Sports Journalist · 199 articles
WBA super and IBF super-bantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev defends his unified titles on Saturday night against Ronny Rios, but the fight that many really want to see is MJ against Stephen Fulton Jr. Luke G. Williams previews a bout that is already being overshadowed by a contest that probably won’t come to pass… Given the […]
Boxing Social writers Phil Rogers and Luke G. Williams go head-to-head to debate this weekend’s WBC super-flyweight championship showdown between Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai… The 22-year-old Rodriguez is a huge betting favourite and also has the advantage of fighting on his home turf of San Antonio, but the Thai southpaw is a proven […]
A stacked Matchroom card in San Antonio, Texas this Saturday night is topped by local hero Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez’s WBC super-flyweight championship defence against two-time former title holder Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. Luke G. Williams previews a classic clash of youth versus experience. On 3 May 2013, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, then a largely unknown Thai boxer, […]
Luke G. Williams examines the 1805 showdown between Henry Pearce and Jem Belcher – a titanic struggle that forms the thrilling climax to the upcoming feature film ‘Prizefighter’ … It’s the stuff that sporting legends are made of – a championship fight between two men, both with valid claims to the title. One is […]
Knockout artist Artur Beterbiev attempts to add Joe Smith Jr’s WBO light-heavyweight title to his WBC and IBF straps this weekend at the Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden in a fight that will surely deliver thrills. Luke G. Williams previews the action. Perfection may be an illusory concept when it comes to physical performance or […]
Update (12/06/2022): Watch highlights and read Boxing Social’s Bryan vs Dubois result report: “Dubois A Class Above Bryan, Wins WBA Belt”. Trevor Bryan defends his WBA regular strap against Daniel Dubois in Miami this weekend in a slightly surreal heavyweight showdown presided over by Don King. Luke G. Williams previews the action. Veteran promoter Don King […]
Undefeated British cruiserweight Richard Riakporhe continues his campaign towards world honours on Saturday night with a Wembley Arena showdown against Italian Fabio Turchi. Riakporhe (14-0, 10 KOs) has always possessed vast potential, but his career stalled in 2019 due to injury and management issues after he beat Jack Massey to become British champion and he […]
More than two years since they met in a 2019 Fight of the Year classic, Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire rematch this Tuesday with bantamweight supremacy at stake. Another classic incoming? Luke G. Williams previews the action… Time waits for no man, but the incredible Nonito Donaire (42-6, 28 KOs) has delayed the inevitability of […]
George Kambosos Jr and Devin Haney will meet in Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on Sunday for the lightweight championship of the world in front of around 40,000 fans. Luke G. Williams previews a genuine blockbuster of a showdown… It’s not often in modern times that fights for undisputed boxing world championships wind up in Australia. Way […]
Stephen Fulton Jr meets Daniel Roman in a high quality WBC and WBO super-bantamweight showdown on Saturday night. Luke G. Williams previews a match-up between two of boxing’s best-kept secrets… Neither Stephen Fulton Jr nor Daniel Roman could be described as high-profile pugilists, yet the duo represent much of what is good about boxing. Both […]
Boxing Social writers Craig Scott and John Angus MacDonald go head to head to debate this weekend’s undisputed world lightweight championship showdown between George Kambosos Jr and Devin Haney. The 27-0 Haney is a marginal favourite with bookmakers, but Kambosos (20-0) made a mockery of being the underdog against Teofimo Lopez and will be confident […]
Can Wales’ 2016 Olympian Joe Cordina graduate to world title honours on Saturday night when he challenges for Kenichi Ogawa’s IBF super-featherweight title? Luke G. Williams previews the action. The path from representing Great Britain at the Olympic games to success at the highest level of professional boxing is not always a smooth one. Just […]