Jean Pascal
Statistics
Real name	Jean-Thenistor Pascal
Rated at	Light Middleweight (Amateur) Super Middleweight Light Heavyweight (Current)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Reach	72"
Nationality	Haitian Canadian
Born	(1982-10-28) October 28, 1982 (age 29) Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	29
Wins	26
Wins by KO	16
Losses	2
Draws	1
No contests	0

Medal record
Competitor for  Canada
Jeux de la Francophonie
Gold	2001 Ottawa-Hull	Light Middleweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold	2002 Manchester	Light Middleweight
Pan American Games
Bronze	2003 S Domingo	Middleweight

Jean-Thenistor Pascal (born October 28, 1982 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a Haitian-Canadian professional boxer. He is a former WBC and The Ring Light Heavyweight Champion.

Early life[link]

When Pascal was 4, his mother (a nurse) and older brother (Nicholson Poulard) left Haiti for a better life and education. They settled in Laval, Quebec, just outside of Montreal. His father, a well-respected politician, remained in Haiti. Pascal played hockey and soccer, but after watching his older brother become the Quebec Boxing Champion in 1996, Pascal, at 13 years of age, started to visit boxing gym "Club Champions St-Michel" once or twice every week. His first trainer was Sylvain Gagnon, who considered Pascal to be very talented. According to an interview from May 2005, Pascal's idol was Roy Jones Jr..^[1]

He represented Canada as a middleweight at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

Professional career[link]

Super Middleweight[link]

Pascal made his professional debut on February 3, 2005, defeating Justin Hahn by second round technical knockout. After nine professional fights, Pascal fought for the Canada National Super Middleweight title and the Quebec boxing Council (CQB) title in a national bout against Martin Desjardins, winning the fight by KO 7. After two more fights Pascal bagged the TAB (Trans America Boxing) Super Middleweight title against Darnell Boone in his first ten round contest. Soon after Pascal fought Lucas Green Arias on September 30, 2006, at the Montreal Casino. The fight was for the vacant WBC Latino Super Middleweight title. Pascal sent him to the canvas with a flurry of punches in the sixth round. Arias got up for the final second of the round, but moments later slid off the stool in his corner, vigorously rubbing his head. He was unable to get up for the seventh round, making Pascal the winner. He was given oxygen in the ring and then was taken to the hospital on a stretcher.^[2] It was revealed that he suffered a subdural hematoma.^[3]

On November 18, 2006, Pascal defeated Jermain Mackey by unanimous decision to win the WBO NABO Super Middleweight title. Pascal then defeated Lafarrell Bunteng by unanimous decision on March 10, 2007, Defending the NABO belt.

With his win over Bunteng, Pascal fought for the NABO, NABA and NABF National Championships against Christian Cruz. This win solidified his reputation at the national level. After defeating Christian Cruz by technical knockout in the tenth round, Pascal fought former world title challenger Kingsley Ikeke on August 3, 2007. Pascal dominated Ikeke and won by unanimous decision. Later that year, he defeated Esteban Camou and Brian Norman.

His next fight took place on January 11, 2008 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida against Omar Pittman. Pascal dropped Pittman with a left hook in round two and was in control for the first six rounds, but Pittman managed to hurt Pascal in rounds seven and eight. Pascal came back strong in the last two rounds and won by unanimous decision. After the fight with Pittman, Pascal got in a verbal conflict with Edison Miranda. There were brief talks of a possible fight between Pascal and Miranda for the summer of 2008 but it quickly fell apart.

Pascal fought for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight title on December 6, 2008 at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England against unbeaten British fighter and top contender Carl Froch. Pascal held his own, with both men consistently tagging each other throughout the bout. In the end he was outpointed in a close exciting contest. The scorecards read 112-116, 111-117 and 110-118. Froch went on to defeat world class boxer Jermain Taylor and top contender Andre Dirrell. Since the fight, Froch and Pascal have become friends on a personal level and have made a promise to face each other again in the future.

After that fight, Pascal fought Pablo Daniel Zamora Nievas on April 4, 2009 and won the fight by knockout in the fifth round.

Light Heavyweight[link]

After losing to Carl Froch and jumping back after knocking out Pablo Daniel Zamora Nievas, Pascal decided to go up in weight and fight as a light heavyweight.

He then went on to win the WBC Light Heavyweight title from Adrian Diaconu on June 19, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. About two months after the fight on August 12, 2009 the city of Laval honored Pascal.

Pascal defended his newly crowned WBC Light Heavyweight title for the first time on September 25, 2009 against the WBC mandatory opponent, aged Italian veteran Silvio Branco. Pascal won the fight by a 10th-round TKO, after knocking Branco down once in round 7 and twice in round 10.

