Official: Badou Jack vs Lucian Bute / James Degale vs Rogelio Medina RBR Thread

[bigjavi973]

Saturday April 30, 2016
Armory
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Commission: Washington D.C. Boxing & Wrestling Commission
Promoter: Leonard Ellerbe (Mayweather Promotions)
Matchmaker: John Beninati
Television: Latin America: Canal Space, USA Showtime

WBC WORLD
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

WBC World Super Middlweight Champion
Badou Jack "The Ripper"

Age: 32
Weight: 167.4 lbs
Height: 6'1"
Reach: 73"
Stance: Orthodox
From: Stockholm, Sweden/LV, Nevada, USA
Record: 20W(12KO)-1L(1KO)-1D

VS

Lucian "Le Tombeur" Bute

Age: 36
Weight: 167 lbs
Height: 6'1-1/2"
Reach: 72"
Stance: Southpaw
From: Pechea, Romania/Laval, Quebec, Canada
Record: 32W(25KO)-3L(1KO)

IBF WORLD
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

IBF World Super Middleweight Champion
James "Chunky" Degale

Age: 30
Weight: 167.6 lbs
Height: 6'
Reach: 74"
Stance: Southpaw
From: Harlesden, London, United Kingdom
Record: 22W(14KO)-1L

VS

Rogelio "Porky" Medina

Age: 27
Weight: 167.8 lbs
Height: 6'1"
Reach: ???
Stance: Orthodox
From: Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Record: 36W(30KO)-6L(3KO)

[kiaba360]

Medina is finally getting a shot, and Bute is once again in a title fight.

[M Bison]

So I guess the Berto Vs Ortiz card is on an entirely different bill?
Hoping that I can watch all three of these fights.

[b00g13man]

Looking forward to this.

[M Bison]

Well didn't see the poll going that way in favour of Bute but Bute did look very good against James DeGale who I think is better much better than Jack.

[Scipio2009]

So I guess the Berto Vs Ortiz card is on an entirely different bill?
Hoping that I can watch all three of these fights.

Berto-Ortiz is on FOX; if the timing is anything like the PBC on NBC show, the full card will play on Fox (with Fox hipping the audience to the card for the night), and the Showtime card will follow immediately after.

[M Bison]

Berto-Ortiz is on FOX; if the timing is anything like the PBC on NBC show, the full card will play on Fox (with Fox hipping the audience to the card for the night), and the Showtime card will follow immediately after.

Thank you for that, lets hope for that then and hope that Berto and Ortiz can pull out another classic hope they won't look completely shot but I won't hold my breath.

[bigjavi973]

Berto-Ortiz is on FOX; if the timing is anything like the PBC on NBC show, the full card will play on Fox (with Fox hipping the audience to the card for the night), and the Showtime card will follow immediately after.

word love when they start boxing early in the pm until like 11 or 12 at night haha

[Scipio2009]

Thank you for that, lets hope for that then and hope that Berto and Ortiz can pull out another classic hope they won't look completely shot but I won't hold my breath.

being "completely shot" isn't really the issue, as I see both guys still being at about the same level anyway (even fights between flawed fighters always produces good scraps).

The issue will come down to how Victor Ortiz reacts when he gets tagged; if his instinct is to still fold up, the fight'll suck. If he's still got some of that dog in him, hold on to your seat.

[Nubia]

Wait, this is on the same night as Ortiz-Berto II?

Damn..