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ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- There are some things more dangerous than stepping inside a boxing ring and facing an opponent intent on knocking you out. Like, for instance, a thirsty child getting a drink of tap water from the faucet in the family’s kitchen sink.
Andre and Anthony Dirrell -- the former an Olympic bronze medalist, the latter a onetime world champion -- were fighting for something far more important than the advancement of their own boxing careers when they appeared in co-featured bouts on Friday night at the Trump Taj Mahal, both of which were televised via Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV.