Brighton’s former IBO Super middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. (28-2, 21 KOs) scored a convincing twelve round unanimous decision over former two-time world champion James DeGale (25-3-1, 15 KOs) to regain his old title in what was dubbed the retirement fight on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, England.
Eubank, son of the iconic two-division world champion Chris Eubank, hurt DeGale frequently, dropping him in rounds two and ten.. Degale found it hard to establish any kind of a foothold in the fight after such a shaky start, and began to fall into the pattern set by Eubank.. Both guys suffered cuts, but neither injury proved significant enough to affect proceedings.. Eubank was deducted a point for throwing DeGale to the canvas in round eleven, before sealing the victory with overwhelming clusters of clean punches into the twelfth.. Scores were 114-112, 115-112, 117-109.
As Chief support, Undefeated 2016 Olympic silver medalist Joe Joyce (8-0, 8 KOs) scored an impressive sixth round TKO over former WBC world heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne (25-4-1, 21 KOs). Both fighters came out in round one with conviction, Joe assertively composed while Stiverne fired wild counters.. Joyce rocked Stiverne in round two and managed to dropped him at the beginning of the third... The action was primarily one-way traffic throughout, Stiverne showing extreme resolve to defiantly hang in there despite the constant barrage.. Referee Howard Foster stepped in at the 2:20 mark, with Joe finding the mark far too frequently.. Joe is improving quickly and steadily proving himself as a stubborn latecomer to the pro ranks..
Former IBF featherweight world champion Lee Selby (27-2, 9 KOs) returned up two divisions at lightweight scoring a twelve round unanimous decision over a stubborn US import, Omar Douglas (19-3, 13 KOs). Selby was cut over the left eye in the second round and cut over the right eye in round seven by accidental head clashes, but came away with a standard 116-112, 116-112, 115-114 verdict.
Promoter : Poxon Promotions, Ringstar and Don King Productions.
Venue: O2 London.
Tv: ITV PPV.
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