On August 14, 2010, Jean Pascal (25-1, 16 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Chad Dawson (29-0, 17 KOs). The vacant The Ring light-heavyweight title is also on the line.
Chad Dawson is coming in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Glen Johnson, 9 months and 7 days ago. Jean Pascal is on a 4-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Adrian Diaconu, 8 months and 3 days ago.
The winning odds are at 87.4-12.6 in favor of Jean Pascal. Chad Dawson may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Jean Pascal defeated Chad Dawson via technical decision and successfully defended his WBC light-heavyweight title. Pascal improves his record to 26-1, while Dawson adds a loss to his record at 29-1.