Shelton, WASHINGTON — Andre Direll (22-1, 15 KOs) ended an 18-month layoff with one-sided, fifth round stoppage over Vladine Biosse (15-5-2) at ESPN’s Friday Night Fights card from Little Creek Casino Resort.
Having lost his last two fights, Biosse was reluctant to engage and spent most of the fight on the backfoot. Dirrell fought at a methodical pace, later stating that the plan was to get some rounds under his belt.
Dirrell’s straight left and uppercuts from both hands were his main weapons. The blows repeatedly split the smaller Biosse’s guard and nearly ended matters in the closing seconds of the fourth round. In the fifth, a series of uppercuts, overhand lefts and straight rights caused Biosse to stumble into a corner, where Dirrell quickly finished matters with a cluster of hooks.
In his post-fight interview, Dirrell was adamant in stating he would like to simultaneously compete in super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. Dirrell also disclosed his main target is Carl Froch, who handed Dirrell his only defeat via a split decision in 2009.
Friday night’s contest was Dirrell’s first under a reunited partnership with advisor Al Haymon. Dirrell left 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions last month.
The entire fight and post-fight interview can be viewed below.
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