Badou Jack

Badou Jack
Statistics
Nickname(s) The Ripper
Rated at Super-middleweight
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Reach 185 cm (73 in)
Nationality Swedish
Born (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983
Stockholm, Sweden
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 23
Wins 20
Wins by KO 12
Losses 1
Draws 2

Badou Jack (born 31 October 1983) is a Swedish professional boxer. Born to a Gambian father and a Swedish mother, he has represented both nations in the Olympics. He is the current WBC super-middleweight champion.

Amateur career

Jack began his amateur boxing career in 2001 at the age of 18. He held a record of 150 wins and 25 losses. He won Swedens national championship five years in a row, 2004-2008, 4 times at middleweight and once at light heavyweight.[1] In 2007, Jack was named the boxer of the year by the Swedish Boxing Federation. In his last national championship in 2008 he defeated fellow rising star Erik Skoglund in the finals.[2] He represented Sweden at light-heavyweight before changing to Gambia, where he qualified for the 2008 Games.[3]

At the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament he breezed through the competition to win; the final was a shutout win over DR Congo's Herry Saliku Biembe. Jack qualified for the 2008 Olympics for Gambia in the middleweight division, and was the nation's flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies. He lost in the first round to India's Vijender Singh.[4]

Professional career

Early career

Jack started his professional career in his native Sweden where he won his debut fight by unanimous decison on June 6, 2009. His next four fights was contested in Sweden and Finland, with Jack winning each by KO/TKO, two in the first round.

Move to USA

After meeting former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs at a Swedish boxing event, held in honor of the Swedish boxing legend Ingemar Johansson in 2009, where Jack was fighting and Briggs was brought in as a guest, Jack would move to the United States in 2010 to train with Briggs and eventually sign with Lou DiBella and the Warrior Boxing Promotions in 2011, bringing his 5-0 record over to the states.[5]

In 2011-2012 Jack would fight and win 6 times. 4 by TKO and 2 by decision. Including defeating Adam Collins by TKO on December 16, 2011[6] and a unanimous decision over 6 rounds (60-54, 59-55 and 58-56) over Grover Young on March 7, 2012.[7]

The biggest win came against fellow undefeated, 17-0, prospect Alexander Brand on May 11, 2012 by and eight-round split decision (77-75, 77-75, 75-77).[8][9]

Mayweather Promotions

Following his success extending his record to 11-0, Jack was spotted by Floyd Mayweather in a sparring session opposite Andre Dirrell. Mayweather was impressed and quickly signed Jack to Mayweather Promotions and to his team.[10]

On February 2, 2013 he defeated Jonel Tapia by knockout in the first round.[11]

Three weeks later he fought Don Mouton February 23, 2013 and won by unanimous decision (78-74 on all scorecards).[12]

On May 4, 2013 Jack took on Michael Gbenga and won by TKO from a body shot in round 3.[13]

He fought Farah Ennis on July 19, 2013.[14] Jack won the fight by unanimous decision (100-90, 98-92, 98-92) after 10 rounds.[15]

In his first title fight, Jack challenged Marco Antonio Periban for the NABF super middleweight championship on September 12, 2013.[16] After 10 rounds the fight was scored as a majority draw.[17]

In his next fight he took on Rogelio Medina on December 6, 2013.[18] He won the fight by TKO after scoring 3 knockdowns in round 6.[19]

On February 28, 2014 Jack fought Derek Edwards and lost for the first time after being stopped by TKO in the first round.[20]

Jack got back into the win column on August 30, 2014 when he fought Jason Escalera,[21] and won by unanimous decision (100-90, 100-90, 99-91) after 10 rounds.[22]

On December 12, 2014 he faced Francisco Sierra.[23] Jack won the fight by TKO 1:58 into round 6. [24]

WBC Champion

Jack vs. Dirrell

On April 24, 2015 he challenged Anthony Dirrell for his WBC Super Middleweight championship.[25] Jack was seen as an easy touch for the champion Dirrell and was given little chance, most thinking that he would be knocked out.[26] However, Jack upset the boxing world by defeating Dirrell via majority decision (116-112, 115-113, 114-114), taking more and more control of the fight as it went on and exposing the champions inability to fight on the inside.[27]

Jack vs. Groves (First Defence)

Jack was once again the underdog in his first title defense against mandatory challenger George Groves, first set for August 22, 2015 but later changed to September 12, 2015.[28][29] And once again he upset the odds, defeating Groves after dropping him once in the first round and taking more and more control of the fight as it went on, making effective use of his body punches especially. He was victorious via split decision (115-112, 116-111, 113-114).[30][31]

