| Born Name | Badou Johannes Gabriel Jack |
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| Birth Place | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Ethnicity | Gambian-Swedish |
| Profession | Professional Boxer |
| Wife | Yasemin Jack |
| Net Worth | $3 million |
| Age | 36 years old |
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Badou Jack is a famous Swedish professional boxer who is popular for holding two world championships in two weight classes. Well, he ruled the boxing world with WBC super-middleweight title from 2015-2017, and WBA light-heavyweight title in 2017.
The boxer is also famous for representing The Gambia at the 2008 Olympics. Want to know more about the boxer, read the whole article!!!
Badou Jack’s Fortune From Professional Boxing Career
Badou Jack holds a net worth of $3 million as of 2019. He garnered that wealth from his career as a professional boxer.
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Badou Jack holds a net worth of $3 million as of 2019. Source: Instagram
Jack started his amateur boxing career in 2001 at the age of 18. At that time, he held a record of 150 wins and 25 losses. Further, he also won Sweden’s national championship for five consecutive years from 2004-2008. The boxer also represented Sweden at light-heavyweight at the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Later, after winning the qualifying for the 2008 Olympics, he lost against India’s Vijender Sigh in the first round.
The Swedish boxer started his professional boxing career on 6th June 2009 while staying in Sweden. He won his debut match from a unanimous decision, following that match, he won all of his next four matches with 2 TKOs in the first round.
Career in The United States
Jack was still fighting in Sweden when the heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs discovered him in a Swedish boxing event. Later in 2010, Jack moved to the United States in 2010 to train with Briggs. Later, he signed with Lou DiBella and the Warrior Boxing Promotions in 2011. After that, he fought in many matches and was able to garner six wins from 2011-2012.
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Swedish professional boxer, Badou Jack. Source; Instagram
The boxer, later, signed with Mayweather Promotions in between 2012-2013. After that, he fought against many boxers like Marco Antonio Periban, Rogelio Medina, Derek Edwards, and Jason Escalera, among others.
Winning The WBC Super Middleweight Champion
On 17 February of 2015, Badou officially announced that he would challenge undefeated champion Anthony Dirrell for the WBC super-middleweight championship. After an intense fight, Jack won the fight against the titleholder with a majority decision of 116-112, 115-113, and 114-114.
After winning the championship, Jack started to defend his title against many boxers like George Groves, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and James DeGale. During that time, he never lost any matches and held a record of 1 win and two draws. Additionally, Shakur Stevenson, Adrien Broner, and Danny Green are also popular professional boxers.
Entrance in Light Heavyweight
On 18 January 2017, Jack officially left his WBC belt in order to pursue his career in light heavyweight. After that, Jack fought against the WBA champion, Nathan Cleverly at the end of 2017. Further, Jack won against Nathan and he also garnered the WBA title. After the fight, he received $750,000 as a winning prize. Despite winning his debut light heavyweight championship, he vacated the title on 23 September.
Until now, the boxer professionally fought against 28 fighters among which, he garnered 22 wins, four draws, and only three losses. Further, he won 13 matches through knockout, eight by the decision, and one disqualification. Whereas, he lost one match by knockout and two by decision. Besides, his most recent fight was with the Jean Pascal in a clash for the WBA and WBC secondary titles at light heavyweight. Jack lost the fight to 112-114, 114-112, and 112-114 against Pascal.
Badou Jack’s Married Life
Badou Jack is happily married to his wife, Yasemin Jack. The couple tied the knot in a private ceremony on 3rd October 2014, among their close friends and family.
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Badou Jack along with his wife, Yasemin Jack. Source: Instagram
The pair is deeply in love and shares unconditional love for one another. The couple is currently celebrating the five years of their marital relationship. Further, the relationship between them seems fluid, as there is no sign of visible conflict between them.
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Swedish boxer, Badou Jack with his spouse, Yasemin Jack. Source: Instagram
The couple appears together in many places. Moreover, Yasemin can be frequently seen along with Badou in many of his matches, supporting him.
Father of Two Beautiful Children
Jack is a blessed father of his two children. First, he welcomed his first child as a daughter, Malaniyah Jack on 14th April of 2016. Later, he welcomed his second child as a son Malik Jack on 15th April of 2018.
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Boxer, Badou Jack’s children, Malaniyah and Malik. Source: Instagram
The Swedish boxer frequently shares pictures along with his wife and children in his Instagram account.
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