Badou Jack Easily Gets Rid Of Dervin Colina

By: Hector Franco

MIAMI, FL – In the principle co-feature bout on the Floyd Mayweather-Logan Paul undercard, former tremendous middleweight and light-weight heavyweight champion Badou Jack (24-3-3, 14 KOs) confronted off in opposition to Venezuelan energy puncher Dervin Colina (15-1, 13 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round gentle heavyweight bout. 

The Swedish fighter would rating a dominant fourth-round technical knockout in what turned out to be a tune-up. 

Jack was initially set to face Canada’s Jean Pascal in a rematch of their 2019 encounter, the place Pascal received a razor-close break up choice. Pascal was compelled to withdraw from the struggle after testing optimistic for 4 totally different performance-enhancing medication. 

Colina, who was already in coaching camp for a struggle, made his United States debut, with all of his earlier bouts going down in his native Venezuela. 

Jack started the struggle taking part in the position of the stalker, placing stress on the Venezuelan fighter. The previous two-division champion used his jab to regulate the gap and vary. 

Referee Frank Santore Jr. made his discover early, taking factors away from Colina within the second and third rounds for extreme holding. 

Within the first minute of the fourth spherical, Jack scored the primary knockdown of Colina’s profession, sending him to the canvas with a mix. Jack would rating two extra knockdowns within the spherical ending the competition with a pair of physique photographs. 

The referee put a halt to the bout on the 2:57 mark of the fourth spherical. 

Jack, who’s now 37-years outdated, has plans to maneuver as much as one other weight class to try to seize a title within the cruiserweight division. 

“My purpose is to be a three-division champion,” Jack stated to Showtime’s Mauro Ranallo in a post-fight interview. “I don’t like chopping weight. I’m going to talk with my crew to see what I’m going to do subsequent.”