Matt Christie, a lifelong fight fan, has worked in boxing for more than 20 years. He left Boxing News in 2024 after 14 years, nine of which were spent as editor-in-chief. Before that, he was the producer of weekly boxing show “KOTV.” Now the co-host of “The Opening Bell” podcast and regularly used in the UK as a pundit, Matt was named as the Specialist Correspondent of the Year at the prestigious Sports Journalism Awards in 2021, which was the seventh SJA Award he accepted during his stint in the hot seat at Boxing News. The following year, he was inducted into the British Boxing Hall of Fame. He is a member of the BWAA and has been honored several times in their annual writing awards.
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As a young boxing fan, I attended the first Chris Eubank-Nigel Benn fight with my father in 1990
Jarrell Miller has officially withdrawn from his June 7 contest with fellow heavyweight contender Fabio Wardley, citing a shoulder injury. BoxingScene has learned that Justis Huni, Filip Hrgovic and Michael Hunter are in the running to replace him
The promoters of Tyson Fury confirm there has been no dialogue about a comeback
The board was not amused by videos Eubank Jnr posted on social media after just failing to make the contractual limit of 160lbs.
Vastly experienced Scottish referee Victor Loughlin, from Barrhead, is the referee tasked with keeping Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn in check when they clash in their 12-rounder on Saturday night at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Matt Christie provides everything you need to know about the fight nobody thought we would ever see
Matt Christie breaks down an intriguing rematch at light-heavyweight between Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron.
With heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk close to agreeing to a rematch with Daniel Dubois, where does that leave Joseph Parker, Agit Kabayel and co? Whatever happens, Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions and their ever-expanding army of heavyweights are on the brink of a complete takeover.
Referee Ron Kearney, from Sunderland, England, has been called before the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) to explain his actions while stopping the vacant British heavyweight title fight between David Adeleye and Jeamie “TKV” Tshikeva on April 25
“As things stand it’s 10 rounds,” Robert Smith of the British Boxing Board of Control has told BoxingScene.
The methods used by the various sanctioning bodies to rank fighters has been a source of bemusement for decades and the rise of Jarrell Miller to fourth from 13th in the WBA rankings, in the space of three months and without having a fight, is a worthy and topical case in point.