Jack vs. Bute

He was set to defend his title next against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on April 30, 2016.[32] However, Chavez Jr. would later withdraw from the bout due to an injury.[33] He was replaced by Lucian Bute.[34][35] Where the winner would go on to fight the winner of DeGale & Medina in the fall in a World Super Middleweight unification bout. The fight was declared a majority draw (117-111, 114-114, 114-114) and, as such, Jack retains the title.[36] The draw was controversial since it appeared as Jack had done enough to be handed the victory by all of the judges.[37] Most of the media scorecards also had Jack as the winner by 3-4 rounds.[38][39][40]

Professional boxing record

23 fights, 20 wins (12 knockouts), 1 loss (1 knockout), 2 draws
No. Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
24 N/A N/A United Kingdom James DeGale N/A – (12) N/A N/A Defending WBC Super Middleweight title. For IBF Super Middleweight title.
23 Draw 20-1-2 Romania Lucian Bute MD 122016-04-30 United States DC Armory, Washington, District of Columbia Retained WBC Super Middleweight title.
22 Win20-1-1United Kingdom George Groves SD 12 2015-09-12 United States MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC Super middleweight title.
21 Win19-1-1United States Anthony Dirrell MD 12 2015-04-24 United States UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois Won WBC Super middleweight title.
20 Win18-1-1Mexico Francisco Sierra TKO 6 (10), 1:58 2014-12-12 United States Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
19 Win17-1-1United States Jason Escalera UD 10 2014-08-30 United States Palms Casino and Resort, Pearl Theater, Las Vegas
18 Loss16-1-1United States Derek Edwards TKO 1 (10), 1:01 2014-02-28 United States Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York
17 Win16-0-1Mexico Rogelio Medina TKO 6 (10), 2:30 2013-12-06 United States Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington
16 Draw15-0-1Mexico Marco Antonio Periban MD 10 2013-09-12 United States MGM Grand Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada For NABF Super middleweight title.
15 Win15-0-0United States Farah Ennis UD 10 2013-07-19 United States Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
14 Win14-0-0Ghana Michael Gbenga KO 3 (8), 2:26 2013-05-04 United States MGM Grand Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
13 Win13-0-0United States Don Mouton UD 8 2013-02-23 United States Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan
12 Win12-0-0Puerto Rico Jonel Tapia KO 1 (8), 1:47 2013-02-02 United States The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
11 Win11-0-0Colombia Alexander Brand SD 8 2012-05-11 United States Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
10 Win10-0-0United States Grover Young UD 6 2012-03-07 United States BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York
9 Win9-0-0United States Adam Collins TKO 1 (6), 2:28 2011-12-25 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
8 Win8-0-0United States Eddie Caminero TKO 5 (6), 1:47 2011-10-21 United States Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut
7 Win7-0-0United States Timothy Hall, Jr. TKO 2 (4), 1:31 2011-07-29 United States Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
6 Win6-0-0United States Hajro Sujak TKO 5 (6) 2011-06-04 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
5 Win5-0-0Belarus Aliaksandr Paluyanau TKO 3 (4) 2010-09-10 Sweden Baltiska Hallen, Malmo, Sweden
4 Win4-0-0Latvia Aleksandrs Taputs TKO 1 (4), 2:28 2009-11-14 Finland Vaasan Maapohjahalli, Vaasa, Finland
3 Win3-0-0Lithuania Vadim Chromych TKO 3 (4) 2009-09-04 Sweden Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad, Sweden
2 Win2-0-0Russia Dmitry Gavrilov KO 1 (4), 0:47 2009-08-08 Finland Ulvila, Finland
1 Win1-0-0Russia Maxim Nikonorov UD 4 2009-06-06 Sweden Tidaholms Sporthall, Tidaholm, Sweden

Personal life

Jack was raised in his father's religion of Islam and still adheres to it to this day. Jack now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.[41][42][43]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.difboxning.se/?p=senior
  2. ↑ http://www.difboxning.se/?p=sm2008
  3. ↑ "Den anonyma världsmästaren / The anonymous world champion (Swedish)". ng.se. 2015-05. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ ""I fought with my heart instead of my brain" - Badou Jack". thepoint.gm. 2008-08-19.
  5. ↑ "Badou Jack inks with Lou DiBella, Warriors Boxing". boxingscene.com. 2011-05-19.
  6. ↑ "Snabb KO-seger för Badou Jack på Mandalay Bay Resort Casino i Las Vegas inatt / Fast KO victory for Badou Jack at Mandalay Bay Resort Casino in Las Vegas tonight (Swedish)". mmanytt.se. 2011-12-16.
  7. ↑ "Badou Jack defeats Grover Young". boxing news24.com. 2012-03-12.
  8. ↑ "ShoBox results: Badou Jack escapes tricky test with split decision win". badlefthook.com. 2012-05-11.
  9. ↑ http://fightnights.com/match/3919
  10. ↑ "The Money Team Presents: Badou Jack "The Ripper"". fightsaga.com. 2013-02-19.
  11. ↑ "Behind the scenes with prospect Badou Jack (12-0, 9 KO’s) during his 1st round KO over Jonel Tapia". hustleboss.com. 2013-02-6. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ↑ http://fightnights.com/match/4318
  13. ↑ "Mayweather vs Guerrero live undercard results: Badou Jack wins by body shot TKO". sbnation.com. 2013-05-04.
  14. ↑ "Mickey berg vs John Molina / Badou Jack vs Farah Ennis preview". behindthegloves.com. 2013-07-19.
  15. ↑ "Badou Jack knep en säker poängseger över Farah Ennis inatt i Las Vegas / Badou jack scored safe decision victory over Farah Ennis tonight in Las Vegas (Swedish)". mmanytt.se. 2013-07-19.
  16. ↑ "Fox Sports kicks off the one weekend with an intriguing tripleheader (Hugo Centeno Vs Julian Williams, Badou Jack vs Marco Antonio Periban and Shawn Porter vs Julio Diaz 2)". thaboxingvoice.com. 2013-09-12.
  17. ↑ "Marco Antonio Periban retains NABF title with a draw". wbcboxing.com. 2013-09-13.
  18. ↑ "Updated Fight card for Mayweather Promotions Dec 6th show in Washington!". behindthegloves.com. 2013-11-28.
  19. ↑ http://www.badlefthook.com/2013/12/17/5219406/boxing-results-december-3-7-who-didnt-fight-this-week
  20. ↑ http://www.badlefthook.com/2014/2/28/5458886/shobox-results-derek-edwards-shocks-badou-jack-jleon-love-and-chris
  21. ↑ "Badou Jack looks to rebound against Jason Escalera on Saturday". ringtv.carveonline.com. 2014-08-28.
  22. ↑ "Jack wins decision over Escalera in one sided fight". thaboxingvioce.com. 2014-08-30.
  23. ↑ "Lara vs Smith / Jack vs Sierra / Pearson vs Martinez: 5 Reasons to Watch Tonight's Fights". badlefthook.com. 2014-12-12.
  24. ↑ "Lara takes Smith to Cuban school; Jack rips Sierra; Pearson beats Martinez". ucnlive.com. 2014-12-12.
  25. ↑ "Anthony Dirrell to Defend WBC Super Middleweight Title vs Badou Jack". boxinginsider.com.
  26. ↑ "Badou Jack Hasn’t Been “Watching Floyd” “Focusing on My Fight First”". thaboxingvoice.com. 2015-04-24.
  27. ↑ "Badou Jack upsets Anthony Dirrell to win WBC super-middleweight title". skysports.com. 2015-04-26.
  28. ↑ "George Groves set for Las Vegas showdown with Badou Jack for the WBC title in August". boxingnewsonline.com. 2015-06-17.
  29. ↑ "Title bout between champ Badou Jack, challenger George Groves postponed". espn.go.com. 2015-07-21.
  30. ↑ "Result: Badou Jack defeats George Groves to retain WBC super-middleweight title". sportsmole.co.uk. 2015-09-12.
  31. ↑ "George Groves lost a split decision to Badou Jack for the WBC super-middleweight title". skysports.com. 2015-09-13.
  32. ↑ "Chavez Jr. to fight Badou Jack in April". boxingnews24.com. 2016-02-12.
  33. ↑ "Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. withdraws from Badou Jack fight with injured heel". badlefthook.com. 2016-03-09.
  34. ↑ "Badou Jack Takes On Lucian Bute & James DeGale Faces Rogelio Medina As Doubleheader Of Super Middleweight Title Fights Comes To The DC Armory In Washington, D.C. And Live On SHOWTIME". mayweatherpromotions.com. 2016-03-28.
  35. ↑ "Lucian Bute ‘jumped in’ for title chance against Badou Jack". montrealgazette.com. 2016-04-01.
  36. ↑ "Jack vs. Bute ends in a Majority Draw". skysports.com. 2016-04-30.
  37. ↑ "Badou Jack, Lucian Bute fight to controversial draw". boxingjunkie.usatoday.com. 2016-05-01.
  38. ↑ http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/15438693/badou-jack-retains-wbc-super-middleweight-title-controversial-majority-draw-lucian-bute
  39. ↑ "Badou Jack vs Lucian Bute, play-by-play scorecards". boxingscene.com. 2016-04-30.
  40. ↑ "Showtime - Jack vs Bute: Live streaming results and round by round coverage". badlefthook.com. 2016-04-30.
  41. ↑ "Jackpot: Badou Gets His Shot at the Crown" Boxing.com
  42. ↑ "instagram badoujack" Instagram.com/badoujack
  43. ↑ "Mayweather Promotions Badou Jack" Mayweather Promotions

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Preceded by
Anthony Dirrell		 WBC Super Middleweight Champion
April 24, 2015 – present 		Incumbent
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