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Badou Jack Eyes Cruiserweight Title
Former Super Middleweight, Light Heavyweight World Champion
and Global Philanthropist, Badou Jack (24-3-3, 14 KOs), is
finalizing his preparations and training camp in Dubai for
his first campaign at Cruiserweight. His fight against
Samuel Crossed (11-1-1, 7 KOs), scheduled for November 26th
on ESPN+ will be Jack’s first in the division with eyes set
on a 3rd division World Title. The 10-round bout,
co-promoted by his Badou Jack Promotions and Probellum, will
be on the D4G VIP Invite Only event at the Dubai Business
Park.
"My main objective is to become a Three-Division World
Champion and it starts this Friday in Dubai” said Jack from
this recent training camp in Dubai.
“Samuel Crossed is the first person in my way of that goal.
I trained really hard and can’t wait to put on a show for my
fans here in Dubai.”
“Badou has always wanted to fight in the UAE in front of his
massive fan base there” Badou Jack Promotions CEO Amer
Abdallah stated. “This is Badou’s first fight moving up, so
after a successful initial bout God Willing, Badou will
start targeting titleholders in the cruiserweight division”.
Jack has been bestowed an honorary “Golden Visa” in the
United Arab Emirates, one that is given to celebrities,
major investors and high-profile individuals. “Dubai is my
2nd home and I love it here” Jack stated. “We are looking to
make some big moves in the Middle East, and it’s been great
so far.”
“We’ve had first class treatment here in Dubai” Head Coach
Johnathon Banks said. “The preparation has been nothing
short of amazing, its everything you want to have happen in
camp. Our hosts at Five Palm Jumeirah have been amazing,
this is the best hotel in Dubai, and they rolled out the red
carpet for us. We can’t wait to come back here and do it
again.”
With the recent news of Canelo Alvarez stepping up to
Cruiserweight to challenge WBC Champion Ilunga Makabu, the
possibility of an Alvarez vs Jack showdown is openly
welcomed by Team Jack. “Everything is possible and if that
fight ever happened, we’d love to do that fight in the
Middle East with our partners here” Abdallah added.
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