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Ryan Fletcher co-founded Boxing Social in 2018. Building the initial website and contributing to online articles as a true boxing fan. Over the past 8 years Ryan has regularly contributed written and video content to Boxing Social. In this time Ryan has contributed with exclusive interviews, in-depth expert fight reports and managed the overall technology of the Boxing Social website.
Domestic Fight Night In East London George Liddard vs Tyler Denny is one of the most compelling domestic fights in British boxing right now. Twenty-three years old, unbeaten in thirteen professional contests, and already holding British and Commonwealth honours, Liddard has quickly established himself as one of the division’s brightest prospects. On Saturday at the […]
This is the big one this weekend. The one with a world title attached and a division narrative that has been circling its own drain for too long. Carlos ‘Bronco’ Adames is the reigning WBC middleweight champion. A two-time holder of the belt. A 31-year-old Dominican fighter with a granite jaw, a punishing body attack, […]
There is something unfinished about Lester Martinez’s story, and the frustration is audible every time he speaks about it. The 30-year-old from Guatemala City went twelve rounds with Christian Mbilli last September on a major Las Vegas card and produced what the WBC officially named its Fight of the Year. They landed 685 combined punches. […]
South Manchester Coroner’s Court confirmed Hatton’s cause of death as hanging but returned a narrative conclusion, citing alcohol involvement and microscopic evidence of CTE found in post-mortem examination.
The full inquest into Ricky Hatton’s death is being heard today, following a pre-inquest hearing that established the former two-weight world champion was found at his home in Hyde last September.
Matchroom chief executive Frank Smith has played down speculation linking Anthony Joshua with a Dillian Whyte rematch. With Whyte coming off a 119-second knockout loss and Joshua still working back to full fitness, the fight looks like a step in the wrong direction.
The former unified heavyweight champion has been working with Usyk’s setup in Spain, absorbing lessons from the man who beat him twice as talk of a Tyson Fury showdown refuses to go away.
The Sauerland brothers have rebranded the former Wasserman Boxing operation as MF Sports, consolidating traditional promotion and their Misfits stake under one DAZN-linked umbrella with new European investment backing.
Arum’s current stable is one of the deepest in the business. It includes WBC featherweight champion Bruce Carrington, unified super welterweight titlist Xander Zayas, lightweight champions Abdullah Mason and Raymond Muratalla, multi-division champion Emanuel Navarrete, O’Shaquie Foster, and Keyshawn Davis a roster that will now be seen exclusively on DAZN across the globe. DAZN CEO […]
Michael Conlan from the top of the world as an amateur to heartbreak at the Olympics. To seconds from a world title and boxing all over the world. Mick Conlan has a resume most could dream of. But is his world title dream too late now?
Tyson Fury Has Three Fights Left The Gypsy King has, as promised, retired from boxing multiple times. And as promised, he is back. Fury fights Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11 atop a Netflix card, and while the opponent may not have the marquee weight of an Usyk or a Joshua, the performance will carry one. […]
Michael Conlan is coming home and he knows it might be the last time. The 34-year-old Belfast featherweight, a decorated Olympic bronze medallist and two-time world title challenger, returns to the SSE Arena on Friday night to defend his WBC International title against Kevin ‘King’ Walsh of Brockton, Massachusetts. This is not just another fight. […]