Tris Dixon

Boxing World Comes Together To Say Goodbye To Ron Lewis

Members of the boxing world united to mourn the loss of one of their own as they said goodbye to BoxingScene’s UK correspondent, the late Ron Lewis.

Hearn: Joshua-Franklin is Real Fight, Franklin Already Looks in Better Shape

Ahead of Anthony Joshua’s comeback fight against Jermaine Franklin, promoter Eddie Hearn admitted that the 33-year-old former world heavyweight champion is embarking on one last run.

DAZN's Markowski Confident Tank Davis vs. Ryan Garcia Will Happen

DAZN’s North American CEO Joe Markowski said he is still confident that he can help get Ryan Garcia’s fight with Gervonta Davis over the line.

Eubank: The Fight That’s More Important For Me Personally is Golovkin

The image of a lean but gaunt Chris Eubank Jr was seen far and wide after he ‘made weight’ for his aborted fight with Conor Benn in October. The contest fell through after Benn tested positive twice for banned substances and the British Boxing Board...

Chris Billam-Smith One Fight Away From Distant Dream Becoming Reality

The popular Bournemouth cruiserweight, who has won British, Commonwealth and European titles, has always dreamed of a stadium fight in his hometown for the world title.

Michael Conlan Must Navigate Banana Skin Fight To Land a World Title Shot

Michael Conlan has been around boxing long enough to know how to do a pre-fight interview having already tipped the scales before his fight this weekend.

Coach SugarHill Says Tyson Fury is Getting Better With Age

The seaside town of Morecambe in the North of England might be a long way from urban Detroit, but both places feel like home to trainer Sugar Hill. The coach of heavyweight king Tyson Fury has spent the last six or seven weeks back in Morecombe with...

Fight Manager Neil Marsh Has a Busy End To 2022

Tonight, his super-middleweight Zach Parker faces John Ryder at the O2 Arena in London in what many are calling a Canelo Eliminator. Then, on December 10, another Marsh client, David Avanesyan, goes in with Terence Crawford in a huge welterweight cla...

Ryder: If I Beat Zach Parker - I Deserve Canelo Shot, I've Paid My Dues!

John Ryder is not in the habit of looking passed opponents but he knows the stakes are incredibly high when he meets Zach Parker in a hotly-anticipated all-British clash at London’s O2 Arena next week.

Josh Warrington: I've Had One Off Night - People All of a Sudden Forget My Level!

It’s taken a while for Josh Warrington’s demeanor to change. The lovable rogue, the likeable Leeds ticket-seller, the world class featherweight known as one of the sport’s easy-going good guys now has cause to lace his words with malice.

Hatton and Barrera: A Wholesome But Dangerous Message

A few years ago, you would have seen Marco Antonio Barrera on a ringwalk with Ricky Hatton for one of the Englishman’s big fights. The Mexican and the Mancunian who fought like a Mexican became friends and fans of one another.

Dmitry Bivol Anticipates 'Amazing Fight' With Ramirez, Expects Good Challenge

By Tris Dixon - It sounds like a regular line, almost a throwaway, but it’s not. When light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol says, “Boxing is not only about hitting, it’s about defence, too,” he means it, and our conversation takes an immediate turn...

Is Boxing's 2022 Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty?

It’s pretty easy to be a glass half-empty kind of guy in boxing. Actually, it’s way too easy. The wound was still open from the fight that didn’t happen between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn, and this week we found out, without question, that the hu...

Gilberto Ramirez Vows That His True Potential Will Be On Display Against Bivol

By Tris Dixon - “He’s a good fighter,” Gilberto Ramirez said of his November 5 opponent, Dmitriy Bivol. “He beat one of the greatest in boxing [Canelo Alvarez], one of my guys from my country, but I will take revenge on November 5.” Ramirez challenge...

A Ticking Timebomb Lurks in Boxing

The names Eubank and Benn are not just associated with British pop culture and nostalgic wars, but they provoke dark memories of tragedies. Chris Eubank Sr had a fight with Michael Watson that left Watson with terrible life-changing injuries, and Nig...