Fight Menu
VS
Apr 07 2018
Saturday

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada, United States

12 round contest @ Super Middleweight
29-3-2
UD 12

Score cards

  • 113-114
  • 110-117
  • 113-114
UD 12
23-2-1

Your Scorecard

Belts on The Line

IBF World Super Middleweight Championship

The tape

35
Age
33
6' 0" / 183 cm
Height
6' 0" / 183 cm
75.2" / 191 cm
Reach
74" / 188 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Southpaw (L)

Tape record

MDTKOKOTKOTKO
Form
MDMDUDUDUD
29
Wins
23
18
By KO
14
62
KO%
61
3
Loses
2
2
Draws
1
2007
Debut
2009

Tape rankings @ Super Middleweight

-
The Ring
-
-
WBA
-
-
WBC
9
-
WBO
-
-
IBF
8

Caleb Truax vs James DeGale report


Who won Truax vs DeGale II?

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

The scorecards were announced as 113-114, 110-117, 113-114 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 loses and 2 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

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

Caleb Truax was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Truax had 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, 264 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 beat James DeGale on 9th December 2017 by majority decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

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

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

He had beat Melvin Betancourt on 20th February 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 9th December 2017 by majority decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Badou Jack on 14th January 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 30th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Washington.

Before that, he had won against Lucian Bute on 28th November 2015 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

He had defeated Andre Dirrell on 23rd May 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.

Caleb Truax vs James DeGale news

Truax vs DeGale II Full Fight Video

Truax vs DeGale II replay

Fighter photo
Fighter photo
Back to fight

Result

Caleb

Truax

James

DeGale

0

total score

0

Round 1

Truax
draw
DeGale
Fight Finished Early

Fight ended in round

Winner announced as

back
edit
Go To My Scorecards

my scorecard

Caleb Truax

James DeGale

108

total

120

-

round 1

-

-

round 2

-

-

round 3

-

-

round 4

-

-

round 5

-

-

round 6

-

-

round 7

-

-

round 8

-

-

round 9

-

-

round 10

-

-

round 11

-

-

round 12

-

Discuss

Give us your thoughts on Truax vs DeGale II

Join Box.Live, it’s free!

Sign up