Who won Jack vs Crossed?
Badou Jack beat Samuel Crossed by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, November 26th, 2021, at Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Ohara Davies beating Ismael Barroso. Also on the undercard Muhammad Waseem beat Robert Barrera for the WBA World Flyweight belt, and Rocky Fielding defeated Emmanuel Danso.
Jack vs Crossed stats
Back in November 2021, Badou Jack stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Samuel Crossed made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Crossed had a slight advantage in power over Jack, with a 64% knockout percentage compared to Jack's 58%.
Badou Jack was the older man by 41 years, at 39 years old.
Jack had a height advantage of 1 inch over Crossed.
Both Badou Jack and Samuel Crossed fought out of an orthodox stance.
Jack was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 5 months earlier than Crossed, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 175 more professional rounds, totaling 220 compared to Crossed's 45.
Badou Jack went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, and 8 by the WBO at cruiserweight.
Jack vs Crossed form
Jack had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Dervin Colina on June 6, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Blake McKernan on November 28, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jean Pascal on December 28, 2019, by split decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia.
Before that, he had lost to Marcus Browne on January 19, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
He had drawn with Adonis Stevenson on May 19, 2018, by majority draw in their WBC World Light heavyweight championship fight at Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada.
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Jack's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.
What time did Jack vs Crossed start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Jack vs Crossed?
Jack vs Crossed was broadcast on IFL TV in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.
What were the odds on Jack vs Crossed?
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