james degale must travel to boston for his long awaited world title challenge when he faces andre dirrell on may 23 the london super middleweight will take on dirrell for the ibf belt vacated by carl froch earlier this year degale is bidding to become the first british olympic gold medalist to win a world title, seven years after the beijing games james degale will fight andre dirrell in boston on may 23 for the ibf super middleweight title  the 29 year old had hoped for home advantage but his promoter eddie hearn lost out when the fight went to purse bids earlier this month degale will, however, earn a minimum of $15million (£1m) from the bout degale will fight for the ibf belt which was vacated by carl froch  andre dirrell has lost one professional fight in his career   to carl froch back in 2009  'andre dirrell is a very, very good opponent,'he told sky sports news 'he's tall, a tricky southpaw and he's a bit like me people say our styles will clash but i think we'll gell we're both ambitious, there's a lot on the line' dirrell is no stranger to british fans after losing a split decision to froch in nottingham in 2009, his only professional defeat to date the 31 year old has fought just six times since, but enjoyed three routine victories last year
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james degale will face andre dirrell on may 23 in boston . the ibf belt was vacated by carl froch earlier this year . degale is bidding to become the first british olympic gold medalist to win a world title . click here for all the latest news from the world of boxing 