Olympic champion James DeGale heads to America next weekend to discuss his future with the top US promoter, Bob Arum. The middleweight golden boy, who says he is seeking£2 million over two years to turn pro, will be Arum’s ringside guest at the Kelly Pavlik-Bernard Hopkins mega-fight in Atlantic City on Saturday.

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