Ilunga Makabu-Badou Jack To Take Place In Saudi Arabia On Feb. 26 – Jake Paul-Tommy Fury To Headline
It’s a sign of how things have changed in the sport of boxing when a legit world title fight has to play second fiddle to a fight featuring a very famous YouTuber going up against another boxer of limited experience.
An eighth round that was somehow permitted to run almost a full minute extra. One of the year’s most controversial decisions.
Popeye robbed in Saudi Arabia?
Tonight, on the big Usyk-Joshua card in Jeddah, Badou Jack won a close, tough and controversial 10 round split decision victory over an incredibly game Richard Rivera.
If there was anything that might have managed to persuade a hardcore boxing fan to buy the June 6 Mayweather-Paul PPV card ($49.99 in the US, £16.95 in the UK), it was the intriguing return fight between light-heavyweights Badou Jack and Jean Pascal, which as set to take place on the undercard of Mayweather’s easy, win any way he likes “fight.”
All-time boxing great and 2020 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Floyd “Money” Mayweather will make his return to the ring as the undefeated, 12-time, five-division world champion squares off in an exhibition bout against social media sensation and pro boxer Logan “The Maverick” Paul, headlining a blockbuster SHOWTIME PPV event on Sunday, June 6.
Mayweather Promotions are already working at putting together the undercard for the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Logan Paul card on June 6th by asking Jean Pascal vs.
Light-heavyweight warrior Badou Jack had a very tough, not to mention unlucky, 2019. This past Saturday night, Jack fell short, just, in a thrilling battle with Jean Pascal, losing a split decision that could easily have gone his way.
Undefeated two-time super featherweight world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis (23-0, 22 KOs) successfully moved up to 135 pounds and won the WBA Lightweight Title with a 12th round knockout of former unified champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-3, 18 KOs) Saturday night live on SHOWTIME in front of 14,129 fans from the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis (23-0, 22 KOs) captured the vacant WBA secondary lightweight title on Saturday night with a 12th round knockout win over Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-3,18 KOs) at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
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WBA Vacant Lightweight World Championship
Gervonta Davis – 134 ¾ lbs.