Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Undefeated Andre Dirrell answered his critics, made a statement and showed that he is a force to be reckoned with in the super middleweight division by stopping Anthony Hanshaw in the fifth round Friday on Showtime’s “ShoBox: The New Generation.â€
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing NOTE: WEIGHTS – Andre Dirrell weighed 168 ¼ pounds and Tony Hanshaw tipped the scales at 169 pounds during Thursday’s weigh-in. Antonio DeMarco weighed 135 pounds, while Juan Castaneda weighed 134 ¼.
In a match-up of top super middleweight prospects, undefeated 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Andre Dirrell (14-0, nine KOs) will take on once-beaten Anthony Hanshaw (21-1-1, 14 KOs) in a 10-round showdown Friday, May 2, live on SHOWTIME (ShoBox: The New Generation, 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
Showtime will smash into the second quarter of 2008 this weekend with consecutive live ShoBox: The New Generation and Showtime Championship Boxing telecasts on April 11 and 12, respectively. America’s No. 1 Boxing Network will continue to enhance its reputation as the place to go for the best boxing on television with a world championship…
On May 2, 2008, undefeated super middleweight Andre “The Matrix†Dirrell takes on Anthony “The Tyger†Hanshaw at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California on Shobox. Dirrell won an Olympic Bronze Medal in 2004 at 165 pounds while Hanshaw was in the class prior, losing to Jermain Taylor in the Olympic qualifier. Dirrell was…