Sports Journalist · 199 articles
Top ten super-middleweights Daniel Jacobs and John Ryder do battle on Saturday night at Alexandra Palace, north London in a WBA 168lbs eliminator. Luke G. Williams previews the action… The super-middleweight division is in a period of stasis right now, as the boxing world awaits definitive news of undisputed 168lbs champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s next […]
Bitter rivals Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Williams meet on Saturday night in Cardiff in a middleweight showdown that opens the door to a potential world-title shot for the victor, but leaves the loser in nowheresville. Luke G. Williams previews the action… After a barren January due to a Covid-enforced shutdown, big-time British boxing returns […]
Carlos Cuadras seeks to regain the WBC super-flyweight title he held between 2014 and 2016 when he takes on rising contender Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez at the Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday night. Luke G. Williams previews the action… The super-flyweight division certainly provides a welcome contrast to the tiresome promotional shenanigans and tortuous negotiations that customarily […]
Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Williams clash at middleweight on Saturday night in Cardiff in what amounts to a must-win showdown for both men. So who prevails? Boxing Social’s intrepid band of writers and fortune tellers attempt to predict the outcome… I haven’t been impressed by Eubank Jr since he teamed up with Roy Jones […]
Mexican super-flyweight Carlos Cuadras has enjoyed – and at times endured – a rollercoaster life and career. Given the turbulence he had experienced, the 33-year-old is certainly grateful for the opportunity to face Srisaket Sor Rungvisai for the WBC super-flyweight title on 5 February – a rematch of a controversial 2014 bout between the two […]
After signing with Probellum, ambitious lightweight contender Estelle Mossely from France tells Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams she is targeting further Olympic glory as well as undisputed world champion status… Estelle Mossely has achieved so much in boxing, but she is also clear when speaking to Boxing Social that her ambitions are far from sated […]
Luke G. Williams previews Gary Russell Jr’s intriguing defence of his WBC featherweight title against dangerous Filipino puncher Mark Magsayo… To some, Gary Russell Jr is the poster boy for many of the things that are wrong with modern boxing. The well-schooled southpaw from Capitol Heights, Maryland is the longest reigning title holder in professional boxing, having […]
As Roy Jones Jr celebrates his 53rd birthday Luke G. Williams ponders his legacy and delves into his personal archive to recall a 2018 audience with arguably the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of the last three decades… Realising Roy Jones Jr is now 53 and preparing for International Boxing Hall of Fame Induction is rather akin […]
Can late sub Steve Geffrard upset title holder Joe Smith Jr in this weekend’s WBO light-heavyweight showdown at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York? Luke G. Williams previews the action… It has been a slow start to 2022 from a boxing perspective, but the year’s world-title action finally gets under way on Saturday […]
The Boxing Social panel came to metaphorical blows while deliberating whether Oleksandr Usyk or Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez should be named fighter of the year… In many ‘normal’ years, several boxers who ended up as a mere sideshow in 2021 might have been leading contenders to win fighter of the year honours. Take Stephen Fulton, for […]
In a year littered with spectacular and dramatic KOs, the Boxing Social panel had a tough time determining a winner in the knockout of the year category. Tyson Fury’s conclusive 11th-round stoppage of Deontay Wilder – courtesy of a clean right hand to the Bronze Bomber’s temple that sent him tumbling to the canvas like […]
Discussion among the Boxing Social team concerning the Prospect of the Year award was heated and intense. It’s no easy feat – of course – to identify future world champions from among the massed ranks of hopefuls and pro novices throughout the sport. Indeed, there’s always the possibility that you might end up with egg […]