James DeGale
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Name: James DeGale
Alias: 'Chunky'
Hometown: St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 183cm
Reach: 188cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Bare Knuckle: Record
- Trainer: Jim McDonnell (2009-2019)
- Promoter: Frank Warren (2009-2012), Mick Hennessy (2012-2014), Eddie Hearn (2014-2016)
Amateur Highlights
- 2005 & 2006 ABA middleweight champion.
- 2004 World Junior Championships participant in Jeju Island, South Korea (75kg):
- Defeated Vasko Vasilev (Bulgaria) RSC-OS 3
- Lost to Abbos Atoev (Uzbekistan) 19:31
- 2005 Commonwealth Championships Gold medalist in Glasgow, Scotland (75kg):
- Defeated Justin Potter (New Zeeland) 13:3
- Defeated Craig McEwan (Scotland) 17:11
- Defeated Eamonn O´Kane (Ireland) 17:7
- 2006 Commonwealth Games Bronze medalist in Melbourne, Australia (75kg):
- Defeated Tomasi Naivaqa (Fiji) RSC 1
- Defeated Kahukura Bentson (New Zeeland) RSC-OS 2
- Defeated Daniel Shishia (Kenya) 24:11
- Lost to Jarrod Fletcher (Australia) 13:17
- 2006 European Championships participant in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (75kg):
- Lost to Andranik Hakobyan (Armenia) 21:31
- 2007 European Union Championships Silver medalist in Dublin, Ireland (75kg):
- Defeated Savas Kaya (Turkey) 18:8
- Defeated Jean Mickael Raymond (France) 24:6
- Lost to Darren Sutherland (Ireland) 19:23
- 2007 World Amateur Championships participant in Chicago, United States (75kg):
- Lost to Alfonso Blanco (Venezuela) 13:28
- 2008 1st European Olympic Qualifier Silver medalist in Pescara, Italy (75kg):
- Defeated Georgi Nakani (Georgia) 18:5
- Defeated Guzman Castillo (Spain) RSC-OS 3
- Defeated Darren Sutherland (Ireland) 23:22
- Defeated Istvan Szili (Hungary) 17:9
- Lost to Naim Terbunja (Sweden) Walk Over
- 2008 European Union Championships Silver medalist in Cetniewo, Poland (75kg):
- Defeated Oliver Obradovic (Turkey) RSC-OS 2
- Defeated Omer Aydogan (Turkey) 29:3
- Lost to Darren Sutherland (Ireland) 16:22
- 2008 Summer Olympic Games Gold medalist in Beijing, China (75kg):
- Defeated Mohamed Hikal (Egypt) 13:4
- Defeated Shawn Estrada (United States) 11:5
- Defeated Bakhtiyar Artayev (Kazakhstan) 8:3
- Defeated Darren Sutherland (Ireland) 10:3
- Defeated Emilio Correa Jr. (Cuba) 16:14
Regional & Minor Titles
- WBA International super middleweight title
- BBBofC British super middleweight title
- EBU European super middleweight title
- WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title
- WBC Silver super middleweight title
Professional Record
Championship Record
- 4-1-1 (0 KO's) in world championship bouts.
- 3-2-1 (1 KO's) against former or current world champions:
- Won against Cristian Sanavia, Lucian Bute & Caleb Truax.
- Lost against George Groves & Caleb Truax.
- Drew against Badou Jack.
Variant Record
- Has a record of 6-0-1 (2 KO's) in fights outside of his native United Kingdom.
Notes
- DeGale started boxing when he was ten years old.
- DeGale became the first British boxer to have won both an Olympic Gold medal and a professional world title, after defeating Andre Dirrell for the vacant IBF World super middleweight title on May 23, 2015, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Anthony Joshua became the second.
- DeGale stayed with the same trainer Jim McDonnell for his entire career.
External Links
| Preceded by: Carl Froch Vacated |
IBF Super Middleweight Champion 2015 May 23 – 2017 Dec 9 |
Succeeded by: Caleb Truax |
| Preceded by: Caleb Truax |
IBF Super Middleweight Champion 2018 Apr 7 – 2018 Jul 4 Vacated |
Succeeded by: Jose Uzcategui |