Jean-Thenistor Pascal (born 28 October 1982 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a Haitian-born Canadian professional boxer. Per Wikipedia, he held the WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title from 2019 to 2021, and previously the WBC, IBO, Ring magazine and lineal light-heavyweight titles between 2009 and 2011, and challenged once for the WBC super-middleweight title in 2008.
Pascal was born in Haiti and settled with his family in Laval, Quebec, as a child, represented Canada at the 2004 Olympics, and made his pro debut in February 2005. He lost his first title shot to Carl Froch in 2008, won the WBC light-heavyweight title from Adrian Diaconu in 2009, beat Chad Dawson in 2010, drew with and then lost to Bernard Hopkins, fought Sergey Kovalev twice, and won the WBA (Regular) title run in 2019 against Marcus Browne and Badou Jack; the fetched record table runs through a June 27, 2026 bout against Francis Lafreniere.
BoxRec-style profile
- Birth name: Jean-Thenistor Pascal
- Born: October 28, 1982 — Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Nationality: Canadian
- Height: 5 ft 10½ in (179 cm)
- Reach: 72 in (183 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Pro debut: 3 Feb 2005 (Win by TKO vs Justin Hahn)
- Last bout: 27 Jun 2026 (Loss by UD vs Francis Lafreniere)
- Total rounds boxed: 369 (summed from the bout table below)
- Divisions: Super-middleweight, Light-heavyweight, Cruiserweight
- KO percentage: 56.8% (21 KO wins in 37 wins)
- Titles held (major, with reign dates): WBC, IBO, The Ring and lineal light-heavyweight titles June 19, 2009 – May 21, 2011 (won the WBC title from Adrian Diaconu on June 19, 2009; added The Ring and lineal titles against Chad Dawson on August 14, 2010 per the fetched article; lost to Bernard Hopkins in their May 21, 2011 rematch after a December 2010 draw); WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title 2019–2021 (won the WBA interim title from Marcus Browne on August 3, 2019 per the fetched article and defended the Regular title against Badou Jack on December 28, 2019; the WBA removed Pascal as Regular champion on July 10, 2021 and suspended him for six months per the fetched article); challenged once for the WBC super-middleweight title in 2008 (lost to Carl Froch on December 6, 2008) — reign summary per Wikipedia lead, article and bout table
- Trainers: Sylvain Gagnon (first trainer, per the fetched article); Freddie Roach (trainer for the January 2016 Kovalev rematch, per the fetched article); Stéphan Larouche (worked with Pascal from 2016 until they parted in July 2021, per the fetched article)
- Promoter: Groupe Yvon Michel / GYM (re-signed a multi-million dollar contract with promoter Groupe Yvon Michel in June 2010, per the fetched article; later split from Yvon Michel in 2014 and signed with InterBox, and started Jean Pascal Promotions, per the fetched article)
- Manager: Greg Leon (named as Pascal’s manager in the fetched article, 2019)
- Born: October 28, 1982 — Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Nationality: Canadian
- Height: 5 ft 10½ in (179 cm)
- Reach: 72 in (183 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Super-middleweight, Light-heavyweight, Cruiserweight
Record at a glance
- Total bouts: 48
- Wins: 37
- Wins by KO: 21
- Losses: 9
- Losses by KO: 3
- Draws: 1
- No contests: 1
- Born: October 28, 1982 — Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Nationality: Canadian
- Height: 5 ft 10½ in (179 cm)
- Reach: 72 in (183 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Super-middleweight, Light-heavyweight, Cruiserweight
Fight-by-fight record
| No. | Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round/Time | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Feb 2005 | Justin Hahn | Win | TKO | 2 (4), 2:17 | Club Soda, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 2 | 12 Feb 2005 | Jesse Londo | Win | KO | 1 (4), 0:50 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 3 | 3 Mar 2005 | Eddie O’Neal | Win | UD | 4 | Club Soda, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 4 | 18 Jun 2005 | Donnie Pendelton | Win | TKO | 2 (4), 3:00 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 5 | 13 Jul 2005 | Homer Gibbins | Win | TKO | 2 (4), 1:45 | Métropolis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 6 | 10 Sep 2005 | Ricardo Kellman | Win | TKO | 2 (6), 2:50 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 7 | 15 Oct 2005 | Jesse Sanders | Win | KO | 1 (6), 1:45 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 8 | 29 Oct 2005 | James Crawford | Win | TKO | 3 (8), 1:47 | Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada |
