Two-time super middleweight world champion Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell is planning to put on showcase performance against Kyrone “Shut It Down” Davis.

The two fighters will collide in a WBC super middleweight world title eliminator on Saturday, February 27 from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
 
“Training camp has been going good. I’ve been in camp probably three months. I think this is the longest camp I’ve been in. Weight is not an issue, it’s coming down fairly easy. I’m just ready to go. I thought I was fighting earlier, it got postponed and I’m fine with that. The extra time has given me more time to practice my craft and showcase it on Saturday, February 27," Dirrell said.

Dirrell has been out of the ring since September of 2019, when he suffered a stoppage loss at the hands of David Benavidez.

He felt good about his performance in that outing, explaining that his game plan fell apart once he sustained a cut.

The former champion, although 36-years--old, believes Davis is level below and won't be able to deal with his abilities.

“I think Davis bit off more than he can chew. He’s good but I’m in a different bracket. There’s levels to this. I’m going to go in there and display my experience, what I can do and just get him out of there," Dirrell said.
 
“I honestly thought I was winning the David Benavidez fight until I got cut. But that’s water under the bridge. The fight happened how it was supposed to happen. He’s a true champion. Unfortunately, I got cut and I couldn’t continue to fight. But they know it was a competitive fight until then, I was basically boxing him. You have to learn how to bounce back from your losses. Right now, I’m focused on Kyrone Davis because you can’t overlook anyone in boxing. I’ve been in camp too long and I’m missing my family. I want to get to see them quickly.
 
“I feel good at 36-years-old. I feel strong. I know everyone says this is one of my better camps but it has been. I feel we were able to do more to get ready. We had time to do a lot more to slowly build to where we want to be. I feel tremendous. I’m literally ready to fight right now. I’m knocking his ass out.”