Coaches confident of Conor Benn’s chances ahead of Chris Eubank Jnr rematch
Conor Benn’s training team are excited to see what their charge does when he meets Chris Eubank Jnr in their November 15 return.
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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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Aaron McKenna wants undercard fight beneath Chris Eubank Jnr-Conor Benn II
The middleweight contender Aaron McKenna is ready for the leading names and the champions – he is just waiting for the phone to ring...
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Craig Richards expecting 'big fight next'
There is a glint in the eye of the light-heavyweight contender Craig “Spider” Richards...
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'Tom and Jerry' Raymond Ford outpoints Abraham Nova
Raymond Ford won a composed 10-round decision over Abraham Nova, earning the verdict on all three judges’ cards.
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Regis Prograis: ‘You have to respect Devin Haney’
Regis Prograis says that although his former opponent Devin Haney comes from money and a certain privilege, he still deserves the respect of his peers.
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Dillian Whyte ‘a big step up’ for Moses Itauma, but one he can handle
Trainer Ben Davison is taking a cautious approach with heavyweight phenom Moses Itauma but says, “There isn't anybody that I would hesitate to put him in with."
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Fresh-faced Regis Prograis reflects on turning back the clock
Unmarked from his Fight of the Year contender with Joseph Diaz Jnr, Regis Prograis said with a smile: “I don’t feel it, bro."
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Dillian Whyte admits to being 'written off' ahead of Moses Itauma test
Dillian Whyte is embracing the underdog role ahead of his fight with red-hot heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma.
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If boxing is broken, does anybody still care enough to fix it?
“Everything about it [boxing] now is f*****,” a former world champion tells Tris Dixon.
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Ben Davison married to a boxing philosophy, but not a coaching style
Ben Davison explains to Tris Dixon why Aloys Junior, his cruiserweight prospect, is one of the most improved fighters in his gym.
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