European Middleweight title (160lbs) Shalva Jomardashvili - 159lbs Matthew Macklin - 159lbs European Cruiserweight title (200lbs) Alexander Frenkel - 196.5lbs Enzo Maccarinelli - 194.5lbs British and Commonwealth Heavyweight title (No limit) Sam Sexton - 238.5lbs Derek Chisora - 244.5lbs WBO Welterweight Eliminator (147lbs) Michael Jennings - 146.5lbs Kell Brook - 146.5lbs WBO Cruiserweight Interim title (175lbs) Karo Murat - 173.5lbs Nathan Cleverly - 173.5lbs European Light-Middleweight title (154lbs) Lucas Konecny - 153.75lbs Matthew Hall - 152.75lbs 12 Rounds Super-Middleweight (168lbs) Carl Dilks - 167.5lbs James DeGale - 168lbs (third attempt)
Between DeGale/Dilks and Brook/Jennings. Nothing major. Chisora put something down his pants which made it look like he had a massive knob which was pretty funny.
I've been saying it since the Miranda fight. This kid is so much like Hopkins it's scary and not like the 'green' Hopkins, but the finished article even at this stage. His fundamentals, the little subtle things he does (hitting on the blind side of the ref, blind folding the opponent with the jab) the adaptability, the ring smarts etc. he's the next star and p4p king of boxing, no doubt!
Christ, Degale missing the weight at this stage of his career is not a good omen. If he's struggling that hard now, he's got no chance in his late 20s if he keeps it up. Who is looking after his conditioning?
Spot on. That was my point earlier...it really doesn't bode well for the future if he's struggling at this stage when it should be easiest on his body. Let's hope it's a not a sign of things to come and he's not of the Guzman disposition.
Just got back from work and missed all this. Really disappointed in degale, 6 lbs over yesterday is really unprofessional IMO. Shows lack of preparation on his part. Anyone know if he has a history of not making the weigh first time or was this a one off? Might have a cheeky punt on dilks now.
Don't really know. I never heard about anything during his Amateur days and the Horton fight was the first time he had to be 168lbs or under. Going through Boxrec, he's never really came in that much over 168lbs in the past :think Might have just been a one off.
i think they'll keep degale at super middle for a few more fights then they'll have to move him to light heavy , if hes struggling hes struggling