Badou Jack demolishes Nathan Cleverly in Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather undercard as ref stops bout in fifth round
- Swede Jack produced a commanding performance to pick apart the South Wales scrapper with speed and brilliantly accurate punches
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POKER fan Nathan Cleverly went bust as he lost his WBA light-heavyweight crown title to Badou Jack in a one-sided bloody pasting.
Jack made the leap up to the new weight class to add another strap to the super-middle belt he relinquished in order to make the move.
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The Cardiff City fan unfortunately broke his in the third round and blood exploded all over his face - seeming to put him off.
Jack, 33, hit the ground running by demolishing Cleverly over five humbling rounds before the official waved the mauling off.
Cleverly was performing in front of a handful of people as the event struggled to sell and thousands of seats remained empty for his slot.
And he might be pleased there was not a full house in Las Vegas to see his fall from grace.
Jack targeted the body early on, firing into the Welshman’s ribs at every opportunity but not harming him.
Cleverly controlled the centre of the ring but it was superficial as Jack did the better work.
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Jack’s first power shot connected in the second, a straight right finding a home on Cleverly’s jaw.
British star James DeGale drew with Jack last time out, the Swede’s last bout at super-middleweight dropping his belt and moving up a weight class.
That 12-round thriller had almost everything, with the Team GB golden boy hitting the canvas in the final moments but clinging on to hear the final bell.
Round four was the easiest to score with Jack coming on strong and busting the WBA champion’s nose open for the judges to see.
An uppercut at the very start of the fifth buzzed Cleverly again as he continued to struggle with Jack’s angles.
Cardiff City fan Cleverly was glued to the ropes for three long minutes as the home fighter piled on the pressure before the referee jumped in to end his night.
Jubilant Jack said: “It’s a dream come true."
And he called out Adonis Stevenson for his target and vowed to travel to Canada to get his man.
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