James DeGale loses to Caleb Truax after Lee Selby beats Eduardo Ramirez

Summary

James DeGale loses world title to American Caleb Truax in London
Truax beat DeGale to win IBF super-middleweight title on majority decision
Lee Selby beats Eduardo Ramirez by unanimous points to defend IBF featherweight title

Live Reporting

Mike Henson and Nate Williams

The end?published at 23:30 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
James DeGale beaten by Caleb Truax on decision
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Well, what a night. The 16-1 outsider shocks London and the world.
If you want to enjoy the drama of tonight all over, the whole of James DeGale's defeat by Caleb Truax will be replayed on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra from 06:00 GMT tomorrow.
There will also be report on Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux's superfight from Las Vegas with Stephen Smith taking on Francisco Vargas on the undercard.
Laters.
Postpublished at 23:29 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
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That's got to hurtpublished at 23:24 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
Groves and DeGale famously don't get on......
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Get Involvedpublished at 23:22 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
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Paul Mulligan: Not often you see the judges giving such a close fight to the challenger. #Truax on the front foot definitely worked more than #Chunky.
SHINY David Howell: Best night of George Groves' career and he's not even fighting?
Eubank sticks the boot inpublished at 23:16 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
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'Upset of the year'published at 23:16 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
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'Hopefully I can get a rematch'published at 23:14 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
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James DeGale on BBC Radio 5 live: "I honestly did (think I'd won), I've got to go back to the drawing board, there's something missing in the ring. My nose is blocked again, I've got to sort it out. The shoulder, I had serious reconstruction. There's no pain but I'll have to go back, have a look and see. I'm going to speak to Al Haymon later, maybe I can get a rematch."
Postpublished at 23:13 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
James DeGale beaten by Caleb Truax on decision
Adam Booth
Trainer of world champion Ryan Burnett on BBC Radio 5 live
An hour ago James was world champion and thinking about unifying belts. Now he's being asked if he's a has-been former champion and it's brutal.
It's easy for us to say we know what he can do and he didn't do it tonight so he can't do it anymore. That's not necessarily the case.
Get Involvedpublished at 23:12 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
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Sho Rahman: DeGale deserved that. Hardly threw any punches in the closing rounds. Terrible performance.
Anthony: And Degale thinks he's got the measure of Eubanks he wouldn't go past 7
'Crazy'published at 23:12 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
James DeGale beaten by Caleb Truax on decision
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James Degale speaking to BT Sport: "Crazy. I can't believe it. I've got to go back to the drawing board and change things. I thought I won it but I have to go back and sort a couple things.
"If I'm honest I probably rushed back. I got an operation in June and maybe that was a bit too early to come back but I have to sort things out and I want the rematch. I have to talk to Al Haymon and see what we can work out."
'He's going to have nightmares about me'published at 23:10 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
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Caleb Truax on BBC Radio 5 live: "I had faith in the judges. Britain has a top-flight system. You guys do a great job over here. You guys got it right.
"We figured he'd try and jump me and I'd just weather the storm and that's what I did. He was sleeping and now he's going to have nightmares about me.
"All week all I heard was who he's going to fight next. Well guess what those fights are mine now. I'd love to (fight in the UK again), I'm staying until Wednesday, if anybody sees me buy some pints."
Postpublished at 23:09 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
James DeGale beaten by Caleb Truax on decision
The house lights have come up in the CopperBox Arena and the crowd are gurgling down the gangways as James DeGale gives his post-fight interview.
The Londoner's face is badly marked up.
Postpublished at 23:06 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
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Hard fights taking toll on DeGalepublished at 23:06 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
Adam Booth
Trainer of world champion Ryan Burnett on BBC Radio 5 live
It's sad, it's boxing, it's life. When you have a series of hard fights it has a price and the price tonight was a bad performance by James.
Truax put in as good a performance as he could have. If I didn't score it round by round I'd say Caleb Truax but having scored it, it didn't pan out that way.
The history of boxing has shown us eventually at some point time catches up with you and you don't have that fighting energy anymore. It's not just the fights, it's the spars as well. He had surgery on his nose, his front teeth.
The fight is 36 minutes of small moments and James just didn't have enough good moments. We didn't see the James DeGale we expected to see. That fight was close and it's a shame to see DeGale underperform so badly
DeGale loses to underdog Truaxpublished at 23:05 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
James DeGale beaten by Caleb Truax on decision
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Caleb Truax was such a sub-zero underdog with the bookies.
But you can not deny that he was worth every penny of that victory.
He applied total pressure, soaked up the best the champion had and came nearest to ending it early.
Truax wins on decisionpublished at 23:02 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
James DeGale v Caleb Truax
A draw from the first judge.
115-112 from the second.
116-112 from the third.
And Caleb Truax is the new champion!
James DeGale looks shattered.
Decision incomingpublished at 23:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
James DeGale v Caleb Truax
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James DeGale didn't look at all sure as he headed back to the corner.
The judges are totting up and handing in their cards.
Frank Warren stalks nervously in the ring while we await the verdict...
Postpublished at 23:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
Adam Booth
Trainer of world champion Ryan Burnett on BBC Radio 5 live
James won the last three rounds on my scorecard. I have James winning 115-114.
Postpublished at 22:59 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2017
Mike Costello
BBC Sport boxing correspondent at the Copper Box Arena
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Truax is so emotional he's convinced he's done enough to pull off a big upset tonight.