James DeGale was not the least bit surprised when Lucian Bute failed a test for a performance-enhancing drug taken around the time of his fight against Badou Jack. DeGale, who’ll box Jack in a super middleweight championship unification fight January...
Lucian Bute impressed Jean Pascal by boxing as well as he did Saturday night against James DeGale. Pascal, who beat Bute by unanimous decision in their light heavyweight showdown nearly two years ago in Montreal, scored the DeGale-Bute bout even....
With Carl Froch long retired and former World champion Andre Ward now moving up to light heavyweight, the top spot at super middleweight is wide open and up for grabs these days. James DeGale put his best foot forward in pleading his case as a de...
The working theory heading into the super middleweight title fight Saturday evening in Quebec City was that Lucian Bute was brought in for one last payday before sailing off into the sunset. James DeGale knew better than to believe that, put stil...
QUEBEC CITY, Canada – James DeGale defended his IBF Super Middleweight World Championship in a thriller over hometown favorite and former champion Lucian Bute on Saturday in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. It was the first title def...
By Declan Taylor - IT WAS two years ago this week that Carl Froch and George Groves clashed for the first time on a highly charged and controversial night in Manchester. Meanwhile, down south in the London suburb of Harlesden, another 12 stone man wa...
James DeGale MBE will defend his IBF World Super Middleweight title against former champion Lucian Bute at the Videotron Center in Quebec on November 28, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on SHOWTIME in the US and Canada. DeGale has spent his caree...
Quebec City - Britain's James DeGale defends his International Boxing Federation super middleweight title Saturday against former champion Lucian Bute in a showdown of southpaws at the Romanian's home base of Canada. DeGale, 21-1 with 14 knockouts...