Cleverly vs Jack

Who won Cleverly vs Jack?

Badou Jack beat Nathan Cleverly by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, August 26th, 2017, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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.

Cleverly vs Jack stats

Back in August 2017, Nathan Cleverly stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Badou Jack made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws.

Nathan Cleverly was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

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

Both Nathan Cleverly and Badou Jack fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cleverly was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Jack, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 3 fewer professional rounds, totaling 217 compared to Jack's 220.

Badou Jack was ranked number 10 by the WBA, and 11 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Cleverly vs Jack form

Nathan Cleverly had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Juergen Braehmer on October 1, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Andrzej Fonfara on October 16, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tomas Man on May 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Tony Bellew on November 22, 2014, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had won against Alejandro Emilio Valori on July 12, 2014, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Jack had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

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

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten George Groves on September 12, 2015, by split decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Anthony Dirrell on April 24, 2015, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at UIC Pavilion, Chicago.

He had won against Francisco Sierra on December 12, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Nathan Cleverly had last fought 10 months and 25 days ago, while Badou Jack's last outing had been 7 months and 12 days ago.

Cleverly's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Jack's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Cleverly vs Jack start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Cleverly vs Jack?

Nathan Cleverly was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Badou Jack made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.