Shane McGuigan believes ‘sadistic’ Chris Billam-Smith is improving
Trainer Shane McGuigan believes we have not seen the best of former world cruiserweight titleholder Chris Billam-Smith.
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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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Bill Caplan was ‘one of the good guys’
Gene Kilroy has paid tribute to the late Bill Caplan and called him one of boxing’s good guys.
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Running man: Shane McGuigan racing to help others in memory of late sister, Danika
When Shane McGuigan lines up for Sunday’s London Marathon, he will do so fuelled by two ambitions, writes Tris Dixon
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Ryan Garner and the stadium fight that is nine years in the making
Ryan Garner is ready for the pressure and expectation of a home crowd ahead of his dream fight on June 20
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Trainer Shane McGuigan hopeful Adam Azim lands three fights in 2026
An injury and religious observance meant that Adam Azim has yet to fight this year. But his trainer is hoping Azim will be in the ring three times, and perhaps in a world title bout, in 2026.
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Good options await Brad Pauls after upset of Shakiel Thompson
Brad Pauls not only upset the applecart by stopping Shakiel Thompson, but also earned himself a new contract and the potential for big fights at middleweight.
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Queensberry set for Irish return with Pierce O’Leary in the headline role
Hot on the heels of their last successful foray into Ireland, Queensberry Promotions returns to Dublin on August 1
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Trainer: George Liddard’s win over Tyler Denny was a fight he needed
Tony Sims was pleased that middleweight hope George Liddard was given a good fight by Tyler Denny: "It was a really good experience for George."
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Nathaniel Collins ready for revenge after 115km run and a trip to Wild Card Boxing
After Nathaniel Collins drew with Spaniard Cristobal Lorente, the popular Scot already had his next challenge lined up, writes Tris Dixon.
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Ryan Garcia next for Conor Benn says trainer: ‘147lbs will not be a problem’
Tony Sims has supported his fighter, Conor Benn, in the aftermath of his decision victory over Regis Prograis.
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