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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
The lure of turning professional has proved too seductive for Britain's Olympic middleweight gold medallist, James DeGale, to resist. He has agreed to a three-year deal to be managed and promoted by Frank Warren, along with the 2007 world lightweight gold medallist, Frankie Gavin, and a third member of the Olympic squad, Billy Joe Saunders. Warren said he planned for the three to fight on the same...
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Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
As the cream of Britain's Olympic boxing team turned professional, gold medallist James DeGale sent a chilling warning that Britain's boxing cupboard is bare for London 2012.
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The Herald (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
James DeGale, the Great Britain Olympic gold medallist, yesterday led a barrage of criticism aimed at amateur boxing chiefs after agreeing a £1.5m professional deal with Frank Warren.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Olympic gold medallist James DeGale today became the third member of Great Britain's boxing squad from Beijing to turn professional with promoter Frank Warren. Warren has also signed Billy Joe Saunders, who lost meekly in the second round before complaining of homesickness, and Frankie Gavin, the 2007 world amateur champion, who was sent home before the Games when he failed to make his required weight....
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BBC Sport (Free subscription) | yesterday
British Olympic boxing champion James DeGale turns professional along with Frankie Gavin and Billy Joe Saunders.
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Skysports.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Olympic middleweight champion James DeGale has turned professional along with three of his compatriots.
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BBC Sport (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
British Olympic boxing is given a major overhaul ahead of London 2012 with the formation of a new "lead body" to manage the elite programme.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
GB Olympian Billy Joe Saunders has been found guilty of bringing amateur boxing into disrepute and has been fined £250 by an ABA disciplinary hearing.
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Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
OLYMPIC boxing boss Terry Edwards has refused to be drawn on his future as the British team's head coach.
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 24/08/2008
It wasn’t pretty but it was momentous as James DeGale won the Olympic middleweight boxing gold medal in Beijing yesterday. It was Britain’s 19th gold of the Games. It may also have saved the job of Britain’s boxing coach, saved funding for the boxing programme for 2012 and transformed the finances and status of DeGale.
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
AMID A raucous and rancorous backdrop, one British boxer remains on course for an Olympic gold medal, while two fell yesterday at the penultimate hurdle.
