Pascal vs Bute

Who won Pascal vs Bute?

Jean Pascal beat Lucian Bute by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 18th, 2014, at Bell Centre, Montreal.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 117-111, 116-112 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).

Pascal vs Bute stats

Back in January 2014, Jean Pascal stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lucian Bute made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bute had an advantage in power over Pascal, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Pascal's 61%.

Jean Pascal was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Bute had a height advantage of 4 inches over Pascal. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Jean Pascal fought out of the orthodox stance, while Lucian Bute was a southpaw.

Pascal was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 1 year and 2 months later than Bute, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 100 more professional rounds, totaling 355 compared to Bute's 255.

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Bute's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pascal vs Bute?

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