James DeGale was born in Hammersmith, West London, England on February 3, 1986. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on February 28, 2009 against Vepkhia Tchilaia. DeGale defeated Tchilaia via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
DeGale became a world champion at the age of 29 after 21 professional fights. He challenged Andre Dirrell for the vacant IBF super-middleweight title and defeated Dirrell via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
DeGale's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Chris Eubank Jr. at age 33, on February 23, 2019.
Some of James DeGale's best fights have been against Lucian Bute, Badou Jack, Caleb Truax, Rogelio Medina, Andre Dirrell, and Sébastien Demers. For a complete list of DeGale's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of James DeGale".
DeGale has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "James DeGale Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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29 | Feb 23, 2019 | 33 | Chris Eubank Jr. 29 27-2 | loss | UD 12 |
28 | Sep 30, 2018 | 32 | Fidel Muñoz | win | KO 3 |
27 | Apr 07, 2018 | 32 | Caleb Truax 34 29-3-2 | win | UD 12 |
26 | Dec 09, 2017 | 31 | Caleb Truax 34 28-3-2 | loss | MD 12 |
25 | Jan 14, 2017 | 30 | Badou Jack 33 21-1-1 | draw | MD 12 |
24 | Apr 30, 2016 | 30 | Rogelio Medina 27 36-6 | win | UD 12 |
23 | Nov 28, 2015 | 29 | Lucian Bute 35 32-2 | win | UD 12 |
22 | May 23, 2015 | 29 | Andre Dirrell 31 24-1 | win | UD 12 |
21 | Nov 22, 2014 | 28 | Marco Antonio Peribán | win | TKO 3 |
20 | May 31, 2014 | 28 | Brandon Gonzáles | win | TKO 4 |
19 | Mar 01, 2014 | 28 | Gevorg Khatchikian | win | TKO 11 |
18 | Nov 16, 2013 | 27 | Dyah Davis | win | UD 12 |
17 | Jun 08, 2013 | 27 | Stjepan Božić | win | RTD 4 |
16 | May 17, 2013 | 27 | Sébastien Demers 33 31-5 | win | KO 2 |
15 | Dec 08, 2012 | 26 | Fulgencio Zúñiga | win | UD 12 |
14 | Oct 13, 2012 | 26 | Hadillah Mohoumadi | win | UD 12 |
13 | Apr 21, 2012 | 26 | Cristian Sanavia | win | TKO 4 |
12 | Oct 15, 2011 | 25 | Piotr Wilczewski | win | MD 12 |
11 | May 21, 2011 | 25 | George Groves 23 12-0 | loss | MD 12 |
10 | Mar 12, 2011 | 25 | Alpay Kobal | win | TKO 5 |
9 | Dec 11, 2010 | 24 | Paul Smith | win | TKO 9 |
8 | Sep 18, 2010 | 24 | Carl Dilks | win | TKO 1 |
7 | May 15, 2010 | 24 | Sam Horton | win | TKO 5 |
6 | Feb 13, 2010 | 24 | Matthew Barr | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Dec 05, 2009 | 23 | Nathan King | win | PTS 4 |
4 | Oct 30, 2009 | 23 | Ally Morrison | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Jul 18, 2009 | 23 | Ciaran Healy | win | TKO 1 |
2 | May 15, 2009 | 23 | Jindrich Kubin | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Feb 28, 2009 | 23 | Vepkhia Tchilaia | win | PTS 4 |