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.
Interviews, long-form features, columns, and investigations
Attended an amateur fight card in an old barn in 1996. I started attending pro shows in 2000.
WELSH star Liam Williams is on the verge of something big, but that means he can’t look past Andrew Robinson when they meet inside the BT Sport Studios this weekend. Robinson is 36 and has a 24-4-1 (7) record. He presents an unusual style but Williams must win if he’s to keep his world title aspirations alive, including his mandatory shot at WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade.
By Tris Dixon - There’s been debate over whether Dillian Whyte will be fit to face Alexander Povetkin on the scheduled rematch date of November 21. Whyte was dramatically knocked out by the Russian in round five in a fight he was winning, having floored the visitor to Matchroom’s Fight Camp twice in round four. But the 40-year-old veteran turned things around with a...
PROMOTER Kalle Sauerland is working on a Plan A and Plan B as he looks for the second season of the World Boxing Super Series to close out in style. Sauerland is in Germany for the cruiserweight final having had to change the location from a packed crowd in Latvia to a studio due to the global pandemic.
By Tris Dixon - Whatever twists and turns remain in the era of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s safe to say things aren’t going back to normal any time soon. In the grand scheme of things, boxing is a footnote but with UK facing fresh, localised lockdown measures it’s certainly unlikely that the crowds will be back. With that in mind, financial expectations across the board may...
By Tris Dixon - British boxing great and former world middleweight champion Alan Minter followed in the footsteps of Randolph Turpin and Terry Downes and said just several weeks ago, “I’m so proud of my boxing career.” The former world middleweight champion had departed from the public eye in more recent years as he bravely fought cancer before succumbing...
By Tris Dixon - Light heavyweight star Joshua Buatsi needs to prove himself before he deserves a fight with Anthony Yarde. That’s the verdict of Yarde’s outspoken trainer Tunde Ajayi, who believes his man’s challenge of Sergey Kovalev in Russia last year has earned him more currency and respect than anything Buatsi has done. Ajayi is preparing Yarde for a...
By Tris Dixon - By It’s been nearly a week since the few in attendance ringside at the final Fight Camp event of the summer were left in a stunned silence. Russian Alexander Povetkin had cancelled Dillian Whyte’s long-awaited shot at Tyson Fury’s WBC title after holding tight for his opportunity for 1,000-or-so days. Everyone knew Povetkin was not a gimmie for Whyte...
By Tris Dixon - It’s been more than 1,000 days that Dillian Whyte has sat atop of the WBC’s ratings. If he gets beyond Alexander Povetkin this Saturday, he is due to fight the winner of the third contest between WBC champion Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. Understandably, Whyte remains skeptical, firmly in the ‘believe it when he sees it’ school of thought having waited so long for his chance...
by Tris Dixon - Hell froze over in British boxing this week and leading promoters Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn shared a phone call. The promise is that they can and will work together, creating a slew of dream fights that will have fight fans on their feet and screaming for more. This brief meeting of the minds was long overdue and there’s not really a moral...
Carl Frampton insists that while he hopes his anticipated clash with Jamel Herring still takes place this year, he can’t afford to look beyond his fight at the BT Sport Studios on August 15. He had been due to face Armenia’s Vahram Vardanyan but a visa issue means Frampton is looking for a new dance partner.
