Ben Whittaker contacted by David Benavidez’s team about future fight
Ben Whittaker has caught the eye of David Benavidez, 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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Deontay Wilder, 40, claims he will be fighting for 10 more years
Deontay Wilder brushes off suggestions that he's past his best and insists there's more to come, writes Tris Dixon
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Ben Whittaker: My mentality is changing with Andy Lee
Light heavyweight contender Ben Whittaker is growing as a fighter, more so under the tutelage of former world champion Andy Lee.
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Lawrence Okolie outlines ‘ideal’ year vs Moses Itauma and Oleksandr Usyk
Lawrence Okolie, who will face Ebeneezer Tetteh in Nigeria on Sunday, is hoping victory in the final month of 2025 will provide him with momentum heading into 2026.
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The pressure is off: Troy Williamson is ready for Callum Simpson
Troy Williamson ready for Callum Simpson after energising career with victory over Mark Dickinson
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Deontay Wilder on Anthony Joshua: As long as we’re both active, we must meet
Deontay Wilder has said he would still like to face Anthony Joshua
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Chris Billam-Smith praises Jake Paul for ‘filling a gap’ in the market
Former WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith admits any fighter would want to take on Jake Paul.
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Which punch will Anthony Joshua defeat Jake Paul with?
How Jake Paul-Anthony Joshua will end has been keenly debated, but unsurprisingly the most popular predicted finish is for Joshua to win easily – and perhaps however he chooses.
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How can a case be made for a Jake Paul win over Anthony Joshua?
Short of an indoors lightning strike or a Christmas miracle, there is little that can be said to make a case for Jake Paul without straying too far into the realms of absolute fiction.
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Lawrence Okolie happy for idol Anthony Joshua to become rival
Lawrence Okolie has long spoken of Anthony Joshua as being a source of inspiration, but now both are heavyweight contenders and potential rivals.
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