James DeGale vs Chris Eubank Jr result: Junior knocks DeGale down twice en route to one-sided win

Relive all the action as James DeGale and Chris Eubank Jr settled their longstanding rivalry at the 02 Arena

James DeGale v Chris Eubank Jr: Tale of the Tape

Chris Eubank Jr has left James DeGale facing retirement after securing the finest victory of his career via a unanimous decision in their IBO super middleweight title match in London.

He had previously lost his two biggest fights, against Billy Joe Saunders and George Groves, but improved sufficiently to win an occasion DeGale said would force the loser to retire.

At 29 and with so high a profile there was little risk of that for Eubank Jr, but after his third defeat and a career in which he became the first British Olympic gold medallist to win a world title DeGale - the loser by scores of 114-112, 115-112 and 117-109 - has been left with few lucrative options to pursue.

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[23 February 2019 23:25 · Tom Kershaw]

Round 10: It's a huge left hook from Eubank and he instantly pounces on DeGale, connecting to head and body. DeGale kneels to the canvas and takes the count.

[23 February 2019 23:28 · Tom Kershaw]

Round 11: DeGale is all over the place, his feet are wobbling and unsteady. Then Eubank downs his man with a blatant shoulder charge and is docked a point. Senseless. It's complete domination from Eubank and he's going for the finish but DeGale makes it to the final round.

[23 February 2019 23:29 · Tom Kershaw]

Round 12: Eubank's corner tell him to give DeGale everything he's got and finish this fight.

[23 February 2019 23:31 · Tom Kershaw]

[23 February 2019 23:32 · Tom Kershaw]

Round 12: DeGale buckles from another left-hand but manages to escape. Eubank is going for the finish. DeGale has nothing left.

[23 February 2019 23:37 · Tom Kershaw]

Eubank 114-112 115-112 11-109 DeGale

[24 February 2019 00:01 · Tom Kershaw]

Eubank Jr:

I'm back where I need to be - at the top of the food chain and now I'm coming for all the other belts in the super-middleweight division. I knew he [DeGale] would come in here and run, I've been working on my jabs, he is a very slick southpaw but the gameplan worked, smart pressure, not getting too ahead of myself, picking my shots and choosing my time to attack.

[24 February 2019 00:01 · Tom Kershaw]

DeGale:

"I've left my mark in boxing. Chris is tough, he is a good prospect, he was on it. I just didn't enough there are a lot of wild punches, punches I didn't see. He was nicking the rounds and I have to go back and watch it, i just didn't do enough.

[24 February 2019 00:10 · Tom Kershaw]

[24 February 2019 00:38 · Tom Kershaw]