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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Pascal Improves His Pro Record
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The Montrealer light heavyweight (175 pounds)
Jean Pascal improved his pro record to 36-6-1 Friday night
at the Whitesands Center In Tampa Bay, Florida, beating the
Chinese Fanlong Meng by unanimous decision in 12 rounds. The
three judges scored the bout 116-111, 114-113 and 115-112
for the Montrealer.
A fighter at 39 years old, Pascal, who was fighting for the
first time in two years in a half, provoked two knockdowns
in this bout. Pascal inflicted to Meng his first defeat in
pro boxing. Meng has now a pro record of 17-1-0.
“I had a perfect preparation for this bout,” said Pascal
after the fight. “I had a lot of energy in this fight. I
could fight for 24 rounds this time. No doubt that I was
deserving a win. I sent Meng twice to the canvas, and I
dominated most of the rounds. I hope to take part in another
world championship bout before the end of my career. The
Montrealer Russian Artur Beterbiev is the actual WBC and IBF
light heavyweight champion of the world, then, I am ready to
face him this year.”
Beterbiev, who has a perfect pro record (17-0-0, 17 wins by
KO or TKO), will be in action June 18th at Madison Square
Garden in New York. He will face Joe Smith Jr. (28-3-0), a
fighter from Long Island, New York.
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