Andre Dirrell shines in sparring session against Badou Jack

By Boxing News - 04/04/2012 - Comments

Image: Andre Dirrell shines in sparring session against Badou JackBy Scott Gilfoid: Super middleweight Andre Dirrell (20-1, 14 KO’s) reportedly really impressed fellow boxers in a sparring session with unbeaten light heavyweight Badou Jack (10-0, 8 KO’s) at the Mayweather Boxing Club gym on Tuesday in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to examiner.com writer Chris Robinson.

Dirrell, who is getting ready for a fight in the near future, sparred the 28-year-old Badou for four rounds and took it easy on him in the first two rounds, only giving him a little taste of his speed and power. However, in rounds three and four, Dirrell turned it on and gave Jack the full treatment, hitting him all angles with amazing hand speed that rivaled Floyd Mayweather Jr. Dirrell not only took command of the sparring session, but completely dominated it for the last two rounds with his blazing fast hand speed.

Robinson reports that a number of well known boxers were on hand to witness Dirrell’s mastery, fighters like Yuriorkis Gamboa, Hasim Rahman, Ishe Smith and Roger Mayweather. They all got to see Dirrell work his magic as he gets ready for whoever they can find that’s brave enough to step in the ring against him.

Dirrell last fought in December, beating a tough Darryl Cunningham by a 2nd round knockout in an impressive performance by Dirrell. That was Dirrell’s first fight since his victory over Arthur Abraham in 2010, and it was as if Dirrell had never been gone. He was masterful in that fight as dominated Cunningham from start to finish.

Dirrell is ready to take on the big names in the division in 2012, and wants to get a fight against IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute after gets finished beating Carl Froch in May. Dirrell also would like to avenge his questionable defeat at the hands of Froch from October 2009. If Froch can somehow beat Bute, then there’s always a possibility that Dirrell and Froch can meet up if Froch is willing to get back in the ring with Dirrell. However, the fight won’t take place in the UK because Dirrell already made it clear that he doesn’t want a second dose of being on the receiving end of a controversial, some what say hometown decision. If Froch wants Dirrell, he’ll have to come to the United States to mix it up with him in a neutral venue like Las Vegas, New Jersey, New York or Los Angeles.



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