Lucian Bute & World Championship

In the main event live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT), WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Badou Jack will take on former world champion Lucian Bute while IBF Super Middleweight World Champion James DeGale prepares to take on top rated contender Rogelio Medina. The winners will meet in a super middleweight world-title unification fight later this year.

Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Interbox in
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The four fighters represent three continents and highlight the international appeal of boxing and widespread interest in Saturday’s bouts.

Jack was born in Stockholm, Sweden and represented Gambia in the 2008 Olympics before taking up his current residence in Las Vegas. Bute was born in Pechea, Romania but has fought out of Quebec, Canada since his pro debut and gained Canadian citizenship in 2012. DeGale was a 2008 Gold Medalist for Great Britain who was born in London while Medina was born and continues to live in Sonora, Mexico.

The fighters posed in front of the White House, the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument on their tour of the nation’s capital. Jack also visited the Swedish Embassy and met Swedish Ambassador Bjorn Lyrvall. Jack was greeted by embassy staff and posed for pictures and signed autographs while also being treated to Swedish desserts.

WBC stats: Badou Jack vs. Lucian Bute

WBC Super Middleweight World Championship

April 30, 2016

Washington, D.C. – Armory

This will be the 1,930th fight sanctioned by the WBC in its 53-year history.

MAYWEATHER PROMOTIONS PRESENTS:

BADOU JACK “The Ripper” (Sweden-U.S.)

WBC Super Middleweight World Champion

Age, date of birth: 32 (October 31, 1983)

Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada

Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden

Record: 20-1-1, 12 KOs

Height: 6’0.5”

Stance: Righthanded

World title fights: 2-0, 0 KOs

Total rounds: 118

Promoter: Mayweather Promotions

Trainer: Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

LUCIAN BUTE (Canada-Romania)

Ranked WBC No. 7 at Super Middleweight

Age, date of birth: 36 (February 28, 1980)

Residence: Montréal, Québec, Canada

Birthplace: Galat, Romania

Record: 32-3, 25 KOs

Height: 6’1.5”

Stance: Lefthanded

World title fights: 10-2, 8 KOs

Total rounds: 238

Manager: Al Haymon

Trainer: Howard Grant

WBC SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONS

1. Ray Leonard (US) 1988 – 1990

2. Mauro Galvano (Italy) 1990 – 1992

3. Nigel Benn (GB) 1992 – 1996

4. Thulane Malinga (S. Afr) 1996

5. Vincenzo Nardiello (Ita) 1996

6. Robin Reid (GB) 1996 – 1997

7. Thulane Malinga (S. Afr) * 1997 – 1998

8. Richie Woodhall (GB) 1998 – 1999

9. Markus Beyer (Germany) 1999 – 2000

10. Glenn Catley (GB) 2000

11. Dingaan Thobela (S. Afr) 2000

12. Dave Hilton (Can) 2000

13. Eric Lucas (Can) 2001 – 2003

14. Markus Beyer (Germany) * 2003 – 2004

15. Danny Green (Australia) Interim 2003 – 2005

16. Cristian Sanavia (Italy) 2004

17. Markus Beyer (Germany) * 2004 – 2006

18. Mikkel Kessler (Den) 2006 – 2007

19. Joe Calzaghe (GB) 2007

20. Carl Froch (GB) 2008 – 2010

21. Mikkel Kessler (Den) * (Emeritus) 2010

22. Carl Froch (GB) * 2010 – 2011

23. Andre Ward (US) 2011 – 2012

24. Sakio Bika (Cameroon) 2013

25. Anthony Dirrell (US) 2014 – 2015

26. Badou Jack (Sweden-US) 2015 –

* Regained

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY

21 world champions have been recognized by the WBC, of whom only three have regained the title: Markus Beyer (Germany), Thulane Malinga (S. Africa), Carl Froch (GB).

78 super middleweight title bouts have been sanctioned in the history of the WBC.

This will the the 19th super middleweight world title bout held in the United States in WBC history.

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