Jack vs Groves

Who won Jack vs Groves?

Badou Jack beat George Groves by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 12th, 2015, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 116-111, 114-113 in favor of winner Badou Jack.

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 Groves stats

Back in September 2015, Badou Jack stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 1  draw, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

George Groves made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Groves had an advantage in power over Jack, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Jack's 63%.

Badou Jack was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

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

Both Badou Jack and George Groves fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jack's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Groves', having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 months later than Groves, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, totaling 220 compared to Groves' 168.

Activity check

Jack's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

Groves' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Jack vs Groves?

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