DeGale opts to give up European title
James DeGale has vacated his European super-middleweight title.
DeGale, who has also held the British title, won the WBC Silver belt with a recent points victory over Fulgencio Zuniga of Colombia.
He is expected to fight again early in the new year and hopes to challenge for a world title by the end of 2013.
“It has been an real honour to be EBU champion and it’s a shame that I have had to choose between the two championship belts I hold,” said the Harlesden man.
“However, I feel my decision to relinquish the European belt is the right decision at this stage in my career.
“I’ve won it and defended it twice and I feel the best course of action is to defend my WBC belt en-route to a world title.
“The WBC belt will give me a wider choice of world-class opponents.”
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