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All Rights Reserved. "The WBC has received official notification from WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack, who has decided to move up in weight and compete in the light heavyweight division," the WBC said in a statement. Mayweather said after Jack-DeGale that he would like to try to put together a Stevenson-Jack fight for late June. Your destination for the best boxing news, videos and live streams!

Copyright © 2007-2020 Boxing News 24. James DeGale (IBF) – 166 ½ Pounds Joshua Buatsi breaks down Adonis Stevenson v Badou Jack and shares his fight prediction. I want to be tested. Will Lopez beat Lomachenko? He’s finally in against a real fighter. I never backed down. By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (19-1-1, 12 KOs) and challenger George Groves (21-2, 16 KOs) both weighed in successfully on There’s no shame in Badou getting hurt by the punch that Edwards landed because it was such a tremendous shot. "Anything he brings, I'm ready," Stevenson said.

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News. Then came the majority draw against England's DeGale (23-1-1, 14 KOs) in a fight two judges scored 113-113 while one had it 114-112 for DeGale.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Groves rehydrates to at least 188 for tonight’s contest, maybe even higher than that.

His second defense, in April in Washington, D.C., ended in a majority draw against former super middleweight titlist Lucian Bute in a fight in which he was heavily favored.

Who knows how those fights would have gone if Groves had fought Froch at light heavyweight at 175.

TORONTO — It’s only Badou Jack’s second light heavyweight fight, but he appeared to be the bigger man at Friday’s weigh-in. Sweden Weight Division Light Heavyweight Birthday Monday, 31/10/1983 Age 36. I’m going to catch him. By Mike Smith: Badou Jack plans on returning to the ring in August, seven months after suffering a terrible cut on his forehead from his loss to Marcus Browne on January 18. Luis Nery wins title, John Riel Casimero shines in TKO victory, Josh Taylor's incredible path to the top includes a near-death experience and a few motorcycle crashes. Anyone. I wouldn’t say Groves looked fat. Groves is going to have problems with the amount of pressure that Badou is going to be putting on him in this fight. _taboola.push({flush: true}); The views expressed in all articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of BoxingNews24 or its affiliates.

“I’m just going to go in there and be smart and win the fight,” said Jack (22-1-2, 13 knockouts). 05822990, is a trading name of Kelsey Publishing, Registered No. Groves has fought mostly European fighters that fight on the outside and throw mostly head shots. Badou Jack (WBC) – 167 ¼ Pounds.

Stevenson (29-1-KO24) tipped the scales at 173.4lb in Toronto, with his rival coming in bang on the 175lb limit ahead of the long-awaited clash at the Air Canada Centre. After winning his first fight by unanimous decision, he easily won his next four fights with a combination of KOs and TKOs. Stevenson (29 … window._taboola = window._taboola || []; Jack, who will challenge Adonis Stevenson for his lineal/WBC light heavyweight championship on Saturday at Air Canada Centre (10:05 p.m., Showtime) weighed in at the division limit of 175 pounds. If I lose, I lose. We're not worried about that because at Mayweather Promotions we can make anything happen. I felt he was nervous; you could feel it. What went wrong between Canelo Alvarez, Oscar De La Hoya and DAZN? Can Tyson KO Jones? Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack both promised victories after successfully making the weight for Saturday's WBC light-heavyweight title bout.

Montreal's Bute tested positive for a banned substance after the fight, and the result is expected to be changed to a no-decision eventually. “[He’s] just ugly.”. Demetrius Andrade vs. "We looking forward to a Badou Jack and an Adonis Stevenson fightin'," Mayweather said at the news conference after the fight with DeGale. Only one.”, Mike Coppinger is the Senior Writer for RingTV.com. You can always tell a weight drained fighter by looking at their midsection. Badou Jack (Born 31st Oct 1983) is an active professional boxer from Sweden with a record of 22 Wins, 3 Losses, 3 Draws James DeGale-Badou Jack bout ends in draw, 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism. In 2009, Badou Jack finally made the decision to go pro. “I have no nerves, I’m just excited. By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (19-1-1, 12 KOs) and challenger George Groves (21-2, 16 KOs) both weighed in successfully on Friday afternoon for their fight tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stevenson, who will be making the ninth defense of his light heavyweight crown, promised to knock out Jack at Thursday’s news conference and doubled down one day later. Hopefully by knockout.". That’s probably why Groves ran out of gas in his two fights against Carl Froch and was stopped. He has always demonstrated a high level of boxing in the ring and decent behavior beyond him. "Consequently, the super middleweight championship of the world has been declared vacant.

He hasn’t fought anyone top-notch since 2013.”. Groves weighed in at 168 pounds right at the super middleweight limit, and appeared to be thin from having taken off water weight. I know I’m going to catch him. Boxing » George Groves » Badou Jack: Groves looks a little fat. Follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger. Adonis Stevenson is defending his WBC strap for the ninth time against Badou Jack. I just need one punch. Saturday, 28/12/2019 ... Jack vs Pascal: Nationality. Who has the edge in Taylor-Ramirez?

Yeah, Badou was knocked out in the 1st round by Derek Edwards last year, but Edwards is a better puncher than Groves, and the shot that hurt Badou was a punch on the side of the head. Jack, who will challenge Adonis Stevenson for his lineal/WBC light heavyweight championship on Saturday at Air Canada Centre (10:05 p.m., … While that’s good for Groves in terms of the short term in a fight lasting 1-6 rounds, it’s going to be really bad for him if the 31-year-old Badou is still standing there after the 6th round.

Stevenson tipped the scales at 173.4 pounds, his lowest weight since his light heavyweight debut in March 2013, when he avenged his lone defeat with a sixth-round knockout of Darnell Boone. Sign up for the free Boxing News newsletter(s) here. I want the challenges. Lomachenko vs. Lopez: Is Teofimo the toughest test of Loma’s career? "I'm going to win by knockout. My problem was that I was willing to fight anyone. Jack (22-1-2-KO13) is only fighting in the higher weight class for the second time, having taken the WBA title from Britain's Nathan Cleverly last August in Las Vegas. The WBC is likely to order mandatory challenger Callum Smith (22-0, 17 KOs), 26, of England, to face Dirrell (30-1-1, 24 KOs), 32, of Flint, Michigan, for the vacant belt.

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