James DeGale will consider retirement from boxing after losing to Chris Eubank Jr on points

James DeGale will consider retirement from boxing after losing his fight with Chris Eubank Jr on Saturday night.

The Olympic gold medallist and former IBF super-middleweight champion lost by unanimous decision in the super-middleweight bout at The O2 Arena in London.

DeGale was dominated in the fight and was knocked down twice before losing 114-112, 115-112 and 117-109.

It is the third defeat of the 33-year-old’s career, who dubbed the bout 'the retirement fight' in the build-up.

"I've left my mark in boxing. Olympic gold, two world titles, but Chris performed well,” DeGale told ITV Box Office.

“I just didn't do enough but when you're in there with wild punches it's hard to cope with.

"I'm going to have to go back and watch it. I just didn't do enough.

"I'm going to go back, talk to my team, my family, but I'm pretty sure that's me done.

"I've been to the heights in boxing, I'm the history man; if I call it a day now, that's nice."

Eubank Jr ruled out a rematch with Billy Joe Saunders in an interview with talkSPORT, but later backtracked during the official press conference where he said he would be ‘open’ to a rematch.

The 29-year-old believes this fight has put him in a position to challenge for world titles.

"I'm coming for all the other belts in the super-middleweight or the middleweight division,” he told talkSPORT.

"I knew that he was gonna come in there and run. He's a very slick southpaw. But the game-plan worked. Smart pressure.

"I dominated pretty much every single round. People said I was gonna have my head jabbed off; I proved those guys wrong.

"I'm back on top. This is one of those fights which puts me in a position to challenge for world titles and I'm very happy.

"There was massive pressure. We were both on the edge of this cliff and someone was going to fall, and whoever falls can't come back. I'm still here now, onwards and upwards."