Browne vs Pascal

Who won Browne vs Pascal?

Jean Pascal beat Marcus Browne by technical decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, August 3rd, 2019, at Barclays Center, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 75-74, 75-74, 75-74 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 vacant WBA light heavyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Adam Kownacki beating Chris Arreola. Also on the undercard Curtis Stevens lost to Wale Omotoso.

Browne vs Pascal stats

Back in August 2019, Marcus Browne stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jean Pascal made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Browne had a slight advantage in power over Pascal, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Pascal's 61%.

Marcus Browne was the younger man by 8 years, at 29 years old.

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

Both Marcus Browne and Jean Pascal fought out of an orthodox stance.

Browne was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years and 9 months later than Pascal, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 223 fewer professional rounds, totaling 132 compared to Pascal's 355.

Browne vs Pascal form

Browne had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Badou Jack 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 beaten Lenin Castillo on August 4, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Francy Ntetu on January 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Sean Monaghan on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale.

He had defeated Sean Monaghan on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

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 lost to 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Ahmed Elbiali on December 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Florida.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Eleider Alvarez on June 3, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Before that, he had lost to 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.

He had defeated Yunieski Gonzalez on July 25, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Marcus Browne had last fought 6 months and 15 days ago, while Jean Pascal's last outing had been 8 months and 10 days ago.

Browne's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Pascal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Browne vs Pascal start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Browne vs Pascal?

Browne vs Pascal was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Browne vs Pascal?

Marcus Browne was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Jean Pascal made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.