The album received numerous positive reviews, which praised its mixture of bedroom pop intimacy and electronic textures. "Championship Boxing is compelling stuff – easy on the ears, but with depth and complexity in layers that grow with each new spin." "A prolific songwriter with a majestic voice, Hicken is raw, affecting and honest—a quality often lost in the melding pot of today's music. Traveling the road of finding his niche in an ever-changing music industry, Hicken has found his home by simply being himself—truly original and dedicated to the music he wishes to create".