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.
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Attended an amateur fight card in an old barn in 1996. I started attending pro shows in 2000.
Lawrence Okolie got his career back on track in Rzeszow, Poland, by dropping the previously-undefeated Polish hero Lukasz Rozanski three times and stopping him inside a round.
Undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has requested the IBF grant him an exception to keep his rematch with Tyson Fury as another battle for undisputed supremacy.
Jamie Moore has said it will be no problem for Jack Catterall to keep his emotions in check ahead of his grudge fight with Josh Taylor. The pair rematch on Saturday at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, more than two years after their controversial first fight in Scotland, which Taylor won via split decision.
The WBC is awaiting correspondence from Ryan Garcia’s lawyers before deciding how best to deal with the fighter’s two positive tests for PEDs.
The fight is billed as “Hate Runs Deep,” and the feud between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall has captured the imagination. More than 11,000 will pack the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, for Saturday’s grudge match, which is two years in the making. The bad blood is legitimate.
Ryan Garcia’s VADA tests from the day before and the day of his April 20 fight with Devin Haney both tested positive for Ostarine and it was also confirmed that the B-samples were both also positive
Lawrence Okolie is at a point in his career where he needs to make things count.
No matter what Josh Taylor achieves in his career, he does not think he will merit being called Scotland’s greatest fighter. Such is his reverence for the late lightweight great Ken Buchanan, Taylor is prepared to play second fiddle to the man he refers to as “King Kenny”.
Former WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie admits his indifferent form has frustrated him as much as it has his fans.
