Preserving energy: Nick Ball sees in Brandon Figueroa a challenger to outlast
Nick Ball and Brandon Figueroa were in energy-saving mode at this afternoon's press conference in Liverpool, England.
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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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Conor Benn should have been in Newcastle, not New York
In an ideal world Conor Benn would be taking aim at Josh Kelly and not Shakur Stevenson, writes Elliot Worsell
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Pretty, pretty good: Josh Kelly curbs Bakhram Murtazaliev’s enthusiasm
You can tell a lot from someone’s face. This is no less true of game faces, the kind we see in a boxing ring on fight night. A game face will usually start as one thing, then become something else as the fight unfolds. By the fight’s end, it will be considered an unreliable gauge of success. “Look at his face,” you will hear someone say. “Does that look like the face of a winner to you?”
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The Beltline: Andy Cruz and the benefit of being made to wait
Andy Cruz may have his first world title fight but with the right mindset there is still plenty to gain, writes Elliot Worsell
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Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov is a ‘dream fight’
Arslanbek Makhmudov has always dreamed of fighting Tyson Fury, and Tyson Fury has always dreamed of fighting on Netflix.
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Hungry like the wolf: Conah Walker remains hopeful of a world title shot
In the past year or so Conah Walker has worked up quite an appetite. Accustomed now to winning, he finds himself entering 2026 both satisfied and hungry for more.
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The Beltline: Deontay Wilder-Derek Chisora feels like a fight that has already happened
Despite them having never shared a ring before, there is something strangely familiar about the Deontay Wilder vs. Derek Chisora fight mooted for April.
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A hurtful journey: How does it feel to break up with a boxer?
Elliot Worsell investigates the feelings triggered by a fighter leaving their once-trusted coach behind
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Frazer Clarke goes to see Joe Gallagher at the ‘Apollo Gym’
Two years after Lawrence Okolie went to visit Joe Gallagher in Manchester in the hope of reviving his stuttering professional career, another former Team GB amateur star has had the same idea and followed the same path
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Is Alycia Baumgardner-Caroline Dubois the next big rivalry in women’s boxing?
In a post Taylor-Serrano world, women's boxing could do with a rivalry like the one created by Alycia Baumgardner and Caroline Dubois, writes Elliot Worsell.
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