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
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Your support makes all the difference.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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Eubank Senior:
Yeah I'm nervous. I hope for the best and prepare for the worst. I really don't know. Junior is brilliant from the physical point of view. Whether he can turn up and be the Chris Eubank we've seen in the past, I don't know. It's a 50/50 fight.
Eubank Jr:
Career-defining, absolutely, this is do-or-die. There is no return for whoever comes out of this defeated, we both know this and I've trained like an animal.
DeGale:
Legacy fight, this is what people are going to remember me for. I'm fully focused, mind, body and soul, let's go. For this fight, I'm the people's champions.
Chris Eubank Jr is making his way into the ring, and vaults over the rope before a burst of shadowboxing.
Both fighters look confident. DeGale gets the loudest reception from the crowd at the 02. Here we go!
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