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James DeGale vs Sam Horton — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James DeGale

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Sam Horton

James DeGale (25-3-1) and Sam Horton (15-3) 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

Horton

15

Wins2 KO · 13%

3

Losses

0

Draws2 tracked bouts

Head to Head

DeGale leads 1–0

James DeGale and Sam Horton have met 1 time; DeGale leads 1–0.

James DeGale and Sam Horton have met 1 time; DeGale leads 1–0.
Met2010May 15Series
James DeGaleFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sam HortonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

DeGale 6 · Horton 0 of 6 measurable rows
DeGaleHorton
Record
25-3-1 (edge)15-3
Win %0–100%
87.9% (edge)
83.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 15
15 (edge)
2
KO rate0–100%
60% (edge)
13.33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
62%—
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡not comparable
3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 30
30
2

† 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″
Sam Horton: No height on file
Reachnot held
James DeGale: 74″
Sam Horton: No reach on file
Age1 yr apart
James DeGale: 40
Sam Horton: 41
Stance
James DeGale: Southpaw
Sam Horton: Orthodox

James DeGale left, Sam Horton 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%

Sam Horton0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Sam Horton: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Horton yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James DeGale 30, Sam Horton 2 — 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 — 2,793 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

Sam Horton last boxed on Jun 30, 2010 — 5,953 days ago. Horton had lost two straight.LL

DeGale May 2010Mendy Jun 2010

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James DeGale and Sam Horton ever fought each other?
Yes. James DeGale and Sam Horton met once on May 15, 2010, and James DeGale won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

WMay 15, 2010 · DeGale · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, DeGale or Horton?
James DeGale is 25-3-1 and Sam Horton is 15-3. James DeGale has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

DeGale25–3–187.9%

Horton15–383.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, DeGale or Horton?
James DeGale has 15 knockout wins and Sam Horton has 2. James DeGale has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

DeGale1560%

Horton213.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do DeGale and Horton have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James DeGale and Sam Horton have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on DeGale and Horton?
This comparison is drawn from 30 bouts tracked for James DeGale and 2 bouts tracked for Sam Horton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

DeGale30bouts

Horton2bouts

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