Raymond Muratalla has seen the ‘animal’ in Jesse Rodriguez
Raymond Muratalla, the IBF lightweight champion, has paid tribute to gymmate Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and coach Robert Garcia
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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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Leo Atang, loving life in America, outlines ideal showcase
English heavyweight prospect Leo Atang has been thriving in Los Angeles ahead of his US debut Saturday
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Irish eyes are smiling: Who is the next Katie Taylor?
Irish boxing is enjoying a resurgence and is looking ahead to one of its brightest spells in years, writes Tris Dixon
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Harlem Eubank reveals dream ahead of David Papot test
Harlem Eubank faces David Papot in an important fight Saturday if he is to further his welterweight title aspirations
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Troy Williamson targeting titles after career revival
Troy Williamson has turned the course of his career around with big 2025 wins over Mark Dickinson and Callum Simpson.
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Ryan Garcia 'always been like that' says friend and amateur rival Raymond Muratalla
Raymond Muratalla reflects on his friendship and rivalry with Ryan Garcia
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Reborn Victor Ortiz on the offers, the insults, and the journey into gloveless combat
Victor Ortiz returns to fighting this weekend when he makes his bare knuckle debut in California
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Sunny Edwards, the poster boy for a happy and successful retirement
Sunny Edwards, retired for only 18 months, reveals the secrets of a happy retirement from fighting
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Sunny Edwards, in new role as promoter, says Eddie Hearn need not worry yet
Former flyweight champion Sunny Edwards is in Gibraltar, working on the Full Monty Promotions bill topped by brothers Kriss and Evan Montegriffo
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Victor Ortiz relives, and explains, the sucker punch from Floyd Mayweather
Victor Ortiz, once knocked out in controversial circumstances by Floyd Mayweather, is ready for another title run, and not necessarily just in bare knuckle fighting
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