JAMES DEGALE has been given the chance to regain his IBF Super Middleweight title when he faces Caleb Truax next month.
The American shocked the boxing world when he outclassed an out of sorts Degale to win a majority decision in London last December.
The 32-year-old demanded a rematch and now has the chance to win his belt back when they get it on at the Hard Rock Café and Casino in Las Vegas next month.
The former Olympic champ has vowed to win back the title he won when he beat Andre Dirrell in 2015 and put himself back in the Super Middleweight shake-up.
Degale said: “I’m happy to have the opportunity to rematch Truax and regain my IBF title.
“I am not going to make excuses for my poor performance, actions speak louder than words.
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“I am excited to be boxing in Vegas and the real JD will be back on fight night!”
But Truax said: “They made the right call on the decision in England, and I expect to be even more dominant this time around.
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“I am planning to really just beat up James Gale and get the job done in more efficient fashion this time.
“Fighting in Las Vegas for the first time will be a very cool experience and I expect it to be friendlier than it was in London.
“There is a lot of pride on the line for me, being that I’m the first boxing world champion from Minnesota in a long time.”
If Degale overcomes Truax, he could line up an all British dust up with the winner of the World Boxing Super Series final between George Groves and Callum Smith.
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