A final eliminator between contenders James DeGale (17-1, 11 KOs) and Badou Jack (16-0-1, 11 KOs) has been ordered by the World Boxing Council (WBC). Theoretically, a shot at the WBC’s super middleweight title, currently held by Sakio Bika, will be on the line. Marco Antonio Periban, who unsuccessfully challenged Bika for the vacant title last June, and fought to a draw with … [Read more...]
James DeGale vs. Dyah Davis: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Tim Harrison British super middleweight contender James DeGale (16-1, 11 KOs) is set to take on American challenger Dyah Davis (22-3-1, 10 KOs) this Saturday, November 16 at Glow in Bluewater, Kent, United Kingdom, set to air live on Channel 5 in the UK. Despite few relevant challenges as a pro, DeGale is knocking on the door of his first world title shot. DeGale … [Read more...]
James Degale Still Trying To Strike Gold In His Professional Career
James Degale (15-1, 10 KOs) defends his Silver WBC Super-Middleweight title against Croatian, Stjepan Bozic (26-6, 17 KOs) on Saturday with his sights set on challenging for a World title in the near future. However, despite having his eye upon World Championship glory, the truth is that Degale’s career has failed to turn out in quite the way he would have envisaged, when he … [Read more...]
DeGale Headlines At Glow – June 8th
Today, promoter Hennessy Sports announced that their super middleweight contender, James DeGale, would be facing Slovenian Stjepan Bozic on Saturday, June 8th at the Glow, Bluewater in Greenhithe, United Kingdom. The bout is scheduled for twelve rounds for the WBC Silver super middleweight championship, and will be aired on Channel 5 in the UK. DeGale(15-1, 10 KO’s), is a … [Read more...]
Top 20 Active British Boxers
Ben Randall and Geoff Poundes independently ranked their top 20 active British boxers and then consolidated their lists into the one below. Both agreed that to be eligible for consideration the boxer needed to hold a current, valid boxers licence from the British Boxing Board of Control. 1. Carl Froch Ben says: Earned his place at the top of the pile by putting his … [Read more...]