Teremoana Jnr will 'proclaim I'm the warrior after I've defeated you'
There is plenty of excitement around Australian heavyweight prospect Teremoana Jnr, writes Tris Dixon
Read more
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.
Articles by Tris Dixon: page 4
Troy Williamson on ‘the worst decision’ made by Callum Simpson
Troy Williamson is only growing stronger with each passing delay and disappointment
Read more
Adam Olaniyan blown away by 'full circle moment' with Katie Taylor
While big Irish heavyweight Adam Olaniyan is focused on his own path, that doesn’t mean he can’t pay tribute to those who went before him
Read more
Josh Kelly, 'healing up nicely', wants Jaron Ennis by end of year
Josh Kelly thinks his horror cuts will be healed in eight weeks and there's only one man, Jaron 'Boots' Ennis who he wants next
Read more
Pierce O'Leary, inspired by Katie Taylor, teases 'massive event at the end of the year'
Ahead of his top-of-the-bill appearance against Mark Chamberlain in Dublin this weekend, Pierce O’Leary is full of confidence
Read more
'A lot of the best amateurs are better than the pros,' says Irish prospect Bobbi Flood
Bobbi Flood is only a couple of fights into his pro journey, but he has a wealth of experience from the amateurs to draw upon
Read more
![Royston Barney-Smith [right] outpoints Danny Quartermaine over 10 rounds in London on October 25, 2025](/img/v1/1920?src=https%3A%2F%2Fphoto.boxingscene.com%2Fuploads%2FDannyQuartermaineRoystonBarneySmith10252025.webp)
How Royston Barney-Smith convinced coach Ben Davison he was the real deal
Royston Barney-Smith is a gifted southpaw who faces a step-up test on Saturday in Dublin against Reece Bellotti
Read more
Raymond Muratalla still growing and eager to learn against Robson Conceicao
Raymond Muratalla defends his IBF lightweight title against Robson Conceicao in Las Vegas on Saturday
Read more
Heavyweight Adam Olaniyan set to do something that no one has done since Muhammad Ali
Irish heavyweight prospect Adam Olaniyan is only two fights into his pro career, but already plenty are taking note of the heavy handed 20-year-old
Read more
Steven Cairns: The long road from Cork to the big time
The 24-year-old Irishman has almost 130,000 Instagram followers and an increasingly prominent profile, but his disciplined journey began long before the cameras and social media
Read more
Loading more stories…