DeGale surrenders his Euro crown
James DeGale has given up his European super-middleweight crown to focus on his pursuit of a world title.
James DeGale has given up his European super-middleweight crown to focus on his pursuit of a world title.
Olympic gold medallist James DeGale stopped Belfast's Ciaran Healy at the end of the first round of their super-middleweight contest in Manchester on Saturday night.
The IABA will be hoping to maintain a proud record when the opening bell for the 2009 European Union Championships tolls in Odense, Denmark next Monday evening.
James DeGale bristles at comparisons with Audley Harrison as he seeks to become the first British Olympic gold medal winner to claim a professional world title.
Darren Sutherland has lost his Olympic Middleweight semi-final to Great Britain's James DeGale by a score of 10-3. The Dubliner was simply outclassed on the day despite a brave effort, finishing the Games with a bronze medal.
Britain's James DeGale cruised through to the middleweight final of the Olympic boxing competition on Friday and said afterwards it had been as easy as it looked.
Darren Sutherland has played down the simmering rivalry between himself and Great Britain's James DeGale ahead of the pair's Olympic semi-final meeting on Friday.
James Degale handed Great Britain's beleaguered boxing team a much needed boost by impressing in his middleweight first round victory over Egypt's Mohamed Hikal at the Workers' Gymnasium.
Darren Sutherland became the sixth Irish boxer to make it through to the quarter-finals of the Olympics qualifiers following a win over Ramis Baylarov from Azerbaijan.