The old maxim that one punch can change everything hovers menacingly over tonight’s heavyweight confrontation between Joe Joyce and Michael Wallisch at the BT Sport studios in Stratford, London. The 34-year-old Joyce knows that there is no margin for error against Wallisch. With a showdown looming against Daniel Dubois in October at the O2 Arena, […]
The clash between heavyweight hopes Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce at the O2 Arena on October 24 is one of the most eagerly anticipated fights of the year. However, promoter Frank Warren admits he will not sleep easily until both men have safely negotiated their upcoming warm-up contests. Thirty-four-year-old Olympic silver medallist Joyce faces Germany’s Michael […]
Referee Jack Reiss speaks to Boxing Social about keeping busy during lockdown, his new refereeing course Sole Arbiter and the worldwide impact of being involved with that iconic knockdown during Fury vs Wilder I… Brooklyn-born but West Coast-based for several decades, Jack Reiss has seen and done pretty much all you can do as the […]
Natasha Jonas speaks to Boxing Social about coming to terms with defeat, and why beating Terri Harper and winning two world titles will complete her boxing journey… Natasha Jonas can still remember the pain and frustration that her first professional defeat made her feel. It’s a feeling she never wants to experience again, and it’s […]
All eyes will be on the BT Sport studio in Stratford, East London, on Friday night when professional boxing returns to the United Kingdom for the first time since March 14 with a five-fight Frank Warren promoted card, headlined by Brad Foster’s British and Commonwealth 122lbs title defence against James Beech Jr. Looking back at […]
WBC interim super-featherweight champion Katharina Thanderz of Norway will be watching closely when Terri Harper defends her ‘full’ world title against Natasha Jonas on August 7. The 31-year-old Thanderz – promoted by Sauerland – was close to landing a fight with Harper back in April and is eager to test herself against the Denaby dynamo. […]
A week away from the biggest fight of his life, and James Beech Jr. oozes confidence and understated West Midlands charm. The 23-year-old from Bloxwich has previously annexed Midlands Area titles at feather and super-featherweight. However. next Friday his career will hit a whole new level when he squares off against Brad Foster for the […]
In a sense, Peter McGrail is one of the lucky ones. As the Coronavirus lockdown swept across the sporting landscape of the United Kingdom in March, the likeable Liverpudlian featherweight was one of the last athletes to be able to compete at international level. On the evening of Monday 16 March, the Everton Red Triangle […]
Frank Warren has been first out of the blocks to announce a UK boxing show after the Coronavirus lockdown has been eased. The Hall of Fame promoter talked to Boxing Social about his July 10 show and the sport’s return in the UK… Frank Warren has seen and done pretty much everything it’s possible to […]
World class Australian bantamweight Jason Moloney can’t wait to enter Top Rank’s Las Vegas-based ‘bubble’ as he prepares for a ring return that he admits has come far sooner than he ever dared hope. Moloney (20-1, 17 KOs) is due to face Mexican Leonardo Baez (18-2, 9 KOs) next Thursday, two days after twin brother […]
With most of boxing still on an enforced hiatus due to Covid-19, it seems an apt time to take stock of how the major players currently stack up in the increasingly intriguing and talent-rich female fight firmament. Here, then, is Boxing Social’s current female pound-for-pound top five… 5) Yesica Yolanda Bopp; 36-1 (16 KOs); Argentina. […]
Tyson Fury is king of heavyweights right now, but back in 2009 many thought he lost to John McDermott in an English heavyweight title fight. Now retired, ’Big Bad John’ is still convinced he beat the Gypsy King. He tells Luke G. Williams his story… When John McDermott answers Boxing Social’s phone call there is […]