BOXNEWS.com.ua - Boxing News - Andre Dirrell http://www.boxnews.com.ua/Boxer/11697/Andre-Dirrell Sun, 27 May 2012 10:19:45 +0300 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/img/photos/160/11697t.jpg http://www.boxnews.com.ua/Boxer/11697/Andre-Dirrell BOXNEWS.com.ua - Boxing News - Andre Dirrell http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/10404/2012-01-09/ANDRE-DIRRELL-I WANNA-FIGHT-BUTE-AS SOON-AS POSSIBLE «I felt okay in the Cunningham fight. I got the win, the KO, and my timing felt good, so I’m satisfied. 2012 will be my biggest year yet, I feel,» stated super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell, who gave us a quick update on his future plans as we kick off this new year of boxing. "I want to be back in the ring soon, definitely within the next three months, and as far as who’d I want next, whoever will help boost my career Boxing Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:28:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/10346/2011-12-30/Weights-Jermain-Taylor-Andre-Dirrell-Ready-To-Go Taylor weighed 161 pounds, while opponent Jesse Nicklow was at 159. Dirrell weighed 169 pounds and opponent Cunningham was 167.5 pounds. For the TV opener, Luis Garcia’s official weight is 174.5 pounds and Alexander Johnson weighed 172 Boxing Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:03:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/10318/2011-12-26/ShoBox-Special-Edition Last boxing telecast of the year! Tune in to a year-end special edition of ShoBox featuring the return of Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell. Live on SHOWTIME, Friday at 11PM ET. Watch Jermain Taylor vs. Jessie Nicklow, Andre Dirrell vs. Darryl Cunningham, and Luis Garcia vs. Alexander Johnson Boxing Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:28:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/7987/2010-11-29/Ward-injury-could-delay-Abraham-fight Andre Ward said after his victory over Sakio Bika that he injured his left index finger a couple weeks ago, and getting it fixed could delay his fight with Arthur Abraham. Showtime and Dan Goossen, Ward’s promoter, have talked about Ward fighting Abraham in March, in one of the Super Six semifinals, but Ward said that may not be possible Boxing Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:38:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/7737/2010-10-19/Q&A-Sakio-Bika World super middleweight contender Sakio Bika spoke to Fightnews and stated that he is confident of defeating WBA 168lb champion Andre Ward on November 27th in a bout televised by SHOWTIME. Bika will be fighting for the WBA championship in a bout outside SHOWTIME’s Super Six tournament where Ward has already secured a semi-final berth Boxing Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:02:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/7655/2010-10-08/Dirrell-out-of-Super-Six Andre Ward will have a new opponent on November 27 after Andre Dirrell pulled out with an alleged undisclosed injury. Ward and Dirrell (former Olympic teammates) were originally scheduled to meet September 25, but no agreement could be reached between the respective camps and the bout was rescheduled for November 27. Ken Hershman, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports Boxing Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:11:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/7615/2010-09-25/Abraham-Froch-Dirrell-Ward-Double-Set-For-11-27 The Group Stage 3 matchups in the Super Six World Boxing Classic, the unprecedented boxing tournament from SHOWTIME Sports® featuring the world’s best super middleweights, have been rescheduled for November 27, it was announced today by Ken Hershman, Executive Vice President and General Manager for sports programming on the network Boxing Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/7505/2010-08-26/Super-Six-News-Abraham-Froch-Ward-Dirrell-Green-Out? As previously reported on BoxingScene, the upcoming Super Six clash between Arthur Abraham and Carl Froch, scheduled for October 2, will likely have the vacant WBC super middleweight title at stake. The general manager for Sauerland Event, Chris Meyer, advised BoxingScene that Kessler will likely vacate his WBC title - and because Andre Dirrell [WBC #1] is scheduled to fight WBA champion Andre Ward Boxing Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:27:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6942/2010-04-24/Kessler-Froch-make-weight WBC Super Middleweight champ Carl Froch (right) weighed in at 167 ¼ pounds (75.9 kg) and former middleweight champ Mikkel Kessler measured 167 pounds (75.8 kg) during Friday’s weigh-in in Herning, Denmark. The two 168-pounders will collide in a Group Stage 2 showdown of the Super Six World Boxing Classic on Saturday, April 24 on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m., ET/PT, same-day coverage) from MCH Arena, in Herning, Denmark Boxing Sat, 24 Apr 2010 10:01:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6869/2010-04-09/Kwadjo-and-Dib-victorious In a nationally Foxtel televised promotion Fijian based Joseph Kwadio (13-1, 9 KOs), formerly of Ghana, stopped Jamie Pittman (19-2, 8 KOs) in seven rounds at the La Montage Reception Center in Sydney, NSW, Australia on Thursday. Southpaw Pittman controlled all the rounds as he scored with power shots to the head and body of Kwadjo Boxing Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:36:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6806/2010-03-29/Dirrell-accused-of-acting Team Sauerland plans to officially protest Arthur Abraham’s DQ loss to Andre Dirrell on Saturday night. “After a slow start, Arthur was finally landing his power punches,” promoter Wilfried Sauerland said. “He clearly knocked Dirrell down in the tenth and was following it up in the 11th. There is no way