James DeGale: record, next fight and profile →
"I'm looking forward to it because this is another chance to show what I can do in America and it is also a mini-tournament. The winner of my fight faces the winner of Badou Jack and Lucian Bute and that means a world unification clash. I want to clean up the division and I have the opportunity to do that.
In the main event of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT), WBC 168-pound champion Badou Jack defends his title against former longtime titlist Lucian Bute. The winners will meet in a super middleweight world-title unification fight later this year.
LONDON - IBF Super Middleweight World Champion James DeGale held an open media workout on Tuesday in London as he prepares to make the second defense of his title against mandatory challenger Rogelio Medina on Saturday, April 30, live on SHOWTIME from the DC Armory in Washington, D.C.
LONDON - IBF Super Middleweight World Champion James DeGale held an open media workout on Tuesday in London as he prepares to make the second defense of his title against mandatory challenger Rogelio Medina on Saturday, April 30, live on SHOWTIME from the DC Armory in Washington, D.C.
NEW YORK A three-fight series to crown a unified divisional champion will begin on Saturday, April 30, when WBC 168-pound champion Badou Jack defends his title against former longtime titlist Lucian Bute, and IBF Champion James DeGale risks his belt against mandated challenger Rogelio Medina in a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) from the DC Armory in Washington D.C.
It’s been a slow year in general for the boxing world, as fans have patiently waited – perhaps to a fault – waiting for something to finally happen. The upcoming spring/early summer schedule is as strong an indication as any that Showtime is doing its part to shake up the status quo.
The plan for WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack's (20-1-1) next fight is a voluntary defense against former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (49-2-1). The fight has yet to be finalized but is tentatively set for an April date in either Los Angeles or Texas.
IBF SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT champion James DeGale is now set to face Rogelio Medina as his mandatory challenger after an illness put paid to an expected clash with Jose Uzcategui.
BoxingScene.com recently caught up with IBF super middleweight champion James "Chunky" Degale (22-1). The soon to be 30-year-old is tentatively scheduled to return to the ring on April 9th against his mandatory challenger Jose Uzcategui.
Retired pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. is very interested in eventually putting together a super middleweight unification between WBC champion Badou Jack and IBF champion James DeGale.