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Bittersweet victory for Dirrell in the Super 6

Date: 28th March 2010 at 4:31 pm
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Entering his bout with Arthur Abraham on Saturday night, Andre Dirrell, a native of Flint, Michigan, was a 2-1 underdog, although some people even considered him a greater underdog. Dirrell showed his critics that he was a much better fighter by putting on a brilliant boxing exhibition in front of his hometown fans at the [...]

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Super Six Preview: Andre Dirrell v Arthur Abraham

Date: 27th March 2010 at 2:36 pm
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Andre Dirrell may have come up on the short end of a 12 round split decision loss against Carl Froch, but he will have an opportunity to redeem himself when he faces Arthur Abraham in the 2nd Group Stage of Showtime’s “Super Six” Tournament. It seemed Dirrell had done enough to earn a decision victory [...]

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Andre Ward/Allan Green bout rescheduled for June 19th

Date: 25th March 2010 at 5:47 pm
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The Super 6 second round bout between Andre Ward(20-0, 13 KOs) and Allen Green(29-1, 20 KOs) will now take place on June 19th in Oakland according to Ken Hershman, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports. The bout was originally scheduled to take place on April 24th along with the Carl Froch/Mikkel Kessler [...]

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Is the Super 6 becoming a joke?

Date: 17th March 2010 at 4:46 pm
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It looked so promising in its conception, throwing together some of the best 168 pounders in boxing in a single competition to see who is the best (although some complained that because of the exclusion of Lucian Bute the winner could not officially claim to be the best super middleweight in the world). It had [...]

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Ward/Green fight pushed back

Date: 15th March 2010 at 8:21 pm
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The second round of fights in the Super 6 tournament has suffered another postponement after Andre Ward’s bout with Allan Green was pushed back. Ward, who picked up the WBA super middleweight title in November after beating Mikkel Kessler, suffered a knee injury in training and will not be ready to face Allan Green on April [...]

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Calzaghe rules out ring return

Date: 24th February 2010 at 1:07 pm
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Former super middleweight and light heavyweight world champion Joe Calzaghe has ruled out a return to the ring. Calzaghe’s name had been mentioned as a potential opponent for a number of fighters including WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch, light heavyweight star Chad Dawson and the winner of the ‘Super Six’ tournament but the undefeated [...]

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Dirrell/Abraham rescheduled for March 27th

Date: 20th February 2010 at 1:49 pm
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A back injury sustained by Andre Dirrell during sparring has forced the organisers of the ‘Super Six’ super middleweight tournament to reschedule his fight with Arthur Abraham for March 27th. Originally meant to take place on March 6th, Dirrell has had to visit a back specialist who has confirmed that the former US Olympian will [...]

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Froch and Kessler kick off press tour

Date: 17th February 2010 at 8:33 pm
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WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler have kicked off the press tour ahead of their April 24th ‘Super Six’ bout. Speaking at a presser in Herning, Denmark, both fighters guaranteed victory as undefeated Froch seeks another win following his split decision win over Andre Dirrell whilst Kessler is looking to notch up [...]

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