Adonis Stevenson: record, next fight and profile →
As previously reported by BoxingScene.com, WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson and challenger Badou Jack both made weight Friday and promised victories. Stevenson, a native of Blainville, Que., weighed in at 173.4 pounds while Jack, a Las Vegas-based Swede, tipped the scales at 175 pounds ahead of Saturday’s main event at the Air Canada Centre.
Jack, Stevenson Weigh-In Photos Gallery - Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack both predicted they would win the WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship by knockout as they were joined by all-time great Floyd Mayweather.
Adonis Stevenson strode to the scale Friday afternoon and easily made weight in Toronto. The WBC light heavyweight champion came in at nearly two pounds below the division’s limit of 175 pounds. Quebec’s Stevenson officially weighed 173¼ pounds, just about the same as he weighed before his previous two title defenses.
Three years after their fight fell apart a second time, the war of words between Sergey Kovalev and Adonis Stevenson continues. Kovalev, bothered by Stevenson’s claim earlier this week that Kovalev never wanted their light heavyweight title unification fight, fired back during an interview with Sky Sports.
By Keith Idec - Badou Jack has noticed something interesting since he arrived in Canada earlier this week. Jack technically entered enemy territory, or as threatening an area as Canada can be considered. But the more he explored Toronto, the nation’s largest city, the more Jack realized that Adonis Steven...
Adonis Stevenson seemed completely comfortable Thursday as he joked and laughed his way through a press conference in Toronto. Toward the end of it, though, he reminded Badou Jack and everyone else in attendance that the time for smiling and pleasantries nearly is over. Come Saturday night, Stevenson intends to remind Jack why he has won 14 of his past 16 bouts by knockout and has beaten 80 percent of his opponents inside the distance since he turned pro 11½ years ago.
Stevenson, Jack Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack both predicted they would win the WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship by knockout as they were joined by all-time great Floyd Mayweather during the final press conference on Thursday.
Badou Jack smiled as Adonis Stevenson strolled around the stage Thursday and predicted Jack’s demise. Moments later, after Stevenson again promised to knock him out Saturday night, Jack became serious. Stevenson is typically considered the more powerful puncher entering their light heavyweight title bout, but Jack thinks some people are looking at their intriguing matchup the wrong way.
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NEW YORK – Adonis Stevenson’s promoter feels a fight that hasn’t happened has turned large factions of fans and media against the WBC light heavyweight champion. Yvon Michel considers Stevenson the best 175-pound boxer in the sport. Not enough people support that theory, according to Michel, because Stevenson and Sergey Kovalev haven’t fought.