| 9 | 19 Nov 2005 | Gerardo Soria | Win | TKO | 4 (8), 2:36 | Université, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
| 10 | 10 Dec 2005 | Martin Desjardins | Win | TKO | 7 (10), 2:16 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Won vacant CBF and QBC super-middleweight titles |
| 11 | 25 Feb 2006 | Eric Howard | Win | TKO | 2 (8), 2:30 | Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada |
| 12 | 11 Mar 2006 | Melroy Corbin | Win | TKO | 5 (8), 2:37 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 13 | 23 Jun 2006 | Darnell Boone | Win | UD | 10 | Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Won vacant TAB super-middleweight title |
| 14 | 30 Sep 2006 | Lucas Green Arias | Win | TKO | 6 (12), 3:00 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC Latino super-middleweight title |
| 15 | 18 Nov 2006 | Jermain Mackey | Win | UD | 12 | Colisée, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Won WBO–NABO super-middleweight title |
| 16 | 10 Mar 2007 | La Farrell Bunting | Win | UD | 12 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO–NABO super-middleweight title |
| 17 | 8 Jun 2007 | Christian Cruz | Win | TKO | 10 (12), 2:00 | Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO–NABO super-middleweight title; Won vacant WBC–NABF and WBA–NABA super-middleweight titles |
| 18 | 3 Aug 2007 | Kingsley Ikeke | Win | UD | 12 | Centre Pierre Charbonneau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC–NABF super-middleweight title |
| 19 | 6 Oct 2007 | Esteban Camou | Win | KO | 3 (10), 2:37 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 20 | 7 Dec 2007 | Brian Norman | Win | UD | 10 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC–NABF, WBA–NABA, and WBO–NABO super-middleweight titles |
| 21 | 11 Jan 2008 | Omar Pittman | Win | UD | 10 | Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. |
| 22 | 6 Dec 2008 | Carl Froch | Loss | UD | 12 | Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, England — ★ Title fight — For vacant WBC super-middleweight title |
| 23 | 4 Apr 2009 | Pablo Daniel Zamora Nievas | Win | KO | 5 (12), 0:42 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title |
| 24 | 19 Jun 2009 | Adrian Diaconu | Win | UD | 12 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Won WBC light-heavyweight title |
| 25 | 25 Sep 2009 | Silvio Branco | Win | TKO | 10 (12), 2:19 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC light-heavyweight title |
| 26 | 11 Dec 2009 | Adrian Diaconu | Win | UD | 12 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC light-heavyweight title |
| 27 | 14 Aug 2010 | Chad Dawson | Win | TD | 11 (12), 2:06 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC light-heavyweight title; Won IBO and vacant The Ring light-heavyweight titles; Unanimous TD: Dawson cut from an accidental head clash |
| 28 | 18 Dec 2010 | Bernard Hopkins | Draw | MD | 12 | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC, IBO, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles |
| 29 | 21 May 2011 | Bernard Hopkins | Loss | UD | 12 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Lost WBC, IBO, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles |
| 30 | 14 Dec 2012 | Aleksy Kuziemski | Win | UD | 10 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 31 | 28 Sep 2013 | George Blades | Win | TKO | 5 (10) | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 32 | 18 Jan 2014 | Lucian Bute | Win | UD | 12 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Won WBC–NABF light-heavyweight title |
| 33 | 6 Dec 2014 | Roberto Bolonti | NC | NC | 2 (10), 2:29 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — Bolonti unable to continue after an accidental foul |
| 34 | 14 Mar 2015 | Sergey Kovalev | Loss | TKO | 8 (12), 1:03 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — For WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles |
| 35 | 25 Jul 2015 | Yunieski Gonzalez | Win | UD | 10 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 36 | 30 Jan 2016 | Sergey Kovalev | Loss | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — For WBA (Super), IBF and WBO light-heavyweight titles |
| 37 | 16 Dec 2016 | Ricardo Marcelo Ramallo | Win | TKO | 3 (10), 1:45 | Amphithéâtre Cogeco, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
| 38 | 3 Jun 2017 | Eleider Álvarez | Loss | MD | 12 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — For WBC Silver light-heavyweight title |
| 39 | 8 Dec 2017 | Ahmed Elbiali | Win | TKO | 6 (10), 2:06 | Park Race Track, Hialeah, Florida, U.S. |
| 40 | 30 Jul 2018 | Steve Bossé | Win | TKO | 8 (10), 3:00 | Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada |
