On February 26, 2023, Ilunga Makabu (29-2, 25 KOs), the cruiserweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Badou Jack (27-3-3, 16 KOs).
Ilunga Makabu is coming in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Thabiso Mchunu, 1 year and 28 days ago. Badou Jack is on a 5-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Richard Rivera, 6 months and 6 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 98.9-1.1 in favor of Badou Jack. Ilunga Makabu won't be able to do much against Jack.
Badou Jack stopped the champion via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC cruiserweight champion. Jack improves his record to 28-3-3 (17 KOs), while Makabu adds a loss to his record at 29-3.