Dirrell-Abraham

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s been six months since the talented American Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) lost a controversial 12 round split decision against Britain’s Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) in Nottingham, England. I thought it was the worst decision I’ve ever seen before, but I know how these things go when visiting fighters are [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: If the Super Six tournament were to end today, perhaps the two biggest stars that the Super Six tournament has produced will be Americans Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) and Andre Ward (21-0, 13 KO’s). Both fighters have looked impeccable in their respective bouts. Dirrell, however, has a record of 1-1 in [...]

By Chris Williams: I don’t know if I was the only that noticed this or not, but when Andre Dirrell was crying after his 11th round disqualification victory over Arthur Abraham last Saturday night in their Super Six tournament fight in Detroit, Michigan. Dirrell had been easily winning most of the fight when he seemed [...]

By Ronnie Jordan: Having just viewed the first match of the second round of the super six tournament, I’m extremely excited after a terrific bout and tremendous boxing display from Andre Dirrell. He came into the fight with a few question marks about his heart and ability to take a punch and was accused of [...]

By Jim Dower: Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) was released from the Detroit Receiving hospital on Sunday morning after undergoing a CT scan and other tests to identify if there was any damage from the punch that Dirrell received from Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) last Saturday night in the Super Six tournament at the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Arthur Abraham’s German promotional company Sauerland plans on filing a protest over Abraham’s 11th round disqualification loss to Andre Dirrell in their stage 2 Super Six tournament bout last Saturday night at the Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, Michigan. With Abraham well behind in the fight and need of a knockout to [...]

DETROIT (March 28, 2010) — Andre Dirrell turned the Super Six World Boxing Classic upside down and handed previously undefeated Arthur Abraham his first loss on an 11th-round disqualification Saturday in a fight at the Joe Louis Arena during a Free Preview Weekend on SHOWTIME® that ended in bedlam with family, friends, officials and team [...]

Photo: Tom Casino/showtime – By Scott Gilfoid: At today’s weigh-in between Arthur Abraham and Andre Dirrell, I couldn’t help noticing how scared Abraham looked. He looked really scared much more than I can ever remember him being. Abraham looked especially timid when he was forced to stand and look Dirrell in the eyes while standing [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) is feeling good physically and is ready to go for his March 27th bout next week against unbeaten Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) at the Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, Michigan. Dirrell, 26, says in an article at the Las Vegas Journal, “I feel great. My back [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Blessed with amazing hand speed, size and power, the talented Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) is on the cusp of becoming the next huge star in the boxing world. Dirrell, only 26, takes part in his second fight in the Super Six tournament against knockout artist Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) on [...]

By Dennis Broadhurst: Froch-Kessler: I see this fight coming out with Froch on top through a hard fought decision or very late stoppage. I think Froch will struggle in the early rounds with Kessler but his chin will take him through to dominate the later rounds (9-12). I would not be suprised for Froch to [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In the latest episode of Showtime’s Fight Camp 360, super middleweight Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) had a lot of praise for the power and skills of his March 27th opponent Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s), saying “He [Abraham] lines you up so you can’t move and then brings that right straight [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: The March 27th Super Six tournament bout between contestants Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) and Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) will take place in Detroit, Michigan, instead of California, according to news from the Grand Rapids Press. The bout was supposed to be taking place at the Agua Caliente Casino, in Rancho [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) isn’t pleased with how he had his perfect record marred by a questionable 12 round split decision against Carl Froch in their stage 1 Super Six bout on October 17th last year. Dirrell wants to make up for that loss in his next fight against unbeaten Arthur [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: After losing a controversial 12 round unanimous decision to WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch on October 17th, Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) finds himself in a must win situation when he enters the ring for his second fight of the Super Six tournament against Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) on March [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Once beaten Andre Dirrel (18-1, 13 KO’s)l is currently rehabilitating his injured back that he hurt while training recently for his March 27th Super Six bout against unbeaten Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s). In an interview at East Side Boxing’s On the Ropes show, the talented Dirrell had this to say: “I [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I have a massive amount of respect for super middleweight Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) for only asking for a three week postponement for his Super Six bout against Arthur Abraham (31-0, 15 KO’s). Dirrell, 26, injured his back while training this week for what was supposed to be a fight on [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: The American Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) vs. Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) bout has been moved from the original March 6th date to March 27th due to the recent back injury that Dirrell sustained while training. The Abraham-Dirrell fight will now have to compete with HBO’s boxing card on the same [...]

By William Mackay: After the three group stages are completed with the Super Six tournament, four fighters with the best records will move forward to the semi finals while two of the fighters with the worst records will be eliminated. After group stage 1 of the Super Six tourney, Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch and Andre [...]

By Liam Fitzgerald: After the first round of bouts in the Super Six super middleweight tournament it has been interesting to see how opinions on the eventual outcome of the tournament have changed. I for one have been surprised by the results and have had to readdress my own predictions. In particular the two young [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: On March 6th, super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) will be fighting unbeaten Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) in the second fight of Showtime’s Super Six tournament at the Agua Caliente Casino, in Rancho Mirage, California. As many people already know, the talented 26-year-old Dirrell lost his first fight of [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: According to an article from the news site Mlive, the Super Six tournament bout between talented American Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) and German based Arthur Abraham has been postponed due to Abraham suffering a bad case of the flu, causing the fight to be put off until March 7th. If this [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Ward’s impeccable 11th round technical decision over the Super Six number #1 seed Mikkel Kessler appears to have taken a lot of the air out of the sails of boxing fans of Arthur Abraham, Kessler and Carl Froch. Ward’s win over Kessler was so one-sided that you barely hear a peep [...]