By Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF/WBA 168lb strap holder Carl Froch (33-2, 24 KOs) has categorically ruled out a fight against Britain’s James DeGale (20-1, 14 KOs) if he somehow gets past #2 IBF Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 KOs) in their fight this Saturday night for the vacant IBF super middleweight title on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC from the Agganis Arena, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Froch, 37, had recently said that he’d be possibly interested in facing the 29-year-old DeGale if he got past Dirrell, although he felt it would be a very, very tough task for DeGale to do so.
By Scott Gilfoid: The long awaited James DeGale (20-1, 14 KOs) vs. Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 KO) clash is only 12 days away for their fight on May 23rd for Carl Froch’s old IBF super middleweight title at the Agganis Arena, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Froch didn’t want to defend his IBF title against DeGale, so now we have DeGale-Dirrell as a result of that. But even if Froch had defended his title against DeGale and subsequently beat him, Froch would still be staring in the face of Dirrell, a fighter who gave Froch huge problems six years ago in the Super Six tournament in 2009.
By Scott Gilfoid: The 29-year-old 2008 Olympic gold medalist James DeGale (20-1, 14 KOs) wants to become the first British fighter to capture a gold medal and a world title during his career this month in his fight against #2 IBF Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 KOs) in their fight for the vacant IBF super middleweight title on May 23rd at the Agganis Arena, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
DeGale has been talking long and hard about how he wants to make history by beating Dirrell to accomplish his goal of becoming the first Olympic and world champion from Britain, but Dirrell doesn’t plan on being used as a stepping stone for DeGale for him to meet his dreams.
By Scott Gilfoid: #1 IBF James DeGale (20-1, 14 KOs) currently is ranked higher than the #2 IBF Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 KOs) ahead of their clash for the vacant IBF super middleweight title next month on May 23rd, but Dirrell is still seen as the favorite by the odds-makers.
They obviously see that Dirrell has the superior experience, hand speed, defense, mobility and power compared to DeGale. But this isn’t stopping DeGale from believing that he’s going to win the fight. Indeed, DeGale is so confident that he’s already looking beyond the Dirrell fight towards fights against the likes of Carl Froch, George Groves, Andre Ward and Arthur Abraham.
By Scott Gilfoid: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s recent loss to Andrzej Fonfara really sucked the wind out of WBA super middleweight champion Carl Froch’s sails, leaving him with few options for his next fight. Froch (33-2, 24 KOs) had been dreaming of a fight against the 29-year-old Chavez Jr. for some time, as he felt that it was a match-up that would draw a lot of boxing fans in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Believe it or not, Froch and his promoter Eddie Hearn even saw the Chavez Jr. fight as a pay-per-view event, which makes you wonder if they’d been keeping up on the news of Chavez Jr’s career in the past three years. Whatever the case, Froch is now saying that he’s interested in facing the winner of the May 23rd fight between Britain’s James DeGale (20-1, 14 KOs) and American talent Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 KOs) at the Agganis Arena, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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By Scott Gilfoid: #1 IBF James DeGale (20-1, 14 KOs) recently took a week off from training to get some rest from his long training camp for his fight against Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 KOs) on May 23rd at the Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.The DeGale-Dirrell fight will be televised on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC.
By Scott Gilfoid: Britain’s James DeGale (20-1, 14 KOs) believes that his fight next month against American talent Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 KOs) on May 23rd will be his coming out party when the two of them face each other for the vacant IBF super middleweight title that former IBF champ Carl Froch recently relinquished.
DeGale missed out on what would have been a big payday against Froch, and now DeGale has what some boxing fans see as a tougher task in trying to deal with the speedy quick and powerful Dirrell instead.