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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.
When the great heavyweights of the 1990’s are mentioned, the likes of Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis understandably stick out. However, amongst those superstars there was a plethora of under-appreciated talent beneath, none more so than Ike Ibeabuchi. Now, at 51-years-old, ‘The President’ is set to make a shocking comeback to professional boxing. […]
The only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing, Manny Pacquiao’s legacy is truly cemented, and he will be regarded as an all-time great for years to come. However, ‘Pac-Man’ has been rumoured to be making a comeback to the sport in an attempt to further improve upon his phenomenal accomplishments, and after displaying […]
Ryan Garcia is currently serving a one-year ban from the sport of boxing following on from his controversial showdown against Devin Haney earlier this year. However, despite his suspension being in place until April, ‘King Ry’ appears to have announced a fight that will take place in January. Famed for his lightning-fast hand speed and […]
Even in retirement, two-weight world champion Carl Frampton is a part of one of the fiercest rivalries in the world of boxing, continuously going back and forth with his former manager and promoter, Barry McGuigan. However, Frampton has now revealed that he came extremely close to joining McGuigan on a popular TV show that is […]
Robson Conceicao and O’Shaquie Foster have battled to two split-decision’s within the last four months, with this weekend’s showdown for the WBC super-featherweight strap levelling the scores. Still, despite sharing 24 rounds with the American, Conceicao is not yet ready to move on just yet. A Rio 2016 silver medallist, ‘Nino’ had failed in three […]
The light-heavyweight division is one that has been under the spotlight during 2024, as Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol went toe-to-toe in the first ever four-belt undisputed title contest at 175lbs. Now, Matchroom Boxing have announced that they have signed a contender at the weight who looks set to challenge for a light-heavyweight world title […]
Naoya Inoue is perceived by many as the pound-for-pound number one in the sport and is one of just three men to have become a multi-divisional undisputed champion since the dawn of the four-belt era. Now, as a reward for his success, Inoue has capitalized on the recent influx of Saudi investment in boxing and […]
Daniel Dubois seemed poised to rematch Anthony Joshua in three months’ time but the fast turnaround from their first encounter appears to be too soon for ‘AJ’. Instead, Frank Warren and Dubois have been on the lookout for a worthy challenger and they may well have found one in Zhilei ‘Big Bang’ Zhang. ‘Triple D’ […]
IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois was expected to rematch Anthony Joshua just a few months after their first fight but it seems as though ‘AJ’ will not be ready in time. Now, Warren has revealed further details regarding Dubois’ upcoming fight date. Daniel Dubois shocked the world when he dramatically knocked out Anthony Joshua in […]
Talks of a showdown between unified super-welterweight champion Sebastian Fundora and former unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. have been prevalent throughout 2024. However, after hitting a bump in the road last month, the potential WBO & WBC 154lb title affair has been given a fresh update. Fundora pulled off a major upset when he […]
A fight against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is the most lucrative proposal outside of the heavyweight division but still the unified super-middleweight champion does not have an opponent lined up. Yet, a recent world ranking update may have put a new fighter on his radar. Canelo had been linked to a showdown with polarising middleweight contender […]
Undefeated IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots Ennis’ is hopeful of establishing himself as a pound-for-pound contender in the coming years but a win over unified super-welterweight champion Terence Crawford would fast track him to his goal. However, Ennis has shared his frustration regarding the potential fight with ‘Bud’. Ennis was upgraded to full IBF world […]