However it was later changed and the fight was for number 1 contender that will fight for Andre Ward's World Boxing Council super middleweight title.
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Dirrell was one of the six super-middleweights who competed in Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic, a boxing tournament, along with Arthur Abraham, Andre Ward, Carl Froch, Mikkel Kessler and Jermain Taylor.
Rumors said that Showtime wanted to put on a fight between Lucian Bute and Bernard Hopkins or Andre Ward instead of Froch.
Global Boxing has also served as a filming facility for Everlast photo shoots for professional athletes such as NFL running back Reggie Bush, Super Six Champion Andre Ward, 2008 Bronx Olympic medalist Deontay Wilder and many more.
Mikkel Kessler versus Andre Ward was a Super middleweight boxing contest between the number one and two on the WBA Super middleweight ranking - and the final bout in stage one of the Super Six World Boxing Classic.
Five of boxer Andre Ward's fights; against Edison Miranda, Mikkel Kessler, Sakio Bika, Allan Green, and most notably knocking out light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson.