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James DeGale Record

25-3-1
Total Fights29
Wins25
Losses3
Draws1
No-Contests0
Title Wins2
Title Defenses2
Title-Fight KOs0
KO Wins15
KO Losses0
James DeGale Record & Stats
James DeGale's Record
James DeGale's boxing record and career infographic

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      What is James DeGale's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning nine years and 11 months, James DeGale fought 29 times with 25 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

      DeGale retired from professional boxing with a record of 25-3-1, which included two super-middleweight world-title wins and two successful title defense fights. He had a 51.7% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 15 of his total 29 fights being knockout wins. DeGale never lost via knockout.

      His last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision defeat to Chris Eubank Jr. on February 23, 2019.

      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 Brandon Gonzáles.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      29Feb 23, 201933Chris Eubank Jr.LossUD
      28Sep 30, 201832Fidel MuñozWinKO3
      27Apr 7, 201832Caleb TruaxWin *UD
      26Dec 9, 201731Caleb TruaxLoss *MD
      25Jan 14, 201730Badou JackDraw *MD
      24Apr 30, 201630Rogelio MedinaWin *UD
      23Nov 28, 201529Lucian ButeWin *UD
      22May 23, 201529Andre DirrellWin *UD
      21Nov 22, 201428Marco Antonio PeribánWinTKO3
      20May 31, 201428Brandon GonzálesWinTKO4
      19Mar 1, 201428Gevorg KhatchikianWinTKO11
      18Nov 16, 201327Dyah DavisWinUD
      17Jun 8, 201327Stjepan BožićWinRTD4
      16May 17, 201327Sébastien DemersWinKO2
      15Dec 8, 201226Fulgencio ZúñigaWinUD
      14Oct 13, 201226Hadillah MohoumadiWinUD
      13Apr 21, 201226Cristian SanaviaWinTKO4
      12Oct 15, 201125Piotr WilczewskiWinMD
      11May 21, 201125George GrovesLossMD
      10Mar 12, 201125Alpay KobalWinTKO5
      9Dec 11, 201024Paul SmithWinTKO9
      8Sep 18, 201024Carl DilksWinTKO1
      7May 15, 201024Sam HortonWinTKO5
      6Feb 13, 201024Matthew BarrWinTKO2
      5Dec 5, 200923Nathan KingWinPTS
      4Oct 30, 200923Ally MorrisonWinTKO3
      3Jul 18, 200923Ciaran HealyWinTKO1
      2May 15, 200923Jindrich KubinWinTKO1
      1Feb 28, 200923Vepkhia TchilaiaWinPTS

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      James DeGale (Chunky) is a 38-year old retired British professional boxer. He was born in Hammersmith, West London, England on February 3, 1986. He is a former super-middleweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 9 years — from 2009 to 2019.

      DeGale made his professional boxing debut against Vepkhia Tchilaia at the age of 23 on February 28, 2009, defeating Tchilaia via 4 round PTS. He went on to win 9 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 8 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 29 on May 23, 2015 after 21 professional fights, against Andre Dirrell for the super-middleweight IBF (vacant) title. He defeated Dirrell via 12 round unanimous decision to become the super-middleweight champion of the world.

      DeGale has won two world titles at super-middleweight. For all the details about DeGale's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      DeGale had a total of three losses in his professional boxing career.

      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. It's been 5 years, 2 months, and 15 days since this fight.

      Championships

      DeGale had a total of six world-title fights, which includes winning two world titles and three successful title defenses. He won four of these fights, lost one, and drew in one.

      Title Wins

      James DeGale fought for super-middleweight world titles in three fights and won two of these fights. In total, he won two super-middleweight belts.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Apr 7, 2018Caleb TruaxSuper-middleweightIBFUD
      May 23, 2015Andre DirrellSuper-middleweightIBF*UD
      * Vacant title

      Title Defenses

      James DeGale had four super-middleweight world-title defense fights. He won three of them and lost once.

      Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles DefendedMethod
      Jan 14, 2017Badou JackSuper-middleweightIBFMD (draw)
      Apr 30, 2016Rogelio MedinaSuper-middleweightIBFUD
      Nov 28, 2015Lucian ButeSuper-middleweightIBFUD

      Title Losses

      James DeGale lost one world-title defense fight, and lost one title in the fight.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
      Dec 9, 2017Caleb TruaxSuper-middleweightIBFMD

      Highlights

      DeGale fought a total of 29 times during his professional career, which includes 6 world-title fights at the super-middleweight division. These three fights are the highlight of his career.

      • May 23, 2015: DeGale wins his first world title by defeating Andre Dirrell via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now the IBF super-middleweight world champion.

      • November 28, 2015: DeGale successfully defends the IBF super-middleweight title against Lucian Bute, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.

      • April 7, 2018: DeGale wins the IBF super-middleweight title from Caleb Truax, by beating Truax via 12 round unanimous decision.

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