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Olympic champion James DeGale will face Stjepan Bozic at Glow, Bluewater

17:02, 29 May 2013

Olympic gold medallist James DeGale wins again
Olympic gold medallist James DeGale wins again

James DeGale will be back fighting in the county next month.

The 2008 Olympic champion will headline a show at Glow, Bluewater on Saturday, June 8.

DeGale - who last fought at Glow in October 2012 - will be defending his WBC Silver super-middleweight title against Croatian fighter Stjepan Bozic.

“I’m excited to be boxing at Glow again,” said the 27-year-old, who also holds the EBU (European) title.

“It was a tremendous atmosphere for my last fight and it’s a great venue to headline at.”

DeGale is in confident mood after heading home from Canada, where he knocked out Sebastien Demers inside two rounds.

“This year is going to be a big year for me,” he said.

“I’m looking to be the first ever British Olympic gold medallist who goes on and wins a professional world title and I just want to show my fans and especially the British fight fans what I’m made of.”

Slovenian-born Croatian Bozic is a former WBA Inter-Continental champion and boasts 26 wins with 17 knockouts.

Included on the undercard are WBC International super-bantamweight champion Kid Galahad, Chris Eubank Jr and Hughie Fury.

Tickets are priced from £35 and are available now by calling 01925 755222.

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