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Badou Jack

Badou Jack held the WBC cruiserweight world title and the WBC super middleweight world title between 2015 and 2025.

World title bouts
10
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
6–2–2
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (WBC super middleweight, 2015–2017)
1 year, 8 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2015 – Jan 2026

CruiserweightWBC
Light HeavyweightWBA Regular
WBC
Super MiddleweightWBC
IBF
2015age 312016age 322017age 332018age 342019age 352020age 362021age 372022age 382023age 392024age 402025age 412026age 42
201620182020202220242026

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2025

  2. The Ring magazine rates Badou Jack No. 6 at cruiserweight in its annual ratings

  3. Noel Mikaelian beats Badou Jack via unanimous decision 12/12

    Cruiserweight · WBC

  4. Badou Jack beats Noel Mikaelian via majority decision 12/12

    Cruiserweight · WBC

  5. 2024

  6. Badou Jack becomes WBC cruiserweight champion

    Cruiserweight · WBC

  7. 2023

  8. The Ring magazine rates Badou Jack No. 3 at cruiserweight in its annual ratings

  9. Badou Jack’s reign as the WBC cruiserweight world champion ends

    Cruiserweight · WBC

  10. Badou Jack beats Ilunga Makabu via technical knockout 12/12

    Cruiserweight · WBC

  11. 2020

  12. The Ring magazine rates Badou Jack No. 6 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  13. 2019

  14. The Ring magazine rates Badou Jack No. 8 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  15. Jean Pascal beats Badou Jack via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  16. 2018

  17. The Ring magazine rates Badou Jack No. 4 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  18. Badou Jack and Adonis Stevenson draw via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBC

  19. 2017

  20. The Ring magazine rates Badou Jack No. 8 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  21. Badou Jack beats Nathan Cleverly via knockout 5/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  22. Badou Jack’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  23. Badou Jack and James DeGale draw via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC and IBF

  24. 2016

  25. The Ring magazine rates Badou Jack No. 2 at super middleweight in its annual ratings

  26. Badou Jack beats Lucian Bute via disqualification 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  27. 2015

  28. The Ring magazine rates Badou Jack No. 3 at super middleweight in its annual ratings

  29. Badou Jack beats George Groves via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  30. Badou Jack beats Anthony Dirrell via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC