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- Dan Rafael, ESPN Senior Writer Close
- 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism
- ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005
- Five years at USA Today
A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world:
Saturday at Boston
James DeGale UD12 Andre Dirrell
Wins a vacant super middleweight title
Scores: 117-109, 114-112 (twice)
Records: DeGale (21-1, 14 KOs); Dirrell (24-2, 16 KOs)
Rafael's remarks: DeGale, 29, a 2008 Olympic gold medalist for Great Britain, came into the fight with one goal -- to become the first British Olympic gold medal winner to also claim a world title.