Jack vs Bute

Who won Jack vs Bute?

Badou Jack drew with Lucian Bute by majority draw in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 30th, 2016, at Armory, Washington.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 114-114, 117-111, meaning it was a majority draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super middleweight championship of the world.

Jack vs Bute stats

Back in April 2016, Badou Jack stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 1  draw, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lucian Bute made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bute had an advantage in power over Jack, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Jack's 60%.

Badou Jack was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Bute had a height advantage of 1 inch over Jack. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Badou Jack fought out of the orthodox stance, while Lucian Bute was a southpaw.

Jack was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 6 months later than Bute, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 35 fewer professional rounds, totaling 220 compared to Bute's 255.

Jack vs Bute form

Bute 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 James DeGale on November 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Prior to that, he had beaten Andrea Di Luisa on August 15, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Bell Centre, Montreal.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jean Pascal on January 18, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal.

Before that, he had won against Denis Grachev on November 3, 2012, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal.

He had lost to Carl Froch on May 26, 2012, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Jack's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 8 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Bute's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

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