| 41 | 24 Nov 2018 | Dmitry Bivol | Loss | UD | 12 | Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. — ★ Title fight — For WBA light-heavyweight title |
| 42 | 3 Aug 2019 | Marcus Browne | Win | TD | 8 (12), 1:49 | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBA interim and WBC Silver light-heavyweight titles; Unanimous TD: Browne cut from an accidental head clash |
| 43 | 28 Dec 2019 | Badou Jack | Win | SD | 12 | State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Regular) and WBC Silver light-heavyweight titles |
| 44 | 20 May 2022 | Meng Fanlong | Win | UD | 12 | Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, Florida, U.S. |
| 45 | 16 Mar 2023 | Michael Eifert | Loss | UD | 12 | Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada |
| 46 | 21 Sep 2024 | Terry Osias | Win | KO | 10 (10), 0:56 | Colisée de Laval, Laval, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBO–NABO cruiserweight title |
| 47 | 28 Jun 2025 | Michał Cieślak | Loss | TKO | 4 (12), 1:10 | Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — For vacant WBC interim cruiserweight title |
| 48 | 27 Jun 2026 | Francis Lafreniere | Loss | UD | 10 | Colisée de Laval, Laval, Quebec, Canada — ★ Title fight — For vacant NABA Gold cruiserweight title |
Titles & notes
Major title reigns (start–end): WBC, IBO, The Ring and lineal light-heavyweight titles June 19, 2009 – May 21, 2011 (won the WBC title from Adrian Diaconu on June 19, 2009; added The Ring and lineal titles against Chad Dawson on August 14, 2010 per the fetched article; lost to Bernard Hopkins in their May 21, 2011 rematch after a December 2010 draw); WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title 2019–2021 (won the WBA interim title from Marcus Browne on August 3, 2019 per the fetched article and defended the Regular title against Badou Jack on December 28, 2019; the WBA removed Pascal as Regular champion on July 10, 2021 and suspended him for six months per the fetched article); challenged once for the WBC super-middleweight title in 2008 (lost to Carl Froch on December 6, 2008) — reign summary per Wikipedia lead, article and bout table
- 10 Dec 2005 vs Martin Desjardins: Won vacant CBF and QBC super-middleweight titles
- 23 Jun 2006 vs Darnell Boone: Won vacant TAB super-middleweight title
- 30 Sep 2006 vs Lucas Green Arias: Won vacant WBC Latino super-middleweight title
- 18 Nov 2006 vs Jermain Mackey: Won WBO–NABO super-middleweight title
- 10 Mar 2007 vs La Farrell Bunting: Retained WBO–NABO super-middleweight title
- 8 Jun 2007 vs Christian Cruz: Retained WBO–NABO super-middleweight title; Won vacant WBC–NABF and WBA–NABA super-middleweight titles
- 3 Aug 2007 vs Kingsley Ikeke: Retained WBC–NABF super-middleweight title
- 7 Dec 2007 vs Brian Norman: Retained WBC–NABF, WBA–NABA, and WBO–NABO super-middleweight titles
- 6 Dec 2008 vs Carl Froch: For vacant WBC super-middleweight title
- 4 Apr 2009 vs Pablo Daniel Zamora Nievas: Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
- 19 Jun 2009 vs Adrian Diaconu: Won WBC light-heavyweight title
- 25 Sep 2009 vs Silvio Branco: Retained WBC light-heavyweight title
- 11 Dec 2009 vs Adrian Diaconu: Retained WBC light-heavyweight title
- 14 Aug 2010 vs Chad Dawson: Retained WBC light-heavyweight title; Won IBO and vacant The Ring light-heavyweight titles; Unanimous TD: Dawson cut from an accidental head clash
- 18 Dec 2010 vs Bernard Hopkins: Retained WBC, IBO, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles
- 21 May 2011 vs Bernard Hopkins: Lost WBC, IBO, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles
- 18 Jan 2014 vs Lucian Bute: Won WBC–NABF light-heavyweight title
- 14 Mar 2015 vs Sergey Kovalev: For WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles
- 30 Jan 2016 vs Sergey Kovalev: For WBA (Super), IBF and WBO light-heavyweight titles
- 3 Jun 2017 vs Eleider Álvarez: For WBC Silver light-heavyweight title
- 24 Nov 2018 vs Dmitry Bivol: For WBA light-heavyweight title
- 3 Aug 2019 vs Marcus Browne: Won WBA interim and WBC Silver light-heavyweight titles; Unanimous TD: Browne cut from an accidental head clash
- 28 Dec 2019 vs Badou Jack: Retained WBA (Regular) and WBC Silver light-heavyweight titles
- 21 Sep 2024 vs Terry Osias: Won vacant WBO–NABO cruiserweight title
- 28 Jun 2025 vs Michał Cieślak: For vacant WBC interim cruiserweight title
- 27 Jun 2026 vs Francis Lafreniere: For vacant NABA Gold cruiserweight title
Photo: Adamj1987 at English Wikipedia via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0). Featured image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Jean_Pascal_%28Boxer%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original
Record source: Wikipedia professional boxing record table (cross-checked against the bout list), retrieved 2026-10-30.
