Editorial Guidelines

Boxing News and Views Editorial Guidelines

Here at Boxing News and Views our core values centre around the following:

Balance
Accuracy
Fact checking
Straight to the point analysis
Putting the fighter first

Fact Checking Policy

At Boxing News and Views we believe in iterating, developing and constantly improving our fact checking policy.

Based primarily on industry research and user feedback over many years.

At Boxing News and Views, we are dedicated to providing accurate, reliable, and unbiased content to our readers.

Our fact-checking policy upholds the highest standards of journalistic integrity, ensuring our coverage of boxing news, events, and analysis is trustworthy and authoritative.

We align our internal standards with the principles of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), though we are not a direct affiliate or signatory.

Below is our comprehensive and unique fact-checking policy, crafted to reflect our commitment to excellence in sports journalism:

Commitment to Accuracy and Transparency
- We verify all claims, statistics, and quotes through credible, primary, or authoritative secondary sources before publication.
- Every piece of content undergoes rigorous editorial review to ensure factual accuracy, relevance, and clarity.
- We prioritize transparency by clearly naming sources in our content and distinguishing between factual reporting and speculative analysis (e.g., fight predictions or rumors).
Source Verification Standards
- Sources must be reputable, with a proven track record of reliability in boxing or sports journalism, verified through their history of accuracy and lack of intellectual property violations.
- We maintain an internal database of trusted sources, including official boxing organizations (e.g., WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO), verified media outlets, and athletes’ official social media accounts.
- Secondary sources, such as news reports or press releases, are cross-checked against primary sources or corroborated by multiple outlets to ensure reliability.
Editorial Oversight and Content Review
- All articles are reviewed by a senior editor who evaluates the accuracy of facts, the appropriateness of sources, and adherence to our editorial guidelines.
- Headlines, subheadings, and article content are crafted to avoid sensationalism, clickbait, or misrepresentation of facts.
- Editors have the authority to approve, revise, or reject articles based on their alignment with our standards of quality, originality, and factual integrity.
Citations and Attribution
- All claims, including statistics, quotes, or event details, are attributed to their original source by clearly naming the source in the article.
- When using third-party content, such as highlights or interviews, we credit the original creator by name and ensure the material is used in context without alteration.
- For speculative content, such as fight rumors or potential matchups, we explicitly label it as such to avoid misleading readers.
Handling Interviews and Primary Sources
- Quotes from interviews, press conferences, or podcasts are sourced directly from the original recording or transcript to preserve their authenticity.
- We do not edit or paraphrase quotes in a way that alters their intended meaning or takes them out of context.
- When featuring quotes in headlines or social media, we ensure they accurately reflect the speaker’s intent and the broader context of the discussion.
Use of Statistical and Visual Data
- Statistical data, such as fight records, punch stats, or rankings, is sourced from recognized authorities like BoxRec, CompuBox, or sanctioning bodies.
- Visual content, including images or videos, is obtained from verified accounts or licensed providers, with approval from our editorial team to ensure authenticity and relevance.
Alignment with IFCN Principles
- While Boxing News and Views is not a signatory of the IFCN, we adopt its core principles to guide our fact-checking process:
  - Non-Partisanship: We remain neutral and unaffiliated with any boxing organization, promoter, or athlete, ensuring impartial reporting.
  - Consistency: We apply the same rigorous standards of evidence to all claims, regardless of the source or subject.
  - Transparency of Sources: We identify the source of all significant evidence by name in our fact checks, enabling readers to understand the origin of our information, except in cases where revealing a source could compromise their safety.
  - Disclosure of Funding: Any sponsored content or partnerships are clearly labeled as such to maintain transparency with our audience.
  - Commitment to Corrections: We adhere to a strict corrections policy, promptly addressing and transparently correcting any factual errors in accordance with ethical journalism standards.
Continuous Improvement and Accountability
- Our fact-checking processes are regularly reviewed and updated to reflect evolving industry standards and best practices in journalism.
- We encourage reader feedback on potential inaccuracies, which is investigated promptly by our editorial team to maintain trust and accountability.
- Our team undergoes ongoing training to stay informed about the latest tools and methodologies for verifying information in the fast-paced world of boxing journalism.

By adhering to this policy, Boxing News and Views ensures that our content is a reliable and authoritative source for boxing fans worldwide, delivering news and insights that are both engaging and trustworthy.

For any inquiries about our fact-checking process, please contact our editorial team through our official website contact us page here.

Expertise

Over the years we have been credentialed at many media events all over the world.

Started in 2012 initially as Doran’s Boxing Blog (doransboxingblog.com) BoxingNewsAndViews.com was then created at first in 2015.

So, we go back a long way in the sport.

Trust

Time and time again over the years fight fans trust our expert analysis.

Particularly our pound for pound boxing rankings in the sport.

This trust has been hard won over the years and we always take feedback from readers’ into account.

It is based on years and well over a decade in the sport, all over the world, where our writers have been at big fights, in gyms at grassroots (amateur) and professional level and travelled the world.

Talking to key stakeholders in the sport behind the scenes and getting to know professional fighters, their trainers and teams in boxing and what makes them tick.

We have built working relationships with many people and organizations all over the world built on dealing with good people only in the sport — which is the vast majority (despite the naysayers on boxing many years ago).

Today the sport is booming and thriving commercially again with many large blue chip corporations, many official State governments and and major sponsors again.

We believe the fighter is always first and the most important person in boxing.

Boxing is great again.

Integrity

No one gets it right all the time but we strive to.

When we get it wrong, which is very rarely, we amend articles and update news articles.

We also update old articles from time to time to make them better for our readers.

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Morally Upright, Ethical and Relentlessness

The planet is not fair (look at all the conflict in poor nations and so on) and fairness does not exist for anyone in reality — when it comes to boxing and in particular sometimes scorecards and judges’ — things go wrong.

We look to provide balance and swift, no-nonsense resolution to bad scorecards with our chop-shop, iron-rod-like smashing analysis.

While at the same time always adhering to the traditional rules of boxing.

Principles of Justice

Our team of writers and main writers over the years are lead by our principles of:

Calling fights how we see them.
Not beating around the bush and being candid.
Boxing’s traditions and old school fashions respected.
Respect shown to the sport’s rich history.
Fact checking, independent research and objective non-bias analysis.