Sports Journalist · 199 articles
Promoter Kalle Sauerland of Wasserman Boxing has emphasised that the plan is for the outfit’s figurehead fighter Chris Eubank Jr. to fight for a world title before the end of the year. Eubank Jr, along with Josh Taylor, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Claressa Shields and several others, will feature on Sky TV in future as part of […]
As the boxing world awaits this autumn’s planned showdowns involving Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, Luke G. Williams assesses the current state of play among the Boxing Social heavyweight Top Ten. Today, he counts down from Oleksandr Usyk at five to Tyson Fury at one… 5. Oleksandr Usyk (18-0) Arguably the […]
After Manny Pacquiao’s unanimous points defeat against Yordenis Ugas on Saturday night in Las Vegas the boxing world is wondering if we have seen the last of the Filipino phenom in the ring. If the eight-division world titlist does call it a day what will his legacy be? Boxing Social asked four of our writers […]
As the boxing world awaits this autumn’s planned showdowns involving Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, Luke G. Williams assesses the current state of play among the Boxing Social heavyweight Top Ten. Today he counts down from Joseph Parker at ten to Dillian Whyte at six… 10. Joseph Parker (29-2)Once upon a […]
The Olympic boxing tournament in Tokyo built to a dramatic climax with four finals today resulting in gold medal joy for Britain’s Lauren Price and Ireland’s Kellie Harrington, but a double dose of disappointment for the United States. The 27-year-old Price from Wales added Olympic gold to her 2019 world championship title after outboxing and […]
After silver medals for Pat McCormack and Ben Whittaker, Great Britain finally struck gold at the Tokyo Olympics as Galal Yafai beat Carlo Palaam via 4-1 split decision to win the flyweight tournament on Saturday. The 28-year-old thus emulated the achievement of Terry Spinks, who won flyweight gold in the Melbourne Games of 1956. Yafai […]
The Great Britain Olympic boxing team are still in the running for two gold medals after Lauren Price repelled the challenge of perennial rival Nouchka Fontijn in the semi-finals of the female middleweight tournament at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Price overcame the disadvantage of being deducted a point in round two for holding to […]
Britain’s Galal Yafai will fight for flyweight gold after a thrilling 3-2 semi-final victory against Kazakhstan’s Saken Bibossinov in the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. The 28-year-old from Birmingham, fighting in his second Olympics, began round one at a breakneck pace, raining punches to the head and torso of the Kazakh, who at times looked overwhelmed. […]
As Great Britain secures its biggest ever haul of boxing medals at a post-war Olympics, Luke G. Williams re-examines the Games in which the country won every boxing gold medal on offer… the 1908 Olympics in London… Great Britain is the third most successful nation in the long and proud history of boxing at the […]
For the second day in succession, Great Britain’s bid for boxing gold was stymied by a Cuban, as Ben Whittaker was beaten by Arlen Lopez in the light-heavyweight final at the Olympics in Tokyo via a split decision on Wednesday. The 24-year-old from West Bromwich was seeking to become the first Briton to win light- […]
Britain’s Pat McCormack was denied Olympic gold by the accurate and swift fists of Cuban master boxer Roniel Iglesias in the Olympic welterweight final in Tokyo this morning. The 26-year-old from Tyne and Wear was forced to settle for silver after being outfoxed by the precise punching and ringcraft of the 32-year-old from Pinar del […]
Whenever the Olympics roll around, Clinton McKenzie’s pulse quickens. “Every Olympic year, I get excited,” the 65-year-old – an Olympian for Great Britain back in 1976 – tells Boxing Social. “It really stirs memories for me, absolutely! The Olympics was a great moment of my life. Such an exciting time! And as time goes on […]