SAT, MAY 23, 2015 4:30pm Eastern Time / 1:30pm Pacific Time Agganis Arena, Boston
Winner Englishman James DeGale defeated Michigan native Andre Dirrell by UD in a 168-pound showdown of former Olympians.
Fight Highlights
Winner 
Edwin Rodriguez defeated Texas native Craig Baker following a stoppage by the referee in Round 3, earning Rodriguez a TKO victory.
Fight HighlightsA packed undercard included Boston's own Danny O'Connor defeating the fighting pride of Vermont, Chris Gilbert, stopping him in the fifth round.
With his grandsons growing up fatherless in Flint, Michigan, Leon Lawson devised a tough-love remedy they couldn’t escape. Rather than suffer the hard knocks of the inner city, Andre and Anthony Dirrell endured the Joe Byrd Boxing Academy.
James DeGale is ready for Saturday’s 168-pound title fight against Andre Dirrell, boasting of improved punching power and a full recovery from surgery in December 2013.
On paper, this weekend’s fight between Andre Dirrell and James DeGale shapes up as a clash of southpaws. That will be true in the ring, too, at least until one of them makes the switch.
