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.
Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn continued to talk to Boxing Social and other reporters Saturday Feb. 22 about losing prizefighter Conor Benn to upstart promotional rival Zuffa Boxing. The move stunned the sport when Zuffa confirmed the bombshell signing Friday, with UFC boss Dana White lauding the British slugger as “an absolute beast.” Hearn mourned the […]
Josh Warrington took his time collecting his thoughts post-fight, after losing his rematch to Leigh Wood, and exclusively telling Boxing Social from his locker room, with bruising around his eyes and sweat dripping from his hair, that he may not have it anymore. Wood outclassed Warrington from the opening bell when they faced one another […]
Ryan Garcia’s disciplined dominance of Mario Barrios on Saturday boosted the fighter’s options now that he’s re-announced himself with another big win, but this time as a WBC welterweight world boxing champion, having wrested the belt from his opponent’s waist with speed and a mature evolution of style. The 27-year-old has shown flashes of greatness […]
Dana White twisted his knife into Eddie Hearn one day after announcing Zuffa Boxing had acquired one of Matchroom’s biggest commodities Conor Benn. Benn’s move to Zuffa cannot be underestimated. It’s a devastating look for Hearn’s operations, and shows White, Nick Khan, and Tom Loeffler’s upstart isn’t just a ProBox 2.0 — it also wants […]