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title: "Chris Eubank Jr. Drops and Dominates James DeGale at The O2 Arena"
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author: "Navi Singh"
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published: "2019-02-24T10:56:51Z"
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# Chris Eubank Jr. Drops and Dominates James DeGale at The O2 Arena

Chris Eubank Jr claimed a thoroughly deserved unanimous decision victory over longtime adversary James DeGale, finally putting to bed a grudge that had been festering for years following a well-documented sparring session.

DeGale nevertheless began the fight in promising fashion with an assertive display in a cagey first round, tagging the favourite twice with left hands before Eubank fired back furiously in the second, dropping the former IBF super-middleweight in the second after connecting with a destructive combination which preceded a clash of heads.

![](https://media.boxing-social.com/app/uploads/2019/02/eubank-3-300x169.jpg)

The fight became increasingly messy and scrappy as a predatory Eubank struggled to pin down a slippery DeGale, who was showcasing decent defensive skills but failed to produce any meaningful work of his own throughout the middle rounds.

It was a largely toothless performance from ‘Chunky’ – someone who has endured significant struggles with injuries in recent years – as he could not seem to get a rhythm going and was consistently forced to spoil on the inside after invariably overreaching with his punches.

![](https://media.boxing-social.com/app/uploads/2019/02/eubank1-300x169.jpg)

Another powerful left hook sent DeGale down again in the tenth, who by this point looked visibly shaken in the face of Eubank’s unrelenting forward momentum, although despite landing a thunderous right uppercut in the final round the Brighton native was unable to consummate his in-ring dominance with a stoppage.

However, by probably sending a former world champion into retirement, the general impression is that Eubank’s performance represents a marked improvement from his last high-profile showing against Groves, and has also reinvigorated his world championship prospects in the process at super-middleweight.

*Article by: Navi Singh*

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