Dirrell vs. Yildirim

David Benavidez's Promoter Embraces WBC's Title Shot Order

WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman, Arena Box Promotion Chairman Ahmet Oner, who manages Avni Yildirim’s career and Turkish fighter himself participated to press conference in Istanbul Turkey. After controversial Dirrell vs Yildirim WBC title bout in Fe...

Team Yildirim: We Want Direct Rematch With Dirrell, No Interim

For all of the protests filed over controversial scoring or questionable rulings in the ring, few if any of the final verdicts actually get overturned. Most boxers and their camps know this going in, but often go through the with process in the hope...

Dirrell-Yildirim PBC on FS1 Tripleheader Peaks At 366,000 Viewers

The final televised boxing card of February was pretty much in line with the rest of the month—down from the start of the year, but with plenty of room for growth. Saturday’s live installment of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) drew a combined 358,000...

Yildirim Meets With WBC Prez, Files Appeal Over Dirrell Loss

Avni Yildirim from Turkey arrived in Mexico City with his promoter Ahmet Oener to meet WBC President, Mauricio Sulaiman.. Yildirim fought against Anthony Direll in Minneapolis this past Saturday for The vacant WBC Super Middleweight world championshi...

Photos: Anthony Dirrell Edges Avni Yildirim For Vacant WBC Title

Dirrell, Yildirim Fight Photos Gallery - Anthony Dirrell (33-1-1, 24 KOs) defeated Avni Yildirim (21-2, 12 KOs)by technical split decision (96-94 X 2 for Dirrell, 98-92 for Yildirim) for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight World Championship in the mai...

Dirrell Gets Technical Split Decision Over Yildirim For WBC Belt

Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis - For the vacant WBC super middleweight title, Anthony Dirrell (33-1-1, 24 KOs) won a ten round technical split decision over Avni Yildirim (21-2, 12 KOs).

Anthony Dirrell vs. Avni Yildirim - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard

Dirrell, Yildirim Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Former champion Anthony Dirrell and 168-pound contender Avni Yildirim continued to exchange words at a heated weigh-in on Friday before they battle this Saturday for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight Wor...

Photos: Anthony Dirrell, Avni Yildirim - Set For WBC Title Clash

Avni Yildirim, Anthony Dirrell Weights Photos Gallery - Former champion Anthony Dirrell and 168-pound contender Avni Yildirim continued to exchange words at a heated weigh-in on Friday before they battle this Saturday for the vacant WBC Super Middlew...

Photos: Anthony Dirrell, Avni Yildirim - Get Heated, Separated

Dirrell, Yildirim Press Conference Photos Gallery - Former champion Anthony Dirrell and 168-pound contender Avni Yildirim exchanged words at a heated final press conference on Thursday before they battle this Saturday for the vacant WBC Super Middlew...

Anthony Dirrell vs. Avni Yildirim - Undercard Information

Once-beaten contenders Marcos Hernandez and Jeison Rosario will rematch in a 10-round welterweight attraction as part of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes Saturday, February 23 from The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Anthony Dirrell Confident of Beating Yildirim For WBC Title

Former super middleweight world champion Anthony Dirrell gets an opportunity to rejoin the championship ranks when he battles top contender Avni Yildirim for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight Championship in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions...

Dirrell Motivated, 'Ready For Challenge' of Yildirim Title Fight

Switch-hitting Anthony Dirrell can earn the mantle of “two-time champion” in victory over Turkey’s Avni Yildirum for the WBC’s vacant super middleweight title on February 23 at The Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Fox (10 p.m. ET/ 7 p....

Photos: Porter-Ugas, Santa Cruz-Flores, Dirrell-Yildirim - Presser

Porter-Ugas, Santa Cruz-Flores Photos Gallery - FOX Sports and Premier Boxing Champions announced eight televised world title fights today in Los Angeles and laid out their upcoming fight schedule through April. The lineup includes five world-class b...

Premier Boxing Champions, FOX Sports Reveal 2019 Schedule

FOX Sports and Premier Boxing Champions today announced eight televised world title fights in the first three months of the new deal, featuring eight world champions and more than two dozen of the world's best boxers going toe-to-toe. The schedule in...

Dirrell vs. Yildirim For WBC Title, Benavidez Champ in Recess

The World Boxing Council Ratings Committee has already revealed its monthly lists during the fifty sixth annual WBC Convention. The super middleweight division was reshaped again after David Benavidez’s VADA testing failure.