Dave Allen 'dreading' showdown with Filip Hrgovic
Dave Allen admits that victory over Filip Hrgovic is unlikely but not impossible, 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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Paddy Donovan eager to follow in the footsteps of his mentor Andy Lee
Irishman Andy Lee has become one of the sport’s in-demand trainers, but he knows he faces a tough task in Germany on Friday
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Winter’s coming: German boxing renaissance predicted
German fight promoter Florian Winter believes boxing could be reborn here in the coming years
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Karen Chukhadzhian and Paddy Donovan ready to ‘sink or swim’
MANNHEIM, Germany – Both Karen Chukhadzhian and Paddy Donovan came in on the welterweight limit ahead of tomorrow’s IBF title eliminator.
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Filip Hrgovic being lined up for Moses Itauma in August
Filip Hrgovic goes into his Doncaster contest with Dave Allen on Saturday as a significant favorite and, should the Croat win, another big fight awaits him.
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Paddy Donovan, 'no longer a playboy', reflects on the losses to Lewis Crocker
Paddy Donovan, cheeks chiselled and ready for war, has headed to Germany to face Karen Chukhadzhian as an evolving fighter and man, writes Tris Dixon
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David Morrell Jnr pinpoints the moment he realized who Zak Chelli is
While Cuban light heavyweight David Morrell Jnr is in England on business this weekend, he has no qualms about making return trips for more of the same.
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No boxing, no life for Brad Rea
The British title is motivation enough for Brad Rea to move forward in his career, as he looks to rebound from his narrow defeat to Lyndon Arthur in November at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena, where he lines up against Liam Cameron on Saturday.
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Fabio Wardley will always be pulling for old foe Frazer Clarke
WBO heavyweight titleholder Fabio Wardley has spoken of his admiration for former foe Frazer Clarke following Clarke’s game defeat against Justis Huni last month.
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Want to know how to handle a defeat? Ask Ekow Essuman
Ekow Essuman takes only positivity from his loss to Jack Catterall which might be bad news for Jack Rafferty, writes Tris Dixon
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