Lucian Bute will fight James DeGale on 14th of November 2015 in a match for the International Boxing Federation World Super Middleweight Title.
James Frederick DeGale, MBE was born 3 February 1986 and he is a British professional boxer and Olympic gold medalist. He is the current IBF super middleweight champion, which makes him the first ever British boxer to have won both an Olympic Gold medal and a professional world title
On 23 May 2015, DeGale beat American boxer Andre Dirrell by unanimous decision to win the vacant IBF super middleweight world championship.
DeGale started amateur boxing at the Trojan club at the age of 10 before moving to Dale Youth boxing club. As a boy he soon acquired the nickname "Chunky", a name that has followed him throughout his career and to this day he is known as James 'Chunky' DeGale. The predominantly southpaw Londoner fights as a switch hitter.
Lucian Bute will fight to regain the the International Boxing Federation World Super Middleweight Title three years after losing against Carl Froch, a title that he kept between 2007 and 2012 and succesfully defended nine times.
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