Anthony Dirrell

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Anthony Dirrell

Real name	Anthony Dirrell
Nickname(s)	The Dog
Rated at	Super Middleweight
Nationality	American
Birth date	October 14, 1984 (1984-10-14) (age 23)
Birth place	Flint, Michigan
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	12
Wins	12
Wins by KO	11
Losses	0

Anthony Dirrell is an American boxer from Flint, Michigan. He was born on October 14, 1984. He is a super middleweight boxer.

1 Professional Record
2 Outside the Ring
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Professional Record

Anthony Dirrell made his pro debut on January 27, 2005 against Henry Dukes. Dirrell stopped him in the first round. Dirrell had his next fight on February 11, 2005 against Dewayne Warren. Dirrell knocked Warren down twice in round one and twice again in round two. Dirrell won by TKO.

Dirrell had his third fight against Larry Brothers in which Dirrell won by TKO in the second round. Dirrell had his fourth fight against Mike Walthier knocking him out in the first round.

Dirrell had his fifth fight against Gabriel Rivera on August 13, 2005. Though Rivera was unbeaten in four fights, Dirrell won by TKO in the second. Dirrell had his sixth fight against Kevin Butts in which Dirrell knocked him out in the first round.

Dirrell had his seventh fight against Chris Grays in which Dirrell won by TKO in the first round. Dirrell had his eighth fight against Juan Carlos Ramos in which Dirrell won by TKO in the first round.

Dirrell had his ninth fight against "Jammin" James Morrow on June 23, 2006 in which Dirrell won by TKO in the first round. Dirrell won this fight in impressive fashion as he first knocked down Morrow with a huge right hand to the head, then followed up with a flurry in which Dirrell hit Morrow with a perfect left hook to the body which blew Morrow's mouthpiece out. Dirrell's tenth fight was against Billy Thompson in which he won by unanimous decision in 6 rounds.

Dirrell is the younger brother of Olympic Bronze medalist and fellow pro boxer Andre Dirrell. [1].

[edit] Outside the Ring

It was announced by HBO Boxing After Dark announcer Larry Merchant on the June 16, 2007 telecast that Dirrell, who hasn't fought in 2007, is currently undergoing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. ^[1]

On January 28, 2008, Dirrell was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery. ^[2]

Dirrell's grandfather alleged that Dirrell was on his way to undergo chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma when the robbery took place. ^[3]