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 WBO heavyweight champion and sparring partner of Tyson Fury, Joseph Parker, has addressed scepticism surrounding the legitimacy of the Brit’s cut, which caused the delay of the undisputed heavyweight title clash between Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. A couple of weeks ago, ‘The Gypsy King’ was cut by an unintentional elbow thrown by Croatian sparring […]
Former light-heavyweight world champion Antonio Tarver has revealed his biggest regret over the course of a near 20-year career that saw ‘The Magic Man’ claim each of the WBC, WBA and IBF titles in the 175lb division. Tarver is best remembered for his successful trilogy with the legendary Roy Jones Jr and his intense rivalry […]
Tyson Fury’s cut postponed the biggest fight of 2024 and sent the world of boxing into a whirlwind, and Oleksandr Usyk’s former trainer James Al Bashir remain sceptical as to whether it will take place at all. ‘The Gypsy King’ was cut by an unintentional elbow thrown by Croatian sparring partner Agron Smakici, which caused […]
Tyson Fury’s undisputed showdown with Oleksandr Usyk was postponed after ‘The Gypsy King’ suffered a cut in sparring, and now the man who caused it has revealed it came following a prank from Fury. A few months ago. you could be forgiven for not knowing the name of Croatian heavyweight Agron Smakici, but these days […]
Two-division world champion Andre Ward may have retired with an undefeated record and a place in the hall of fame, but he has revealed what he was thinking during his closest shave under the bright lights, when he was knocked down by Sergey Kovalev. Ward dominated the super-middleweight division during the early 2010’s, making six […]
Conor Benn is well and truly on the comeback trail and seeking a ‘big name’ to thrust him into superstardom, and now a new contender has emerged as a potential opponent for ‘The Destroyer’. Benn has bounced back from an 18-month layoff with two decision victories in the United States, defeating both Rodoflo Orozco and […]
IBF super-lightweight champion Subriel Matias has officially signed with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing ahead of what is sure to be a pivotal 18 months for the Puerto Rican sensation, and he appears more than ready to make the next step towards superstardom. Matias extended his record to 20-1 in November when a fifth consecutive […]
WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, has weighed in on the age-old debate as to who is the greatest heavyweight of all-time ahead of his historic undisputed title clash against Oleksandr Usyk. ‘The Gypsy King’ aims to become the first undisputed four-belt title holder in the history of the sports’ most glamourous division when he faces […]
Former super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch has named one fighter from the past who he found tough to face in sparring, admitting that his fellow Brit was ‘too much for him’ at one point. ‘The Cobra’ reigned at 168lb on four different occasions, holding each of the WBC, IBF and WBA titles over the course […]
Two-division world champion Tim Bradley has slammed the judging in Las Vegas after Teofimo Lopez’s controversial victory over Jamaine Ortiz on Thursday night, comparing the contest to a similar fight that had a contrasting result. Teofimo Lopez made his first successful defence of the WBO super-lightweight title last week when he claimed a unanimous decision […]
Former super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch has urged one British boxing legend to keep away from the sport, amid reports that his countryman could be on the verge of a return to the ring. Kell Brook walked away from the sport on a high, dominating and stopping his career-long rival, Amir Khan, in an overdue […]
IBF welterweight champion Jaron Ennis has officially filed a lawsuit against his former promotional outfit after failing to deliver on their promise to deliver him fourteen fights across a four-year deal. ‘Boots’ entered an agreement with NOW Boxing in 2019 and expected to have four fights in each of the first two years of the […]