DeGale-Dirrell

By Scott Gilfoid: More than anything right now, top five ranked 168lb contender Andre Dirrell (24-2, 16 KOs) wants a rematch against IBF super middleweight champion James DeGale (21-1, 14 KOs) so that he can avenge his very, very close and some say controversial 12 round unanimous decision loss that he suffered on May 23rd last month in Boston, Mass.

Dirrell says he’s willing to travel to the UK in order to face DeGale again. In a show of class, Dirrell says he’d be willing to give DeGale a rematch straightaway if it were him that lost the fight and wanted a rematch instead of the other way around.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Well, Andre Dirrell (24-2, 16 KOs) isn’t taking his recent loss to James DeGale (21-1, 14 KOs) lying down. Dirrell wants his rematch and he’s coming after the 29-year-old DeGale to try and get it.

Dirrell was recently beaten by DeGale by what Dirrell and some other boxing fans feel was a controversial decision. As such, Dirrell wants a chance to avenge his loss by getting a rematch against DeGale as soon as possible.

Dirrell says he’s even more hungry now after the loss, and he’s already working hard in the gym to get in even better shape so that he can get DeGale in the ring and whip him.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (24-2, 16 KOs) still doesn’t believe that he lost the fight last Saturday night to James DeGale (21-1, 14 KOs) in their fight on Premier Boxing Champions, but Dirrell is still willing to travel to England for a rematch so that he can avenge the loss.

Dirrell understands how it goes. He technically lost the fight, and he’s willing to travel to the UK to fight DeGale on his own home turf if he has to in order to get his rematch with the 29-year-old IBF super middleweight champion. The main thing is, Dirrell wants a chance at the IBF belt that he feels should rightfully be his.

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By Robbie Bannatyne: “I could retire tomorrow and be happy,” said James DeGale “but the problem is haven’t made enough money from boxing yet”. They say money is the route of all evil, but for British boxing fans money will be the route to some massive fights in the super middleweight in the near future.

De Gale has spent most of his professional career in the wilderness under previous promoter Wayne Hennessey, having to suffer the ignominy of slugging it out in local shopping centers at times.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Ring Magazine has elevated newly crowned IBF super middleweight James DeGale (21-1, 14 KOs) to No.3 in their 168lb rankings after his narrow and controversial 12 round unanimous win over Andre Dirrell (24-2, 16 KOs) last Saturday night at the Agganis Arena, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

DeGale is ranked below No.2 Arthur Abraham and No.1 Carl Froch. There currently isn’t a Ring Magazine champion at this moment due to Andre Ward having been inactive for over one year due to promotional problems, otherwise he’d likely be the champion.

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(Photo credit: Suzanne Teresa/Premier Boxing Champions) By Scott Gilfoid: It appears that James DeGale’s victory over Andre Dirrell (24-2, 16 KOs) has planted some ideas into his head because DeGale is now talking about being ready to take on any top super middleweight in the division.

DeGale might want to start with giving Dirrell a rematch because his victory over the American fighter left more questions than answers, and it’ll look bad if DeGale walks away from the fight as if he won the fight by a clear decision.

It definitely wasn’t a clear cut win in my view, and in the view of a lot of fans that witnessed the fight. DeGale won the vacant IBF 168lb title with his “win” over Dirrell. With the win, it now makes DeGale responsible for defending the strap. When you take Dirrell out of the equation, the IBF’s ranking is filled with fodder opposition.

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By Sean Ness: Tonight we saw the arrival of James Chunky DeGale (21-1-0) with his 12 round unanimous decision win over American Andre Dirrell (24-2, 16 KOs) to win the vacant IBF 168lb title at the Agganis Arena, Boston Massachusetts. DeGale had been cool, calm and collective in the build up to this world title fight and took that mantra into the squared circle with him.

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By Jim Dower: #1 IBF James DeGale (21-1, 14 KOs) defeated #2 IBF Andre Dirrell (24-2, 16 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday to win the vacant IBF super middleweight title at the Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. DeGale didn’t look that great in the 1st round, but he came on strong in the 2nd to drop Dirrell twice in the round with big hooks.

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(Photo credit: Suzanne Teresa/Premier Boxing Champions) by Scott Gilfoid: Tonight we’re going to find out if James DeGale (20-1, 14 KOs) has the talent or not to make history in his fight against Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 KOs) in their fight for the vacant IBF super middleweight title at the Agganis Arena, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

DeGale has got a really difficult task ahead of him in this fight because he’s facing a guy that is a lot more talented than him in 31-year-old Dirrell. DeGale picked the wrong guy to try and make history against.

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