Adam is a reporter for Boxing Social. He also serves as a lead commentator for numerous organisations across Europe and has over a decade of experience covering boxing. Adam has worked for many of the sport’s leading publications and is currently the weekend editor of Germany’s BoxSport Magazin.
Former two-division world champion Lawrence Okolie will travel to France to face Olympic gold medalist Tony Yoka at the Adidas Arena in Paris on April 25, live on DAZN. Yoka (15-3, 12 KOs) captured gold at the 2016 Olympic Games but endured a three-fight losing streak as a pro when he pushed toward a world […]
Christian Mbilli was recently elevated to become the WBC super middleweight champion following a two-fight reign as interim titleholder. The Montreal-based Frenchman made short work of Poland’s Maciej Sulecki with a first-round knockout last June, and later battled Lester Martinez to a majority-decision draw three months later. Meanwhile, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez relinquished his undisputed title […]
Two-weight undisputed champion Katie Taylor announced Wednesday that she will retire after one final fight in Dublin later this year. In an interview with RTE, Taylor (25-1, 6 KOs) said: “We’re still trying to figure out the details, but I will have one more fight this year.” “It’s kind of like my retirement fight.” “It […]
Former two-time heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has again declared he “won both fights against Oleksandr Usyk” while appearing on The Ring Magazine’s Mr. Verzace podcast. Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) suffered the first defeats of his professional career in back-to-back clashes with Usyk — initially for the undisputed heavyweight championship in May, 2024, before a […]
According to The Daily Telegraph, boxing promoter Frank Warren and his company Queensberry Promotions are preparing legal action against Sela and TKO Group Holdings in the British High Court for $1 billion. Sela is a Saudi Arabia state-financed entertainment and hospitality company heavily involved in major sports and live events. The organization has been instrumental […]
Murat Gassiev recently fought his way into the heavyweight conversation by securing the WBA regular title with a sixth-round Knockout of the Year contender over Kubrat Pulev in December. Sitting on either side of Gassiev (33-2, 26 KOs) in the WBA hierarchy are Oleksandr Usyk, who holds the WBA world title, and British hopeful Moses […]
Conor Benn’s switch from Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing to Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing has seen a slew of accusations thrown at the British welterweight — from “stabbing Hearn in the back” to “the biggest betrayal in boxing,” along with plenty of other Judas-like references. Benn (24-1, 14 KOs) stands to make $15 million from his […]
The world of boxing jumped through a time machine last night with the news Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao have reignited their rivalry with a rematch scheduled for Sept. 19 at The Sphere in Las Vegas. “Boxing is a complete and utter drug,” former cruiserweight champion and boxing pundit Johnny Nelson told talkSPORT. “The […]
Three-time undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk will return to his native Ukraine to promote his first show in nearly five years. Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) staged two events under his Usyk 17 banner in 2020 and 2021 in Lesniki and Kyiv. Due to his own boxing career, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the war in his homeland, […]
News broke Monday that Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao will head into a rematch 11 years on from their first encounter. The fight between two of the biggest names in boxing lands at The Sphere in Las Vegas on Sept. 19, on Netflix. Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs) will make his first professional appearance in […]
It’s been no secret that a bout between Japan’s two biggest names has long been in the works. And, according to The Ring, the brand for which the show’s name will fall under, the undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue will defend his titles against three-weight ruler Junto Nakatani at the Tokyo Dome on […]
The WBC middleweight title fight between Carlos Adames and Austin Williams has been rescheduled for Mar. 21, according to The Ring Magazine’s Mike Coppinger. Adames (24-1-1, 18 KOs) will collide with ‘Ammo’ Williams (20-1, 13 KOs) to defend his belt in Orlando, Florida. Adames cited illness as the reason for him cancelling the originally planned […]