Vladimir Hernandez gets off the deck, defeats Isaias Lucero
Vladimir Hernandez was cut and dropped in Round 2 but found his way back to eke out a split decision in his third straight win.
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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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Charles Harris Jnr and Kelvin Davis earn wins; Charlie Sheehy impresses
Charles "LoLo" Harris took a wide decision, while Kelvin Davis and prospect Charlie Sheehy scored stoppages Saturday in San Bernardino, California.
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Colin Hart, Hall of Fame boxing writer, dies at age 89
Colin Hart, who was the first British writer to win the Nat Fleischer Award for Exellence in Boxing Journalism, has passed.
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Joeshon James finally gets his chance to ‘splat’ Lester Martinez
Joeshon James, who meets Lester Martinez on Saturday in San Bernardino, is ready to put previous frustrations – and Martinez – behind him.
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Luis Coria preparing to go to work with old friend Jessie Magdaleno
Luis Coria’s phone had rung with the same call before. Over the last few years, promoters had tried to match him with a fighter he has known for around a decade, Jessie Magdaleno, but this time he accepted the challenge
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Jessie Magdaleno insists he has a lot more to prove: ‘I’m no gatekeeper’
The former junior featherweight champion wants to prove he can still compete with the world's best, beginning with his long-time friend Luis Coria.
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The hard education of prospect Anthony Cuba
Anthony Cuba has had a tough road through the pro ranks, but the seasoned fighter has successfully made the jump from the A-side to the B-side.
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Lester Martinez and Joeshon James make weight ahead of long-awaited bout
Tris Dixon reports live from the weigh-in in San Bernardino
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Elijah Garcia set to show he’s ready for the major leagues
Bob Santos still has high hopes for Elijah Garcia as the young middleweight prospect looks to bounce back from his first loss
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Sebastian Fundora won’t close the door on ‘great’ Errol Spence
After Sebastian Fundora emerged from his bloodbath with Tim Tszyu in 2024 with his hand raised, Errol Spence was soon in the ring to announce that he would be next in line for the tall Californian
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