Chris Eubank Jr. won a unanimous decision over James DeGale on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. The victory earned Eubank (28-2, 21 KO’s) the IBO 168-lb title and likely send DeGale (25-3-1, 15 KO’s) into retirement.
Official scores were 114-112, 115-112 and 117-109, all for Eubank Jr.
DeGale was knocked down in rounds two and 10 and looked to be under duress for most of the fight. Eubank Jr. had a point deducted in the 11th round as an awkward fight got all the way out of control with Eubank Jr. slamming DeGale to the canvas.
This fight wasn’t about clean punching action as much as it was about wrestling, holding and firing off shots out of clinches. DeGale looked very much on the down side of his career and Eubank Jr. took advantage of it.
