Anthony Dirrell: record, next fight and profile →
Undefeated super middleweight contender Callum Smith is very interested in the possibility of a domestic showdown with Olympic gold medal winner James DeGale. If Smith is able to capture the vacant WBC super middleweight title when he faces Anthony Dirrell, he would like to stake that title against DeGale, who holds the IBF belt.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported a few days ago, TGB Promotions won the WBC's purse bid to secure the promotional rights to the Anthony Dirrell vs. Callum Smith super middleweight title fight. TGB Promotions appeared on behalf of Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions and threw down a very large amount, $1.6 million, to bring that contest to the United States.
The WBC announced Sunday that TGB Promotions has won a purse bid for its Anthony Dirrell-Callum Smith super middleweight title fight. TGB Promotions – a Sherman Oaks, California, company that will promote the fight on behalf of Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions – won with a whopping bid of $1.6 million, presumably to keep the fight in the United States. England’s Smith (22-0, 17 KOs), the WBC’s No. 1 super middleweight contender, and the second-ranked Dirrell (30-1-1, 24 KOs), of Flint, Michigan, will fight for the unclaimed WBC 168-pound championship Badou Jack gave up last month.
The mandatory world title battle between Callum Smith and Anthony Dirrell (30-1-1, 24 KOs) could take place on a May date in Anfield, according to Smith's promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport. The two boxers will collide for the vacant World Boxing Council [WBC] super middleweight world title.
New York - If there is anyone who knows the importance and history of the super middleweight division in the United Kingdom - it is retired former world champion Carl Froch (33-2, 24 KO’s). During the final years of his career, Froch took the torch from Welshman Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KO’s), who many feel is one of the greatest fighters to ever compete at 168 pounds.
Retired former world champion Carl Froch is tipping super middleweight contender Callum Smith (22-0, 17 KOs) to beat Anthony Dirrell (30-1-1, 24 KOs) - if the two boxers are ordered to face each other for the vacant title.
Joe Gallagher, trainer of super middleweight contender Callum Smith (22-0, 17 KOs), is not buying the weight struggle claims by Badou Jack. On Wednesday, Jack announced that he was vacating the WBC super middleweight crown and heading up to 175-pounds to pursue a world title fight against the WBC champion at light heavyweight, Adonis Stevenson.
The World Boxing Council has ordered WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (20-1-3, 12 KOs) and mandatory challenger Callum Smith (22-0, 17 KOs) to begin immediate negotiations. If the they are unable to reach an agreement in the coming weeks, the WBC has set down a purse bid date for February 17th.
Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Hialeah, Florida - Former WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell (30-1-1, 24 KOs) stopped Norbert Nemesapati (24-4, 17 KOs) in six rounds.
The official weigh-in took place for tomorrow's fight between super welterweight world champion Erislandy Lara and former world champion Yuri Foreman. The boxers came face to face as they made weight for the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on Spike rom Hialeah Park Racing and Casino in Miami. Photos by Ryan Hafey/PBC.