Tris Dixon

1,685 articles published

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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Eridson Garcia (left) lands a left hook on Taiga Imanaga during their boxing matchon December 27, 2025.

Eridson Garcia slays Taiga to produce upset in Riyadh

Tris Dixon

•Dec 27, 2025

Erdison Garcia scored an upset in an intriguing bout against the previously-unbeaten Taiga Imanaga in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Reito Tsutsumi (right) lands a jab on Leobardo Quintana Sanchez during their boxing match on December 27, 2025.

Reito Tsutsumi impresses with fourth-round victory over Leobardo Quintana

Tris Dixon

•Dec 27, 2025

Japan’s junior lightweight prospect Reito Tsutsumi improved to 4-0 (3 KOs) with an excellent fourth-round win over Mexico’s Leobardo Quintana Sanchez at the Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh.