Talks stall between Janibek Alimkhanuly and unlikely challenger Shakiel Thompson
Talks between IBF and WBO champion Janibek Alimkhanuly and Englishman Shakiel Thompson have hit a stalemate
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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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Kalle Sauerland on Adam Azim-Harlem Eubank, the face-off and the fight that never was
It was last spring when Harlem Eubank and Adam Azim faced off in the ring in London’s O2 Arena. They were not dressed to fight, but to announce that they would be fighting. There was no date or venue, but it was supposed to be on. Only it never was.
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Motivated and renewed 'Pitbull' ready to take a bite out of Angel Fierro before targeting lucrative fights
Isaac Cruz says that lessons have been learned ahead of Saturday's fight in Las Vegas
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David Morrell ready to break down the great Benavidez wall
David Morrell says "the fight is already over, 100 per cent"
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Lucas Roehrig has found a trainer, manager and kindred spirit in George Groves
On his regular trips to his old amateur club, Dale Youth ABC, George Groves marked an enthusiastic and hard-hitting cruiserweight prospect in Lucas Roehrig. Soon, a partnership was sealed, and now Roehrig and Groves are helping one another begin the next phases of their lives.
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Yankiel Rivera could return on March 8 as Matchroom seek foe for Edgar Berlanga
Work is ongoing to finalize Edgar Berlanga’s return to the ring in Puerto Rico on March 8 – and to arrange the undercard
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Shakiel Thompson knows victory over Hamisi Maya could lead to Janibek Alimkhanuly
The middleweight contender Shakiel Thompson hopes his return to the ring next month could lead to a shot at the WBO and IBF champion Janibek Alimkhanuly
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Adam Azim on McGuigan momentum, blistering hands, and stadium dreams
The lightning-quick fists of Adam Azim might be faster than anything Sergey Lipinets has seen, writes Tris Dixon
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Manager’s pride in Ye Joon Kim’s courageous late-notice challenge of ‘generational talent’ Naoya Inoue
Ye Joon Kim’s manager has spoken of his pride in the vanquished challenger after the South Korean was stopped by Naoya Inoue in four rounds
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When unbeaten super middleweights collide
On Saturday in Las Vegas, Diego Pacheco will meet Steven Nelson, a welcome and often unusual novelty in the sport today. Here – in no particular order – are 10 other occasions when, at different stages of their careers, unbeaten 168lbs have met.
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