Sports Journalist · 199 articles
Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero meet on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. An exciting grudge match in prospect or a total mis-match? Luke G. Williams previews the action… It’s hard to think of an active professional boxer whose career trajectory has followed a more frustrating path than Gervonta Davis. Skill-wise, the 27-year-old […]
Boxing Social writers Craig Scott and John Angus MacDonald go head to head to debate tonight’s light-heavyweight showdown between Joshua Buatsi and Craig Richards. Although Buatsi is a hot favourite in this battle of south London, many believe that Richards may have the skillset and desire to pull off the upset. Boxing Social pitted two […]
Will Saturday night’s light-heavyweight showdown at the O2 between Joshua Buatsi and Craig Richards ignite the 2016 Olympian’s pro career, or can ‘Spider’ pull off the upset? Luke G. Williams previews the action… Bursting with talent and potentially compelling rivalries, the British light-heavyweight scene has the potential to entertain and enthral like almost no other […]
On Saturday night, Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano face each other in a rematch of their much-debated July 2021 draw with undisputed world championship status at 154lbs at stake. Luke G. Williams previews the action… The existence of the so-called ‘four-belt era’ of boxing may be regrettable, despicable even, but even so it’s worth restating […]
After Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s defeat against Dmitry Bivol, Oleksandr Usyk has been crowned Boxing Social’s new pound-for-pound king. The Ukrainian master boxer was the number one pick for eight of our nine-person panel. In our previous poll in December, Usyk had ranked second overall. Although the conflict in his native Ukraine has prevented Usyk from […]
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez attempts to wrest the WBA super light-heavyweight title from Dmitry Bivol on Saturday. Will the Russian prove the Mexican pound-for-pound standout’s stiffest test in years, or merely another routine assignment on his way to greatness? After fighting three times last year en route to unifying the super-middleweight world championship, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez […]
Boxing Social writers Phil Rogers and John Angus MacDonald go head to head to debate the outcome of the Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs Dmitry Bivol showdown… As the (near) undisputed pound-for-pound king, any fight involving Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez inevitably attracts attention, and many believe that in the formidable form of undefeated Russian WBA ‘super’ light-heavyweight […]
Ireland’s Katie Taylor and Puerta Rico’s Amanda Serrano meet at Madison Square Garden on Saturday in a fight that just might be worthy of its hyperbolic billing as the biggest female boxing match in history. Luke G. Williams previews the action… Female boxing has come a long way since – almost exactly three hundred years […]
Shakur Stevenson and Oscar Valdez do battle on Saturday night in Las Vegas for super-featherweight supremacy in a unified world title showdown that seems sure to quicken pulses. Luke G. Williams previews the action… The super-featherweight division isn’t over-burdened with talent, but Saturday night’s MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas clash between WBO title holder […]
In the wake of WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s one-punch destruction of Dillian Whyte, members of the Boxing Social writing team ponder the Gypsy King’s place in heavyweight history… If Fury called it a day right now I’d rank him somewhere around number 15 or 16 in the all-time heavyweight stakes – behind […]
Tyson Fury defends his WBC and lineal world heavyweight titles against Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night in a contest that is fast being overshadowed by events outside of the prize ring. Luke G. Williams previews a fight surrounded by controversy and drama… If Tyson Fury didn’t exist you wouldn’t be able to […]
Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte do battle at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night for the WBC and lineal heavyweight titles. Who will triumph? Boxing Social’s team of writers have their say… Dillian Whyte has long been pursuing a shot at the heavyweight crown – the WBC belt in particular – and on Saturday night the […]