Race to face Canelo picks up with Bruno Surace seeking ‘historic fight’ and Jermall Charlo in contention
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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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Otto Wallin feels the benefit of time as he prepares to spoil Derek Chisora’s UK swansong
Tris Dixon meets Otto Wallin ahead of the Swede's crucial heavyweight fight against Derek Chisora in Manchester
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Proud coach Billy Nelson happy for Bakole kicking open doors that were ‘slammed in his face’
Scottish trainer Billy Nelson has been getting credit for his work with Lewis Crocker and Martin Bakole.
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Attractive match between Sam Eggington and Lee Cutler on course for April
An attractive junior middleweight fight between Bournemouth’s in-form Lee Cutler and Birmingham’s Sam Eggington is edging closer.
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Billy Nelson confident Lewis Crocker stops ‘delusional’ Paddy Donovan
Billy Nelson explains why the more experienced Lewis Crocker will teach Paddy Donovan a lesson on March 1
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Frustrated Joe Cordina hungry to return to action
Cordina hasn't fought since May, when he lost his junior lightweight title in a shocking TKO loss to Anthony Cacace.
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Stripped bare: The complex mind of Derek Chisora
The story and journey of perennial heavyweight contender Dereck Chisora is as complex as the man himself, writes Tris Dixon, in a conversation with "Del Boy."
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Back in the mix, Joe Cordina still hopeful of fighting Shakur Stevenson
Welsh star Joe Cordina still hopes his path might cross with Shakur Stevenson in the future.
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Azim-Lipinets undercard: Victories for Lucas Roehrig, Jeamie 'TKV', and Garan Croft
LONDON – Cruiserweight prospect Lucas Roehrig, with former world super middleweight champion George Groves in his corner (Groves also manages him), stormed to a third-round win over outgunned Serbian Miloslav Savic.
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