Alvarez vs Pascal

Who won Alvarez vs Pascal?

Eleider Alvarez beat Jean Pascal by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 3rd June 2017 at Bell Centre in Montreal.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 114-114, 117-111 in favor of winner Eleider Alvarez.

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).

Alvarez vs Pascal stats

Back in June 2017, Eleider Alvarez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jean Pascal made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Pascal had a slight advantage in power over Alvarez, with a 58% knock out percentage over Alvarez's 50%.

Eleider Alvarez was the younger man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Alvarez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pascal. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Eleider Alvarez & Jean Pascal fought out of an orthodox stance.

Alvarez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 year and 6 months later than Pascal, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 156 less professional rounds, 189 to Pascal's 345.

Eleider Alvarez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC at light heavyweight.

Jean Pascal was ranked number 12 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO and 15 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Alvarez vs Pascal form

Alvarez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Lucian Bute on 24th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Previous to that, he had beat Robert Berridge on 29th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Centre Videotron, Quebec City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Isaac Chilemba on 28th November 2015 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Centre Videotron, Quebec City.

Before that, he had beat Isidro Ranoni Prieto on 15th August 2015 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal.

He had defeated Anatoliy Dudchenko on 12th June 2015 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States.

Jean Pascal had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sergey Kovalev on 30th January 2016 by technical knockout 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, Canada.

Previous to that, he had won against Yunieski Gonzalez on 25th July 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sergey Kovalev on 14th March 2015 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Before that, he had been beaten by Roberto Feliciano Bolonti on 6th December 2014 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Bell Centre, Montreal.

He had defeated Lucian Bute on 18th January 2014 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Eleider Alvarez had last fought 3 months and 10 days ago, while Jean Pascal's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 4 days ago.

Alvarez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Pascal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Alvarez vs Pascal start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Alvarez vs Pascal?

Eleider Alvarez was a 27/100 (-370) favourite going into the contest, while Jean Pascal made his way into the ring at 72/25 (+290) with oddsmakers.