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Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts - In a battle for the vacant IBF super middleweight title, James DeGale (21-1, 14KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Andre Dirrell (24-2, 16KOs). The scores were 114-112, 117-109, 114-112. DeGale became the first fighter in British history to win an Olympic gold medal and then move forward to capture a world title as a professional.
Both fighters started tight in a chess match, picking their spots and exchanging jabs mixed in with accurate shots. At the start of the second, Dirrell started landing several good punches after DeGale caught him with a sharp uppercut. One of those punches opened up a cut above the right eye of DeGale and that area started swelling up. But then DeGale sent him crashing down with a big left hand out of nowhere. He beat the count, but on shaky legs. A moment later DeGale jumped on him and landed several punches to score a second knockdown. Dirrell held on until the bell.
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Both fighters started tight in a chess match, picking their spots and exchanging jabs mixed in with accurate shots. At the start of the second, Dirrell started landing several good punches after DeGale caught him with a sharp uppercut. One of those punches opened up a cut above the right eye of DeGale and that area started swelling up. But then DeGale sent him crashing down with a big left hand out of nowhere. He beat the count, but on shaky legs. A moment later DeGale jumped on him and landed several punches to score a second knockdown. Dirrell held on until the bell.
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