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James DeGale vs Matthew Barr — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James DeGale

Matthew Barr

James DeGale (25-3-1) and Matthew Barr (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

DeGale

25

Wins15 KO · 60%

3

Losses

1

Draw30 tracked bouts

Barr

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

DeGale leads 1–0

James DeGale and Matthew Barr have met 1 time; DeGale leads 1–0.

James DeGale and Matthew Barr have met 1 time; DeGale leads 1–0.
Met2010Feb 13Series
James DeGaleFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Matthew BarrFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

DeGale 5 · Barr 0 of 5 measurable rows
DeGaleBarr
Record†
25-3-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
87.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 15
15 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
62%—
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 30
30
1

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
James DeGale: 6′1″
Matthew Barr: No height on file
Reachnot held
James DeGale: 74″
Matthew Barr: No reach on file
Agenot held
James DeGale: 40
Matthew Barr: No date of birth
Stance
James DeGale: Southpaw
Matthew Barr: Not recorded

James DeGale left, Matthew Barr right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
James DeGale26 wins · from 30 tracked bouts

James DeGale: 26 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (62%) and 10 on the cards (38%). Counted from 30 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 62%10 on the cards 38%

Matthew Barr0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Matthew Barr: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Barr yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James DeGale 30, Matthew Barr 1 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

James DeGale last boxed on Feb 23, 2019 — 2,795 days ago. DeGale had won two in a row before losing a decision to Chris Eubank Jr.DLWWL

Jack Jan 2017Truax Dec 2017Truax Apr 2018Muñoz Sep 2018Jr Feb 20193 tracked bouts per year

Matthew Barr last boxed on Feb 13, 2010 — 6,092 days ago. Barr had lost the most recent, to James DeGale.L

DeGale Feb 2010

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James DeGale and Matthew Barr ever fought each other?
Yes. James DeGale and Matthew Barr met once on February 13, 2010, and James DeGale won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WFeb 13, 2010 · DeGale · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, DeGale or Barr?
James DeGale is 25-3-1 and Matthew Barr is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. James DeGale has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

DeGale25–3–187.9%

Barr0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, DeGale or Barr?
James DeGale has 15 knockout wins and Matthew Barr has 0. James DeGale has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

DeGale1560%

Barr0

The Numbers ↓
Do DeGale and Barr have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James DeGale and Matthew Barr have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on DeGale and Barr?
This comparison is drawn from 30 bouts tracked for James DeGale and 1 bout tracked for Matthew Barr. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

DeGale30bouts

Barr1bout

How They Win ↓

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