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Jack vs DeGale, Pedraza vs Davis Live on Showtime Tonight PhilBoxing.com Sat, 14 Jan 2017  Badou Jack and James DeGale will each walk into a boxing ring tonight with 168-pound world titles draped over their shoulders. One man will exit the ring with both titles and a sky's-the-limit future. The other will exit empty-handed and head back to the drawing board. And if the Jack-DeGale title unification match isn't enough to entice you, how about a second world championship slugfest between a pair of undefeated fighters? It all comes to you live on Showtime at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Jack vs DeGale Badou Jack and James DeGale have seemingly been on a collision course since victories over a pair of brothers made them 168-pound world champions a month apart in the spring of 2015. Jack, a 33-year-old native of Sweden who fights out of Las Vegas, was the first to pick up his hardware, edging then-champion Anthony Dirrell by majority decision on April 24, 2015. Almost a month to the day later - May 23, 2015 - DeGale dropped Andre Dirrell twice in the second round en route to a unanimous decision in a bout for a vacant crown. Since then, both champs have defended their titles twice. DeGale, a 30-year-old southpaw from London, defeated former champion Lucian Bute by unanimous decision in November 2015, followed in April by a unanimous decision over Rogelio Medina. Jack's first defense was a split decision win over England's George Groves - the only man to defeat DeGale - in September 2015. Then, after DeGale dispatched Medina, Jack jumped in the same ring and fought Bute to a highly controversial majority draw, with many ringside observers believing Jack had an easier time with Bute than DeGale did Medina. Despite the draw, Jack held onto his title, setting up this long-awaited, best-fighting-the-best title unification showdown - a showdown that's sure to be explosive! Pedraza vs Davis Jose Pedraza woke up this morning as the only male boxer from the island of Puerto Rico currently holding a world title, and the undefeated 130-pound champ intends to go to sleep tonight the same way. Gervonta Davis - a heavy-hitting, 5-foot-6 southpaw with the appropriate nickname "Tank" - has other ideas. In fact, the 22-year-old from Baltimore plans to become a 130-pound world champion one fight earlier than his mentor and promoter, Floyd Mayweather Jr., who won his first title (also at 130 pounds) in his 18th fight. Pedraza vs. Davis is the ultimate contrast in styles. A slick ambidextrous boxer, the 27-year-old Pedraza often befuddles his opposition with his versatility and counterpunching ability. Conversely, Davis is a flat-out slugger, having knocked out all but one of his 16 opponents - and 13 of those foes lasted fewer than four rounds! Once again, it's the age-old boxing debate: What's more important, impeccable boxing skills or raw, bone-crushing power? You're about to find out.  |
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