
DeGale May Train in LA With Jacobs, Fight in October
James DeGale could head to LA for some quality sparring ahead of his European title fight with Piotr Wilczewski.
Daniel Jacobs: record, next fight and profile →

James DeGale could head to LA for some quality sparring ahead of his European title fight with Piotr Wilczewski.

Danny Jacobs, the charismatic middleweight from Brooklyn who struggled in a title shot last year, will be out of action for perhaps a year after life-saving surgery to remove a tumorous growth on his spine nearly two months ago, said his trainer, Andre Rozier.

ARLINGTON, VA. - Olympic Gold Medalist and former Ten-Time World Champion in six weight divisions who turned USO veteran, Oscar de la Hoyatouched down stateside today following a whirlwind seven-day USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to Kuwait and Iraq. Accompanied by up-and-coming fighters Adrien Broner, Danny Jacobs and Seth Mitchell, De La Hoya led the group to the Middle East on March 8, where they went on to extend their thanks to troops and visit eight military bases. Among some of the installations visited were Camp Arifjan, COB Basra, Camp Victory, Camp Liberty, JSS Loyalty and JSS Justice. (Photos Credit: USO photo by Steve Manuel)

ARLINGTON, VA. - Boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya, who has a storied ring career and a history of performing community service, recently added a new title to his list of accomplishments - USO celebrity volunteer. The 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist and former 10-Time World Champion in six weight divisions is currently participating in his first USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to the Middle East. Joining De La Hoya are some of boxing's most exciting up-and-coming fighters in Adrien Broner, Danny Jacobs and Seth Mitchell.

Ernest Gabion catches up with middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs to discuss his recent knockout win on the Saul Alvarez-Matthew Hatton undercard.

Honda Center, Anaheim, California - Undefeated junior middleweight James Kirkland (26-0, 22KOs) made his highly anticipated return to the ring after serving a several months of a prison sentence for violating his parole in 2009. Kirkland hardly broke a sweat as he disposed of Ashandi Gibbs (10-3, 4KOs) in a mere 34 seconds. James wasted no time as he jumped on his opponent as soon as the bell rang. Gibbs tried to exchange with Kirkland but caught a flush left hook that put him down on the canvas and would not get up. Kirkland was visibly pumped for the fight and looked happy to be back in the ring doing what he does best.

Freddie Roach is going to start training middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs (21-1, 18KOs) for his next bout, which is scheduled to take place on the Saul Alvarez-Matthew Hatton undercard on March 5 in Anaheim, California. Roach confirmed the information to OnTheGrindBoxing.com. Jacobs is building himself back up after getting knocked out by Dmitry Pirog last July. He came back in December to stop Jesse Orta in two rounds.