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 70.7-29.3 in favor of Jean Pascal, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Chad Dawson will put on a really good performance, Pascal will be required to be at his best.
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.