How does James DeGale's unanimous points win over Andre Dirrell for the IBF world super-middleweight title in Boston on Saturday night compare with past triumphs by British boxers on American soil?
Kell Brook
The Sheffield welterweight earned a majority points decision over American Shawn Porter in Carson, California on August 16, 2014 to lift the IBF world welterweight title. A few weeks later, Brook was left fearing for his life after being stabbed but on Saturday makes a second defence.
Darren Barker
The London middleweight had to climb off the canvas in the sixth round to earn a split points decision over Aussie Daniel Geale in Atlantic City on August 17, 2013. Barker dedicated his IBF world middleweight title win to his dead brother Gary.
Carl Froch
The Nottingham super-middleweight was heading for a points defeat when he stopped American Jermain Taylor with 14 seconds of the final round remaining to retain his WBC title in Connecticut on April 25, 2009. Froch floored Taylor in the last round after the Briton had touched down for the first time in his career in the third round.
Joe Calzaghe
Welshman Joe Calzaghe stepped up a division and recovered from an early scare when he was decked in the first round to out-point Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas on April 19, 2008. Calzaghe's split decision in the light-heavyweight bout looks better with hindsight as Hopkins went on to win the world title and beat younger men.
Ricky Hatton
The Manchester light-welterweight brought thousands with him across the Atlantic for big fights in Las Vegas. He was stopped in big world title fights against Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao but his best win there was his fourth round stoppage of Mexican Jose Luis Castillo with a body shot in Las Vegas on June 23, 2007.
Danny Williams
Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was a faded force, but Londoner Danny Williams was still given no chance against the American. After surviving the expected early onslaught, Williams overwhelmed Tyson with a relentless attack in the fourth round in Louisville on July 30, 2004.
Lennox Lewis
The London-born heavyweight finally won over the American public with his dominant performance over Evander Holyfield in the controversial draw in 1999. Lewis went on to beat Holyfield unanimously on points to become undisputed champion in Las Vegas on November 13, 1999. He earned superstar status with other high-profile wins in the States over Hasim Rahman, Mike Tyson and Vitali Klitschko.
Naseem Hamed
The Sheffield featherweight took America by storm with a thrilling USA debut on December 19, 1997, when he got off the canvas three times before stopping home hero Kevin Kelley in the fourth round at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Nigel Benn
The Londoner floored American Iran Barkley three times in a first round stoppage win in Las Vegas on August 18, 1990. It was the first defence of the WBO world middleweight title Benn had won with another stunning display in the United States, stopping American Doug DeWitt in the eighth round. DeWitt had been expected to beat Benn but was floored three times in the eighth rouns in Atlantic City on April 29, 1990.
Lloyd Honeyghan
Honeyghan stopped Donald Curry to become undisputed world welterweight
champion in a massive shock in Atlantic City on September 27, 1986. The Londoner dethroned boxing's pound-for-pound king by forcing the American to retire after six rounds with blood pouring from a cut above his eye. Considered by many to be the best British world title triumph overseas.
Alan Minter
The Crawley middleweight upset the odds to win the WBC and WBA world titles in Las Vegas with a split decision over Vito Antuofermo. Minter claimed he was pushed to the canvas in the penultimate round at Caesars Palace on March 16, 1980.
Ken Buchanan
The Edinburgh lightweight made two world title defences in the States before losing to Roberto Duran, who threw a low blow, in 1972. He topped the bill at New York's Madison Square Garden on five occasions, including his 15-round points win over Ismael Laguna for the WBA lightweight title at Madison Square Garden on September 13, 1971. Buchanan had to battle with a closed left eye for most of the fight.
Jack 'Kid' Berg
The Londoner made six defences of the light-welterweight world title in the States before losing it to Tony Canzoneri in Chicago in 1931. Perhaps his best win was as world champion against Kid Chocolate at the Polo Grounds, New York on August 7, 1930, handing the Cuban his first defeat by a split points decision.
Ted 'Kid' Lewis
The Londoner won the world welterweight title in 1917 and 1915 in America, where he spent much of his successful career. Perhaps his finest hour in America was when he beat American Jack Britton, who he had 20 fights with, for the world welterweight title in Ohio on June 25, 1917. Lewis also beat Britton to win the world welterweight title fight in Boston on August 31, 1915.
Bob Fitzsimmons
Cornwall-born Fitzsimmons, who moved to New Zealand as a child, won world titles in three division in America and became heavyweight champion when he dethroned American James J Corbett with a 14th round stoppage in Carson City on March 17, 1897.