Pascal vs Eifert

Who won Pascal vs Eifert?

Michael Eifert beat Jean Pascal by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Thursday, March 16th, 2023, at Place Bell, Laval.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 115-113, 117-111 in favor of winner Michael Eifert.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This contest was a final eliminator for the IBF light heavyweight championship of the world.

Pascal vs Eifert stats

Back in March 2023, Jean Pascal stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 6 losses, and 1 draw.

Michael Eifert made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Jean Pascal was the older man by 16 years, at 41 years old.

Eifert had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pascal.

Both Jean Pascal and Michael Eifert fought out of an orthodox stance.

Pascal was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 31 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 13 years and 3 months earlier than Eifert, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 275 more professional rounds, totaling 355 compared to Eifert's 80.

Jean Pascal went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Michael Eifert was ranked number 5 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Pascal vs Eifert form

Pascal had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Fanlong Meng on May 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Whitesands Events Center, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Badou Jack on December 28, 2019, by split decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marcus Browne on August 3, 2019, by technical decision in their WBA Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had been beaten by Dmitry Bivol on November 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Mark G. Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.

He had beaten Ahmed Elbiali on December 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Florida.

Activity check

Pascal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Pascal vs Eifert start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 AM UTC at Place Bell, Laval, Canada, which was 12:00 AM EST or 9:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Pascal vs Eifert?

The ESPN+ show began at 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST. The TrillerTV PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 12:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Pascal vs Eifert?

Jean Pascal was a 1/6 (-560) favorite going into the contest, while Michael Eifert made his way into the ring at 15/4 (+370) with oddsmakers.