DeGale vs Truax

Who won DeGale vs Truax?

Caleb Truax beat James DeGale by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 9th, 2017, at Copper Box Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 115-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Caleb Truax.

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 vacant IBF super middleweight championship of the world.

DeGale vs Truax stats

Back in December 2017, James DeGale stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Caleb Truax made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws.

James DeGale was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Truax had a 1-inch reach advantage.

James DeGale fought out of the southpaw stance, while Caleb Truax was an orthodox fighter.

DeGale was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 10 months later than Truax, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 54 fewer professional rounds, totaling 210 compared to Truax's 264.

Caleb Truax was ranked number 15 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

DeGale vs Truax form

DeGale had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this 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.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Andre Dirrell on May 23, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Agganis Arena, Boston, United States.

He had defeated Marco Antonio Periban on November 22, 2014, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Caleb Truax had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against KeAndrae Leatherwood on August 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Grand Casino, Minnesota, USA.

Prior to that, he had won against Zachariah Kelley on August 20, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at Wisconsin Center, Wisconsin.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Anthony Dirrell on April 29, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Melvin Betancourt on February 20, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Black Bear Casino, Minnesota, USA.

He had lost to Daniel Jacobs on April 24, 2015, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Caleb Truax had been fighting more than James DeGale.

Going into this contest, James DeGale had last fought 10 months and 25 days ago, while Caleb Truax's last outing had been 3 months and 14 days ago.

DeGale's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Truax's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did DeGale vs Truax start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast DeGale vs Truax?

DeGale vs Truax was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on DeGale vs Truax?

James DeGale was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Caleb Truax made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.