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IBHOF inductee and boxing gambling expert Graham Houston weighs up an intriguing weekend of world title action featuring lightweight king Teofimo Lopez against IBF No.1 contender George Kambosos and the unification clash between 122lbs cham...
ON October 15th, San Diego’s Pechanga Arena unanimously rose to its feet, with cheers ringing out, beers spilling, as one of the city’s own returned to the ring. For undefeated welterweight campaigner Giovani Santillan (28-0, ...
As South Africa’s Azinga Fuzile prepares to challenge for the vacant IBF super-featherweight world title on Saturday night, Boxing Social gets the lowdown on his prospects from the Golden Boy’s manager Colin Nathan… Azinga Fuzile has ...
IT would be inaccurate to say the dust has settled since two-time world champion Hannah Rankin (11-5, 2KOs) defeated Sweden’s Maria Lindberg; the dust hasn’t ever been allowed to gather. Rankin, from the remote villa...
In boxing, as is also the case with life in general, success is largely dependant on timing. Chloe Watson is acutely aware of that fact, as she has been the beneficiary of her ability to select the precise moment to land her shot and ...
As always, Boxing Social Managing Director Rob Tebbutt is on the move. This time it’s from the podcast studio to another interview, as he ramps up content building ahead of Wasserman Boxing’s Development Series, streamed ...
IBHOF inductee Graham Houston looks at how cuts can save or spoil a fighter’s night after a spate of no contests or technical decisions at the weekend. There was nothing wrong with the thinking behind the technical decision rule. A fi...
Promoter Nisse Sauerland gives Luke G. Williams all the intel on Wasserman Boxing’s ‘The Development Series’ show on Thursday night, headlined by flyweight prospect Harvey Horn, and broadcast by none other than Boxing Social… It is ...
“That’s always been my goal and my dream. They are very big boots to fill, but I just honestly feel like I could be the man to do that. Every few years, someone comes around in Manchester that people really get behind, and I feel like t...
IBHOF inductee and boxing gambling expert Graham Houston seeks the betting value in tonight’s fascinating 147lbs showdown between WBO king Terence Crawford and two-time champion Shawn Porter. On paper, tonight’s big welterweight tit...
Josh Taylor is in Las Vegas this week working on getting back to full throttle ahead of his next fight but also for a bit of a scouting mission as well. The undisputed super-lightweight champion has joined trainer Ben Davison, who is part o...
Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford finally faces a welterweight worthy of his talents on Saturday night when he defends his 147lbs WBO strap against ‘Showtime’ Shawn Porter at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Cra...
Whether he is out for a run or on his bike Dan Azeez always tries to make time to watch Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns. The 1985 three-round thriller still stands the test of time as one of the go-to fights for boxing fans whether they are...
IBHOF inductee Graham Houston looks at how victory can sometimes be snatched from the jaws of defeat as he remembers some of boxing’s out of the blue KOs. Kid Galahad’s KO defeat last weekend was a reminder that when a boxer is face...
The boxing wish lists in 2022 will soon be on the horizon and Tim Tszyu may feature in a few. Unbeaten as a pro after 19 fights the 27-year-old Australian super-welterweight looks every inch a future world champion and fans and media will l...
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s pugilistic CV is an impressive one, incorporating a professional ledger of 57-1-2, ‘world’ titles in four weight classes and – at present – the undisputed crown at super-middleweight. Now 31, the Mexica...
On Remembrance Sunday, Sean Anderson looks back on the role some of our British boxers played in the ‘Great War’ of 1914-1918. Millions of soldiers across the world were involved in the conflict now more commonly referred to as World Wa...
IBHOF inductee and boxing gambling expert Graham Houston weighs up the betting value in Saturday’s action pitting Kid Galahad vs Kiko Martinez, Jaime Munguia vs Gabriel Rosado and Terri Harper vs Alycia Baumgardner. Two big shows toni...
As Sylvester Stallone’s director’s cut of ‘Rocky IV’ nears its cinema release, Luke G Williams pays a personal tribute to a film that holds a special place in his heart… “Memories of childhood were the dreams that stayed with yo...
“It was tough growing up in Philly. When you grow up in that kind of environment you fall down but you get back up and keep pushing.” Gabe Rosado’s quote was worthy of a scene from Rocky. Having navigated his way through life in the c...
At one point in the 1994 released movie ‘A Bronx Tale’ Lillo Brancato Jr remarks in a look-back voiceover, “These guys had a reputation for breaking up bars, but they knew in that instant, they’d made a fatal mistake....
Callen McAulay is looking to put a spark back into his boxing career when he returns on Friday. The 23-year-old Electrical Engineer has spent over two and a half years away from the ring but will cure his itchy knuckles in Aberdeen against ...
“It belongs to the Ghana Prison Service and it’s their canteen area hence why it’s called Prison’s Canteen,” opens former IBF world lightweight champion, Richard Commey, discussing the venue for his first three professional fights...
Following Elvis Rodriguez’s explosive comeback win at the weekend, IBHOF inductee Graham Houston looks at how one bad night doesn’t always signify the end of a fighter‘s career. One disappointing performance doesn’t nece...