Could Jai Opetaia unify against Badou Jack before fighting Gilberto Ramirez in October?
"I don't mind Badou Jack [for Opetaia]," says Eddie Hearn, Opetaia's promoter.
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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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Eddie Hearn hopes to sign Bam-Martinez within two weeks
Eddie Hearn is giving his attempts to make Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez-Fernando “Puma” Martinez another two weeks.
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Promoter Sauerland admits to ‘calculated risk’ with high-stakes Michael Conlan signing
Kalle Sauerland says that signing Michael Conlan reminds him of when he signed Mikkel Kessler.
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Team Donovan fumes at referee Marcus McDonnell; Team Crocker claim justice was done
With Team Paddy Donovan coming to terms with being disqualified and suffering the first defeat of their career to Lewis Crocker, they went through a range of emotions.
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Appeal lodged with IBF as Paddy Donovan's attorney claims disqualification was unjust
Within minutes of Paddy Donovan being disqualified in a fight he was winning against Irish rival Lewis Crocker, Donovan’s manager and attorney Keith Sullivan had written to the IBF
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Eddie Hearn predicts Paddy Donovan rematch would be bigger for Lewis Crocker than Boots Ennis fight
Promoter Eddie Hearn was last night caught in a crossfire, but came out admitting he felt it was only fair that Paddy Donovan landed a rematch with Lewis Crocker
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Emotional Paddy Donovan desperate to run it back with Lewis Crocker
Paddy Donovan couldn't hide his emotions in the ring after being disqualified nor in the dressing room after the fight, writes Tris Dixon
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Heartbroken Paddy Donovan disqualified after dazzling against Lewis Crocker
In one of the most staggering finales to a fight in a British ring, Paddy Donovan was disqualified while opponent Lewis Crocker was on the canvas, writes Tris Dixon.
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Craig Richards thumps Padraig McCrory; Kurt Walker pushed by Lyon Woodstock
Craig Richards stopped Padraig McCrory with a one-punch body shot, after Kurt Walker turned back the spirited Lyon Woodstock on Saturday in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Steven Ward scores two knockdowns to win all-Belfast clash with friend Tommy McCarthy
BELFAST – Two decades of friendship was ditched in the dressing room as Belfast cruiserweights Tommy McCarthy and Steven Ward emerged for a fight that both previously interpreted as being all-or-nothing, with the loser staring down the barrel of retirement.
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