Pascal vs Jack

Who won Pascal vs Jack?

Jean Pascal beat Badou Jack by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 28th, 2019, at State Farm Arena, Georgia.

The scorecards were announced as 114-112, 114-112, 114-112 in favor of winner Jean Pascal.

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 for the WBA light heavyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beating Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBA World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Angelo Leo beat Cesar Juarez, and Jose Uzcategui was overcome by Lionell Thompson.

Pascal vs Jack stats

Back in December 2019, Jean Pascal stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 6 losses, and 1 draw, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Badou Jack made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 3 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested that Pascal and Jack have similar power, both with a 59% knockout percentage.

Jean Pascal was the older man by 1 year, at 38 years old.

Jack had a height advantage of 3 inches over Pascal. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jean Pascal and Badou Jack fought out of an orthodox stance.

Pascal was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Jack, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 135 more professional rounds, totaling 355 compared to Jack's 220.

Jean Pascal went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC at light heavyweight.

Badou Jack was ranked number 11 by the WBA, and 6 by the WBC in the 175lb division.

Pascal vs Jack form

Pascal 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 defeated Marcus Browne on August 3, 2019, by technical decision in their WBA Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ahmed Elbiali on December 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Florida.

Before that, he had lost to Eleider Alvarez on June 3, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

He had been beaten by Sergey Kovalev on January 30, 2016, by majority decision in the 7th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBA Super World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal.

Badou Jack had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Nathan Cleverly on August 26, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had drawn with James DeGale on January 14, 2017, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Super Middleweight and IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had drawn with Lucian Bute on April 30, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Washington.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Badou Jack had been fighting more than Jean Pascal.

Going into this contest, Jean Pascal had last fought 4 months and 25 days ago, while Badou Jack's last outing had been 11 months and 9 days ago.

Pascal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Jack's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Pascal vs Jack start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at State Farm Arena, Georgia, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Pascal vs Jack?

Pascal vs Jack was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Pascal vs Jack?

Jean Pascal was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Badou Jack made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-280) with oddsmakers.