social. “The way things have been [with the Coronavirus] I didn’t think we would see […]