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James DeGale earns shot at IBF title as he turns focus on Carl FrochNow mandatory challenger for IBF super-middleweight belt DeGale says his style is all wrong for current championJames DeGale will have to wait until next year to get a world title shot at Carl Froch but he is convinced he has the tools to dethrone the WBA and IBF super-middleweight champion. They all say that, of course, but DeGale showed enough power and slickness in stopping the unbeaten American Brandon Gonzales in four rounds at Wembley to suggest he deserves the opportunity to make his case. DeGale is now the mandatory challenger for Frochs IBF belt but, if Froch decides to vacate and fight the former WBC middleweight champion Julio César Chávez Jr in Las Vegas, DeGale could yet be manoeuvred into an IBF world title fight against either his old foe George Groves or Mikkel Kessler. And the likable 28-year-old will be hugely encouraged that his promoter, Eddie Hearn, has promised a world title next with the possibility of a mega-fight against Froch next year. ... ...read more ift.tt/1gB4pon
Posted on: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 21:53:52 +0000

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