BOSTON - Fighters took part in a media workout at The Ring Boxing Club in Boston Wednesday to kick off fight week for this Saturday's Premier Boxing Champions on NBC card at Agganis Arena that is headlined by Andre Dirrell vs. James DeGale with coverage starting at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT.
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 will be available at www.ticketmaster.com. To charge by phone, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.
"Dirrell's team is trying to get in my head. They must be scared. I'm wound up and I'm ready. I'm obsessed with making history. It's what drives me to work so hard in the gym and succeed in the ring," DeGale said.
"It's been a 16-week camp come fight night, so it's been a long time. My body and mind feel ready to fight, I am so sharp and in a very good place.
"He's a tricky, talented, confident fighter - he believes in his ability. He said that he would not get beaten again in his career, and I am sure he believes that 100 percent. So you have two very confident fighters going into the ring on Saturday.
"I'm going to show everybody who I am. I'm driven to become the first Olympic gold medalist from the U.K. to win a world title and I'm doing it for my country."