Nathan Cleverly vs Badou Jack
On August 26, 2017, Nathan Cleverly (30-3, 16 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBA (Regular) champion, defends his title against the reigning WBC cruiserweight champion Badou Jack (21-1-2, 12 KOs).
Cleverly vs Jack Stats
Nathan Cleverly is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round RTD victory over Jürgen Brähmer, 10 months and 25 days ago. Badou Jack is coming off a draw with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision loss to James DeGale, 7 months and 12 days ago.
Cleverly vs Jack Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 77.5-22.5 in favor of Badou Jack. It is going to be a competitive fight and Nathan Cleverly will put up a very good fight, but Jack will prevail.
Cleverly vs Jack Result
Badou Jack stopped the champion via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight champion. Jack improves his record to 22-1-2 (13 KOs), while Cleverly adds a loss to his record at 30-4.