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<\/a>Two-division world champion Badou Jack showed off his skills and previewed his upcoming title fight at a Las Vegas media workout Tuesday as he prepares to take on WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal Saturday, December 28 live on SHOWTIME from the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta in a Premier Boxing Champions event.<\/p>\nSHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING\u00ae begins at 9 p.m. ET\/6 p.m. PT and is headlined by boxing\u2019s hottest attraction Gervonta \u201cTank\u201d Davis as he takes on former unified world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBA Lightweight Title.<\/p>\n
Tickets for the event, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, GTD Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale and available through Ticketmaster.com.<\/p>\n
Jack hit the ring and talked to media at Mayweather Boxing Club as he prepares to face Pascal in a bid to become a three-time champion and capture his second title at light heavyweight. Here is what the workout participants had to say Tuesday:<\/p>\n
BADOU JACK<\/p>\n
\u201cMentally I\u2019m better than I\u2019ve ever been. I\u2019m hungrier and I feel like I did the first time I fought for the title. I\u2019m always hungry, but I\u2019m really excited for this fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes losses make you better. My first loss was an accident, and I became better because of it. The loss to Marcus Browne, it wasn\u2019t the fairest loss, but it\u2019s made me even hungrier. I\u2019m going to go out there and win the fight no matter what.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople have written Pascal off a couple of times and he always came back. He\u2019s a throwback fighter who definitely knows how to fight. He brings it every time. He\u2019s got more mileage than me, but I can\u2019t overlook a guy like him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m ready to do whatever it takes to win the fight. I feel 100% physically. The cut was cleared in March, and we\u2019re way past that. I\u2019ve been ready physically and this camp has proved that to me and my whole team.<\/p>\n
\u201cPascal and I sparred before but it was a long time ago and sparring is way different than a real fight. I\u2019ve fought bigger punchers, but you have to respect the power of anyone in the ring. Anything can happen. You can get caught by someone who\u2019s not a puncher.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that I have a lot left to give this sport. I feel like I\u2019m young for my age. The break between fights and bouncing back from a loss have made me more motivated than ever. I\u2019m ready to go in and give the best performance of my career.\u201d<\/p>\n
LEONARD ELLERBE, CEO of Mayweather Promotions<\/p>\n
\u201cBadou has a glow about him, just like the old Badou. He looks super-fast in the ring and everything is what we would want to see.<\/p>\n
\u201cBadou Jack has shown time and time again that he wants to fight the best and he\u2019s not going to back down no matter what the challenge is. We\u2019ve never had to think twice about it and one setback wasn\u2019t going to stop him from having that mentality.<\/p>\n
\u201cBadou is a fighter who always uses his platform to make the world better for those less fortunate. He\u2019s done wonderful things and is really so much more than a champion boxer. It\u2019s an honor to work with him and always a pleasure to watch him perform.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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