James DeGale: record, next fight and profile →
By Cliff Rold - James DeGale (24-2-1, 14 KO), 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist and two-time former IBF super middleweight titlist, might be a three time titlist some day. If he is, it won’t be necessarily be because he regained the IBF strap again. Perhaps down the road he will but for now he is a former titlist by choice. I...
Two-Time IBF World Super-Middleweight Champion James DeGale MBE has today relinquished his title as he closes in on securing big-fights in the final phase of his illustrious ring career.
WBA Super Middleweight champion George Groves (28-3, 20 KOs) says he has two or three big fights left in his career beyond the World Boxing Super Series. The 30-year-old Londoner will face 28-year-old Callum Smith (24-0, 17 KOs) in the final of the 168lbs tournament which began on September 16, 2017 when Smith, the number two seed, won his quarter final against Sweden’s Erik Skoglund with a wide points decision victory.
The IBF ordered a purse bid Monday for its mandated super middleweight title bout between champion James DeGale and interim champion Jose Uzcategui. Handlers for DeGale and Uzcategui were given 30 days from May 23 to come to an agreement on their own. Once they couldn’t compete a deal by Monday’s deadline, the IBF scheduled a purse bid for July 5 at the sanctioning organization’s headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey.
Promoter Frank Warren is exploring the idea of matching two 2008 Olympic team-mates against each other on September 15th at the O2 Arena in London. Warren is looking at the possibility of having WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders move up in weight to challenge IBF super middleweight titlist James DeGale.
Last year, Olympic gold medal winner James DeGale (24-2-1, 14 KOs) went through the worst twelve months of his pro career. In January 2017, he barely escaped with a twelve round majority draw - when he collided with Badou Jack in a super middleweight unification at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Jarrett Hurd: To appreciate what Hurd accomplished in his split-decision victory over Erislandy Lara on Saturday night in Las Vegas, one could look at the loser. Lara is one of the most-gifted active boxers, arguably the best fighter from Cuba since the heyday of Jose Napoles and Luis Rodriguez. He is a former amateur star. He is experienced, having fought professionally for a decade. And, because of his excellent defensive skills, he’s as fresh as any 34-year-old.
James DeGale put himself in line for a third showdown with bitter rival George Groves by becoming a two-time world champion. The 32-year-old super-middleweight outpointed Caleb Truax in a rematch at The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday to reclaim the IBF world title.
DeGale, Truax Rematch Photos Gallery - LAS VEGAS - James DeGale earned back the IBF Super Middleweight World Championship with a unanimous decision in a rematch with Caleb Truax, taking back the title he lost last December in the near-universal upset of the year.
James DeGale won back the IBF super middleweight title he lost in December to Caleb Truax with a bloody, 12-round unanimous decision. The fight was an immediate rematch of what many thought was the upset of the year in boxing in 2017.