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Carl Froch has spoken out about a possible rematch with Jean Pascal, the WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion. Froch won a twelve round decision over Pascal in 2008 to capture the WBC title at super middleweight. He is open to a rematch once his contractual duties are complete with the Super Six tournament. Froch will fight Pascal anywhere, including the United States, but not in the country of Germany.
Last Saturday, WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal crushed Chad Dawson's future plan for a clash with IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute. Pascal upset Dawson with an eleven round techincal decision after a clash of heads opened up a bad cut above Dawson's right eye and the fight was sent to the cards.
Former three division champion James Toney has fired back at Bernard Hopkins and WBA heavyweight champion David Haye. Both fighters have been very critical of Toney's entrance into the world of M M A. Toney has a huge task in front of him when he faces former U F C heavyweight champion Randy C0uture on pay-per-view August 28 in Boston.
Chad Dawson is not happy with the tactics used by Jean Pascal during last Saturday's light heavyweight unification in Montreal. Pascal won a unanimous eleven round technical decision when a clash of heads opened up a deep cut above the right eye of Dawson. The fight was stopped and sent to the scorecards.
The strength and conditioning coach of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Alex Ariza, believes his fighter will overpower WBA 154-pound champion Miguel Cotto in the same manner as Antonio Margarito. Top Rank, the promotional company for both Chavez and Cotto, are planning to match them on December 4.
A lot has been written about Saturday's big upset in Montreal. WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal shocked the world with an eleven round techincal decision win over one of the top pound for pound fighters in the sport, Chad Dawson.
WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal pulled off what may become the upset of the year on Saturday night, when he won an eleven round technical decision over previously undefeated Chad Dawson at the Nell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The fight was stopped in the eleventh after a clash of heads opened up a deep cut above the right eye.
Gary Shaw, the promoter for Chad Dawson, thought the headbutt by Jean Pascal in the eleventh round was intentional. Pascal won a unanimous eleven round technical decision over Dawson to unify the WBC/IBO light heavyweight titles. Dawson was behind on the cards, but he had Pascal in all sorts of trouble in the eleventh round. There was a clash of heads that opened up a a very bad cut above Dawson's right eye. The doctor quickly stopped the fight.
Following his upset decision loss to WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16KOs) at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, previously undefeated Chad Dawson said he was not worried because there was a rematch clause in the fight contract. Dawson was behind on points but had Pascal in a lot of trouble in the eleventh round when there was a clash of heads. Dawson suffered a bad cut above his eye and the ringside doctor quickly stopped the fight.
Following his huge upset decision win over Chad Dawson at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16KOs) said he was ready to continue his run of big fights against the best in the world.