Pascal's second title defense came on December 11, 2009 in a rematch against Adrian Diaconu. Just like the first fight against Diaconu, the fight ended in another win by decision. Throughout the fight Pascal seemed to be having problems with his right arm, starting around round 5. However it did appear that his cutman, Russ Anber, was able to pop the shoulder back in before the start of round 11. Five days after the fight on December 16, 2009 Pascal underwent arthroscopic surgery for his right shoulder.^[4] Doctors removed a bone chip and repaired the labrum in his shoulder.

At the end of 2009, Ring Magazine rated Pascal as the 65th best boxer in the world as part of their yearly Top One Hundred Boxers ranking. This was the first time Pascal had been featured on the list.^[5]

In June 2010, Pascal re-signed a multi-million dollar contract with promoter Groupe Yvon Michel in which he was guaranteed $1,050,000 to defend his WBC Light Heavyweight title against Chad Dawson, as well as another $1,500,000 guaranteed in the fight following Dawson, which happened to be Bernard Hopkins. The contract is the most lucrative ever given out to a boxer in Quebec boxing history. Pascal has become the first Canadian boxer to receive more than a million dollars for a fight in Canada.^[6]

For Pascal's third title defense, he fought Chad Dawson for his WBC Light Heavyweight title, Dawson's IBO Light Heavyweight title and the vacant The Ring Light Heavyweight Championship. Pascal dominated the early action and worked well in the middle rounds but seemed to tire late and get frequently caught by the favored Dawson. Pascal won the fight by a technical decision part way through the eleventh round due to an accidental head butt that caused a major cut over Dawson's right eye and was stopped by the ring-side doctor. However Pascal easily won the fight according to the judges' scorecards with scores of 108–101 and 106–103.^[7]

Following Pascal's upset of Chad Dawson, 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins was soon named his next opponent for him to defend his WBC, IBO and The Ring Light Heavyweight titles.^{[8][9][10][11][12]} Within the first 48 hours of tickets being on sale for Pascal/Hopkins, more than 15,000 tickets were sold.^[13] In preparation for the fight, Pascal spent forty days training in Miami.^[14]

The fight took place at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City on December 18, 2010. Pascal started strong in the fight, scoring two knockdowns in the first three rounds. One knockdown in the first round, which was disputed by Hopkins as a illegal blow to the back of the head and another knockdown in the third round. However, following the early rounds, the two fighters each held their own, however only to have the fight end in a controversial majority draw.

At the end of 2010, Ring Magazine rated Pascal as the 14th best boxer in the world as part of their yearly Top One Hundred Boxers ranking. Pascal moved up fifty-one places on the list, compared to his 2009 ranking of 65. The jump in the rankings was directly attributed to Pascal's upset of Chad Dawson, since the list came out before Pascal fought Bernard Hopkins.^[15]

Following the controversial majority draw of Pascal-Hopkins in December 2010, Hopkins expressed a number of mixed emotions following the fight, the most noted of which was frustration. Hopkins, who had refused to fight outside of the United States since 1994, felt there was a judging bias based on the fight being held in Quebec, Canada, as well as a discrimination of his age.

Hopkins later criticized Pascal's performance, claiming that Pascal took more damage during the fight and that he clinched frequently. However, when Hopkins was asked about a potential rematch, he replaced most definitely only to claim that he was "too dangerous for anybody" and then went on to complain that GYM promotions was dragging the fight out to make him older so that he would lose.

However, Pascal defended his performance, by noting his two knockdowns he scored early in the fight and defending the legitimacy of the judges. Pascal then expressed that he was unsatisfied with the decision and preferred to have won the fight rather than settle with a draw. When asked about a potential rematch he responded, "If he wants a rematch, anytime."

The rematch with Bernard Hopkins was held on May 21, 2011 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, broadcasted on HBO World Championship Boxing.

The bout began with both fighters feeling each other out for the first few rounds. However, in the third round, Hopkins began to find success with the right hand and shook the knees of Pascal. In the fourth round, both fighters exchanged power shots frantically with Hopkins looking slightly wobbled at the end of the round. Later on, before the seventh round began, Hopkins began doing push-ups in the ring. In the ninth round, Pascal's glove touched the mat after a cupping shot and was ruled a slip. This occurred again in the tenth. The fight concluded with the judges scoring the bout, 112-116, 114-115 and 113-115.

Upcoming fights and future[link]

• ImmediatelThe Sun | first=Gavin | last=Glicksman | title=Pascal will get another crack | date=July 13, 2009}}</ref>^[16] However it was not until a report in March 2010 that Froch admitted to making a verbal agreement to fight Pascal again as soon as the Super Six tournament is over in 2011. As Froch says he has plans to move up to the light heavyweight division. According to Froch, "...We have had a handshake on it that we would fight each other. He wants to get the blemish off his record and I said I would give him the chance to do it. I will step up and fight him for the world title."^[17]

Professional record[link]

26 Wins (16 knockouts, 10 decisions), 2 Losses (2 by decision), 1 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
N/A	26-2-1	Tavoris Cloud	-	? (12)	2012-10-11	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	For IBF Light Heavyweight title.
Loss	26-2-1	Bernard Hopkins	UD	12 (12)	2011-05-21	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Lost WBC & The Ring Light Heavyweight titles. For vacant WBC Diamond Light Heavyweight title.
Draw	26-1-1	Bernard Hopkins	MD	12 (12)	2010-12-18	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada	Retained WBC & The Ring Light Heavyweight titles.
Win	26–1	Chad Dawson	TD	11 (12)	2010-08-14	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained WBC & won vacant The Ring Light Heavyweight titles.
Win	25–1	Adrian Diaconu	UD	12 (12)	2009-12-11	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained WBC Light Heavyweight title.
Win	24–1	Silvio Branco	TKO	10 (12), 2:19	2009-09-25	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained WBC Light Heavyweight title.
Win	23–1	Adrian Diaconu	UD	12 (12)	2009-06-19	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Won WBC Light Heavyweight title.
Win	22–1	Pablo Daniel Zamora Nievas	KO	5 (12), 0:42	2009-04-04	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Won WBO Inter-Continental Super Middleweight title.
Loss	21–1	Carl Froch	UD	12 (12)	2008-12-06	Nottingham, England, United Kingdom	For vacant WBC Super Middleweight title.
Win	21–0	Omar Pittman	UD	10 (10)	2008-01-11	Hollywood, Florida, USA
Win	20–0	Brian Norman	UD	10 (10)	2007-12-07	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained NABO, NABF & NABA Super Middleweight titles.
Win	19–0	Esteban Camou	KO	3 (10), 2:37	2007-10-06	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	18–0	Kingsley Ikeke	UD	12 (12)	2007-08-03	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained NABF Super Middleweight title.
Win	17–0	Christian Cruz	TKO	10 (12), 2:00	2007-06-08	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained NABO and won vacant NABF & NABA Super Middleweight titles.
Win	16–0	Lafarrell Bunting	UD	12 (12)	2007-03-10	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained NABO Super Middleweight title.
Win	15–0	Jermain Mackey	UD	12 (12)	2006-11-18	Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada	Won vacant NABO Super Middleweight title.
Win	14–0	Lucas Green Arias	TKO	6 (12), 3:00	2006-09-30	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Won vacant WBC Latino Super Middleweight title.
Win	13–0	Darnell Boone	UD	10 (10)	2006-06-23	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Won vacant Trans America Boxing Super Middleweight title.
Win	12–0	Melroy Corbin	TKO	5 (8), 2:37	2006-03-11	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	11–0	Eric Howard	TKO	2 (8), 2:30	2006-02-25	Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Win	10–0	Martin Desjardins	TKO	7 (10), 2:16	2005-12-10	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Won vacant Quebec Boxing Council & Canadian Super Middleweight titles.
Win	9–0	Gerardo Soria	TKO	4 (8), 2:36	2005-11-19	Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Win	8–0	James Crawford	TKO	3 (8), 1:47	2005-10-29	Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Win	7–0	Jesse Sanders	KO	1 (6), 1:45	2005-10-15	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	6–0	Ricardo Kellman	TKO	2 (6), 2:50	2005-09-10	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	5–0	Homer Gibbins	TKO	2 (4), 1:45	2005-07-13	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	4–0	Donnie Pendelton	TKO	2 (4), 3:00	2005-06-18	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	3–0	Eddie O'Neal	UD	4 (4)	2005-03-03	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	2–0	Jesse Londo	KO	1 (4), 0:50	2005-02-12	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	1–0	Justin Hahn	TKO	2 (4), 2:17	2005-02-03	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Professional debut.

Titles[link]

• WBC Light Heavyweight Champion (June 19, 2009–May 21, 2011)
  • Won title from Adrian Diaconu on June 19, 2009.
  • First defense was against Silvio Branco on September 25, 2009.
  • Second defense was against Adrian Diaconu on December 11, 2009.
  • Third defense was against Chad Dawson on August 14, 2010.
  • Fourth defense was against Bernard Hopkins on December 18, 2010.
  • Lost the title against Bernard Hopkins on May 21, 2011.
• IBO Light Heavyweight Champion (August 14, 2010–May 21, 2011)
  • Won title from Chad Dawson on August 14, 2010.
  • First defense was against Bernard Hopkins on December 18, 2010.
  • Lost the title against Bernard Hopkins on May 21, 2011.
• Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Champion (August 14, 2010–May 21, 2011)
  • Won the vacant title over Chad Dawson on August 14, 2010.
  • First defense was against Bernard Hopkins on December 18, 2010.
  • Lost the title against Bernard Hopkins on May 21, 2011.
• WBO Inter-Continental Super Middleweight Champion (2009)
• NABO, NABA, NABF Super Middleweight Champion (2006–2008)
• WBC Latino Super Middleweight Champion (2006–2007)
• Trans-American Boxing Super Middleweight Champion (2005–2007)
• Canadian and Quebec Super Middleweight Champion (2005–2006)
• Bronze medalist at the 2003 Pan American Games
• Gold medalist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
• Boxer of the Year in Canada (2001–2003)

References[link]

External links[link]

• The 9th of August 2010, www.jeanpascalboxing.com Jean Pascal's official revamp website came out (English, French)
• Professional boxing record for Jean Pascal from BoxRec

Roger Mayweather
Mayweather in 2010
Statistics
Real name	Roger L. Mayweather
Nickname(s)	Black Mamba
Rated at	Junior welterweight
Nationality	American
Born	(1961-04-24) April 24, 1961 (age 51) Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	72
Wins	59
Wins by KO	35
Losses	13
Draws	0
No contests	0

Roger Mayweather (born April 24, 1961) is a retired professional boxer. He won two major world titles in two different weight classes. Throughout his career, Mayweather fought against many other boxing champions of the 1980s and 1990s. He is a part of the Mayweather boxing family; his brothers are former welterweight contender Floyd Mayweather Sr. and former IBO super featherweight champion Jeff Mayweather, and his nephew is five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. Roger eventually became Mayweather Jr.'s trainer.

Boxing career[link]

Super featherweight and lightweight[link]

Mayweather who was 64-4 as an amateur made his pro boxing debut on July 29, 1981 against Andrew Ruiz. Mayweather won by TKO in round 1. In his thirteenth fight, Mayweather beat Ruben Muñoz Jr. for the USBA lightweight (135 lb) title.

After improving his record to 14-0, Mayweather earned a titleshot on January 19, 1983 against WBA super featherweight (130 lb) champion Samuel Serrano. Serrano entered the bout with a record of 49-3-1 and had lost only once since first winning the title in 1976. Nonetheless, Mayweather led on all three judges' scorecards before he beat Serrano by TKO in round 8 and effectively ended Serrano's career.

Mayweather made two successful title defenses (against Jorge Alvarado and Benedicto Villablanca), but then his first loss came when he was knocked out in round 1 by Rocky Lockridge on February 22, 1984.

Mayweather won the USBA super featherweight title when he gave Kenny Baysmore his first loss, by TKO in round 3. Thus, Mayweather earned the opportunity to fight against WBC super featherweight champion and future legend Julio César Chávez on July 7, 1985. Although Mayweather won the first round on the judges' scorecards, he was knocked down twice in round 2 and lost by TKO.

On November 28, 1986, Mayweather beat Sammy Fuentes for the WBC Continental Americas lightweight title. In his next bout, on March 28, 1987, Mayweather fought against Pernell Whitaker for the NABF lightweight title. Mayweather was knocked down in round 1, but he knocked down Whitaker in round 9. Whitaker won by unanimous decision.

Super lightweight[link]

After Mayweather moved up to the super lightweight (140 lb) division, he fought against WBC super lightweight champion Rene Arredondo on November 12, 1987. Mayweather led on the scorecards and knocked down Arredondo three times in round 6 to win by TKO.

Mayweather made four successful title defenses before he encountered Mexican champion Julio César Chávez again on May 13, 1989. Prior to this fight, Mayweather was being called by several boxing writers as "The Mexican assassin" due to his numerous wins over Hispanic fighters over the last few years. Chávez was still undefeated at the time, and with a 63-0 record, he was a rising legend. Mayweather retired after round 10 due the body damage inflicted by Chávez.

Mayweather won the WBA Americas super lightweight title on April 5, 1990 from Ildemar Paisan. He fought Rafael Pineda for the vacant IBF junior welterweight title on December 7, 1991, but he lost by knockout in round 9.

On March 14, 1993, Mayweather beat former WBA lightweight champion Livingstone Bramble by corner stoppage in round 5. Bramble had defeated Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini twice for the title in the mid-1980s.

