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DeGale vs. Dirrell: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

James DeGale (Chunky) and Andre Dirrell (The Matrix) fight for the vacant IBF super-middleweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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29
Feb 28, 2009
20-1
0
14 (66.7%)
185 cm
188 cm
3 cm
Southpaw
Nov 22, 2014
6m, 1d
10
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Jan 27, 2005
24-1
1
16 (64%)
185 cm
191 cm
6 cm
Switcher
Dec 19, 2014
5m, 4d
6
super-middleweight
Saturday, 23 May 2015
Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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James DeGale vs. Andre Dirrell

Date

This fight between James DeGale and Andre Dirrell took place on at the Agganis Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Dirrell has longer reach of 191 cm, which is 3 cms longer than DeGale's 188 cm. Dirrell also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over DeGale.

DeGale is coming in to this fight with a record of 20-1 (14 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 1 day ago against Marco Antonio Peribán, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Dirrell comes in with a record of 24-1 (16 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 4 days ago against Derek Edwards, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Andre Dirrell is a switch-hitter, he can fight out of both the orthodox and the southpaw stances. James DeGale fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, DeGale will be 29 years and 3 months old. Dirrell will be 31 years and 8 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 62-38 in favor of James DeGale. Here is the prediction for DeGale vs Dirrell.

James DeGale is likely to win. Unless Andre Dirrell puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

James DeGale defeated Andre Dirrell via 12 round UD. Dirrell's 6 fight win streak comes to an end, and DeGale advances his win streak to 11. DeGale is now 21-1, and Dirrell 24-2.

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  7. Carl Froch defeats Andre Dirrell via 12-round split decision