Anthony Dirrell was born in Flint, Michigan, U.S. on October 14, 1984. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on January 27, 2005 against Henry Dukes. Dirrell defeated Dukes via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Dirrell got his first shot at a world title at the age of 29 after 26 professional fights. On December 7, 2013 Dirrell challenged Sakio Bika's WBC super-middleweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
In his next fight, he got another shot at the super-middleweight WBC title. This time he defeated Bika via 12-round split decision, winning his first world title.
Dirrell's latest fight was a 9th-round KO loss to Caleb Plant at age 38, on October 15, 2022.
Some of Anthony Dirrell's best fights so far have been against Sakio Bika, Marco Antonio Rubio, Avni Yıldırım, Kyrone Davis, and Caleb Truax. For a complete list of Dirrell's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Anthony Dirrell".
Dirrell has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Anthony Dirrell Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
39 | Oct 15, 2022 | 38 | ![]() | loss | KO 9 |
38 | Nov 06, 2021 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
37 | Feb 27, 2021 | 36 | ![]() | draw | SD 12 |
36 | Sep 28, 2019 | 34 | ![]() | loss | TKO 9 |
35 | Feb 23, 2019 | 34 | ![]() | win | TD 10 |
34 | Apr 28, 2018 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
33 | Nov 17, 2017 | 33 | ![]() | win | TD 6 |
32 | Jan 13, 2017 | 32 | ![]() | win | RTD 6 |
31 | Apr 29, 2016 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
30 | Sep 06, 2015 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
29 | Apr 24, 2015 | 30 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
28 | Aug 16, 2014 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
27 | Dec 07, 2013 | 29 | ![]() | draw | SD 12 |
26 | Jul 27, 2013 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
25 | May 03, 2013 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
24 | Dec 02, 2011 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
23 | Jul 22, 2011 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
22 | Jul 02, 2011 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
21 | May 13, 2011 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
20 | Oct 15, 2010 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
19 | Sep 17, 2010 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
18 | Aug 07, 2009 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
17 | May 01, 2009 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
16 | Mar 28, 2009 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
15 | Feb 14, 2009 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
14 | Dec 05, 2008 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Oct 11, 2008 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
12 | Dec 22, 2006 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Nov 17, 2006 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Sep 02, 2006 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
9 | Jun 23, 2006 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
8 | May 25, 2006 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Dec 17, 2005 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Nov 04, 2005 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
5 | Aug 12, 2005 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Apr 29, 2005 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
3 | Mar 10, 2005 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Feb 11, 2005 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Jan 27, 2005 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |