Badou Jack was born in Stockholm, Sweden on October 31, 1983. He made his professional debut at the age of 25 years on June 6, 2009 against Maxim Nikonorov. Jack defeated Nikonorov via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Jack became a world champion at the age of 31 after 20 professional fights. He challenged Anthony Dirrell for the WBC super-middleweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round majority decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully conquer the light-heavyweight (WBA) and cruiserweight (WBC) divisions as well to become a three-division world champion.
Jack's latest fight was a 12th-round TKO victory over Ilunga Makabu at age 39, on February 26, 2023, in which he won the WBC cruiserweight world title.
Some of Badou Jack's best fights so far have been against Adonis Stevenson, Ilunga Makabu, James DeGale, Nathan Cleverly, Richard Rivera, Anthony Dirrell, and Lucian Bute. For a complete list of Jack's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Badou Jack".
Jack has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Badou Jack Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Feb 26, 2023 | 39 | ![]() | win | TKO 12 |
33 | Aug 20, 2022 | 38 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
32 | May 21, 2022 | 38 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
31 | Nov 26, 2021 | 38 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
30 | Jun 06, 2021 | 37 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
29 | Nov 28, 2020 | 37 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
28 | Dec 28, 2019 | 36 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
27 | Jan 19, 2019 | 35 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
26 | May 19, 2018 | 34 | ![]() | draw | MD 12 |
25 | Aug 26, 2017 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
24 | Jan 14, 2017 | 33 | ![]() | draw | MD 12 |
23 | Apr 30, 2016 | 32 | ![]() | win | DQ 12 |
22 | Sep 12, 2015 | 31 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
21 | Apr 24, 2015 | 31 | ![]() | win | MD 12 |
20 | Dec 12, 2014 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Aug 30, 2014 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
18 | Feb 28, 2014 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TKO 1 |
17 | Dec 06, 2013 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
16 | Sep 12, 2013 | 29 | ![]() | draw | MD 10 |
15 | Jul 19, 2013 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
14 | May 04, 2013 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
13 | Feb 23, 2013 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
12 | Feb 02, 2013 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
11 | May 11, 2012 | 28 | ![]() | win | SD 8 |
10 | Mar 07, 2012 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
9 | Dec 25, 2011 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Oct 21, 2011 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
7 | Jul 29, 2011 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Jun 04, 2011 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
5 | Sep 10, 2010 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Nov 14, 2009 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Sep 04, 2009 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Aug 08, 2009 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
1 | Jun 06, 2009 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |