On Saturday night, boxing fans will get the opportunity to feast their eyes on some of the best fighters in the world. From London to Las Vegas, via Texas, the likes of Oleksandr Usyk, Naoya Inoue, Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz will be tasked with defending their status as some of the leading men […]
“The old saying is hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard.” Tommy McCarthy learned a painful lesson in 2019. The March of that year saw the Belfast cruiserweight pitted against the raw talents of Richard Riakporhe for an Inter-Continental belt in Peterborough. Dillian Whyte’s protege was flying high after his win over Sam […]
“I get in there and do my job, I get out and I serve Jaffa cakes.” Rylan Charlton found out he had a powerful punch during his early years at high school. Before you begin secondary education the nerves and fears of what lie ahead travel with you from the moment you finish primary school, […]
“I am ready to play.” It is no great surprise to Sergey Lipinets that he is facing a change of opponent this Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville. The 31-year-old Russian (16-1, 12 KOs) fights for the interim IBF welterweight title against unbeaten Canadian Custio Clayton (18-0, 12 KOs). Originally, Lipinets was […]
“My career hasn’t blossomed yet.” If it was a perfect world and dreams came true, then Michael Hunter’s prediction as a child would have been realised a long time ago. “When I was a kid, I thought the least amount I was going to do was get a heavyweight title by 20 something years of […]
“I feel better now than when I was world champion.” Paul Butler’s car had not long got a flat tyre when Boxing Social phoned to interview him. “Nightmare. I was driving home from the gym. Just had to drive 50 miles at 35 miles per hour. Thankfully, I’ve got RunFlat tyres. I’m in a queue now to […]
Often you will read of how a boxer instantly clicked with boxing. It was meant to be. They quickly picked up the fundamentals and soon it became like riding a bike. It is rare that anyone will admit the opposite. Showing what they believe to be a sign of weakness is not generally open for […]
“It’s mad.” In Boxing Social’s current World Flyweight rankings Jay Harris sits at number five and deservedly so. In early 2019, it was unlikely that the Welshman would have had held such a lofty position. That March, Harris, then the Commonwealth champion, was about to fight Brett Fidoe in a six-rounder at the Vale Sports Arena. But […]
“They’ll rob me if it goes to points so I’m going in with that mentality and attitude to end the fight myself.” Martin Harkin says this is the opportunity he has been waiting for since he began boxing at eight-years-old. This Sunday, the unbeaten Scottish welterweight fights the highly skilled and elusive Michael McKinson on […]
Kash Farooq had just finished watching the Ivan Baranchyk vs Jose Zepeda war when Boxing Social rang up to interview him. Just one in a long list of fights that the Glasgow student has taken in during his time away from the sport. “I’ve watched that many it would take me forever to name them. It’s a […]
“It’s been a long time coming.” Fifteen months ago, Nathan Gorman faced the biggest test of his 17-fight career when he attempted to end the hype surrounding Daniel Dubois and prove that he would be Frank Warren’s leading heavyweight prospect. The two undefeated Brits had been on a collision course for a while and the […]
This story was published before a member of Jack Flatley’s camp tested positive for Covid-19 forcing the cancellation of his fight with JJ Metcalf. Ted Cheeseman, Anthony Fowler, Sam Eggington and Scott Fitzgerald. Four names that have lit up the super-welterweight division over the last 18 months by fighting one another and producing modern day […]