Chris Billam-Smith, with target on back, energized by new approach to fight week
Chris Billam-Smith, ahead of Ryan Roziki showdown, speaks of his relief to not be bogged down by last-minute duties, writes Tris Dixon
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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.
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'Never bet against Chris Billam-Smith,' warns Lee Cutler
Lee Cutler talks stablemates Chris Billam-Smith, Adam Azim and the transition to Zuffa
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Jack Massey and the quiet battle Joe Gallgher endured
Cruiserweight contender Jack Massey said trainer Joe Gallagher fought a quiet battle on his way to fending off Stage Four cancer
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"USYK WOULD HAVE GOT KNOCKED OUT" Peter Fury REACTS to Usyk Not Taking Rico Verheoven Serious Claims
Rico Verhoeven's trainer Peter Fury reacts to Oleksandr Usyk’s dramatic win over Verhoeven and explains why the heavyweight champion deserves more credit for the performance. Peter discusses Rico’s game plan, the controversial stoppage, Usyk’s uppercut finish, why people underestimated Rico, and whether a rematch could happen next. He also reveals why Rico Verhoeven is “1000 times better than the public realise” and explains how the strategy almost worked against Usyk.
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Kristian Prenga promises Anthony Joshua, 'You've never felt anything like my punch'
New Jersey-based Albanian Kristian Prenga has warned Anthony Joshua about his power ahead of their July 25 bout in Jeddah
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Anthony Joshua warns Kristian Prenga that he's digging his own grave
Anthony Joshua has promised he is not looking beyond Kristian Prenga on July 25, even though contracts are signed for a showdown with Tyson Fury later in the year
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Tough Filip Hrgovic next to test Moses Itauma
Big Croat Filip Hrovic remains the frontrunner to faces Moses Itauma in August
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Rico Verhoeven: 'Jason Statham is the new Eddie Hearn'
Rico Verhoeven is eager for a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk at the Amsterdam Arena and he hopes Jason Statham is a part of it, writes Tris Dixon
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Adam Azim can push to the front of IBF queue, reckons Ben Shalom
Promoter Ben Shalom has said he could approach either the teams of Lindolfo Delgado or Arthur Biyarslanov to step aside so his man, Adam Azim, can fight for the vacant IBF 140lbs title next
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Jack Catterall Calls Out Rolly Romero After Career-Best Win Over Shakhram Giyasov
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