David Benavidez vs. Anthony Dirrell in the works for September

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By Chris Williams: David Benavidez and Anthony Dirrell have agreed to a deal to face each other in September at a still to be determined venue, averting a purse bid that was scheduled for Friday in Mexico City. This will be the 21-year-old Benavidez’s second defense of his World Boxing Council 168lb title, and it’s a step up in class from his last two fights against Ronald Gavril. The venue for the fight still has to be decided.

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Anthony Dirrell Q&A: ‘If I’m going to go out – I’m going to go out fighting’.

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By Ian Aldous: It’s been a long road for Anthony ‘The Dog’ Dirrell (32-1-1). He’s survived cancer and a serious motorcycle accident during his career, yet somehow managed to reach the top of the mountain in 2014 when he ripped the WBC super-middleweight world championship away from Sakio Bika. It’s a script ready and waiting for Hollywood. Now he wants one more shot at a world title before calling it a day and hanging up his gloves. This week, the Flint, Michigan native spoke with me over the phone about his career and his impending final bout.

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