Time is of the essence for Oleksandr Usyk
"If you want to do something, write it on a piece of paper and always carry it with you – don’t forget that you wanted to do it, and do it right now," Usyk tells Tris Dixon.
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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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No off switch: Dev Sahni wants you to see him every single day
Dev Sahni tells Tris Dixon how he got into boxing and how, having found his place in the sport, he now out-trolls the trolls.
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Don Charles likens his role in the development of Daniel Dubois to one leg of a relay
Don Charles appreciates the work McGuigan, Tibbs, and Bowers did with Dubois, writes Tris Dixon
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Sebastian Fundora: 'I won the first Tim Tszyu fight pretty easy'
Sebastian Fundora talks to Tris Dixon about the Tim Tszyu rivalry, pre-fight nerves, his future, and his height
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The 'very tough watch' of Galal Yafai-Francisco Rodriguez
“It was a very, very tough watch,” admitted Kal Yafai...
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Michael Conlan relishing success of friend and 'possible' rival Anto Cacace
Michael Conlan has been delighted by the success of his fellow Irishman Anto Cacace.
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Don Charles, destiny, and ‘Dynamite’ Daniel Dubois
Toward the north London skyline in the distance was the familiar arch of Wembley Stadium. Father and son smiled. “Destiny,” said Don Charles...
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Donald Curry's family plea for help amid the threat of homelessness
The family of the great Donald Curry need urgent financial assistance
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After handling Brandon Glanton, Chris Billam-Smith was happy to head home
Chris Billam-Smith says he was pleased with his win over Brandon Glanton, but he admits he did not stick around to watch the main event between Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn.
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Edgar Berlanga, inspired by Felix Trinidad, outlines the perils of retirement
Edgar Berlanga reveals the extent of Felix Trinidad's influence, writes Tris Dixon
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