Video: DeGale vs. Bute London Press Conference
Declan Taylor catches the London press conference to announce the James DeGale's defense of the IBF super middleweight title against Canadian superstar Lucian Bute.
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Video: DeGale Sends Strict Message To George Groves
Declan Taylor catches up with James DeGale who sends a direct message to his rival George Groves - with a warning of advice. James DeGale MBE will defend his IBF World Super Middleweight title against former champion Lucian Bute at the Videotron Center in Quebec on November 28, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on SHOWTIME in the US and Canada.
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Groves: I Have DeGale's Number, He'll Never Beat Me!
George Groves has told James DeGale he will always have his number. Groves has admitted he thought about retiring from boxing following his third world-title failure last month and is also on the look-out for a new trainer after splitting with Paddy Fitzpatrick. But while he admits IBF super-middleweight world champion DeGale has the "upper hand" in their long-term and local rivalry, the 27-year-old remains convinced he would beat him again.
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Photos: Lucian Bute, James DeGale Go Face To Face
QUEBEC CITY, Canada -- Popular local favorite and former world champion Lucian Bute (32-2, 25 KOs), of Montreal, will try to recapture his world title belt against 2008 Olympic champion and reigning super middleweight world champion James DeGale (21-1, 14 KOs), of England, in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING live on SHOWTIME, Saturday, November 28, at the Vidéotron Centre of Quebec City. This super boxing event, "The Reclamation," is co-promoted by Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM and Interbox, sponsored by Vidéotron and Mise-O-Jeu.
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Froch: DeGale Won't Beat Bute Better Than I Did
Carl Froch, the man who devastated Lucian Bute (32-2, 25KOs) in 2012 with a fifth round knockout, says his countryman James DeGale will not have an easy fight in front of him on November 28th in Quebec, Canada. DeGale (21-1, 14KOs), making his first defense of the IBF super middleweight crown that he captured in May with a victory over Andre Dirrell, will be faced with a very rabid army of fans cheering on the challenger.
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DeGale: I'm Looking at Andre Ward, Abraham, Dirrell
James DeGale has played down talk of a rematch with George Groves, saying he is only interested in taking on 'elite' fighters. The only blemish on DeGale's record (21-1 KO14) is a defeat at the hands of Groves back in 2011 when his British rival took the domestic and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles at the O2 Arena.
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Bute: I Respect DeGale, But I've Never Lost in Quebec!
James DeGale will travel to Canada to make the first defence of his IBF world super-middleweight title when he takes on Lucian Bute at the Videotron Center in Quebec on November 28. The 29-year-old claimed the IBF strap back in May, defeating American Andre Dirrell on points to become the first British fighter to add a world professional title to an Olympic gold medal, which he achieved in Beijing in 2008.
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DeGale: I'm Too Young, Fast and Skillful For Bute
James DeGale MBE will defend his IBF World Super Middleweight title against former champion Lucian Bute at the Videotron Center in Quebec on November 28, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on SHOWTIME in the US and Canada. DeGale has spent his career re-writing the boxing record books and now the IBF Super Middleweight champion is determined to become the universally recognised best 168lbs fighter in the world. To do so he must get past the likes of Bute, a task which DeGale admits will be a supreme test in Canada, but one he also relishes.
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Showtime's Espinoza Reveals Loaded Fall Schedule
In a year that marked a golden era for boxing content as well as the highest grossing event in the sport’s history, Showtime is prepared to end its year the same way it began – with a bang. There may have been some frustrating moments in between Deontay Wilder’s heavyweight title winning effort – which played to well over 1 million home viewers – to this point, but the American cable giant prepares for a strong close to the 2015 boxing season. Following the October 3 presentation of Showtime Championship Boxing, the network will come back strong with a stretch of seven shows in a span of eight weeks from late October through mid-December.
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DeGale-Bute, Alvarez-Chilemba Heading To Showtime
Sources close to the situation have advised BoxingScene.com that a tripleheader is being finalized for November 28th at the newly constructed Videotron Center in Quebec City, Quebec.The three fights will be broadcast by Showtime.
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