On May 23, 2015, James DeGale (20-1, 14 KOs) and Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 KOs) battle it out for the vacant IBF super-middleweight world titles. The vacant IBF super-middleweight title is also on the line.
James DeGale is coming in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Marco Antonio Peribán, 6 months and 1 day ago. Andre Dirrell is on a 6-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Derek Edwards, 5 months and 4 days ago.
This should be a confident win for James DeGale at 99-1 winning odds. Andre Dirrell really doesn't have much to present against DeGale.
James DeGale defeated Andre Dirrell via unanimous decision . DeGale improves his record to 21-1, while Dirrell adds a loss to his record at 24-2.