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Andre Dirrell vs Jose Uzcategui 2 on March 3 on Showtime Boxing

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Image: Andre Dirrell vs Jose Uzcategui 2 on March 3 on Showtime Boxing

Top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell clashes with hard-hitting Jose Uzcategui in a rematch for the IBF Interim 168-pound world title live on SHOWTIME Saturday, March 3 from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, as part of a tripleheader presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

Heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder will defend his title against Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader. The telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and also features undefeated former 154-pound champion Jermall Charlo taking on Hugo Centeno, Jr. for the interim WBC middleweight title in the co-feature.

Andre Dirrell vs. Jose Uzcategui 2 on Jan.27

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By Jim Dower: Interim IBF super middleweight champion Andre ‘Matrix’ Dirrell (26-2, 16 KOs) and Jose Uzcategui (26-2, 22 KOs) will be fighting a rematch on January 27 in Los Angeles, California. The Dirrell-Uzcategui rematch still isn’t official yet, but they have an agreement for the fight.

Crawford vs. Diaz averages 961K viewers on HBO

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By Chris Williams: Terence Crawford vs. Felix Diaz brought in good ratings last Saturday night on HBO Championship Boxing in pulling in an average of 961,000 viewers with a peak of 1.036 million viewers for their fight at Madison Square Garden in New York. That was an increase of 19% for the 29-year-old Crawford from his previous fight on HBO against John Molina Jr., which averaged 806,000 viewers last December.

Weekend Wrap-Benavidez, Beltran Big Winners

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By Donavan Leonard: A full and delightful weekend of boxing this weekend. Pound-for-pound players Terrance Crawford and Naoya Inoue decimated their opponents as expected, with a handful of other bouts adding to one of the more packed weekends of quality boxing in recent years.

Andre Dirrell vs. Jose Uzcategui fight ends in MADNESS

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By Scott Gilfoid: The super talented Andre Dirrell’s moment in the sun was spoiled beyond things he could control last Saturday night with the 33-year-old Flint, Michigan native winning in an 8th round disqualification over a frustrated looking Jose Uzcategui (26-2, 22 KOs) at the MGM National Arena in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

Russell Jr stops Escandon; Dirrell defeats Uzcategui – Results

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Image: Russell Jr stops Escandon; Dirrell defeats Uzcategui - Results

By Jim Dower: WBC World featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. (28-1, 17 KOs) retained his title in defeating challenger Oscar Escandon (25-3, 17 KOs) by a 7th round TKO on Saturday night in a fight televised on Showtime Championship Boxing at the MGM National Harbor Casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Russell Jr. hurt the 32-year-old Escandon with big left and right hand to the head that knocked him to the ropes where referee Harvey Dock was forced to stop the fight. The fight was officially stopped at 0:59 of round 7.

Russell-Escandon & Dirrell-Uzcategui weights

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Image: Russell-Escandon & Dirrell-Uzcategui weights

By Jim Dower: WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. (27-1, 16 KOs) weighed in at 125 1/2 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in for his title defense against fringe contender Oscar Escandon (25-2, 17 KOs) this Saturday night at the MGM National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Escandon weighed in 125 ¾ pounds. Showtime Championship Boxing will be televising the card.

Andre Dirrell: “I know I’ll be world champion”

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Image: Andre Dirrell: "I know I'll be world champion"By Scott Gilfoid: #5 IBF, #5 WBC super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell (25-2, 16 KOs) put on a beautiful boxing display last night in beating the capable Blake Caparello (22-2-1, 6 KOs) by a lopsided 10 round unanimous decision at the Taj Mahal Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Other than a flash knockdown that Dirrell suffered in the 2nd round when he was hit by a left hand from Caparello when he didn’t have his feet set, Dirrell looked sensational. He wasn’t hurt by the shot that knocked him down. It was more of a case of Dirrell’s feet being squared when he was hit by a shot he wasn’t expecting from Caparello.

Andre Dirrell defeats Blake Caparello, looks poor

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dirrell4(Credit: Dave Nadkarni/Premier Boxing Champions) By Jim Dower: Coming off an 11 month layoff, former super middleweight title contender Andre Dirrell(25-2, 16 KOs) was forced to get up off the deck from a 2nd round knockdown to come back and defeat former light heavyweight title challenge Blake Caparello (22-2-1, 6 KOs) by a 10 round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The final judges’ scores were 98-91, 98-91 and 98-91. Caparello knocked Dirrell down hard in the 2nd round with a big left hand to the head. Dirrell was clearly hurt by the punch, but he was able to survive due to Caparello not having the proper finishing skills.