By Gav Duthie: James DeGale 24-2-1 (14) regained the IBF title less than 5 months after losing it in a bloody rematch with American Caleb Truax. During the aftermath the proud Londoner tweeted “Back where she belongs” #2 time #redemption in reference to getting the IBF strap back around his waist.
By Jim Dower: James DeGale (24-2-1, 14 KOs) avenged his previous loss to Caleb Truax (29-4-2, 18 KOs) last Saturday night in winning a 12 round unanimous decision to capture the Minnesota native’s IBF super middleweight title at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The boxing public was split in who they felt won the fight.
By Jim Dower: James ‘Chunky’ DeGale (24-2-1, 14 KOs) won an ugly 12 round unanimous decision victory over IBF World super middleweight champion Caleb Truax (29-4-2, 18 KOs) on Saturday night in their rematch at the Hard Rock Café in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Allan Fox: Erislandy Lara and Jarrett Hurd will meet up tonight in the main event in their unification fight at 154 on ShowTime Championship Boxing at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lara (25-2-2, 14 KOs) will have his WBA Super World junior middleweight title up for grabs against the younger, taller, bigger, stronger high-volume puncher IBF World 154 lb. champion Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs), who is fighting at a very high level at this point in his career.
By Jim Dower: Erislandy Lara (25-2-2, 14 KOs) will be getting a large purse of $1 million in his unification fight this Saturday night on April 7 against IBF World junior middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs) in their fight on Showtime Boxing at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Truax (29-3-2, 18 KOs) will be looking to beat James DeGale (23-2-1, 14 KOs) for the second time in their rematch this Saturday night on Showtime Boxing at Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. DeGale wants to avenge his big upset loss to Truax from last year.
By Jim Dower: IBF World junior middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs) has studied his opponent WBA Super World 154 lb. champion Erislandy Lara (25-2-2, 14 KOs) well, and he believes that he doesn’t handle pressure well, and he can be worn down, which is what his game plan is for this Saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
SHOWTIME Sports will provide live streams of official fight week events in advance of this Saturday’s 154-pound World Championship Unification between WBA Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy Lara (25-2-2, 14 KOs) and IBF 154-pound World Champion Jarrett Hurd (21-0, 15 KOs). The fight will be televised Saturday, April 7, LIVE on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT from The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
By Tim Royner: James DeGale says his career is on the line this Saturday night in his rematch against IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Truax at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. DeGale, 32, lost to Truax by a 12 round majority decision last December in London, England.
By Jim Dower: IBF super middleweight champion Caleb ‘Golden’ Truax (29-3-2, 18 KOs) and former IBF 168lb champion James ‘Chunky’ DeGale (23-2-1, 14 KOs) will be fighting each other in a rematch on April 27 in the co-feature bout on the Erislsandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd unification match at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The card will be televised on Showtime Boxing. The start time is at 10:00 p.m. ET.