Dirrell would have seen the end of the 12th round.” After reviewing the tape, Sauerland stated that a clearly exhausted Dirrell Boxing Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:49:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6807/2010-03-29/Shaw-Abraham-is-a-coward Andre Dirrell’s promoter Gary Shaw has responded to allegations from Team Sauerland that Dirrell was acting after being hit by Abraham following a slip to the canvas. “Maybe Abraham is used to having his partners fake it, but thanks to SHOWTIME, the world witnessed not just Abraham’s heinous act, but a multitude of replays from every angle showing that Abraham was looking at Andre while he was down on the canvas before deliberately Boxing Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:15:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6797/2010-03-28/Dirrell-wins-on-DQ In SHOWTIME’s much acclaimed “Super Six” super middleweight tournament, Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KOs) won by DQ over previously unbeaten Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KOs) on Saturday night at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Dirrell dominated an inactive Abraham in rounds one and two. Abraham came on in round three, but Dirrell dropped an off-balance Abraham in round four. Dirrell again outworked Abraham in rounds five through seven. Abraham was cut over the right eye in round seven Boxing Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:11:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6801/2010-03-28/More-on-Dirrell-Abraham Andre Dirrell turned the Super Six World Boxing Classic upside down and handed previously undefeated Arthur Abraham his first loss on an 11th-round disqualification Saturday in a fight at the Joe Louis Arena during a Free Preview Weekend on SHOWTIME® that ended in bedlam with family, friends, officials and team members of both camps in the ring. Referee Laurence Cole stopped a Group Stage 2 bout in which Dirrell Boxing Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:36:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6770/2010-03-23/Abraham-vs-Dirrell-Wegner-Urges-Arthur-To-Get-The-KO The trainer of Arthur Abraham, Ulli Wegner, has urged his fighter to get the knockout when he takes on Andre Dirrell on Saturday night at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Dirrell-Abraham is the first fight in the second stage of the Super Six super middleweight tournament. Abraham is the tournament leader in points after scoring the only knockout of the tournament last year against Jermain Taylor Boxing Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:16:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6650/2010-03-04/King-Arthur-back-in-Germany King Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs) has returned to Germany following the postponement of his Super Six World Boxing Classic second-round clash with Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KOs). The fight has been moved back to March 27 after Dirrell injured his back in training. It will now take place at Detroit’s famous Joe Louis Arena and will air live on SHOWTIME, Saturday, March 27, at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT Boxing Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:06:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6625/2010-02-24/Arthur-Abrahams-Trainer-Questions-Andre-Dirrells-Injury Ulli Wegner, the trainer of undefeated super middleweight Arthur Abraham, is questioning the validity of Andre Dirrell's back injury. They were scheduled to fight in the second stage of Showtime's Super Six tournament on March 6. Dirrell withdrew with a back injury. The fight was postponed to March 27 Boxing Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:21:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6604/2010-02-19/DIRRELL-SUFFERS-INJURY-SUPER-SIX-BOUT-VS-ABRAHAM-TO-GET-POSTPONED Details are currently sketchy, but reliable sources have informed Boxingtalk that Andre Dirrell suffered an injury in training that has forced him to withdraw from his March 6th Super Six date with Arthur Abraham. The fight will likely get postponed to a later date. Dirrell promoter Gary Shaw and Dirrell were both unavailable for immediate comment. Remember where you heard it first Boxing Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:18:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6546/2010-02-08/Alexander-Abraham-retires Unbeaten junior middleweight Alexander Abraham (25-0-1, 17 KOs), the younger brother of boxing superstar Arthur Abraham, has retired from the ring. According to trainer Ulli Wegner, an unexplained dizziness prompted the 28-year-old prospect to hand up his gloves. Meanwhile Arthur Abraham is headed to the United States to face Andre Dirrell in SHOWTIME’s acclaimed Super Six tournament on March 6 in Palm Springs, CA Boxing Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:54:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6452/2010-01-20/Darchinyan-vs-Martinez-Falls-Apart-Over-Money BoxingScene.com was told that Vic Darchinyan's defense of the WBC/WBA super flyweight titles on March 13 against Raul Martinez is off. The fight was scheduled to be televised on Showtime as the co-feature to the Arthur Abraham vs. Andre Dirrell super middleweight clash Boxing Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:46:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6229/2009-12-05/Abraham-Dirrell-set-for-March-6 Looks like Arthur Abraham and Andre Dirrell won’t be locked down in training camp over the Holidays after all. Their proposed January 23 SUPER SIX showdown has reportedly now been set for March 6 in Rancho Mirage, CA (121 miles east of Los Angeles) Boxing Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:31:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/6195/2009-11-30/Abraham-Dirrell-getting-postponed- Boxingtalkers