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With the victory Dirrell won his first
professional championship and improved his
unbeaten record to 22-0 (19), while Craig falls
to 18-10-1 (13).
The fight was promoted by Leon Lawson Jr. and
Team Dirrell Promotions.
Dante Craig took the fight on very short notice
when original opponent Michi Munoz was arrested
last week, but the Cincinnati native came
motivated and game for the challenge.
However, the local favorite wasn’t fazed by the
change of adversary and seemed on top of his
game.
Despite a good effort from Craig, Dirrell took
control of the fight early on and landed solid
shots to body and head. His jab was effective,
and his combinations were sharp.
In round five Dirrell caught Craig with a hard
body shot which sent the visitor down for the
count. Time of stoppage was 1:50 of round five,
and Anthony Dirrell could celebrate with all his
fans at ringside.
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