A battered and visibly exhausted Badou Jack sat before reporters on Saturday night, wrestling not only with a unanimous decision defeat but with the possibility that his remarkable 16-year professional career may have reached its final chapter.
The 42-year-old entered the rematch as the WBC cruiserweight champion and the second-oldest titleholder in boxing. He left the ring demoralized stripped of both his belt and, perhaps, his belief that he can continue competing at the sport’s highest level.
“Father time might be coming,” Jack admitted at the post-fight press conference. “Maybe this is it for me, Maybe not.