Anthony Dirrell Record & Stats
17 years and 8 months into his professional boxing career, Anthony Dirrell has fought 39 times with 34 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws. As of March 2023, Dirrell's boxing record stands at 34-3-2 (25 KO wins, 2 KO losses).
- Born
- Oct 14, 1984
- Age
- 38
- Debut
- Jan 27, 2005
- Record
- 34-3-2
- Rounds
- 184
- KOs
- 25 (64.1%)
- Height
- 184 cm
- Reach
- 189 cm
- Ape Index
- 5 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBC |
|---|
| sMD w2 d0 |
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Anthony Dirrell (The Dog) is an American professional boxer. He was born in Flint, Michigan, U.S. on October 14, 1984. Dirrell made his professional boxing debut at the age of 20 on January 27, 2005. He is a super-middleweight world champion. Dirrell is 38 years old, he will turn 39 in 6 months and 14 days.
Boxing Record
| Total Fights | 39 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 34 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 25 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 2 |
| Title Defenses | 0 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 0 |
| Losses via KO | 2 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Oct 15, 2022 | 38 | Caleb Plant | Loss | KO9 |
| 38 | Nov 6, 2021 | 37 | Marcos Hernandez | Win | KO4 |
| 37 | Feb 27, 2021 | 36 | Kyrone Davis | Draw | SD |
| 36 | Sep 28, 2019 | 34 | David Benavidez | Loss | TKO9 |
| 35 | Feb 23, 2019 | 34 | Avni Yıldırım | Win | TD |
| 34 | Apr 28, 2018 | 33 | Abraham Han | Win | UD |
| 33 | Nov 17, 2017 | 33 | Denis Douglin | Win | TD |
| 32 | Jan 13, 2017 | 32 | Norbert Nemesapati | Win | RTD6 |
| 31 | Apr 29, 2016 | 31 | Caleb Truax | Win | TKO1 |
| 30 | Sep 6, 2015 | 30 | Marco Antonio Rubio | Win | UD |
| 29 | Apr 24, 2015 | 30 | Badou Jack | Loss | MD |
| 28 | Aug 16, 2014 | 29 | Sakio Bika | Win | UD |
| 27 | Dec 7, 2013 | 29 | Sakio Bika | Draw | SD |
| 26 | Jul 27, 2013 | 28 | Anthony Hanshaw | Win | TKO3 |
| 25 | May 3, 2013 | 28 | Don Mouton | Win | UD |
| 24 | Dec 2, 2011 | 27 | Renan St-Juste | Win | TKO4 |
| 23 | Jul 22, 2011 | 26 | Kevin Engel | Win | KO2 |
| 22 | Jul 2, 2011 | 26 | Dante Craig | Win | KO5 |
| 21 | May 13, 2011 | 26 | Alberto Mercedes | Win | TKO3 |
| 20 | Oct 15, 2010 | 26 | Daryl Salmon | Win | TKO3 |
| 19 | Sep 17, 2010 | 25 | Jimmy Campbell | Win | KO1 |
| 18 | Aug 7, 2009 | 24 | Alfredo Contreras | Win | TKO7 |
| 17 | May 1, 2009 | 24 | Alexander Pacheco Quiroz | Win | TKO1 |
| 16 | Mar 28, 2009 | 24 | Dominique Azeez | Win | KO1 |
| 15 | Feb 14, 2009 | 24 | Jose Medina | Win | UD |
| 14 | Dec 5, 2008 | 24 | Robert Kliewer | Win | TKO2 |
| 13 | Oct 11, 2008 | 23 | Andy Mavros | Win | UD |
| 12 | Dec 22, 2006 | 22 | James Hopkins | Win | TKO1 |
| 11 | Nov 17, 2006 | 22 | James North | Win | TKO4 |
| 10 | Sep 2, 2006 | 21 | Billy Thompson | Win | UD |
| 9 | Jun 23, 2006 | 21 | James Morrow | Win | TKO1 |
| 8 | May 25, 2006 | 21 | Juan Carlos Ramos | Win | TKO1 |
| 7 | Dec 17, 2005 | 21 | Chris Grays | Win | TKO1 |
| 6 | Nov 4, 2005 | 21 | Yameen I Muhammad | Win | KO1 |
| 5 | Aug 12, 2005 | 20 | Gabriel Rivera | Win | TKO2 |
| 4 | Apr 29, 2005 | 20 | Mike Walthier | Win | KO1 |
| 3 | Mar 10, 2005 | 20 | Larry Brothers | Win | TKO2 |
| 2 | Feb 11, 2005 | 20 | Dewayne Warren | Win | TKO2 |
| 1 | Jan 27, 2005 | 20 | Henry Dukes | Win | TKO1 |
Titles
Anthony Dirrell is a super-middleweight world champion. He has held two world titles at the super-middleweight weight division, one of which was a vacant title win, the other was a lineal championship win.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Super-middleweight | WBC 2x |
Statistics
Career Summary
Anthony Dirrell made his professional boxing debut against Henry Dukes at the age of 20 on January 27, 2005, defeating Dukes via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 25 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 21 wins via stoppage.
Anthony Dirrell had his first world title fight on December 7, 2013 at the age of 29, after 26 professional fights, against Sakio Bika with the WBC title on the line. The fight ended in a split-decision draw.
Dirrell has won two world titles at super-middleweight. For all the details about Dirrell's world title wins and defenses refer to "Anthony Dirrell World Titles".
Some of Dirrell's best fights and notable victories include wins over Sakio Bika, Avni Yıldırım, Caleb Truax, Anthony Hanshaw, Abraham Han, and Denis Douglin.
Anthony Dirrell has had a total of three losses in his professional boxing career so far — two of them in title bouts and one in a non-title bout. He suffered his first loss against Badou Jack via 12 round majority decision on April 24, 2015, which ended his 27-fight win streak. He has been stopped two times and lost once via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Anthony Dirrell's losses".
His most recent fight was a non-title bout against fellow American boxer Caleb Plant on October 15, 2022. Dirrell lost the fight via 9th round KO. It's been 5 months and 16 days since this fight.
Dirrell's professional boxing record is currently at 34-3-2, which includes 25 knockout wins and two losses via knockout, and two title wins. He is on a one-fight losing streak.
Career Highlights
Anthony Dirrell has fought a total of 39 times till today. These three fights are the highlight of his career.
December 7, 2013: In his first world-title fight, Anthony Dirrell has a draw against Sakio Bika via 12 round split-decision. He was fighting for the WBC super-middleweight title.
August 16, 2014: Dirrell wins the WBC super-middleweight title from Sakio Bika, by beating Bika via 12 round unanimous decision.
February 23, 2019: Dirrell wins the WBC super-middleweight title from Avni Yıldırım, by beating Yıldırım via 10 round technical-decision.
Anthony Dirrell Fights
A 38-year old Anthony Dirrell (34-2-2, 25 KO) fought fellow American boxer Caleb Plant, who was 30 years old with a record of 21-1. Plant was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm but Dirrell had a 1 cm reach advantage over Plant.
Dirrell lost to Plant via 9th round KO.
A 36-year old Anthony Dirrell (33-2-1, 24 KO) fought fellow American boxer Kyrone Davis, who was 26 years old with a record of 15-2. Davis was on a two-fight win streak with 6 KO wins. Dirrell was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 4 cm reach advantage.
The fight ended in a 12 round split-decision draw and both the boxers added a draw to their respective records. A good performance, nonetheless.
A 34-year old Anthony Dirrell (33-1-1, 24 KO) faced an undefeated fellow American boxer David Benavidez, who was 22 years old with a record of 21-0 in a super-middleweight title defense fight. Benavidez was on a 21-fight win streak with 18 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height and same reach.
Dirrell lost to Benavidez via 9th round TKO and lost the WBC super-middleweight title.
A 34-year old Anthony Dirrell (32-1-1, 24 KO) faced Turkish boxer Avni Yıldırım, who was 27 years old with a record of 21-1 for the vacant WBC (vacant) super-middleweight title. Yıldırım was on a five-fight win streak with 12 KO wins. Dirrell was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 11 cm reach advantage.
Dirrell defeated Yıldırım via 10 round technical-decision to win the vacant WBC super-middleweight title.
A 31-year old Anthony Dirrell (28-1-1, 22 KO) fought fellow American boxer Caleb Truax, who was 32 years old with a record of 26-2-2. Truax was on a one-fight win streak with 16 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm and also had a 2 cm reach advantage over Dirrell.
Dirrell defeated Truax via 1st round TKO.
A 30-year old Anthony Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 KO) fought Mexican boxer Marco Antonio Rubio, who was 35 years old with a record of 59-7-1. Rubio was on a one-fight losing streak. Dirrell was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 11 cm reach advantage.
Dirrell defeated Rubio via 10 round unanimous decision.
A 30-year old Anthony Dirrell (27-0-1, 22 KO) faced Swedish boxer Badou Jack, who was 31 years old with a record of 18-1-1 in a super-middleweight title defense fight. Jack was on a two-fight win streak with 12 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm but Dirrell had a 4 cm reach advantage over Jack.
Dirrell lost to Jack via 12 round majority decision and lost the WBC super-middleweight title. He suffers the first loss of his career.
In their 2nd fight, which was an immediate rematch, a 29-year old Anthony Dirrell (26-0-1, 22 KO) faced Sakio Bika again, who was now 35 years old with a record of 32-5-3 for Bika's WBC super-middleweight title. Their last fight had ended in a draw. Dirrell was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage.
Dirrell defeated Bika via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBC super-middleweight title.
A 29-year old Anthony Dirrell (26-0, 22 KO) challended Cameroonian boxer Sakio Bika's WBC super-middleweight champion and defended the title. Bika was 34 years old with a record of 32-5-2. Bika was on a four-fight win streak with 21 KO wins. Dirrell was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage.
The fight ended in a 12 round split-decision draw and both the boxers retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. A good performance, nonetheless.
FAQs
How many KOs does Anthony Dirrell have on his record?
Dirrell has knocked out 25 of his 39 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 64.1%. Of his total 34 wins, 25 of them have been via KO (73.5%).
Who did Anthony Dirrell lose to?
Dirrell has three losses. Caleb Plant, David Benavidez, and Badou Jack are the three boxers who have beaten Dirrell.