Truax vs DeGale II

Who won Truax vs DeGale II?

James DeGale beat Caleb Truax by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 7th, 2018, at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 117-110, 114-113 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.

Truax vs DeGale II stats

Back in April 2018, Caleb Truax stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

James DeGale made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Truax had a slight advantage in power over DeGale, with a 62% knockout percentage compared to DeGale's 61%.

Caleb Truax was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Truax had a 1-inch reach advantage.

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

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

James DeGale was ranked number 9 by the WBC, and 8 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

Truax vs DeGale II form

Truax had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten James DeGale on December 9, 2017, by majority decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten KeAndrae Leatherwood on August 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Grand Casino, Minnesota, USA.

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

Before that, 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.

He had beaten Melvin Betancourt on February 20, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Black Bear Casino, Minnesota, USA.

James DeGale had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Caleb Truax on December 9, 2017, by majority decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Rogelio Medina on April 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Washington.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Andre Dirrell on May 23, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Agganis Arena, Boston, 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, Caleb Truax had last fought 3 months and 29 days ago, while James DeGale's last outing had been 3 months and 29 days ago.

Truax's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

DeGale's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Truax vs DeGale II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Truax vs DeGale II?

Truax vs DeGale II was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Truax vs DeGale II?

Caleb Truax was a 13/5 (+260) underdog going into the contest, while James DeGale made his way into the ring at 29/100 (-340) with oddsmakers.