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JAMES DEGALE DROPS ANDRE DIRRELL TWICE EN ROUTE TO UNANIMOUS DECISION VICTORY TO CAPTURE IBF TITLE

By Ben Thompson | May 23, 2015
JAMES DEGALE DROPS ANDRE DIRRELL TWICE EN ROUTE TO UNANIMOUS DECISION VICTORY TO CAPTURE IBF TITLE

Moments ago at the Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts, James DeGale captured the IBF super middleweight title with an impressive victory over super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell, dropping him two times en route to a unanimous decision victory. Although Dirrell valiantly fought back to make it a virtually even after ten rounds, DeGale finished the fight strong to take the championship rounds and the tile in the process. Relive all the action in FightHype's round-by-round results.

ROUND 1
DeGale comes out looking to land some big shots. Dirrell fires his jab. Nice uppcercut to the body lands for Dirrell. They trade some punches on the inside. Now they trade against the ropes. Jab lands for DeGale. Dirrell lands a combo. They trade some shots. Round to Dirrell.

Dirrell 10 DeGale 9

ROUND 2
They trade jabs. DeGale swings wide. They trade again. Nice shot lands for DeGale, but Dirrell fires back. Solid left lands for Dirrell and DeGale backs up. DeGale is cut over his right eye. Dirrell walking him down and lands some lefts. Upperctu lands for Dirrell, but DeGale gets in his own shot. HUGE left hand lands for DeGale and Dirrell goes down. WOW. That was a heck of a left hook. Dirrell is up and takes the count. DeGale jumps on him and lands a right hand that rocks Dirrell. DeGale swarms on him and Dirrell is down again. He's up and takes the count. DeGale jumps on him again with only seconds left in the round. Dirrell survives.

Dirrel 17 DeGale 19

ROUND 3
DeGale just missess with a big looping left. Dirrell fires his jab. Nice lead left lands for Dirrell. DeGale lands a jab. Nice right hook lands for DeGale. Dirrell covers up on the ropes while DeGales tries to dig to this body. Left hook lands for Dirrell. Dirrell lands a jab. DeGale gets in a left. Another BIG left cross lands for DeGale and Dirrell holds on to him. Round to DeGale.

Dirrel 26 DeGale 29

ROUND 4
DeGale fires to the body. Dirrell, who has switched to orthodox stance now, lands a jab. Right hook lands for DeGale. Another quick right lands for DeGale. Now Dirrell back to southpaw stance. Left hand lands for Dirrell. They trade jabs. Dirrell sticks a jab. Close round, but I give to Dirrell, who seemed to outwork DeGale with his jab.

Dirrell 36 DeGale 38

ROUND 5
Dirrell lands the jab. DeGale gets his own jab. Another jab lands for DeGale. Jab and clubbing left lands for DeGale. Nice exchange in the center of the ring. Dirrell coming forward as DeGale circles the ring. Left lands for Dirrell, but then he eats one from DeGale. DeGale backs him up with another left. Round to DeGale.

Dirrell 45 DeGale 48

ROUND 6
Both men exchanges some shots. Nice combination from DeGale. Dirrell lands a right down the middle. Jab lands for DeGale. They trade shots. Dirrell is cut on his cheek. Counter shot lands for Dirrell. DeGale swarms him in a corner, but Dirrell escapes. Left hand over the top lands for Dirrell. DeGale lands a right. They trade punches. DeGale lands another left that gets the attention of Dirrell. Round to DeGale.

Dirrell 54 DeGale 58

ROUND 7
Jab lands for DeGale. Dirrell lands his own. Counter lands for DeGale. Stiff right lands for DeGale. Dirrell fires a combination. DeGale talks some smack in the center of the ring. Two left hands land for DeGale. Fast combination from Dirrell, but again, most of those punches were blocked. Round to Dirrell.

Dirrell 64 DeGale 67

ROUND 8
DeGale lands a jab. Dirrell misses with some big uppercuts. Left hand lands for Dirrell. Dirrell flurries against the ropes. Jab lands for Dirrell. DeGale just circling on the outside. Now DeGale lands a jab. Dirrell stalks. Right hand lands for Dirrell. Clubbing left lands for DeGale. DeGale digs to the body. Clubbing right from Dirrell is partially blocked. Round to Dirrell.

Dirrell 74 DeGale 76

ROUND 9
DeGale continues to circle while Dirrell stalks. Left hand lands for Dirrell. Double jab lands for Dirrell. DeGale not really doing much in this round. Dirrell fires his jab. Right hand lands for DeGale. Dirrell fires to the body. Clubbing left lands for Dirrell. DeGale lands a hook. Dirrell bangs his face and tells DeGale, "Come on!" Round to Dirrell.

Dirrell 84 DeGale 85

ROUND 10
BIG uppercut lands for Dirrell. They trade in the center of the ring. 1-2 from DeGale falls short. Dirrell lands a couple of lefts. Short left hook lands for DeGale. Dirrell lands another left. Flurry from Dirrell. DeGale slips in a left, but then he eats a shot from Dirrell. Short left hook lands for Dirrell at the bell. Round to Dirrell.

Dirrel 94 DeGale 94

ROUND 11
Dirrell gets in a left. DeGale fires back. Dirrell walking him down. Left from Dirrell gets in. Looping left lands for DeGale. DeGale flurries. Dirrell lands a counter left. DeGale clubs him with his own left. They trade hooks. Close round, but I give it to DeGale.

Dirrell 103 DeGale 104

ROUND 12
Both men come out trading shots. Dirrell lands a jab. Big looping left from DeGale just misses. Dirrell grazes him with a left. DeGale clubs on his arms. Counter left hook lands for Dirrell. Another left hook lands for Dirrell. Nice 1-2 lands for Dirrell. DeGale lands his own nice right. Left hand gets in for Dirrell. Another close round, but I give it to DeGale.

Dirrell 112 DeGale 114

Official judges scorecards: 114-112, 117-109, 114-112

THE WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION...JAMES DEGALE



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