Tim Tszyu Is His Own Man Walking His Own Path Under The Bright Lights Of Las Vegas
Tim Tszyu has shone under the neon lights of Sin City this week...
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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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As The Boxing World Watches On, Stephen Espinoza Discusses The First Dance Between PBC and Amazon Prime, Canelo, Online Speculation, And The Future
LAS VEGAS – Stephen Espinoza takes a seat in a comparatively quiet area in the fight week media center in Las Vegas, leans in, and starts talking about some of the biggest issues and talking points in the sport, and what life is like in the eye of a social-media storm. The former VP of Showtime now has a consultancy role with Premier Boxing Champions and is specifically working on helping set up the TV production of this weekend’s bill at the T-Mobile in Vegas, headlined by Tim Tszyu and Sebastian Fundora. In recent weeks the doom-mongers have been out in force, although perhaps operating in a social-media silo, and when Espinoza is asked about that critique, which can feel intense, he acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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Brian Mendoza Views Serhii Bohachuk Fight as When ‘Preparation Meets Opportunity’
Brian Mendoza (22-3, 16 KOs) prides himself on staying in always shape. So when Saturday's PBC card was rejigged and Serhii Bohachuk (23-1, 23 KOs) was left without a dance partner, Mendoza was ready to field the call.
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Tim Tszyu Dubs Sebastian Fundora ‘Unprofessional’ As They Trade Barbs Over Burgers
LAS VEGAS – With a big night at the T-Mobile Arena around the corner on Saturday, an otherwise respectful build-up between Tim Tszyu and late replacement Sebastian Fundora turned ugly over a burger.
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Respectful Fundora Ready To Cash In On An Opportunity Of A Lifetime Against Tszyu
Respectful Fundora Ready To Cash In On An Opportunity Of A Lifetime Against Tszyu
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A Nation Braces Itself For The ‘Biggest Weekend In Australian Boxing History’
The next 48 hours might be the biggest in the history of boxing in Australia.
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Rolando Romero Wants to Fight Terence Crawford at 147 If He Gets Beyond Isaac Cruz
One of the stories of the week is that the big winner in Las Vegas on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena could be lined up to land a bout with Terence Crawford. But Crawford is not just in the sights of the main-event victor of the unified super welterweight bout between Tim Tszyu and Sebastian Fundora. He is also a target for one of the fighters in the co-main event, a junior welterweight clash between Rolando Romero and Isaac Cruz. At 36, Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) remains one of the best fighters in the world. Romero, who this week talked about stepping up in weight beyond 140 – despite claiming how comfortable making weight has been – wants to fight the man from Omaha, Nebraska.
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Coach Donaire Believes Zerafa Will Be His First World Champion, But He Still Has His Own Record-Breaking Title Aspirations
LAS VEGAS – Nonito Donaire is in the corner rather than the ring this weekend, but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to swap his boxing gloves for a coach’s spit bucket just yet – not completely, anyway.
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