After talking trash for weeks and then almost coming to blows at the weigh-in, the WBC super middleweight title tilt inside the UIC Pavilion near downtown Chicago was expected to be loaded with fireworks.
The Premier Boxing Champions card on Spike TV did deliver a moderate upset as Las Vegas-based fighter Badou Jack did just enough over 12 rounds to wrest the championship from Anthony Dirrell.
Jack was the more aggressive of the two throughout the encounter, and he used a terrific jab to get inside the lankier reach of Dirrell. The former resident of Sweden pounded away Dirrell’s body whenever he could and though “the Dog” landed his fair share of power shots, Jack was busier and much more effective with his attacks.