Why Bernard Hopkins and Golden Boy were ‘a match made in heaven’ for Robin Safar
Robin Safar admits it was a win over a big-name fighter that earned him the approval of a Hall-of-Fame fighter.
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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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Lamont Roach Jnr on Tank Davis: ‘I’m removed from that’
Lamont Roach Jnr is unmoved whenever broached with the topic of Gervonta “Tank” Davis.
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Leigh Wood considering retirement ahead of Josh Warrington rematch
Former world champions Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington on Thursday shared a live face-off to promote their rematch on February 21
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‘Red-carpet fighter’ Frazer Clarke and Jeamie Tshikeva get set for BBC bow
“I’m as focused as I need to be,” said Frazer Clarke as the bad blood simmered between him and his rival, fellow British heavyweight Jeamie “TKV” Tshikeva...
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‘Potential superstar’ Fran Hennessy has the grandest of plans
Fran Hennessy has already built a following, and on Saturday she boxes in front of a national audience on the BBC
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Boxxer’s Ben Shalom aiming for ‘a show a month’ with the BBC
Ben Shalom said his Boxxer stable will be looking to produce a card a month ahead of his promotional stable’s debut on the BBC, writes Tris Dixon
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Troy Williamson has a new lease on boxing after winning the British title
After several defeats in a row, Troy Williamson was considering walking away from the sport. However, after a big upset over Mark Dickinson, Williamson will face European champion Callum Simpson next month in Leeds.
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Road warrior Maxi Hughes happy to face another unbeaten foe in Dubai
Maxi Hughes is again packing his suitcase and traveling to fight. He will face Bakhodur Usmonov on December 12 at the Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai.
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Robin Safar ready to disrupt cruiserweight division’s best-laid plans
There is a possible stumbling block in the way of the proposed Gilberto Ramirez-David Benavidez bout, and its name is Robin Sirwan Safar.
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Zab Judah: Roger Mayweather choked me until I passed out
Zab Judah's 2006 fight with Floyd Mayweather Jnr was big, even though Judah came in off a surprise loss to Carlos Baldomir. It wasn’t just significant, however. It was chaotic.
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