Sky lands DeGale world title fight

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has secured the exclusive live rights to the IBF super-middleweight world title bout between James DeGale and Andre Dirrell.

Briton DeGale (pictured) will travel to the US city of Boston to contest the vacant title against American Dirrell on May 23.

Influential boxing advisor Al Haymon won the purse bid to stage the fight and it will take place as part of his Premier Boxing Champions Series, airing on the NBC network and pay-television channel NBCSN in the US.

The fight is for scheduled late afternoon local time, meaning it is a prime-time event for the UK audience.