by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 30, 2015 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
James DeGale is quickly becoming one of the luckiest fighters in boxing when it comes to scoring Unanimous Decisions. I’m not saying his weekend win over the tough and inspired Lucian Bute was controversial per se, but the action was pretty darned close. On a...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 29, 2015 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
At the Centre Videotron, Quebec, James DeGale successfully defended his IBF Super Middleweight title. After 12 competitive rounds, judges ringside scored the contest 116-112 and 117-111 (twice), which unfortunately spoke little of Bute’s tremendous effort. Here...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 2, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
DeGale-Bute Almost a Done Deal According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, a fairly decent title defense could be about to materialize for newly crowned IBF champ, James DeGale. The Gold Medal Olympian captured the strap against Andre Dirrell earlier this year in a bout which...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 25, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
It’s hard to believe James DeGale’s career was once derailed after losing a razor-thin decision to George Groves way back in 2011. But eleven fights later, Britain’s ‘Chunky’ is back in the driver’s seat, and now the newly crowned IBF champ after outpointing Andre...