An avid boxing fan with a passion for writing, Tom built his own website from the ground up whilst at university and debuted in Boxing News with a cover article, as well as freelancing for various other outlets. In mid 2022, he joined the Boxing Social tea and has since produced hundreds of news articles, fight reports and fighter interviews for the website. His aim is to continue to improve the content on the website as well as on other platforms.
Former IBF featherweight world champion Luis Alberto Lopez was on the wrong side of one of the upsets of the year last month, but the belt was the least of the Mexican’s concerns during the aftermath. Seven weeks after the brutal defeat, Lopez’s team have spoken out in disgust. ‘El Venado’ upset the odds when […]
The world of bare-knuckle boxing represents fighting in its purest, most old-school format yet the sport may be set to boom in the modern age due to the recent intervention of Conor McGregor. With more eyes on the bare-knuckle game, one former boxing world champion has crossed over and is set to debut next month. […]
The drama between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney began during 2023 but throughout 2024 it has blossomed into one of if not the fiercest rivalry in the sport, as a result of their controversial encounter back in April. Now, Haney has decided to take legal action against his foe, suing Garcia for battery, fraud and […]
A few months ago, Brian Norman Jr. was being heavily linked to a unification showdown against welterweight poster boy Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis but the fight failed to materialize. Instead, the undefeated WBO champion opted to move on and fight an alternate opponent, although it appears as though that fight may not happen either. IBF world […]
Shane Mosley shared the ring with Oscar De La Hoya on two occasions, with each of those contests coming over two decades ago. Now, Mosley is poised to return to the ring aged 53-years-old and ‘Golden Boy’ has shared some choice words regarding the comeback of his old rival. De La Hoya collided with ‘Sugar’ […]
Anthony Joshua became the latest victim of Daniel Dubois’ extraordinary rise through the heavyweight hierarchy when the IBF world champion proved himself worthy of the mantle with a show-stopping knockout – and what a show it was to stop. Still, former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew has declared that Dubois would not be able to […]
Self-proclaimed ‘face of boxing’ Gervonta Davis has emerged as one of the biggest pay-per-view draws in the sport and as a result the opportunity to fight him is one that his lightweight rivals dream of. Whilst lightweight unification contests are continuously pushed back, ‘Tank’ has been linked with a return to the ring against an […]
Last year, Jai Opetaia (25-0) was stripped of his IBF cruiserweight world title for failing to rematch Mairis Briedis and instead facing Ellis Zorro, only to fight Briedis for the then vacant IBF title six months later. Now, Opetaia could wind up being stripped for a second time, should he beat Jack Massey (22-2) next […]
Middleweight title hopeful Chris Eubank Jr. is gearing up for a major 2025 with eyes on world honours as well as some of the biggest names in the sport. Ahead of this, the loud-mouthed former IBO world champion has signed with Ben Shalom’s Boxxer and during today’s Beterbiev-Bivol press conference, on which he fights on […]
Vasyl Lomachenko knocked out George Kambosos Jr. earlier this year in one of the standout performances of 2024, regaining a lightweight world title to end an almost four-year spell without a belt to his name. Since then, ‘Loma’ has shut down rumours of a showdown with Gervonta Davis and news surrounding the Ukrainian has gone […]
Whilst all eyes have been on Turki Al-Alshikh over the last twelve months, other areas of the sport are thriving without his involvement, none more so than the Japanese boxing scene. The proud fighting nation now has it’s own superstar to get behind in, the form of arguable pound-for-pound number one Naoya Inoue, and his […]
In terms of the United Kingdom’s most impressive prospects, Ben Whittaker does not only stand out as one of the country’s most skilful potential superstars but also one of the most famous, consistently going viral for his in-ring antics despite just eight professional bouts. Now, the Tokyo 2020 silver medallist has opened up on why […]