Trainer Sean O’Hagan isn't letting heart attack slow him down
Trainer Sean O’Hagan, who suffered a heart attack the day his fighter – Maxi Hughes – lost in Dubai on December 12, is speaking out following his health scare.
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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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Conor Benn says Chris Eubank Jnr should retire
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Clinton Woods full of praise for Sheffield world champion Dalton Smith
“He just won the WBC [title] in America; there aren’t many English kids that do that," said Woods.
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For Anthony Joshua, the only thing that matters is his mental well-being
The world was a different place when the plans were being laid out for Anthony Joshua’s future at the end of last year. Now, after the passing of two of his close friends, boxing understandably takes a back seat for the former heavyweight champion.
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Tasman Fighters insists 'Zuffa will allow Jai Opetaia to unify'
Jai Opetaia appears to be the exception to Zuffa Boxing's unwritten – but publicly stated – rule about not dealing with the sanctioning bodies.
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Robin Safar calls out Chris Billam-Smith after Gilberto Ramirez chance falls through
Robin Safar had been linked to a bout with WBA and WBO cruiserweight beltholder Gilbert “Zurdo” Ramirez until a knuckle injury ruled out the unbeaten Swede - now he wants Chris Billam-Smith in an eliminator
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Ryan Burnett ready for the hurt locker in memory of Ricky Hatton
Ryan Burnett to help Ricky Hatton Foundation and TAMHI by running the Belfast Marathon
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Respect the fallen: DiSanto honors Philly great Gil Turner with gravestone
John DiSanto, a lifelong boxing fan who runs phillyboxinghistory.com, has made it his business to ensure past greats from the city are remembered, writes Tris Dixon.
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