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.
Long-form features, interviews, columns, previews, reports
First fight attended: Audley Harrison vs. Mike Middleton, May 19, 2001. Covered, Howard Eastman vs. Hacine Cherifi, July 25, 2003
In keeping with the style of today, there was a suggestion on October 12 that Ben Whittaker had SWALLOWED his light-heavyweight fight against Liam Cameron and that his DECISION not to continue after a CRAZY tumble out of the ring left his opponent and many others OUTRAGED!
Inspired by Fabio Wardley's stunning first-round knockout of Frazer Clarke in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Elliot Worsell looks at other examples of rematches that were quicker and easier than anyone expected
Liam Williams, a former two-weight world title challenger, is retiring from boxing at the age of 32, having grown increasingly concerned about concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain condition linked to repeated blows to the head.
Elliot Worsell reflects on 10 lessons from the weekend's sumptuous light heavyweight showdown between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol
After waiting so long for him to say something, Artur Beterbiev then suddenly said too much, reminding us all that the blessing and curse of a man of few words is that their few words carry great meaning.
Artur Beterbiev has faced criticism for spoiling the fun of Riyadh Season, becoming an apparent disruptor by virtue of his silence and stubborn reluctance to offer any more of himself than he deems necessary.
The good thing about having low expectations is that it means rarely are you ever disappointed. This rang true again this evening (October 10) when Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev shared a top table at yet another press conference ahead of their light heavyweight battle on Saturday (October 12) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
On October 8, 2022 Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jnr were supposed to fight each other at The O2 Arena in London. To try to imagine this now...
Just as there are various ways for a fighter to win a fight, so too are there various ways to lose...
For Tyson Fury, there are parallels between his multi-fight rivalry with Deontay Wilder, which stretched from December 2018 to October 2021, and a potential multi-fight rivalry with Oleksandr Usyk.
