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For those who tuned into the co-main event of Pacquiao vs. Broner on Saturday night, Badou Jack’s face won’t be something you’ll forget anytime soon. For those who didn’t, brace yourselves.
The 35-year-old former two-division world champion boxer lost to the undefeated Marcus Browne at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in a unanimous decision (117-110, 116-111 and 119-110), handing Jack just his second loss of his illustrious career.
In the seventh round of the fight, Jack and Browne inadvertently whacked heads, which gashed up Jack’s forehead to a NSFW level. The head butt occurs at the 10-second mark of the clip below.
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The gash began leaking like a faucet down Jack’s face for the rest of the fight, making it difficult for the Swedish fighter to see through the blood.
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During Tuesday’s conference call, Jack had this to say about the gruesome cut.
“I’m a fighter, so I ain’t gonna quit. I’m not gonna tell them to stop the fight. They took me to the doctor a couple of times, but I wasn’t going to stop it. It was bleeding, but I’m going to keep fighting until the end. I’m a fighter.
“At first, I was thinking, damn it just keeps leaking. I thought the doctor would stop it, but they didn’t.”
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Leonard Ellerbe, head of Mayweather Promotions, said of the injury: “That cut was the worst I’ve experienced in 40 years in the sport.”
After the fight, Jack got stitched up to the point where his forehead looked like a featured a giant baseball seam.
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What an goddamn animal.
[h/t Deadspin]