Investigating boxing’s unhealthy relationship with performance enhancing drugs
Tris Dixon looks at how and why a dirty sport became even dirtier
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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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Ryan Garner wants win over Salvador Jimenez to bring stadium dream closer
Ryan Garner considers his next fight to be a stepping stone to bigger and better things
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Patrick Korte-bound Joe Joyce has ‘still got more to do’
Joe Joyce says he remains open to facing the top heavyweights in the sport, including Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.
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‘Super-villain’ Chris Eubank Jnr embraces bad guy role against Conor Benn
Despite his attempts to wax lyrical through Manchester’s press conference on Tuesday evening, it is what came at its end that people will remember Chris Eubank Jnr for...
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Weighty issues surrounded Chris Eubank Jnr-Conor Benn negotiations
By the time Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn had to be pulled apart after their press conference fracas, the fighters had already discussed the issue of the weight the bout will be fought at
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Eddie Hearn: 'Egg shattered like glass'
“The noise the way it shattered was like a glass,” Eddie Hearn said, having seen Chris Eubank Jnr use his left hand to push an egg into the face of Conor Benn
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Seiya Tsutsumi retains his title but Daigo Higa is lucky to draw
When all is said and done in 2025, the Round of the Year contenders will include the ninth frame of the enthralling Tokyo bout between WBA bantamweight champion Seiya Tsutsumi and Daigo Higa.
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Ryuya Moriai beats Eigoro Akai via controversial stoppage
It took Ryuya Moriai less than two rounds to shock Eigoro Akai in their six-round super middleweight clash.
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Chasing the dream, Jason Moloney believes Tenshin Nasukawa backers have made a big mistake
If nice guys finish last, then Jason Moloney should have far more losses on his record than he does, writes Tris Dixon
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John Scully: Artur Beterbiev is focused on Dmitry Bivol, not David Benavidez
There already has been plenty of talk about a trilogy fight ahead of Saturday's Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol rematch in Saudi Arabia. While others salivate at the prospect of Beterbiev being paired with David Benavidez, that is nowhere near the agenda for Beterbiev or trainer John Scully.
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