Former world champion and considerable underdog Jean Pascal 34-6-1 (20 KOs) dethroned previously undefeated WBA interim light heavyweight champion Marcus Browne 23-1 (16 KOs) with an 8th round technical decision on Saturday night at The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Pascal who was the WBC world champion back in 2009 and 2010, had Browne on the canvas in the 4th and twice more in the 7th.. Browne sustained a terrible cut over his left eye by an accidental headbutt in round eight which sent the bout prematurely to the scorecards where all three judges scored the Haitian, Canadian the winner by 75-74..
Many people wrote Pascal off going into this, mainly based on the fact that he really hadn’t won a high profile fight of note since his win over Lucien Bute back in 2014..
Browne looked exceptional winning the title from Badou Jack back in January, but appeared flat tonight allowing a 36 year old Jean to fight at his own pace..
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