Andre Dirrell Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: American super middleweight talent Andre Dirrell (20-1, 14 KO’s) wants no part of traveling to Canada to possibly find himself on the receiving end up a questionable decision against Canada’s top fighter IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KO’s).

By Scott Gilfoid: If IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KO’s) wants to earn a shot against WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward then he’s going to have to come out of the safety of Canada to take on Andre Dirrell, the fighter that SHOWTIME wants him to fight.

By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KO’s) just lost his ace in the hole today with the news that former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) won’t be fighting him on April 14th in Montreal, Canada like Bute wanted.

By Scott Gilfoid: Super middleweight talent Andre Dirrell (20-1, 14 KO’s) took to his twitter tonight to make a few comments about him leaving his promoter Gary Shaw and to come out and tell the world that he absolutely wants a fight against IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KO’s) next.

By Scott Gilfoid: According to RingTV, super middleweight Andre Dirrell (20-1, 14 KO’s) has left his promoter Gary Shaw along with advisor Al Haymon to become his own promoter with Team Dirrell. His uncle/trainer Leon Lawson Jr. will oversee the promotional company.

By Scott Gilfoid: Well, it seems that IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) and his promoters at InterBox prefer Carl Froch as the next opponent on April 14th and are willing to still fight him even if it means that the fight might not be televised by SHOWTIME. Wow! Talk about being [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute needs to listen to WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward and choose to fight Andre Dirrell next rather than look for another scrub fighter to pad his record with.

By Scott Gilfoid: 47-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins sees a potential fight between IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute and Carl Froch as being a bad one for boxing fans given how badly Froch was whipped by Hopkins clone WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward last month in the Super Six finals.

By Scott Gilfoid: Showtime reportedly isn’t interested in airing IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute’s hoped for fight against recently beaten former super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) on April 14th.

By Scott Gilfoid: If former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) doesn’t decide on signing a two fight contract with IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 4 KO’s) for fights in April and August this year, then Froch might want to look at facing Andre Dirrell (20-1, 14 KOs) again because [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Super middleweight Andre Dirrell (20-1, 14 KOs) says he’s looking to get back in the ring in the next three months to get in his next fight to keep climbing the rankings.

By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (20-1, 14 KO’s) plans on getting back in the ring by April of this year against a still to be determined opponent, according to fighthype.com. Dirrell wants a fight against IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) and would take him on immediately if Bute would give him [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) would like nothing better than to be facing WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KO’s) next but Ward has already told Bute in firm language that he’s not going to be getting a fight handed to him based on the awful [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: After an impressive earth shattering 2nd round knockout win over Darryl Cunningham last Friday night, Andre Dirrell (20-1, 14 KO’s) is ready for big things in 2012 in getting back into things and finding his way back to the top of the division where he belongs.

By Scott Gilfoid: Last month the Dirrell brothers, Andre (20-1, 14 KO’s) and Anthony (24-0, 21 KO’s), showed that they’re the class of the super middleweight division with a pair of impressive knockout wins over stiff competition. Andre, 28, destroyed Darryl Cunningham by a highlight reel 2nd round TKO on December 30th on SHOWTIME, while [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Showtime analyst Antonio Tarver was practically gushing over the massive talent that Andre Dirrell (20-1, 13 KO’s) showed in blowing away Darryl Cunningham (24-3, 10 KO’s) on Friday night on Showtime.

By Scott Gilfoid: Now that Andre Dirrell (20-1, 14 KO’s) has passed his first test in making a comeback last night in his outstanding 2nd round TKO win over Darryl Cunningham, Dirrell needs a middle of the road contender before he steps it up a couple of notches to challenge for the world title against [...]

Photo: Casino/SHOWTIME – By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (20-1, 14 KO’s) looked as if he had never been away from boxing tonight in stopping Darryl Cunningham (24-3, 10 KO’s) in the 2nd round and showing power that had SHOWTIME analyst and former world champion Antonio Tarver very impressed.

CABAZON, Calif. (Dec. 31, 2011) – Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell made triumphant returns to the ring Friday, both winning by knockout during a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME®.

By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (20-1, 14 KO’s) sent a strong message to some of the top super middleweights – Lucian Bute, Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler – with his incredible 2nd round TKO win over Darryl Cunningham (24-3, 10 KO’s) on Friday night at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California. Dirrell’s [...]

By Jim Dower: In a rather listless sloppily fought bout, unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Luis Garcia (12-0, 9 Ko’s) did what he had to do in winning an eight round unanimous decision over Alexander Johnson (12-1, 5 KO’s) on Friday night on the undercard of the Jermain Taylor vs. Jessie Nicklow fight card in Cabazon, [...]

Photo credit: Casino/SHOWTIME – By Scott Gilfoid: With Anthony Dirrell (24-0, 21 Ko’s) ranked #1 WBC, #2 WBC in the super middleweight division and his talented brother Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) resuming his career tonight in a fight against Darryl Cunningham (24-2, 10 KO’s) in Cabazon, California, the Dirrell brothers are on the cusp [...]

Photo: Casino/SHOWTIME – By Jim Dower: At Thursday’s weigh-in for SHOWTIME telecast between Andre Dirrell and Darryl Cunningham and Jermain Taylor and Jessie Nicklow, Dirrell weighed in at 169lbs for his scheduled 10 round fight.

CABAZON, Calif. (Dec. 29, 2011) – Two of the most recognizable names in boxing will make their long-awaited returns to the ring tomorrow, Dec. 30, when Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell are featured in separate 10-round fights on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: If you want to see blazing high octane hand and foot speed then you need to tune in to SHOWTIME tomorrow night to see the incredibly fast Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) back in action against Darryl Cunningham (24-2, 10 KO’s) in a fight that’s almost guaranteed to end with Cunningham flat [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Floyd Mayweather Sr. says he sees Andre Dirrell and Andre Ward as becoming the big stars in the boxing world after his son Floyd Mayweather Jr. retires from the sport.

By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) is looking to make up for lost time when he comes back this Friday night against Darryl Cunningham (24-2, 10 KO’s) in their televised fight on SHOWTIME. Dirrell, 28, wants to beat the 37-year-old Cunningham in impressive fashion and then use the momentum from this victory get [...]

NEW YORK (Dec. 28, 2011) – Two Super Six World Boxing Classic fighters, former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor and consensus top-five super middleweight Andre Dirrell, took part in a media teleconference call on Wednesday to discuss their return to the ring on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation this Friday, Dec. 30, [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: 37-year-old Darryl Cunningham (24-2, 10 KO’s) is looking forward to being in the spotlight against Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) on Friday night on SHOWTIME.

By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) is looking to accomplish big things in 2012 with his comeback, which starts this Friday night against Darryl Cunningham (24-2, 10 KO’s) on SHOWTIME.