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There was a smattering of action below the Rio Grande this weekend and we start off in Mexico where there was a battle for the IBF Minimumweight crown at Loreto in Baja California Sur last night. Local man Raul Garcia, 25-0-1 (16), walked into the arena as reigning champion and …

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.”

© 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).

In a match-up of top super middleweight prospects, undefeated 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Andre Dirrell, 14-0 (9), will take on once-beaten Anthony Hanshaw, 21-1-1 (14), in a 10-round showdown Next Friday! May 2, live on Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Generation, 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast. In the …