Nathan Cleverly-Badou Jack - Excellent fight! (Floyd undercard).

[Primo Carnera]

I'm already noticing that it depends what side of the pond you are as to how you see this fight and Americans are dissing Cleverley's record and Brits dissing Jack's. Bit out of order on both sides IMO.
I like Cleverley and he's no pushover for anyone. Jack and his team probably think that this is the easiest intro to a divison above for a title , and they could be right. But he will have to work his nuts off for it. But Jack has shown his class by Beating Groves in a close fight and although only getting a draw against DeGale, he made a right fucking mess of him. That is top form in my book, alongside beating Dirrell.
I hope I'm wrong , but if I had to pick a winner , I would just shade it to Jack. props to both of them for taking it though.
might catch up with it on youtube a few days later, because nothing would make me buy OR stream that event.

[Master]

Nathan Cleverly: WBA title on line v Badou Jack on Mayweather-McGregor undercard

Britain's Nathan Cleverly will defend his WBA light-heavyweight title against Badou Jack on Saturday, 26 August.

The bout will take place on the Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor undercard in Las Vegas.

Welshman Cleverly said: "I've trained long and hard for this fight and I'm ready to be let off the leash. This is the biggest fight of my career."

Swede Jack, 33, is based in Las Vegas and has 12 knockouts in 21 wins, with one defeat and two draws.

Cleverly, 30, won the title by beating Juergen Braehmer in October 2016.

Jack's super-middleweight unification fight with Britain's James DeGale ended in a controversial majority draw in January 2017.

He is moving up a weight after holding the WBC super-middleweight crown for two years.

Jack said: "I'm getting ready to take that belt, and win a title in my second weight class."

If Cleverly - whose record is 30 wins, including 16 knockouts, and three defeats - wins, he must defend the belt against Russian Dmitry Bivol.

According to WBA rules, a champion has 120 days to fight a mandatory challenger, and that deadline has expired.

Russian Bivol, 26, claimed the interim championship in May 2016 by defeating Felix Valera, and has won all 11 of his professional bouts.

The World Boxing Association says Cleverly and Bivol's teams have 30 days - from 27 July, 2017 - to reach an agreement or the fight will be called to purse bids.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/40893971