Bute vs. Jack: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Lucian Bute (Le Tombeur) challenges Badou Jack's (The Ripper) WBC super-middleweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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Date
This fight between Lucian Bute and Badou Jack took place on at the DC Armory, Washington, DC, US.
Tale of the Tape
At 187 cm, Lucian Bute is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Badou Jack is 185 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Jack has longer reach of 185 cm, which is 2 cms longer than Bute's 183 cm. Jack also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Bute.
Bute is coming in to this fight with a record of 32-3 (25 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 2 days ago against James DeGale, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.
Jack comes in with a record of 20-1-1 (12 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 18 days ago against George Groves, which he won via 12 round split decision.
Lucian Bute fights out of the southpaw stance, while Badou Jack fights out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Bute will be 36 years and 2 months old. Jack will be 32 years and 6 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 70-30 in favor of Badou Jack. Here is the prediction for Bute vs Jack.
Result
Badou Jack defeated Lucian Bute via 12 round DQ to retain the WBC super-middleweight title. Bute's losing streak continues, and Jack advances his win streak to 5. Jack is now 21-1-1, and Bute 32-4.
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