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Carl Froch: DeGale Did 'Just Enough' To Beat Dirrell

•May 23, 2015

James DeGale made history by claiming the vacant IBF super-middleweight title with a thrilling unanimous decision victory over Andre Dirrell in Boston. DeGale has become the first person to win Olympic gold and a world crown in the professional ranks for Britain after withstanding a fierce comeback from his American opponent. The Londoner appeared on course for a sensational early stoppage after dropping Dirrell twice in the second round, with the first knockdown coming from a brutal overhand left.

Dirrell vs. DeGale: BoxingScene.com Staff Predictions

Jake Donovan

•May 23, 2015

Andre Dirrell and James DeGale are set for their vacant super middleweight title fight, which headlines at the Agganis Arena in Boston, Mass. The bout will air live on NBC (Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET), as part of Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series.

Dirrell Says DeGale Fight Could've Been Held in England

Keith Idec

•May 23, 2015

If you’re wondering why super middleweights from Flint, Mich., and London will fight Saturday in Boston, it’s not because Andre Dirrell refused to go to England for another title fight. Dirrell dropped a split decision to Carl Froch 5½ years ago in Froch’s native Nottingham, England, but that wouldn’t have prevented the talented southpaw from traveling to the United Kingdom again to box James DeGale.

Dirrell: All DeGale Did Was Run, No Way I Lost

Random Hits

•May 23, 2015

BOSTON - James DeGale (21-1, 14 KOs) narrowly defeated Andre Dirrell (24-2, 16 KOs) Saturday afternoon on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC from Agganis Arena in Boston to earn the super middleweight world title. Degale had Dirrell in trouble early knocking him down twice in the second round to open up a lead on the scorecards. Dirrell fought back strongly throughout the rest of the fight by using his jab and a series of combinations to occasionally stun DeGale, but was unable to make up the gap on the scorecards. The judges' scores were 114-112 twice and 117-109.

DeGale: I'm Hard To Beat, I'll Fight Anyone at 168!

Terence Dooley

•May 23, 2015

Southpaw versus southpaw fights tend to attract a fair amount of pooh-poohing from boxing fans, but, if the match-up is right, the stances are negated and they can ignite given the right circumstances. That was the case tonight when James DeGale (167.2lbs) clashed with Andre Dirrell (167.8lbs) for the vacant IBF Super middleweight title at Detroit's Agganis Arena. Both men had moments in round one, only for DeGale, 29, to pick up a cut by his left eye in the second stanza, caused by a punch, before exploding into life to floor "The Resurrection" twice—once with a clean shot before a bungling, albeit scored, second knockdown.

DeGale Drops Dirrell Twice, Wins Decision and IBF Title

Carlos Boogs

•May 23, 2015

By Carlos Boogs - Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts - In a battle for the vacant IBF super middleweight title, James DeGale (21-1, 14KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Andre Dirrell (24-2, 16KOs). The scores were 114-112, 117-109, 114-112. DeGale becomes the first fighter in British history to win an Olympic gold medal and then move forward to capture a world title as a professional. Both fighters started tight in a chess match, picking their spots and exchanging jabs mixed in with accurate shots. At the start of the second, Dirrell started landing several good punches after DeGale caught him with a sharp uppercut. One of those punches opened up a cut above the right eye of DeGale and that area started swelling up. But then DeGale sent him crashing down with a big left hand out of nowhere. He beat the count, but on shaky legs. A moment later DeGale jumped on him and landed several punches to score a second knockdown. Dirrell once again beat the count and held on until the bell.

Carl Froch Gives DeGale Slight Edge To Beat Dirrell

BoxingScene Staff

•May 23, 2015

Dirrell vs. DeGale - CompuBox Historical Review

CompuBox

•May 23, 2015

The Saturday, May 23 edition of Premier Boxing Champions on NBC features Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 KOs) and James DeGale (20-1, 14 KOs) in a 12-round super middleweight showdown and Edwin Rodriguez (26-1, 17 KOs) vs. Craig Baker (16-0, 12 KOs) in 10-round light heavyweight match up. Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Murphys Boxing, are priced at $250, $200, $100, $75, $50 and $35, not including applicable service charges and taxes, and are on sale now. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com. To charge by phone, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Live coverage of this special Memorial Day weekend afternoon edition of PBC on NBC starts at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT on NBC and goes until 6:00 pm. ET/3:00 p.m. PT when the action switches over to NBCSN from 6:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. PT until 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT.

Murray: James DeGale Will Do a Job on Andre Dirrell

Edward Chaykovsky

•May 23, 2015

Martin Murray (29-2-1, 12KOs) is planning to resume his career in the super middleweight ranks. His future plan to invade 168 has made him an interested party in today's showdown between countryman James DeGale and Michigan's Andre Dirrell. The two fighters will collide for the vacant IBF super middleweight title in Boston, Massachusetts. Murray was last seen in the ring in February, getting stopped in the eleventh round by IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. He backs DeGale to come through with an clear motivation to face him down the line in a big domestic fight.

James DeGale-Andre Dirrell: Pre-Weekend Report Card

Cliff Rold

•May 23, 2015

by Cliff Rold - It may or may not turn out to be a good fight. We know going in we have an intriguing match. A pair of Olympians, both with one narrow loss apiece, have arrived at a chance to win their first major title. Only one of them will pull that off. For Dirrell, many expected this moment years ago. The athletic gifts were evident when he won Bronze at Middleweight in 2004, ousted by eventual Silver Medalist Gennady Golovkin. He came close to a title against Carl Froch in the first round of the Super Six tournament in 2009 but inactivity has plagued him in the five years since. He won his second tournament fight but claimed a lasting injury from a disqualification win over Arthur Abraham and withdrew. Dirrell all but vanished until three fights in 2014 and watched as his brother Anthony won, and lost, a belt in the division and Olympic teammate Andre Ward win the Super Six. If Dirrell is ever going to make a statement, the time is now. DeGale bettered Dirrell at the 2008 Games in China, winning Gold at Middleweight. Where Dirrell’s only loss came to Froch, DeGale saw his unbeaten mark broken early in a clash with George Groves. The majority decision was debatable, but it’s what came of it that counts. DeGale continued to toil. Groves rode the win to a pair of clashes with Froch. The Froch-Groves clash drew over 80,000 fans. DeGale has to wonder if that could have been him. Maybe it can be some day. A loss on Saturday would be a dramatic step away from those sorts of dreams.