James DeGale: record, next fight and profile →
Erislandy Lara, the longest reigning world champion at 154-pounds, will clash with IBF champion "Swift" Jarrett Hurd in a highly-anticipated super welterweight title unification live on SHOWTIME (10 pm ET/7 pm PT) as part of an exciting card presented by Premier Boxing Champions Saturday, April 7 from The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Back in 2011, George Groves shocked the odds when he handed James DeGale the first defeat of his pro career. At that time, DeGale was being groomed as a rising star who captured Olympic gold. After a years went by, DeGale captured the IBF middleweight crown and put in several performances that rose his status above Groves, who suffered a few defeats over the years.
James DeGale has launched a stinging Twitter attack on Chris Eubank Jr after the latter was beaten by George Groves in a super-middleweight title fight on Saturday. Groves prevailed by margins of 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113 on the judges' scorecards as he earned a place in the final of the World Boxing Super Series, despite suffering a suspected dislocated shoulder during the final round as Eubank launched a desperate onslaught.
If all goes well on February 3rd, WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (36-0) would like to land an unification fight later in the year. He must first take care of Habib Ahmed (25-0-1) in Corpus Christi, Texas in an ESPN headlining bout that kicks off Top Rank's 2018 campaign.
NEW YORK – Badou Jack suspects James DeGale paid for underestimating Caleb Truax. And if DeGale doesn’t make some significant adjustments before their super middleweight championship rematch, Jack expects Truax to defeat DeGale again. A deal hasn’t been finalized, but Truax has said he’ll give DeGale an immediate rematch sometime later this year.
In what many saw as the biggest upset of 2017, massive underdog Caleb Truax (29-3-2, 18 KOs) traveled to London and shocked Olympic gold medal winner James DeGale (23-2-1, 14 KOs) to capture the IBF super middleweight title. Truax badly hurt DeGale in the fifth round and punished him during the contest.
by Cliff Rold - For weeks, everyone knew IBF super middleweight titlist James DeGale would be making his return on December 9th. After a rough, thrilling draw in a unification bout against Badou Jack in January, the “TBA” next to his opponent listing signaled this wasn’t about finding a serious challenger. DeGal...
Earlier this month, Caleb Truax pulled off a huge stunner over Britain's former Olympic champion James DeGale on a majority decision to win the IBF world super middleweight title in London. The 31-year-old DeGale was making the fourth defence of his title in his first fight on home soil for three years, but the 2008 Beijing gold medallist was condemned to just the second defeat of his career.
Not all that much has changed since Caleb Truax came back to Minnesota the proud owner of the IBF super middleweight title. Asked to offer what’s different now, Truax told BoxingScene.com very little. “Honestly, man, there hasn’t been a change in every-day life,” the 34 year old who holds a 29-3-2 mark told me.
Commiserations to Gary Corcoran who was stopped in the eleventh round of his WBO World Welterweight title challenge against Jeff Horn in Brisbane on Wednesday morning. Horn, who was making the first defence of the title he snatched from Manny Pacquiao in July, began the fight in sharp fashion, establishing his jab well in the middle of the ring as he sought to lay down a marker in-front of his hometown fans.