DeGale vs Munoz

Who won DeGale vs Munoz?

James DeGale beat Fidel Monterrosa Munoz by knockout in the 3rd round on Sunday 30th September 2018 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

DeGale vs Munoz stats

Back in September 2018, James DeGale stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Fidel Monterrosa Munoz made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 18 loses and 1 draw, with 31 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Munoz had a large advantage in power over DeGale, boosting at 79% knock out percentage over DeGale's 58%.

James DeGale was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

DeGale had a height advantage of 3 inches over Munoz.

James DeGale fought out of the southpaw stance, while Fidel Monterrosa Munoz was an orthodox fighter.

DeGale was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 year and 3 months later than Munoz, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 44 less professional rounds, 210 to Munoz's 254.

James DeGale went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC at super middleweight.

DeGale vs Munoz form

James DeGale had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Caleb Truax on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Caleb Truax on 9th December 2017 by majority decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Badou Jack on 14th January 2017 by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Super Middleweight and IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Before that, he had beat Rogelio Medina on 30th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Washington.

He had won against Lucian Bute on 28th November 2015 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Activity check

DeGale's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did DeGale vs Munoz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Citizens Business Bank Arena, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on DeGale vs Munoz?

James DeGale was a 1/100 (-10000) favourite going into the contest, while Fidel Monterrosa Munoz made his way into the ring at 18/1 (+1800) with oddsmakers.