By Edward Chaykosvsky

Super middleweight contender Anthony Dirrell (22-0, 19KOs) stopped late replacement Dante Craig (18-10-1, 13KOs) with a hard hook to the body in the fifth round at the Atwood Stadium in Flint, Michigan. Dirrell will reportedly move on to face Alejandro Berrio on July 22 in Las Vegas, with ESPN Friday Night Fights televising. The fight with Craig was the first hometown card by the Dirrell brothers' new promotional company.