Nearly two years after his disqualification win over Arthur Abraham in Stage Two of the Showtime Super Six World Boxing Classic, super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell is finally ready to resume his career.
By Jake Donovan Later this evening at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California, Jermain Taylor returns to the ring for the first time in more than two years when he faces Jessie Nicklow in the main event of a Showtime-televised tripleheader.
CABAZON, Calif. – Two of the most recognizable names in boxing will make their long-awaited returns to the ring tomorrow, Dec. 30, when Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell are featured in separate 10-round fights on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, Calif.
One of the hardest decisions Andre Dirrell was forced to make in his pro career was acting upon medical advice to withdraw from a scheduled fight with Andre Ward and drop out of the Super Six World Boxing Classic after just two fights.
NEW YORK – Long regarded as one of the world’s premier super middleweight contenders, Andre Dirrell will return to the ring for the first time in 21 months when he faces Darryl Cunningham in the co-feature of a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, Dec. 30, live on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, Calif.
Ryan Burton catches up with super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell to discuss his upcoming comeback, the fight with Darryl Cunningham, and more.
Super middleweight Andre Dirrell is eager to step on the ring on December 30th in a Showtime televised fight from Palm Springs, California. Dirrell (19-1, 13KOs) will face veteran Darryl Cunningham (24-2, 10KOs), who was previously scheduled to face Kelly Pavlik in a failed match earlier this year. Dirrell has been inactive since March 27, 2010, where he suffered a neurological damage after Arthur Abraham struck him while he was down. Dirrell won by disqualification, but the injury inflicted by Abraham required months of rehab.