James DeGale-Paul Smith in Play For December 11?

By Mark Vester

According to The Mirror, undefeated 2008 Olympic gold medal winner James DeGale (8-0, 6KOs) will face Paul Smith (29-1, 15KOs) British super middleweight title as part of Frank Warren's huge card at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on December 11.

This is no confirmation from Warren on the fight. Smith was scheduled to defend against Paul David on October 23rd, also at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. The show was canceled and Warren rescheduled the fight to the big December 11 card. There have been rumors that DeGale and Smith would hook it up in December but that was before the David fight was pushed back.

A press conference is scheduled to take place in the coming days to paint a clearer picture on the exact details of the show and should shed some light on the status of DeGale and Smith.