DeGale vs Munoz

Who won DeGale vs Munoz?

James DeGale beat Fidel Monterrosa Munoz by knockout in the 3rd round on Sunday, September 30th, 2018, at Citizens Business Bank Arena, 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 losses, and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

The stats suggested Munoz had a large advantage in power over DeGale, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to DeGale's 58%.

James DeGale was the older man by 2 years, at 32 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 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 3 months later than Munoz, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 44 fewer professional rounds, totaling 210 compared 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 beaten Caleb Truax on April 7, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Caleb Truax on December 9, 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 January 14, 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 beaten Rogelio Medina on April 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Washington.

He had won against Lucian Bute on November 28, 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while Fidel Monterrosa Munoz made his way into the ring at 18/1 (+1800) with oddsmakers.