James DeGale MBE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 DeGale in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Chunky[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Super-middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James Frederick DeGale MBE (born 3 February 1986) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2019. He held the IBF super-middleweight title twice between 2015 and 2018, and regionally the European and British super-middleweight titles between 2010 and 2012.
DeGale represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics as an amateur, winning a gold medal in the middleweight division. He also won silver at the 2007 and 2008 EU Championships, and bronze at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. By later becoming IBF champion, he became the first British boxer in history to win both an Olympic gold medal and a professional world title.
- ^ a b Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the Chris Eubank Jr. fight.
- ^ "4.Commonwealth Championships - Glasgow, Scotland - August 15-20th 2005". Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Hines, Martin (8 April 2018). "James DeGale vs Caleb Truax: 'Chunky' fights for his career in redemption bid to prove he is still among the best". The Independent. Retrieved 15 August 2018.