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 top-10 list of DeGale's best performances, 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 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
28 | Sep 30, 2018 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
27 | Apr 07, 2018 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
26 | Dec 09, 2017 | 31 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
25 | Jan 14, 2017 | 30 | ![]() | draw | MD 12 |
24 | Apr 30, 2016 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
23 | Nov 28, 2015 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
22 | May 23, 2015 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
21 | Nov 22, 2014 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
20 | May 31, 2014 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
19 | Mar 01, 2014 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
18 | Nov 16, 2013 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
17 | Jun 08, 2013 | 27 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
16 | May 17, 2013 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
15 | Dec 08, 2012 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
14 | Oct 13, 2012 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
13 | Apr 21, 2012 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
12 | Oct 15, 2011 | 25 | ![]() | win | MD 12 |
11 | May 21, 2011 | 25 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
10 | Mar 12, 2011 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
9 | Dec 11, 2010 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
8 | Sep 18, 2010 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
7 | May 15, 2010 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
6 | Feb 13, 2010 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Dec 05, 2009 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
4 | Oct 30, 2009 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Jul 18, 2009 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
2 | May 15, 2009 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Feb 28, 2009 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |