Lawrence Okolie was pleasantly surprised when sparring Jake Paul
"Hats off to him, he’s doing his job," said Okolie. "I’m just hoping that he’s able to showcase it."
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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: ‘I feel like I’d beat Jake Paul’
Conor Benn predicts that Anthony Joshua will knock out Jake Paul when the pair meet on Friday, but doesn't expect the KO to come early.
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John Hedges outscores Ellis Zorro in tribute to the late Ricky Hatton
Towering cruiserweight John Hedges was having his first fight since the passing of his coach, Ricky Hatton, the great former two-weight world champion.
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Deontay Wilder: Jake Paul can damn well be knocked out by Anthony Joshua
Deontay Wilder is not sure what to make of Anthony Joshua’s bout with Jake Paul in Miami on Friday, writes Tris Dixon
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Boxing left Maxi Hughes’ mind when he heard about his trainer’s heart attack
Sean O’Hagan, trainer of Maxi Hughes, suffered a heart attack and was hospitalised the morning of Hughes’ fight with Bakhdour Usmonov, writes Tris Dixon
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Troy Williamson reveals stick he got for sparring Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn
Troy Williamson came in for online criticism for sparring both Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn ahead of their recent rematch.
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Fabio Wardley: There’s more to be done
Fabio Wardley said he and Frank Warren will meet to determine his next move as the WBO heavyweight champion of the world, writes Tris Dixon.
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Murat Gassiev scores dramatic one-punch KO of Kubrat Pulev
Tris Dixon reports from Dubai on a vintage Gassiev knockout
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Bakhodur Usmonov starts slow, but wears down Maxi Hughes in close win
Tris Dixon reports from Dubai
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Nico Ali Walsh outpoints Jeremiah Sserwadda over six rounds in Dubai
Nico Ali Walsh came through sixth competitive rounds to defeat the game Jeremiah Sserwadda, winning by scores of 59-55 and 58-56 (twice).
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