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thatllbeme · 26-02-2012, 20:26

James DeGale’s on-off European super-middleweight title defence against Italy's Christian Sanavia could be back on again. According to the European Boxing Union, DeGale will make the first defence of his EBU crown against Sanavia on 21st April 2012 in Denmark (no venue listed) on a bill staged by Italian promoters Round Zero.

DeGale bounced back from his solitary career loss to arch-rival George Groves to claim the European title with a hard-fought majority decision over Piotr Wilczewski in October but hasn’t fought since. The 36-year-old Sanavia, 45-5-1, is entering the final echelons of his 15-year career but commands respect as a former WBC and European super-middleweight title holder.

It remains to be seen if DeGale will be allowed to box on this date given his current contractual wranglings with manager Frank Warren. Last month the Olympic gold medalist surprisingly announced his intention to split from Warren. This was swiftly refuted by Frank Warren Promotions who issued a counter statement to confirm that DeGale is under contract with them until 14 April 2013.

26-02-2012, 20:26	#618
thatllbeme Inactive Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 288	Re: BoxNation on Virgin Media? James DeGale’s on-off European super-middleweight title defence against Italy's Christian Sanavia could be back on again. According to the European Boxing Union, DeGale will make the first defence of his EBU crown against Sanavia on 21st April 2012 in Denmark (no venue listed) on a bill staged by Italian promoters Round Zero. DeGale bounced back from his solitary career loss to arch-rival George Groves to claim the European title with a hard-fought majority decision over Piotr Wilczewski in October but hasn’t fought since. The 36-year-old Sanavia, 45-5-1, is entering the final echelons of his 15-year career but commands respect as a former WBC and European super-middleweight title holder. It remains to be seen if DeGale will be allowed to box on this date given his current contractual wranglings with manager Frank Warren. Last month the Olympic gold medalist surprisingly announced his intention to split from Warren. This was swiftly refuted by Frank Warren Promotions who issued a counter statement to confirm that DeGale is under contract with them until 14 April 2013.