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Super Middleweight World Champion Arrives
In Miami Ahead of Showdown with Badou Jack
(圖片來源: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME)
DeGale Battles Jack in Super Middleweight World Title Unification 星期六, 一月 14 巴克萊中心布魯克林 & 住在Showtime
布魯克林 (一月 3, 2017) — IBF超中量級世界冠軍 詹姆斯DeGale has already made his name as a road warrior and will look to put on another great performance away from his London home when he takes on fellow super middleweight world champion 八斗傑克 in their 168-pound unification showdown on星期六, 一月 14 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn and live on SHOWTIME.
DeGale arrived in the U.S. 在週五, 十二月 30 and will finish up his training at the famous 5日 Street Gym in Miami ahead of the matchup in Brooklyn.
“It’s great to be back in America again for the biggest fight of my life,” said DeGale. “Everything has gone fantastically in my training camp in England and now we’ll spend these last 10 days down here in Miami before heading up to New York for fight week.
“Now I’m focused on getting in the zone for Jack and priming my mind to win. I won my world title in the U.S., I’ve defended it here and now I’m going to unify it here. To do what no other British super middleweight has done — and there have been numerous greats at 168-pounds — fills me with pride and will cement my legacy in the division.”
Take a look below at some interesting facts that have led DeGale to his 一月 14攤牌:
1. DeGale was born in London to an English mother and British-
born black father whose parents originate from Grenada. He has three siblings, all older than him — two brothers and a sister. He also has a nephew and niece.
2. DeGale was a mischievous child and would get into all kinds of
trouble especially at school. His grandfather suggested to his parents to let him take up boxing to channel his energy.
3. At the age of nine, DeGale walked into his first boxing club (Trojan in
Harlesden), took up boxing and he has never looked back.
4. He was given his nickname “Chunky” from day one when one of the
教練 looked at him (as he was a bit overweight) and said “alright Chunky” and the name has stuck ever since. Everyone in amateur boxing only knew him as “Chunky.” If someone asked about James DeGale, people would look strangely as everyone in amateur boxing only knew him as “Chunky.”
5. DeGale was a student at the renowned Barbara Speake Stage School
在 倫敦 and showed promise in singing and dancing, but his bad behavior got him expelled.
6. DeGale had a tough stretch at about the age of 13-14 when he went off the
rails and did not go to the gym for months. This all changed when his parents had enough of his wayward behavior and told him if he didn’t change his ways and go back to boxing he would go to Social Services.
7. Since that day he has gone from strength to strength. He was chosen for
年輕 England at 14-years-old, won major amateur tournaments and after the NABCs DeGale was chosen from the England Podium Squad. He traveled the world competing in major competitions winning bronze in the 2006 Commonwealth Games and in 2006 was chosen for GB Podium squad to represent his country at the 2008 在北京奧運會.
8. He was the sole member of the 2008 boxing team to return with a gold
medal 和 was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) by Her Majesty The Queen for his remarkable achievement.
9. DeGale turned professional in 2009 and quickly captured the British,
歐洲的, WBA International, WBO Intercontinental and WBC Silver titles.
10. DeGale then made British history by becoming the first British Olympic
金 medalist to win a professional world title.
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該 精彩表演拳擊錦標賽® doubleheader begins at 9:30 P.M. AND/6:30 P.M. PT with junior lightweight world champion 何塞·佩德拉薩 taking on undefeated contender Gervonta戴維斯.
Additional action is featured on SHOWTIME EXTREME®and headlined by junior featherweight world champion and Brooklyn-native 阿曼達·塞拉諾 battling former two-division world champion Yazmin Rivas. 電視節目開始在 7 P.M. AND/PT和功能 Ievgen Khytrov 作戰 伊曼紐爾·阿利姆 in a 10-round matchup of undefeated rising contenders.
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