When it comes to Ben Whittaker, perhaps everybody just needs to calm down
The post-fight antics of Ben Whittaker should not be a surprise given all that came before, writes Elliot Worsell
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Biography
Elliot Worsell is a boxing writer whose byline first appeared in Boxing News magazine at the age of 17. He has, in the 20 years since, written for various publications, worked as press officer for two world heavyweight champions and won four first-place BWAA (Boxing Writers Association of America) awards. In addition to his boxing writing, Worsell has written about mixed martial arts for Fighters Only magazine and UFC.com, as well as worked as a publicist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has also written two non-fiction books, one of which, “Dog Rounds,” was shortlisted at the British Sports Book Awards in 2018.
Area of Expertise
Long-form features, interviews, columns, previews, reports
Interests
First fight attended: Audley Harrison vs. Mike Middleton, May 19, 2001. Covered, Howard Eastman vs. Hacine Cherifi, July 25, 2003
Career Background
Number of years on the beat: 22.
Reason for doing what you do: Boxing has always been fertile ground for writers and storytellers and I have always been attracted to toxic, troubled and tragic things. I also think it’s important that boxers’ stories are told well and with a degree of creativity, not just covered or reduced to “content”.
Awards & Honors
4 first-place BWWA Writing Awards with further multiple Top 3 placements
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The Beltline: Is the peerless Oleksandr Usyk now in danger of going round in circles?
At both cruiserweight and now heavyweight, Oleksandr Usyk appears to have completed the game, writes Elliot Worsell.
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Frazer Clarke prepares to make the long and lonely walk of the fighter stopped in round one
Lose a fight in round one and it is entirely possible that you return to the changing room dry, not to mention humiliated, and want only to lock the door behind you. Of all the ways to lose a fight, and there are many, this is arguably the worst, despite the brevity of it all suggesting just a small amount of pain.
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Let it go, Champ: Shannon Briggs, 53, is the latest heavyweight refusing to give up
Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs is returning to the ring on July 1st with his sights set on a fight against Deontay Wilder, writes Elliot Worsell.
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Bittersweet victory: Lewis Crocker and David Adeleye must win again to feel like winners
Sometimes a win feels like a defeat and sometimes a defeat feels like a win, writes Elliot Worsell.
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The Beltline: There are now even scarier and sadder ways for a boxer to fade out
With bare knuckle boxing, influencer boxing, and slap fighting all on the rise, It has never been tougher for a boxer to retire than it is today, writes Elliot Worsell.
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The new-look British heavyweight scene
British heavyweights have enjoyed plenty of success in recent years, but in 2025 the pack has been shuffled and a few new faces are beginning to emerge, writes Elliot Worsell.
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Joe Joyce learns again that there is no reward for toughness
It is cruel what has happened to Joe Joyce in such a short period of time, to see him fight the way he did last night and come away thinking he did what he has been programmed to do, and has always done, yet has nothing to show for it, writes Elliot Worsell
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The Beltline: Andre Ward, Joe Calzaghe and why some of the best interviewers are boxers
Because it is just two people punching each other at the end of day, there are plenty who feel entitled to offer their opinion on a sport like boxing and speak as though they know what they are talking about...
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Filip Hrgovic: Joe Joyce is 'slow like fog' and will be knocked out
"I’m looking forward to winning on Saturday, knocking him out, and getting back to the top," said Hrgovic at this afternoon's press conference in Manchester.
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