James DeGale

James Frederick DeGale MBE, also known as "Chunky," is a retired British professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2019. With a career spanning over nine years, DeGale fought a total of 29 times, winning 25 fights, losing three and having one draw. He had a remarkable record of 15 knockout wins during his career. DeGale has also won two world titles at super-middleweight in his professional boxing career.

Before becoming a professional boxer, DeGale represented Great Britain as an amateur in the 2008 Olympics, where he won a gold medal in the middleweight division. He also won silver at the 2007 and 2008 EU Championships and a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. DeGale later made history by becoming the first British boxer to win both an Olympic gold medal and a professional world title.

DeGale made his professional boxing debut at the age of 23, defeating Vepkhia Tchilaia via 4 round PTS on February 28, 2009. He went on to win nine more consecutive fights, including eight wins via stoppage. He had his first world title fight at the age of 29 on May 23, 2015, after 21 professional fights. DeGale defeated Andre Dirrell for the super-middleweight IBF (vacant) title via 12 round unanimous decision to become the super-middleweight champion of the world.

DeGale successfully defended the IBF super-middleweight title twice between 2015 and 2018. He defended against Lucian Bute, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision on November 28, 2015, and then against Caleb Truax, beating Truax via 12 round unanimous decision on April 7, 2018, to reclaim the IBF super-middleweight title.

Some of DeGale's best fights and notable victories include wins over Lucian Bute, Caleb Truax, Fidel Muñoz, Rogelio Medina, Andre Dirrell, Marco Antonio Peribán, and Stjepan Božić. DeGale lost three times in his professional boxing career, one of them in a title bout and two in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against George Groves via 12 round majority decision in a British super-middleweight title bout on May 21, 2011.

Despite his three losses, DeGale has never been knocked out in a fight. He retired from professional boxing with a record of 25-3-1, which included 15 knockout wins and two title wins. His last professional fight was a non-title bout against fellow British boxer Chris Eubank Jr. on February 23, 2019. DeGale lost the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.

James DeGale's boxing career will be remembered as an impressive one that saw him accomplish many feats in both the amateur and professional spheres. As a result of his accomplishments, he will always be regarded as one of the greatest boxers to represent Britain in the Super-middleweight division.

James DeGale Fight Record