TWO-DIVISION CHAMPION BADOU JACK TO FACE UNBEATEN DERVIN COLINA IN MAYWEATHER VS. PAUL SHOWTIME PPV®
CO-MAIN EVENT THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 6 FROM HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI GARDENS
MIAMI – (June 3, 2021) – Two-division world champion
Badou Jack will face undefeated
Dervin Colina in a 10-round mild heavyweight bout that serves because the Mayweather vs. Paul SHOWTIME
PPV co-main occasion this Sunday, June 6 from Arduous Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
Colina replaces Jean Pascal, who was initially slated to face Jack earlier than failing a pre-fight drug take a look at.
The
pay-per-view telecast will start stay at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and can function former unified 154-pound champion “Swift” Jarrett Hurd taking over Luis Arias in a 10-round showdown, plus former NFL star vast receiver Chad Johnson will make his boxing debut in an exhibition match towards versatile fighter Brian Maxwell.
Born in Stockholm, Jack (22-3-3, 13 KOs), who represented his father’s house nation of Gambia within the 2008 Olympics, now lives in Las Vegas. Jack received the 168-pound world title with a majority resolution towards Anthony Dirrell in 2015 and efficiently defended the belt 3 times earlier than being handed a hard-fought majority draw towards James DeGale in one in all 2017’s finest fights. In his first bout at 175 kilos, Jack stopped Nathan Cleverly to select up the WBA mild heavyweight title earlier than preventing to a majority draw towards then WBC champion Adonis Stevenson in Could 2018. After dropping a slim battle to Pascal in 2019, Jack’s most up-to-date outing noticed him earn a unanimous resolution over Blake McKernan in November 2020.
The 33-year-old Colina (15-0, 13 KOs) lives in Medellin, Colombia, and is a local of Venezuela. He steps in on brief discover to make his United States debut towards Jack. Colina has competed at each tremendous middleweight and light-weight heavyweight in recent times and is driving a six-fight knockout streak into June 6. Colina has been coaching with famend coach Stacy McKinley for the final two months in Pompano Seashore, Florida.