Mayweather defeated Eduardo Montes for the IBO light welterweight title by third-round knockout on May 28, 1994. Less than three weeks later, he defeated Marco Antonio Ramirez by round 3 TKO.

Welterweight[link]

In his next fight, against Johnny Bizzarro on August 4, 1994, Mayweather won the IBO welterweight (147 lb) title by unanimous decision. He defended the belt once in 1995.

On June 25, 1995, Mayweather fought the 14-0 Kostya Tszyu for the IBF junior welterweight title. Tszyu won by unanimous decision.

Mayweather won his last title—the IBA welterweight title—on March 12, 1997, when he beat Carlos Miranda by round 12 TKO. Mayweather's final bout was a majority decision victory over Javier Francisco Mendez on May 8, 1999. He ended his career with a total of nine major and minor titles in four weight classes.

Black Mamba[link]

When asked about his ring nickname, Roger stated:

"It’s funny because I wanted a boxing nick-name that wouldn’t be common to most people. One day when I was flipping through channels and I came upon this channel showing different reptiles, and they were showing the black mamba, one of the most deadly snakes in the world. I loved the way the mamba attacked so quietly, but when he hit you he just hit you one time and the poison was in you. That reminded me of myself right there."^[1]

Training career[link]

When Floyd Mayweather Jr. turned pro in 1996, Roger Mayweather turned his attention away from his boxing career and focused more on being Mayweather Jr.'s trainer. Roger trained Mayweather Jr. until early 1998, when Floyd Mayweather Sr. was released from prison and became Mayweather Jr.'s trainer. However, soon after Mayweather Jr. defeated Gregorio Vargas on March 18, 2000, Mayweather Jr. fired Mayweather Sr. as his trainer and brought Roger back.

Roger Mayweather garnered national attention during and after Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Zab Judah on April 8, 2006. Near the conclusion of the tenth round, Judah hit Mayweather Jr. with a left hand that was clearly below the belt and followed up with a right-handed rabbit punch. After referee Richard Steele called time with five seconds remaining in the round, Roger Mayweather entered the ring, but was restrained by Steele. Judah's father and trainer, Yoel Judah, entered the ring and swung at Roger. Zab then went after Roger—taking a swing and grappling with him until security broke it up and cleared the ring. Roger was ejected, but the boxers finished the remaining two rounds, and Mayweather Jr. won by unanimous decision.^[2] Five days after the fight, the Nevada State Athletic Commission decided not to overturn the result of the bout, but Roger Mayweather was fined US$200,000 and suspended for one year.^[3]

Arrest[link]

Mayweather was arrested on August 2009 in Las Vegas for allegedly attacking one of his former boxers, female boxer Melissa St. Vil. Mayweather allegedly hit her several times in the ribs, then tried to choke her, causing her to spit up blood when police arrived. Appearing on the HBO series "24/7", Mayweather admitted to choking St. Vil in an effort to restrain her, but denied that he physically struck her.^[4]

See also[link]

• List of WBA world champions
• List of WBC world champions
• Notable boxing families
• List of boxing triple champions‎

Notes and references[link]

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Roger Mayweather from BoxRec
• Roger Mayweather's letter to the NSAC

Lucian Bute
Statistics
Real name	Lucian Bute
Nickname(s)	Le Tombeur Mister KO
Rated at	Super Middleweight
Height	6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Nationality	Romanian Canadian
Born	(1980-02-28) February 28, 1980 (age 32) Pechea, Galaţi County, Romania
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	31
Wins	30
Wins by KO	24
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	0 Official Site

Medal record
Competitor for  Romania
World Amateur Boxing Championships
Bronze	1999 Houston	Welterweight
Francophone Games
Gold	2001 Ottawa-Hull	Welterweight

Lucian Bute (born February 28, 1980)^[1] is a Romanian-Canadian professional boxer fighting out of Montreal, Canada. Bute is a former IBF Super Middleweight Champion. BoxRec has previously ranked him as the 9th pound for pound best boxer in the world and number 2 at super middleweight in 2012, after Andre Ward.^[2]

Personal life[link]

Lucian Bute was born on February 28, 1980 in Pechea, Galaţi County, Romania.

He also holds Canadian citizenship, gained in 2012.^[3]

Amateur highlights[link]

As an amateur, Bute won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas and the Gold Medal at the 2001 Francophone Games. Bute also represented Romania at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand as a middleweight.

2003 World Amateur Championship Results[link]

• Defeated Aleksandr Bogdanets (Latvia) RSC 2
• Defeated Dmitri Usagin (Bulgaria) 22-10
• Lost to Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan) KO 4