On February 23, 2019, a 33-year-old James DeGale (25-2-1, 15 KOs) and a 29-year-old fellow British boxer Chris Eubank Jr. (27-2, 21 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
DeGale came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 24 days. Eubank Jr. was on a 1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 26 days.
Chris Eubank Jr. defeated James DeGale via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight. Eubank Jr. improves his record to 28-2, while DeGale adds a loss to his record at 25-3-1.
On December 9, 2017, the 31-year-old IBF super-middleweight world champion, James DeGale (23-1-1, 14 KOs), faced a 34-year-old American boxer Caleb Truax (28-3-2, 18 KOs), in a title defense fight.
DeGale came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 25 days. Truax was on a 2-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 14 days.
Caleb Truax defeated James DeGale via majority decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Truax improves his record to 29-3-2, while DeGale adds a loss to his record at 23-2-1.
On May 21, 2011, a 25-year-old James DeGale (10-0, 8 KOs) and a 23-year-old fellow British boxer George Groves (12-0, 10 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
DeGale came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days. Groves was on a 12-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 16 days.
George Groves defeated James DeGale via majority decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight. Groves improves his record to 13-0, while DeGale adds a loss to his record at 10-1.