By Terence Dooley

 

Sky Sports have snapped up this weekend’s showdown between WBC Super middleweight titlist Anthony Dirrell, 27-0-1 (22), and Badou J

ack, 18-1 (12).  The fight takes place at Chicago’s UIC Pavillion.

The show starts at 2am (British time) on Sky Sports 1.

 

George Groves is the mandatory challenger for the title, the Londoner has appeared on Sky Sports in recent fights so will no doubt be an interested observer.  

 

It is Dirrell’s first defence of the title he won by out-pointing Sakio Bika in August.  The 30-year-old may soon be joined at the world title table by his older brother Andre, who meets James DeGale MBE for the vacant IBF belt in Boston on May 23, which will also air live on Sky Sports. 

 

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