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Confidence has never been an issue for WBC champion Carl Froch.

In a wide-ranging interview, the outspoken and talented Englishman, who is 26-0 with 20 knockouts, says why he thought Andre Dirrell was "scared" in their Oct. 17 fight, why he believes Dirrell will defeat Germany's Arthur Abraham and why he will defeat WBA champ Mikkel Kessler.

Read what Froch had to say during this Q&A after the jump.

Edison Miranda got back to his winning ways in a hurry, dominating Thursday night's clash of super middleweights with a first-round knockout over Francisco Sierra at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, Calif.

In victory, accomplished at 2:16 of the round, the 168-pound Miranda scored his 29th knockout to improve to 33-4, successfully rebounding from May's unanimous decision loss to former Olympic gold medalist Andrew Ward.

The win also marked his first triumph under trainer Joe Goossen, brother of Miranda's promoter, Dan Goossen.

"When [Sierra] would throw a right hand, then he would drop his left hand, and I knew that that was the moment when I could throw my right hand and to land it," said Miranda, who has been training under Joe Goossen since June.

Mikkel Kessler and Andre Ward may be adversaries in their upcoming bout for Kessler's WBA supermiddleweight title, but they share at least one thing in common besides being professional boxers.

Both Kessler, from Denmark, and Ward say they feel added pressure going into their Nov. 21 fight slated for The Oracle Arena in Ward's hometown of Oakland, Calif.

Edison Miranda has demonstrated punching power throughout most of his professional boxing career.

He won his first 26 fights, with the initial 21 coming by way of knockout, and an incredible 16 of those being in the first round. However, he has had mixed results ever since with only six wins in his last 10 fights, suffering a unanimous decision loss to former Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward in April.

Showtime's Sports general manager, Ken Hershman, said that he is "thrilled" concerning the success of last weekend's two super middleweight bouts of the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament, even as he expressed concern and well-wishes toward Jermain Taylor, who was diagnosed with a concussion following his 12th-round knockout loss to Germany's Arthur Abraham.

After losing to Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs) in a clash of former middleweight (160 pounds) champions, Taylor (28-4-1, 17 KOs) was hospitalized for a few days in Germany following their 168-pound battle.

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Donyil Livingston has been an avid boxer ever since he was 11 years old, when he won the national title for his age group. As an amateur he is 173-21 with 83 knockouts. Over the years, he has won many tournaments, including a world championship. Now, at 25 after taking some time off to let his body heal, he is ready to turn pro.

In this video, we talk to Donyil about the life of an amateur boxer. We also talk about some of the boxers he grew up with, which include heavyweight star Chris Arreola and Donyil's cousin, Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward.

Check out the video after the jump.

On Saturday, Andre Dirrell, broke training camp in Big Bear Lake, Calif., where the former Olympic bronze medalist worked out at 7,500 feet above sea level for this coming Saturday's bid to win the WBC super middleweight crown from England's Carl Froch.

And it seems that from the moment Dirrell (18-0, 13 knockouts) landed in Froch's hometown of Nottingham, the Flint, Mich., native has been running his mouth as swiftly as he plans to move his hands and feet during their clash of 168-pounders.

"I've spent my whole life dreaming of this night when I fight for the world title," said the 27-year-old Dirrell. "Froch has been foaming at the mouth saying how hopeless my chances are against him. Frankly I find his rants tiresome."

One of the more touching moments of Showtime's Fight Camp 360: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic is followed by one the most brutal sequences.

Check out the complete first episode before Saturday's debut (10:30PM ET) exclusively on FanHouse below.

Showtime and NFL Films have combined to produce the reality series, Fight Camp 360: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic.

The series is intended to take viewers inside of Showtime's Super Six super middleweight (168) tournament, giving them unprecedented access into the lives of the participants who are in an event featuring six of the top fighters in the weight class.

Arthur Abraham wants to be an American icon in boxing.

Problem is, out of Abraham's 30 fights, only two have been outside of his adopted Germany, and only one of those contests was in the United States.

But on Oct. 17, Abraham hopes to score a big victory toward expanding his name worldwide when he takes on Jermain Taylor in a clash of former middleweight (160 pounds) champions.