Badou Jack sees the end of his career: "Can't last forever"

When Badou Jack goes up against Ilunga Makabu on February 26, the Swede has a chance to write himself into the history books.

If Jack takes home the WC belt, he will become the first boxer to become world champion at cruiserweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight.

- I have been training very hard.

I've been here before, so it's nothing new to me.

I have a chance to make history.

That is my motivation, he tells SVT Sport.

Tough resistance

But tough opposition awaits Badou Jack.

Ilunga Makabu is 29-2 in match results and he has ten straight wins (Jack has five).

- He is strong.

We've trained together before, but that was when I was at super middleweight.

He hits hard, but I'm a better boxer.

I can hit hard too.

It will be a good match.

I'll take him, says the Swede and answers the question if he sees himself as the favorite:

- You must always see yourself as the favorite.

He might be the favorite, I have no idea.

I expect a tough match, but I have what it takes to win.

"Has been a professional for 14 years"

39-year-old Badou Jack has a long and successful career behind him.

The question is which chapter is the boxer in now?

- It's the end, of course.

I turn 40 in October.

It's the end of the career.

But I take care of my body and I live a good lifestyle, so I have a few games left.

How close to the end?

- I take one match at a time.

So I have no idea.

But boxing is a "young man's sport", so you can't go on forever.

I have been a professional for 14 years.

Badou Jack meets Ilunga Makabu on February 26, in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.