should not be surprised if the January 23 Arthur Abraham-Andre Dirrell title fight gets postponed until March 7. Abraham is allegedly suffering from a severe case of the flu. Boxingtalk will keep you posted as more information becomes available. Dirrell promoter Gary Shaw had "no comment" when we spoke to him earlier today Boxing Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:24:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5973/2009-10-18/Froch-edges-Dirrell In match two of SHOWTIME’s “Super Six World Boxing Classic” undefeated WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KOs) won a split decision over previously unbeaten Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KOs) on Saturday night at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England. Dirrell was quick enough to negate much of Froch’s aggressions with speed, ring movement and holding Boxing Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:22:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5976/2009-10-18/Carl-Froch-I-Definitely-Beat-Andre-Dirrell WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch saw no controversy with his recent split decision win over Andre Dirrell in Nottingham, England. The fight was close and so were the scores. European judges Massimo Barrovecchio and Daniel Van de Wiele scored it 115-112 for Froch, and Mexican judge Alejandro Rochin favored Dirrell, 114-113 Boxing Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:52:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5978/2009-10-18/Carl-Froch-Says-Jermain-Taylor-Must-Be-Jinxed WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch expected Arthur Abraham to beat Jermain Taylor on Saturday night in Germany, but even he was shocked at the way it went down. Abraham knocked Taylor out cold in the twelfth and final round of their fight. The KO came down with only seconds left before the final bell. Taylor was already coming off a April knockout loss, to Carl Boxing Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:30:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5971/2009-10-17/Froch-Dirrell-make-weight There was high drama at the historic Old Market Square in Nottingham today when Andre “The Matrix” Dirrell failed to make the weight at the first time of asking ahead of his Super Six World Boxing Classic showdown with Carl “The Cobra” Froch at the Trent FM Arena tomorrow night. Earlier in the week WBC World Champion Froch intimated that his undefeated American challenger may be struggling to make the 168 pound Super Middleweight limit Boxing Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:39:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5967/2009-10-16/Weights-Carl-Froch-167-Andre-Dirrell-167-5 Undefeated Andre Dirrell struggled but eventually made weight during his second trip to the scales. He challenges WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch on Saturday night in Nottingham. Froch weighed-in at 167-pounds. Dirrell, during his first trip, was four ounces overweight. He returned a second time and scaled in at 167.5 Boxing Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:16:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5814/2009-09-08/Carl-Froch-Ill-Smash-Andre-Dirrell-To-Smithereens The Cobra’ defends his WBC super-middleweight crown against unbeaten Dirrell, 27, in Nottingham on October 17. The clash is Froch’s first fight in the Super Six World Boxing Classic, a tournament taking place over the next two-and-a-half years to find the world’s top 168lb fighter. Froch, 32, said: “Dirrell is confident, but it is my job to put him in his place and make him realise he is coming into the snake pit Boxing Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:27:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5592/2009-07-25/Froch-responds-to-Dirrell WBC Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch has laughed off any suggestions that unbeaten American star Andre Dirrell has got under his skin ahead of their opening round Super Six clash in Nottingham on October 17th Boxing Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:50:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5576/2009-07-22/Dirrell-blasts-Froch Unbeaten Andre “The Matrix” Dirrell has come out all guns blazing ahead of his Super Six showdown with WBC Super Middleweight Champ Carl Froch on October 17th. Froch will have home advantage for the clash with promoter Mick Hennessy confirming that the fight will take place at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham with tickets for the event going on sale next week Boxing Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:16:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5541/2009-07-14/Super-Middleweight-Tournament-Presser Madison Square Garden in New York City, the first stop on the press conference tour to announce Showtime's super middleweight tournament. Featuring Arthur Abraham, Mikkel Kessler, Carl Froch, Jermain Taylor, Andre Dirrell and Andre Ward, who was not present due to illness. Boxing Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:02:00 +0300 http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5516/2009-07-10/Super-Middleweight-Tournament-Officially-Announced Showtime has officially informed BoxingScene.com that a press conference is scheduled for Monday, July 13, at New York's Madison Square Garden to officially announce the super middleweight tournament. Showtime has advised us that all six fighters will attend, including Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch, Mikkel Kessler, Jermain Taylor, Andre Dirrell and Andre Ward. All of the promoters involved, Sauerland Event, Lou DiBella, Gary Shaw, Mick Henessey and Dan Goossen are scheduled to attend Boxing Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:56:00 +0300