Tris Dixon

Canelo Makes Good on Prediction He Would Become Biggest Thing in Boxing

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez looked shyly at the small assembled table of boxing journalists and greeted them all with a nod. It was late 2010 and those reporters were being told that he was the next big thing. They were all in town to cover a big Golden Bo...

Welcome To The Crazy World of Derek Chisora

When Derek Chisora departed the scales ahead of this weekend’s clash with Joseph Parker one could sense problems might lie ahead. The temperamental Londoner then lost a coin flip to decide who would walk out second on Saturday night and he promptly s...

Saunders' Trainer: We Can't Run From Canelo in The Fight

By Tris Dixon - On May 8 in the AT&T Stadium in Texas, a slick former middleweight champion takes on a powerful former light-heavyweight belt holder. The consensus is that WBO 168lbs champion Billy Joe Saunders will have to try to outboxing Saul “Can...

Liam Williams: This is My Defining Moment, It's All Coming Together

Exciting Welshman Liam Williams believes beating Demetrius Andrade for the WBO middleweight title this weekend is his destiny. The challenger has won 23 of 26 professional fights and is the American’s No. 1 contender. Andrade is 29-0, but Williams is...

Trainer on Conor Benn: The End Product Will Be a World Class Fighter

Conor Benn might be one of boxing’s hottest properties after his scorching victory over Sammy Vargas but his trainer insists he is still very much a work in progress. Benn moved to 18-0 and captured the imagination of the boxing world with his quick...

Callum Johnson: If Joe Smith Gets The Title, That's a Dream Fight For Me

English light-heavyweight dangerman Callum Johnson is waiting in the wings, hoping to meet the winner of this weekend’s vacant WBO title fight between Joe Smith and Maxim Vlasov. They collide in Tulsa [today/Saturday] two weeks before Johnson returns...

Scott Quigg Supporting Carl Frampton Ahead of Herring Clash

Carl Frampton has support from an unlikely quarter as he bids to become Ireland’s first three-weight world champion this weekend. The popular Belfastman will be cheered on by former opponent Scott Quigg, the man he shared a ring with in 2016, when he...

Povetkin-Whyte II: Stakes Are Incredibly High in Anticipated Rematch

When Alexander Povetkin rocked Dillian Whyte’s world in Eddie Hearn’s back garden last August, he put a lot of the heavyweight division on hold. Well, it wasn’t Povetkin’s punch so much as Whyte’s rematch clause. The Londoner was eager to prove it wa...

Glenn McCrory: Roy Jones Fight is My Biggest Challenge

Former world cruiserweight champion Glenn McCrory is also 56-years-old and he hasn’t boxed in almost 30 years. Now he’s hoping to mix it up with Roy Jones and says there’s talk about the two of them meeting in late June in Newcastle, possibly in the...

Kal Yafai Reflects on Loss To Chocolatito, Backs Him To Beat Estrada

Birmingham’s former WBA world champion Kal Yafai will excitedly be watching this weekend’s super-flyweight dream rematch between Roman Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada but his days in that division are numbered. Yafai, who is looking at a return i...

New Bruno-Tyson Documentary is a Nostalgic KO

It was then that former heavyweight champions and rivals Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno came face to face. “I’m here for you baby,” said Tyson, greeting Bruno at the front door of a plush Miami property while filming the new Bruno-Tyson film for Sky Docu...

Josh Taylor's Trainer: Ramirez Fight Could Be Tougher Than Prograis War

by Tris Dixon - All of the light-welterweight marbles will be on the line when Scot Josh Taylor and Californian Jose Carlos Ramirez meet to unify the crown on May 22. Taylor, 17-0, holds the WBA and IBF titles having emerged victorious from the World...

Avanesyan, Kelly Teams Finally Ready To Fight

Last week, Mauricio Lara caused a front-runner for Upset of the Year by stunning Josh Warrington and this weekend European welterweight champion David Avanesyan and challenger Josh Kelly have been tipped to compete in one of the Fights of the Year. T...

Mark Tibbs Confident He Can Raise The Game of Daniel Dubois

By Tris Dixon - Daniel Dubois announced last week that he will be trained by Mark Tibbs moving forward. He still has a management contract in place with former coach Martin Bowers but has opted for a “fresh start” after the first loss of his professi...

Warrington Nurses Jaw Fracture: Lara War Gives Boxing Plenty To Consider

Josh Warrington’s shock ninth-round loss to surprise Mexican package Mauricio Lara caused a divide in opinion about what happened in and out of the ring. Many thought Warrington should have been withdrawn after round four.