DeGale vs Medina

Who won DeGale vs Medina?

James DeGale beat Rogelio Medina by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 30th April 2016 at Armory in Washington.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 117-111 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 Medina stats

Back in April 2016, James DeGale stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Rogelio Medina made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 30 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Medina had advantage in power over DeGale, with a 83% knock out percentage over DeGale's 64%.

James DeGale was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Medina had a height advantage of 10 inches over DeGale. Despite this, he had 1-inch reach advantage.

James DeGale fought out of the southpaw stance, while Rogelio Medina was an orthodox fighter.

DeGale was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 19 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 7 months later than Medina, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 210 to Medina's 191.

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DeGale's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on DeGale vs Medina?

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