Weights: Dirrell 169.6, Rubio 169.4; McDonnell 117.8, Kameda 117.8

dirrell666(Photo credit: Lucas Noon/Premier Boxing Champions) By Scott Gilfoid:
Former WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 KOs) made weight on Saturday afternoon in coming in at a very athletic and trim looking 169.6 pounds for his 10 round clash on Sunday against former world title challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (59-7-1, 51 KOs) on Premier Boxing Champions on CBS at the American Bank Center, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

The fight card will be televised on CBS starting at 4:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. PT.
Rubio, 35, weighed in at 169.4lbs.

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Tony Bellew vs. Arturs Kulikauskis this Saturday in Leeds

bellew899By Scott Gilfoid: Former world title challenger Tony Bellew (24-2-1, 15 KOs) will be fighting little known Latvian journeyman Arturs Kulikauskis (16-26-5, 8 KOs) this Saturday in a scheduled eight round bout in cruiserweight action at the First Direct Arena, Leeds, England. The Bellew-Kulikauskis will be taking place on the undercard of the Josh Warrington vs. Joel Brunker super bantamweight clash.

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Anthony Dirrell takes on Marco Antonio Rubio on September 6th on CBS

dirrell677By Scott Gilfoid: The talented former WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 KOs) will be looking to get back on the winning track next month on September 6th against former world title challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (59-7-1, 51 KOs) in an important battle for both fighters on premier Boxing Champions on CBS at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Both Dirrell and Rubio are coming off of disappointing losses in their last fights. It was lot worse for Rubio, who was totally smashed to bits in a 2nd round knockout loss to WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin last year in October 2014.

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Dirrell vs. DeGale: Start time, where to watch it?

_DM34486(Photo credit: Carly Gillis Photography) By Allan Fox: For boxing fans wanting to see tonight’s exciting clash between two of the best super middleweights in the division in Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 KOs) and James DeGale (20-1, 14 KOs), they can watch the fight on NBC on Premier Boxing Champions in the United States.

Fans can also see the fight on Sky Sports 1 live tonight. For fans wanting to see the DeGale-Dirrell fight live, it’ll be taking place at the Agganis Arena, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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Premier Boxing Champions: Dirrell vs Jack; Jacobs vs Truax Quotes and Photos

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Premier boxing Champions took Chicago by storm Friday night with an exhilarating fight card featuring three captivating fights on Spike from the UIC Pavilion.

The televised opener showcased Roberto “La Amenaza” Garcia (37-3, 23 KOs) getting an eight-round unanimous decision win over James Stevenson (22-2, 15 KOs). The first main event saw Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs (29-2, 26 KOs) in a 12th round knockout win over the hard-nosed Caleb “Golden” Truax (25-2-2, 15 KOs). The night’s second main event featured Badou Jack “The Ripper” (19-1-1, 12 KOs) earning a majority decision over Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 KOs).

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Jack beats Dirrell, captures WBC title; Jacobs stops Truax

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By Scott Gilfoid: #8 WBC contender Badou Jack (19-1-1, 12 KOs) pulled off a big upset tonight in beating a lethargic WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 KOs) by a 12 round majority decision to capture his WBC 168 pound title on Friday night at the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

The final judges’ scores were 114-114, 116-112 and 115-113. I had the fight scored a draw. It was poor scoring in my view. I felt that the referee didn’t do a good job of controlling the fouling that Jack was doing, as he frequently hit Dirrell with rabbit punches in the clinch, and he threw him on the canvas at one point. There was also a lot of low blows from Jack in the last four rounds of the fight.

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Dirrell-Jack & Jacobs-Truax tonight on Spike TV in Chicago, Illinois

dirrell4565By Scott Gilfoid: Boxing fans are in for a special treat tonight on the Premier Boxing Champions series on Spike TV with WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell (27-0-1, 22 KOs) faces #8 WBC Badou Jack (18-1-1, 12 KOs), and WBA World middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs (28-1, 25 KOs) defending his title against the big punching Caleb Truax (25-1-2, 15 KOs) in the co-feature bout at the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Anthony Dirrell vs. Badou Jack tomorrow night on 4/24

dirrell-yamada442(Photo credit: Sumio Yamada) By Scott Gilfoid: Tomorrow night on Friday, WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell (27-0-1, 22 KOs) will be looking to show off his boxing skills and huge punching power against the hard-hitting and talented Badou “The Ripper” Jack (18-1-1, 12 KOs) on the same card as WBA middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs (28-1, 25 KOs) vs. Caleb “Golden” Truax (25-1-2, 15 KOs) at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.

Dirrell-Jack and Jacobs-Truax fights will be televised on Spike TV on the Premier Boxing Champions series.

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Dirrell-Jack: Calzaghe to work as an analyst on Spike TV on PBC this Friday, 4/24

dirrell4565By Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF/WBA/WBC/WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KOs) will have the pleasure to be working this Friday’s fight card on Spike TV on Premier Boxing Champions headlined by WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell (27-0-1, 22 KOs) defending his title against #8 WBC Badou Jack (18-1-1, 12 KOs) from the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Groves to attend Dirrell vs. Jack fight this Friday in Chicago, Illinois

groves6By Scott Gilfoid: Two-time world title challenge George Groves (21-2, 16 KOs) will be flying out to attend this Friday’s fight between WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell (27-0-1, 22 KOs) and Badou Jack (18-1-1, 12 KOs) on April 24th at the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Groves, 27, will be facing the winner of this fight, and he believes he could be getting that fight by this summer in July if everything goes right.

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