Filip Hrgovic stuns Moses Itauma to win heavyweight belt
In a simply staggering fight, Filip Hrgovic was crowned the new IBF heavyweight champion after winning the vacant title against Moses Itauma.
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Biography
Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health, and is a board member for the Ringside Charitable Trust and the Ring of Brotherhood. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, a BWAA award winner, and is the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.” You can reach him @trisdixon on X and Instagram.
Area of Expertise
Interviews, long-form features, columns, and investigations
Interests
Attended an amateur fight card in an old barn in 1996. I started attending pro shows in 2000.
Career Background
I freelanced from 2001 to 2006 and started full-time with Boxing News in 2007. However, as a freelancer I was living and breathing it and working well beyond full-time hours. I started boxing in 1995 as an amateur and fell in love with it there and then. I was welcomed into my amateur gym, made to feel part of the community and managed to find some self-respect and confidence. Boxing does that to you, and that’s a significant reason for doing what I do, along with having so much respect for what fighters put themselves through to actually fight.
Awards & Honors
Inducted into the British Boxing Hall of Fame; shortlisted for William Hill Sports Book of the Year (Damage: The untold story of brain trauma in boxing), Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year (Warrior: A champion’s search for his identity), Daily Telegraph biography of the Year (War and Peace, Ricky Hatton’s autobiography); Boxing Writers Association of America Award winner with multiple placings and honorable mentions.
Latest Articles by Tris Dixon
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LONDON – Sam Noakes was too busy and too industrious for former champion Denys Berinchyk, whom he outscored over 10 largely one-sided rounds.
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Guido Vianello snatches lucky draw before Constantin Ursu trumps bloody Ben Vaughan
Not even a draw could wipe the smile of Moses Jolly’s face even though it seemed he’d done enough to defeat Italian heavyweight contender Guido Vianello.
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Nelson Hysa in agreement with Filip Hrgovic regarding journey of Moses Itauma
Heavyweight contender Nelson Hysa agrees with Filip Hrgovic, that Moses Itauma’s boxing path has been easier because he lives in England
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Sam Noakes: 'If you'd offered me 100-grand to take one more punch, I'd have refused'
Sam Noakes reflects on the firefight with Abdullah Mason and ahead to this weekend's clash with Denys Berinchyk
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Guido Vianello pinpoints two heavyweights who gave him tougher sparring than Moses Itauma
Guido Vianello reflects on sparring 17-year-old Moses Itauma but one heavyweight in particular was 'very dangerous'
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Nelson Hysa targets Agit Kabayel over domestic battle with Kristian Prenga
Heavyweight contender Nelson Hysa is hoping to land a bout with WBC heavyweight champion Agit Kabayel
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Unimpressed Filip Hrgovic and the tree-kissing rituals of Moses Itauma
Perennial heavyweight contender Filip Hrgovic has been outspoken about the different roads trodden by both him and Moses Itauma ahead of their fight on Saturday
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Frank Warren: 'I've only heard Moses Itauma swear once - and that was at me'
Promoter Frank Warren details the journey he and Moses Itauma have been on together as Filip Hrgovic test looms
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Frank Warren on Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury: Make your mind up or move on!
As the long running saga over the proposed date and venue of the bout between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua appears to rumble on, promoter Frank Warren has said: “Everyone’s got to make their mind up. Otherwise, move on.”
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