“I’m excited to face a great champion like Lucian Bute who I know will bring the best out of me. I’m looking forward to showing off all of my skills,” said Jack. “I want to be considered the best in the division. Undisputed. I have to beat great fighters like Bute to get there and I look forward to the challenge.”
“This chance at another world championship fight is a great opportunity for me. Taking part in two world championship bouts in a row is not easy, but it makes me quite proud. I’m in good health and I’ve been in th gym since February. When the phone rang, I said yes without hesitation. When you are given the opportunity to fight for a world title, at this level, you cannot refuse. I haven’t been injured in a long time. Although I had some small doubts before going up against DeGale, after the performance I came up with against him, my confidence level is now at 100%. I can see it in the gym and everyone can see it, including my trainers and my sparring partners! I’m hungry for another championship title, like I was when I was younger, at age 26 and 27. I want to take away the belt from Badou Jack. I respect him, he has a good background at the amateur level, he went to the Olympic Games and he showed that he was part of the boxing elite when he beat Anthony Dirrell and George Groves. But on April 30, the province of Quebec will have a new champion!”
Gerome Quigley 152 vs. Dennis Sharpe 156
Drayvontay Speed-Rawls 142 vs. Benjamin Olinga 138
Cobia Breedy 129 vs. Stephon McIntyre 131
Francisco Bustos 160 vs. Darryl Watkins 163
Marq Johns 124 vs. Alan Beeman 128
Yurii Polischuk 146 vs. Dustin Caplinger 154
Nick Kisner 199 vs. Dan Shull 197
Colby Madison 233 vs. Dominique Barnes 225
Stevie Weimer 146 vs. Joseph Figueroa 155
Ian Green 162 vs. Gundrick King 162
Zsolt Daranyi, Jr. 153 vs. Marqus Jackson 151
Matthew Griego 111 vs. Jordan Simmons 111
Bout summary:
Quigley (13-0, 12 KO's, Gaithersburg, MD) vs. Sharpe (17-19-4, Bayonne, NJ) six rounds.
Speed-Rawls (5-0-1, three KO's, Glenarden, MD vs. Olinga (1-11, Washington, DC) six rounds.
Breedy (5-0, four KO's, Oxon Hill, MD via Barbados) vs. McIntyre (2-18-2, Jonesboro, GA) four rounds.
Bustos (3-0, two KO's, Rockville, MD) vs. Watkins (0-3, Temple Hills, MD) four rounds.
Johns (6-1-1, five KO's, Fort Washington, MD) vs. Beeman (0-11, Providence, RI) four rounds.
Polischuk (8-1-1, two KO's, Landover, MD) vs. Caplinger (2-6, one KO, Akron, OH) six rounds.
Kisner (15-2-1, six KO's, Baltimore, MD) vs. Shull (3-30-1, one KO, Winchester, VA) six rounds.
Madison (Pro Debut, Baltimore, MD) vs. Barnes (0-1, Wilson, NC) four rounds.
Weimer (9-0, two KO's, York, PA) vs. Figueroa (11-57-5, Bronx, NY) four rounds.
Green (8-1, six KO's, Paterson, NJ) vs. King (18-16, 11 KO's, Tuscaloosa, AL) six rounds.
Daranyi, Jr. (7-0, seven KO's, Toronto, Canada via Hungary) vs. Jackson (3-23, two KO's, Atlanta, GA) six rounds.
Griego (3-0, three KO's, Albuquerque, NM) vs. Simmons (0-1, Concord, NC) four rounds.
