IBF super middleweight champion James DeGale (22-1, 14 KOs) scored a hard-fought unanimous decision over former world champion Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) on Saturday night at the Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City.
DeGale outlanded Bute in a action-packed fight and won by scores of 116-112 and 117-111 twice.
The Brit fighter took the fight to Bute from the opening bell and scored with combinations.
DeGale dominated the early exchanges before an accidental head clash opened a cut above his…