Alan Dawson is Boxing Social's editor. He is also a columnist for Uncrowned at Yahoo Sport, a TV host for Swerve Combat, and the founder-moderator of Boxing Twitter — a 20,000-strong community on X. A 17-year sports media veteran, Alan has enjoyed extensive stints at Business Insider as a correspondent, BT Sport as digital editor, and Give Me Sport as combat sports editor. He is a 2-time Sports Journalist of the Year finalist and has been honored six times by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Alan grew up near London but is based in Nevada with his young family. Outside boxing he plays 8-handicap golf, hikes, and rides his ebike through the Sierra mountain trails.
Eddie Hearn told The Ring on Saturday that Jermell Charlo is one of three possibilities for Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis as the Matchroom chairman and the super welterweight puncher explore the 154-pound landscape as a super fight against boxing rival Vergil Ortiz appears increasingly unlikely. Issues between and Ortiz and his promoter, Golden Boy, were evident […]
During a recent guest appearance on the popular podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, Shakur Stevenson talked about long-rumored fights against American rival Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and all-time great amateur fighter Vasiliy Lomachenko. Stevenson had previously indicated publicly that he would no longer speak about a prospective fight against Davis, the pound-for-pound talent who is renowned […]
Turki Alalshikh’s trolling posts continue to attract attention on X, formerly Twitter, one of which recently appeared to target Eddie Hearn, in an apparent response to the Matchroom chairman saying Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority head was Dana White’s new “daddy” — i.e., financial backer of the UFC boss’s upstart fight firm underneath the TKO […]
The national governing body for amateur boxing, USA Boxing, has withdrawn support for The Muhammad Ali American Revival Act according to a letter obtained by Boxing Social. The bipartisan bill would reshape the boxing landscape in the United States, and is critical for what plans the TKO Group and Dana White-backed Zuffa Boxing have within […]
The dust had barely settled since the last-minute cancellation of Oscar Duarte’s fight against Richardson Hitchins when the Mexican fighter turned to what could be next. He’d spent months in Riverside, California, training for the Hitchins co-main event on the Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia welterweight championship card in Las Vegas card, only to find […]
UFC boss Dana White reacted Thursday to earlier news that rival boxing promoter Eddie Hearn set up a new talent agency within Matchroom, and acquired UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall as it’s debut signing. “We don’t have any issues with Eddie,” White said at a media event ahead of Saturday’s UFC 326 show topped with […]
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez was once offered a nine-figure sum to fight David Benavidez — one of the biggest bouts boxing could possibly make. That’s according to Benavidez himself, who mentioned the apparent proposal during an interview with the popular Kick and Twitch streamer N3on. Alvarez has long been a mainstay at the highest echelon of […]
Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn started a new branch in his company, a talent agency, and announced the division’s first signing, the UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, just weeks after losing British slugger Conor Benn to Zuffa Boxing. There is a considerable shake-up across combat sports currently, largely because of the addition of Zuffa as a […]
UFC boss Dana White appeared to confirm involvement in Tyson Fury’s next fight in boxing, an April 11 heavyweight bout against Russian giant Arslanbek Makhmudov. This news first came to light earlier this week, when Boxing Social reported last week that TKO executive Mark Shapiro said during an investor call that Zuffa Boxing would have […]
David Benavidez could contend for Fighter of the Year honors in 2026 if even part of his three-fight plan transpires once he’s fought Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez atop a TBG Promotions card on Cinco de Mayo weekend, May 2, in a PBC on Prime Video pay-per-view event. A two-weight boxing champion, Benavidez has lit up the […]
Conor Benn is yet to debut for Zuffa Boxing but the TKO Group property’s acquisition of the former Matchroom boxer has already set tongues wagging amongst the UFC’s roster. In a statement sent to Boxing Social, Zuffa confirmed the signing, with UFC boss Dana White calling Benn “an absolute beast and a superstar.” Matchroom boss […]
The ongoing drama between super welterweight boxing superstar Vergil Ortiz and his long-time promoter Golden Boy Promotions reached a new nadir Wednesday when the fighter announced he was “done” with Oscar de la Hoya’s fight firm, effectively confirming an imminent divorce from the Los Angeles-based company. Ortiz filed a lawsuit in Nevada seeking to void his […]