When is Morrell vs Dirrell?
David Morrell could potentially square off against Anthony Dirrell in Spring 2024 in the United States.
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).
Morrell vs Dirrell stats
David Morrell would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Anthony Dirrell would make his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 loses and 2 draws, with 25 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Morrell would have advantage in power over Dirrell, with a 89% knock out percentage over Dirrell's 74%.
David Morrell is the younger man by 14 years, at 25 years old.
Dirrell has a height advantage of 1 inch over Morrell. Despite this, he has 4-inch reach advantage.
David Morrell fights out of the southpaw stance, while Anthony Dirrell is an orthodox fighter.
Morrell is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 30 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 14 year and 7 months later than Dirrell, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He has fought 144 less professional rounds, 40 to Dirrell's 184.
David Morrell goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the RING at super middleweight.
Morrell vs Dirrell form
Morrell remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated Yamaguchi Falcao on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Aidos Yerbossynuly on 5th November 2022 by knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.
Going into that contest, he had beat Kalvin Henderson on 4th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota.
Before that, he had won against Alantez Fox on 18th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota.
He had beat Mario Abel Cazares on 27th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.
Dirrell has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he lost to Caleb Plant on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 9th round at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Mark Anthony Hernandez on 6th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 4th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.
Going into that contest, he had drawn with Kyrone Davis on 27th February 2021 by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Super Middleweight eliminator fight at Shrine Exposition Center, California.
Before that, he had been beaten by David Benavidez on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.
He had won against Avni Yildirim on 23rd February 2019 by technical decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, David Morrell has been fighting more than Anthony Dirrell.
David Morrell last fought 11 months and 13 days ago, while Anthony Dirrell's last outing was 1 year, 5 months and 20 days ago.
Morrell's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.
Dirrell's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
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