Why the only defeat of his career was a high spot for Rhys Edwards
Rhys Edwards explains why it's a relief to have lost his unbeaten record as he prepares for Thomas Essomba, 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 67
Callum Simpson and the importance of activity – in and out of the ring
The appetite of Callum Simpson continues to grow after every fight, writes Tris Dixon
Read more
Lucas Roehrig gets an education in and out of ring from George Groves
Roehrig, trained and managed by former super middleweight champion George Groves, boxes for the fifth time on Friday, having turned pro back in December.
Read more
Mike McCallum, one of the greats, passes away aged 68
One of the underappreciated greats, Mike McCallum, has passed away at the age of 68.
Read more
Viddal Riley and Aloys Junior in sights of ambitious Lucas Roehrig
Unbeaten cruiserweight prospect Lucas Roehrig has raced to 4-0 with two stoppages as a pro since turning over in December, and he has his fifth outing in Newcastle, England, on June 6.
Read more
Ohara Davies might ‘keep going’ after June comeback
London's Ohara Davies will fight Mohamed Aliseni on June 13 in Accra, Ghana, as an opportunity to honor his roots and build up boxing in the country. What comes after remains to be seen.
Read more
Risk-reward ratio starting to level out for Kyrone Davis
In an era of prima donnas and those who often explore paths of least resistance, Davis would not have it any other way, writes Tris Dixon.
Read more
Caleb Plant: ‘If I ask someone to leave me alone, it’s not a request, it’s a demand’
No subject is off the table - whether tragedy, altercations, or his childhood - when Caleb Plant talks to Tris Dixon
Read more
Phumelele Cafu blocking out negativity ahead of 'Bam' Rodriguez
Unbeaten South African Phumelela Cafu knows that, despite his WBO junior bantamweight title, he will be the underdog when he fights Jesse Rodriguez in Frisco, Texas, in July.
Read more
Focused Ekow Essuman feared judges 'controversy' against Josh Taylor
Ekow Essuman kept his mind firmly on the task at hand on Saturday night by singing Ghanaian songs to himself as he waited in the ring for Josh Taylor to arrive
Read more
Loading more stories…