Anthony Dirrell boxing news
By Tim Royner: Anthony Dirrell (31-1-1, 24 KOs) barely squeaked by Denis Douglin (20-6, 13 KOs) this month in winning an ugly 6th round technical decision, but now he’s ready to fight for a world title against one of the other champions at super middleweight in David Benavidez, George Groves, James DeGale, Tyron Zeuge or Gilberto Ramirez.
By Sean Jones: Highly ranked #2 WBC super middleweight contender Anthony Dirrell (31-1-1, 24 KOs) labored to an unimpressive 6 round technical decision victory over Denis Douglin (20-6, 13 KOs) on Friday night at the Dort Federal Event Center in Flint, Michigan.
By Tim Royner: Anthony Dirrell (30-1-1, 24 KOs) and Denis Douglin (20-5, 13 KOs) will be fighting tonight on Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 at the Dort Federal Event Center in Flint, Michigan.
By Stanley White: Former WBC super middleweight champion Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell (30-1-1, 24 KOs) weighed in at 168.1 pounds on Thursday for his scheduled 10 round fight against journeyman Denis Douglin (20-5, 13 KOs) on Friday night at the Dort Federal Event Center in Flint, Michigan.
By Jeff Aranow: #2 WBC Anthony Dirrell suffered an injury training for his scheduled title fight against David Benavidez (18-0, 17 KOs) for the vacant WBC super middleweight title on September 9 in Los Angeles, California. The World Boxing Council is planning on replacing the 32-year-old Dirrell (30-1-1, 24 KOs) with No.8 WBC Ronald Gavril (18-1, 14 KOs).
By Jeff Aranow: Former world 168 pound champion Anthony Dirrell (30-1-1, 24 KOs) will be fighting for his old WBC super middleweight title against unbeaten knockout artist David Benavidez (18-0, 17 KOs) on September 9 at a still to be determined venue in Los Angeles, California.
By Scott Gilfoid: TGB Promotions, the promoters for #2 WBC Anthony Dirrell, have won the purse bid for his fight against #1 Callum Smith for their fight for WBC super middleweight championship. TGB Promotions won the purse bid with a bid of $1.603 million. The bid outdid the $1.201 from Don Majeski, who reportedly is representing Smith’s promoters at Matchroom Sport.
By Scott Gilfoid: If Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn gets his way, #2 WBC Anthony Dirrell (30-1-1, 24 KOs) will need to travel to Liverpool, UK to fight his guy #1 WBC Callum Smith (22-0, 17 KOs) for the vacant WBC super middleweight title in the coming months. Hearn is attempting to negotiate the Smith-Dirrell fight but he suspects it’s going to go to a purse bid, which he feels he’ll be able to win.
If Hearn wins the purse bid, he’s interested in staging the fight at Anfield, in Liverpool, so that Callum Smith could fight in front of his own loyal British boxing fans. Smith is from Liverpool, so he would have a huge advantage over the 32-year-old Dirrell if the fight takes place over there.
By Scott Gilfoid: Carl Froch is picking #1 WBC Callum Smith (22-0, 17 KOs) to beat No.1 WBO Anthony Dirrell (30-1, 24 KOs) when the two of them face each other for the now vacant WBC super middleweight title.
Champion Badou Jack vacated the belt on Wednesday of this week in order to move up to light heavyweight to get bigger fights than the ones available in the 168lb division. The World Boxing Council will soon be ordering the Dirrell vs. Smith fight for the vacant WBC super middleweight title.
By Scott Gilfoid: #1 WBC contender Callum Smith is waiting to find out if he’s going to get his mandatory title shot against WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack or face #2 WBC Anthony Dirrell for the vacant WBC title. The World Boxing Organization has ordered the Jack vs. Callum Smith fight, and they have a deadline of February 17 to get the fight made.
It’ll go to a purse bid if the fight isn’t negotiated by that point. Badou’s promoter Floyd Mayweather Jr. said they plan on moving up to 175 now that the unification fight against IBF super middleweight champion James DeGale is behind them.