Pascal beats Diaconu for WBC crown

Eurosport - Sat, 20 Jun 09:13:00 2009

Jean Pascal dealt Adrian Diaconu his first defeat, seizing the WBC light heavyweight title with a unanimous 12-round decision.

BOXING 2009 Defending WBC light-heavyweight champion Adrian Diaconu, left, takes a right from Jean Pascal during the WBC boxing match in Montreal - 0

Pascal knocked down Diaconu in the fifth round of an action-packed bout as the he triumphed over Romanian-born Diaconu in a battle of Quebec-based fighters in front of 13,659 fans at the Bell Centre.

Judge Maximo de Luca scored the bout 115-112, John Keane scored it 116-112 and Jack Woodburn saw it 116-111 for Pascal, who improved to 23-1 with 15 knockouts.

It was Pascal's first fight since stepping up to light heavyweight. He lost a bid for the WBC super-middleweight belt to Carl Froch on December 6 in Nottingham, England.

He didn't disappoint, downing Diaconu with a left in the fifth and unleashing another flurry after the champion rose.

Diaconu was able to withstand the onslaught and finished the round with a burst of his own.

In the 11th round, Diaconu rocked Pascal with a right to the jaw and the two fighters went toe-to-toe in an exchange that brought the crowd to its feet.

There was more action in the 12th, when a bloodied Diaconu was unable to put Pascal down.

Diaconu, making his first defence of the title, fell to 26-1, with 15 wins inside the distance.

Diaconu had emerged with the title after a victory over Chris Henry in Romania in April of 2008, which gave him the interim belt. Then unbeaten Chad Dawson was stripped of the title for refusing to face Diaconu.

Two scheduled defences against Silvio Blanco of Italy were canceled, so Diaconu's only bout since his win over Henry was an eight-round decision in a non-title bout against David Whittom.

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  1. Would love to see a re-match with Froch.

    From cameron w, on Sat 20 Jun 8:18PM

  2. Yes you always do Jack , but come on .. i am not a­ referee . Best of luck to all who have bets going on­ tonight. Lets hope the fight is so good we will not­ care if we lose. Justin tv tonight ! Atb.

    From Lee B, on Sat 20 Jun 7:44PM

  3. vote BP if nothing else they'll keep your car­ running

    From jack torrance, on Sat 20 Jun 7:11PM

  4. Lee b . . .I know mate but this little runt is really­ getting on my t!t ends,you know I'm a regular on­ here and usually give some sensible comments on the­ fights, don't I ?

    From jack torrance, on Sat 20 Jun 6:40PM

  5. i LOVE U JACK

    From neilsenti55, on Sat 20 Jun 6:38PM

  6. God i am in pain , please stop . I cannot laugh anymore­ and my stomach hurts . Hillbilly cocaine ! Wonderful.

    From Lee B, on Sat 20 Jun 6:29PM

  7. p.s it's us middle class that pay your disability­ benefits you ungrateful t wat, how could you afford­ your rollies,white cider and hillbilly cocaine without­ us eh,not to mention that poor junkie kid down the­ street who's the only one who'll let you touch­ her for a £10 bag.

    From jack torrance, on Sat 20 Jun 6:18PM

  8. "ur" ??? is it Hindu you're speaking?

    From jack torrance, on Sat 20 Jun 6:14PM

  9. im beneath u. what a snob. people hate middle class­ snobs like u, looking down ur noses at the average­ working man and kicking them when there down. bad bad­ times man. or do u just think ur posh. BERKSHIRE BOY!

    From neilsenti55, on Sat 20 Jun 5:53PM

  10. your beneath me,I'm moving on

    From jack torrance, on Sat 20 Jun 5:47PM

  11. neilsenti I gave up trying to read your comments,you­ have an educational age of a 6 year old,they simply­ don't make any sense . . what does­ "geuess" , "ansad"­ "dusnt" mean? I don't even know what your­ saying,for someone who wants BNP in power shouldn't­ you be able to speak English?

    From jack torrance, on Sat 20 Jun 5:46PM

  12. Congratulations Pascal, well done mate.

    From JamesH, on Sat 20 Jun 5:06PM

  13. OOOI she is 1 sexy old bird

    From neilsenti55, on Sat 20 Jun 3:42PM

  14. UR MOTHA KIS 1 HELL OF A GUD RIDE MAN

    From neilsenti55, on Sat 20 Jun 3:41PM

  15. no cus th\t wud be BSNP

    From neilsenti55, on Sat 20 Jun 3:40PM

  16. but u were rite about the cross dressing bit. ask ur­ mum she knows, sh aged the livin daylights out of her.­ gud ride 2 for an old bird. slack tho.

    From neilsenti55, on Sat 20 Jun 3:40PM

  17. Is it hAppens Jack I do no a lot of secrets the­ government keep quiet, as you know, boxing is politics.­ And I am involved. And how did you geuess. I know stuff­ about space and stars that would make your eyes bulge­ big boy.

    And you havnt ansad the question posh lad,­ where u from, oxford or reading?xx

    From neilsenti55, on Sat 20 Jun 3:39PM

  18. p.s what does BNP stand for ?' Bulls hit Not­ Politics'

    From jack torrance, on Sat 20 Jun 3:37PM

  19. neilsenti55 I suggest insulin,lots of it,you'll­ just go to sleep and all that inner pain and torment­ will go away.Y ou are clearly a gay cross dressing­ transexual with all this maco overcompensation,fantasys­ about being a boxer and white supremasist,why stop­ there? surely you've won VC's in both the­ Falklands and the Gulf not to mention a Gold Medal in­ power lifting,then surely you've found time to beat­ Arnie at Bodybuilding even though you were good mates­ with him at the time,was it you who piloted Aldrin and­ Armstrong in 69? surely it was.Your mam must be­ devastated at what you have become.

    From jack torrance, on Sat 20 Jun 3:34PM

  20. VOTE BNP

    From neilsenti55, on Sat 20 Jun 3:22PM
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