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.
Zhilei Zhang re-announced himself as a threat to the heavyweight throne with a knockout win over Deontay Wilder, with there being a growing feeling that this could have been Wilder’s final appearance in the ring. With that in mind, Zhang made his feelings on those rumours clear in a post-fight message. Zhang seemed to be […]
Four-division world champion and pound-for-pound great Roy Jones Jr. boasts the world record as the longest career of any heavyweight champion and he may be set to extend that résumé following news of the postponement of Jake Paul’s showdown with Mike Tyson. Paul and Tyson were expected to meet on July 20th at the AT&T […]
Anthony Yarde appeared poised for a potential breakthrough fight in recent weeks, but it now seems as though that opportunity has passed, as a continuous contract dispute between he and his promoters has gotten in the way. Once again, their disagreements have been publicised and all signs point towards a sour split. At present, each […]
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has given Deontay Wilder some words of wisdom in light of the American’s knockout defeat to Zhilei Zhang at the weekend, disrupting any plans of a return to the heavyweight throne. Wilder lost the chance to face long-term rival Anthony Joshua when he was whitewashed by Joseph Parker in […]
Four-time super-middleweight champion Carl Froch has delivered a damning verdict on the newfound home of boxing in Saudi Arabia, following on from the weekend’s Queensberry versus Matchroom card that took place in Riyadh. Turki Al-Alshikh has quickly emerged as the most influential figure in the sport as he continues to stage the biggest events possible […]
Over two years since his retirement, it appears as though former super-lightweight world champion Amir Khan could be finally poised to return to the ring, as rumours of a shock opponent begin to gain traction. Khan has fought just once since July 2019, that being a February 2022 appearance against long-term rival Kell Brook, where […]
Vasyl Lomachenko is a reigning world champion once again, following an exceptional performance and win against George Kambosos Jr. last month. With ‘Loma’ sure to be in huge fights and possible unifications later this year, there is one thing that can be promised when you tune in to watch the Ukrainian technician – that his […]
Irrespective of the newfound friendship between Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn and Queensberry’s Frank Warren, the battle between promotions is as fierce as ever as top players in the sport each claim to be both the best promoters in the game and in possession of the strongest stables. However, the claim to the throne of Oscar De […]
Undisputed super-middleweight champion and arguable ‘face of boxing’, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, will be forced to make a huge decision in the coming days, with his plans for 2024 expected to be derailed by an unlikely contender that few anticipated he would face. After an eyebrow-raising run of performances since defeat to Dmitry Bivol in 2022, […]
Anthony Joshua has been linked to a showdown with Deontay Wilder for almost a decade now, but it seems that the long-perceived ‘biggest fight in boxing’ will be the latest addition to the ‘what-if’s’ of boxing history, after Wilder’s fourth defeat in five outings all but ended interest in the clash. Joshua and Wilder were […]
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has detailed a call that he shared with Scott Fitzgerald, after news that the former British champion will make a comeback in the near future, after well-documented struggles that have kept him out of the ring since 2021. With wins over Anthony Fowler and Ted Cheeseman, ‘Fitzy’ proved himself to […]
The Ryan Garcia Ostarine saga has taken the world of boxing by storm, representing the ever-present dirty dark cloud that continues to hang over the sport even when it appears to be flourishing. With Garcia maintaining his innocence, there has been another twist that brings the validity of a recently conducted test into question. ‘King […]