Jack vs Escalera

Who won Jack vs Escalera?

Badou Jack beat Jason Escalera by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 30th, 2014, at Palms Casino and Resort, Pearl Theater, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 99-91 in favor of winner Badou Jack.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Jack vs Escalera stats

Back in August 2014, Badou Jack stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss, and 1  draw, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jason Escalera made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Escalera had an advantage in power over Jack, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Jack's 69%.

Badou Jack was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Jack had a height advantage of 2 inches over Escalera. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Badou Jack and Jason Escalera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jack's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Escalera's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 3 months later than Escalera, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 136 more professional rounds, totaling 220 compared to Escalera's 84.

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