DeGale vs Dirrell

Who won DeGale vs Dirrell?

James DeGale beat Andre Dirrell by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 23rd, 2015, at Agganis Arena, Boston.

The scorecards were announced as 114-112, 117-109, 114-112 in favor of winner James DeGale.

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

This contest was for the IBF super middleweight championship of the world.

DeGale vs Dirrell stats

Back in May 2015, James DeGale stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andre Dirrell made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested DeGale had a slight advantage in power over Dirrell, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Dirrell's 67%.

James DeGale was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Dirrell had a height advantage of 1 inch over DeGale. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both James DeGale and Andre Dirrell fought out of a southpaw stance.

DeGale was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 1 month later than Dirrell, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, totaling 210 compared to Dirrell's 190.

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DeGale's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

Dirrell's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

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