Confident Parker Full of Belief Ahead of Zhang Challenge
Trainer Andy Lee admits New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker is training with a renewed sense of belief ahead of his March 8 contest in Saudi Arabia with Zhilei Zhang.
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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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Andy Cruz Says A Fight With Keyshawn Davis ‘Completely Depends On Davis’
Cuban star Andy Cruz was content to go 10 rounds in just his third pro fight, following a one-sided win over Brayan Zamarripa.
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Benavidez-Gvozdyk For The WBC Interim Light Heavyweight Title Would Be A ‘Slap In The Face’
Trainer and former light heavyweight contender John Scully has slammed the WBC for greenlighting a WBC interim light heavyweight title fight between David Benavidez and Oleksandr Gvozdyk in June.
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Berlanga Sets Sights On Canelo Following McCrory Victory
Edgar Berlanga wasted little time calling for the big fights after his sixth-round stoppage of Irishman Padraig McCrory in Orlando.
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Tanaka Makes History And Becomes Four-Weight Champion
Kosei Tanka becomes four-weight world champion Vs Christian Bacasegua in Tokyo, Japan.
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Former Champ Porter A Fan Of One Of Boxing’s Brightest Divisions
By Tris Dixon - Former Champ Porter A Fan Of One Of Boxing’s Brightest Divisions, the super-middleweight division
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Cano Still Knocking On The Door For Big Fights Beyond Giyasov
Interview with Pablo Cesar Cano ahead of his fight this weekend against Shakhram Giyasov,
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Content Former Champion Moorer Calls For Super Heavyweight Division
Former two-weight world champion Michael Moorer talks about life after boxing and calls for a new super heavyweight division
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Raymond Ford Will Be In His ‘Happy Place’ When He Meets Kholmatov
By Tris Dixon - Camden featherweight contender Raymond Ford takes the next step in his promising career when he meets the unbeaten Hollywood, Florida-based Uzbek Otabek Kholmatov.
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Williams Admits He’s Considering His Future After Sheeraz Loss
By Tris Dixon - Welsh contender Liam Williams admits his future is uncertain in the aftermath of his first-round loss to Hamzah Sheeraz.
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