Oleksandr Usyk, Gabriela Fundora honored at BWAA Awards
Boxing dignitaries and fight fans filled the Edison Ballroom in Manhattan for the 100th Boxing Writers Association of America Awards dinner last night.
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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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Deontay Wilder: I want everybody who is in my way
Deontay Wilder tells Tris Dixon that he hopes his June contest with Tyrell Anthony Herndon will be a springboard to fighting for the undisputed heavyweight title.
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Aaron McKenna targets Chris Eubank Jnr having dazzled against Liam Smith
When Aaron McKenna said he hoped his fight with Liam Smith would steal the show last night in London, he probably hadn’t expected the fireworks that were to come two bouts later, when Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn served up a ferocious battle.
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Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn do their famous fathers proud in wild thriller
After 12 exhaustive, thrilling, and brutal rounds, Chris Eubank Jnr won the grudge match of the year, defeating bitter rival Conor Benn on points.
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Anthony Yarde wins close trilogy fight against Lyndon Arthur
Anthony Yarde wins close trilogy fight against Lyndon Arthur
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Aaron McKenna comes of age with dominant performance against Liam Smith
There might not be a more impressive example of a fighter moving up in class than Aaron McKenna’s wide decision win over former world champion Liam Smith.
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Viddal Riley impresses to capture British cruiserweight title against Cheavon Clarke
Viddal Riley made the point he has always wanted to, that there is more to him than fame and a social media following – that he is a real fighter – on his biggest stage yet.
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Chris Billam-Smith wins hard-fought clash against Brandon Glanton
Chris Billam-Smith doesn’t do easy fights, but he does do winning.
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Eyewitness accounts of the original, and the best, Eubank-Benn rivalry
If ever there was a reminder of the magic of violence, it was when Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn first clashed, writes Tris Dixon
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Chris Eubank Jnr vs. Conor Benn and undercard: Big-fight previews
As long, convoluted and complex as the journey might have been, the destination was never in doubt.
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