James DeGale: record, next fight and profile →
The long-awaited grudge match between Chris Eubank Jr. and James DeGale is officially upon us. The pair of British super middleweights easily made weight ahead of Saturday’s 12-round showdown, which will air live from London’s O2 Arena on ITV Box Office in the United Kingdom and on Showtime (3:45pm ET) in the United States.
Chris Eubank Sr. cast doubt on whether his son can defeat James DeGale this weekend just two days before the British super middleweight rivals collide at the O2 Arena. DeGale and Chris Eubank Jr traded several barbs at Thursday’s heated press conference, regularly talking over one another.
DeGale, Eubank Press Conference Photos Gallery - Former two-time super middleweight champion James DeGale and former world title challenger Chris Eubank Jr. faced off at the heated final press conference on Thursday for their 12-round showdown that headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING this Saturday, February 23 live on SHOWTIME (3:45 p.m. ET/12:45 p.m. PT) from The O2 in London. (photos by Lawrence Lustig).
CHRIS EUBANK Jnr has dismissed suggestions James DeGale is a fighter in decline, believing that will be demonstrated when they finally fight next week. Their long-term rivalry is to be settled on February 23 at London’s 02 Arena, in what appears increasingly likely to be DeGale’s last bout. George Groves’ retirement ended DeGale’s hopes of a rematch and left him with few lucrative options to pursue regardless of whether he secures victory. Equally significant is that he has recently struggled to impress.
Chris Eubank Jr. Training Camp Photos Gallery - Chris Eubank Jr is in the best shape of his life heading into his huge super-middleweight showdown with foe James DeGale on Saturday 23rd February at The O2, promoted by Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) and Poxon Sports, exclusively live in the U.K on ITV Box Office in the U.S on Showtime. (photos by Lawrence Lustig)
James DeGale Training Camp Photos Gallery - With little over a week until he steps between the ropes at The O2 to confront his bitter rival Chris Eubank Jr, Two-Time IBF World Champion James DeGale MBE today exhibited his lean and sculpted physique, hand speed and power-punching to a captivated audience at a packed media work out at Stonebridge ABC in Wembley.
With little over a week until he steps between the ropes at The O2 to confront his bitter rival Chris Eubank Jr, Two-Time IBF World Champion James DeGale MBE today exhibited his lean and sculpted physique, hand speed and power-punching to a captivated audience at a packed media work out at Stonebridge ABC in Wembley.
By Thomas Gerbasi - It started as an annoyance, as most injuries do. James DeGale, preparing for the second defense of his IBF super middleweight title against Rogelio Medina, felt the twinge in his lower leg but paid no mind to it. He had other, more urgent matters to tend to, namely his shoulder. “Six weeks before that...
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Last month, former WBA world super middleweight champion George Groves has announced his retirement from boxing four months after losing his WBA belt to fellow Briton Callum Smith. Groves, who became world champion at the fourth attempt when he beat Russia's Fedor Chudinov in Sheffield in 2017, said he wanted to go out at the top.