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

James DeGale (Chunky) defends his IBF super-middleweight title against Caleb Truax (Golden). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
31
Feb 28, 2009
23-1-1
4
14 (56%)
185 cm
188 cm
3 cm
Southpaw
Jan 14, 2017
10m, 25d
0
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
34
Apr 6, 2007
28-3-2
1
18 (54.5%)
185 cm
191 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Aug 25, 2017
3m, 14d
2
IBF
sMD
w1
d3
super-middleweight
Saturday, 9 Dec 2017
Copper Box Arena, London, England
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James DeGale vs. Caleb Truax I

Date

This fight between James DeGale and Caleb Truax took place on at the Copper Box Arena, London, England.

Tale of the Tape

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

DeGale is coming in to this fight with a record of 23-1-1 (14 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 25 days ago against Badou Jack, which ended in a draw.

Badou Jack's boxing career

Truax comes in with a record of 28-3-2 (18 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 14 days ago against KeAndrae Leatherwood, which he won via 10th round TKO.

James DeGale fights out of the southpaw stance, while Caleb Truax fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, DeGale will be 31 years and 10 months old. Truax will be 34 years and 2 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 Truax.

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

Result

Caleb Truax defeated James DeGale via 12 round MD to win the IBF super-middleweight title. DeGale's 0 fight win streak comes to an end, and Truax advances his win streak to 3. Truax is now 29-3-2, and DeGale 23-2-1.

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