Former WBC champ Pascal to face prospect Elbiali, then retire from ring
MONTREAL — Jean Pascal wants to leave the ring as a winner.
The Laval, Que. resident and former World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion says it will be his final fight when he takes on little-known Ahmed Elbiali (16-0) on Friday night in the main event at the Hiahleah Park casino near Miami.
Pascal (31-5-1) is only 35 and, in an age when many top boxers carry on into their 40s, he probably could continue for a few more years. But he wants to go out with his mental and physical faculties intact.
“It’s an unforgiving sport,” Pascal said this week. “You shouldn’t end on an empty gas tank.