Adonis Stevenson: record, next fight and profile →
By Cliff Rold - And so we arrive at the annual appearance. Since September 2015, 40-year old lineal light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (29-1, 24 KO) has shown up to defend his claim to history’s crown (and the WBC’s) exactly twice. He fought once in 2016, once in 2017, and makes his 2018 debut this Saturday (Showtime, 10 PM EST). If he survives this, his most challenging...
Badou Jack arrived in Toronto as a confident contender Wednesday. The former two-division champ admits there were times that he wasn’t quite certain he’d actually get his shot at Adonis Stevenson. The Swedish-born boxer feels much more comfortable now that he has crossed the Canadian border for their 12-round, 175-pound title fight Saturday night at Air Canada Centre.
Badou Jack Canada Photos Gallery - Former two-division world champion Badou Jack explored Toronto and Maple Leaf Square at Air Canada Centre on Wednesday just three days before he challenges light heavyweight king Adonis Stevenson in what will be the city’s most significant world title fight in more 30 years.
WBC heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson believes Sergey Kovalev, who holds the WBO title, has no intention of ever facing him. Both fighters are set for tough title defenses. This Saturday night in Canada, Stevenson will defend his title against former two division world champion Badou Jack.
Adonis "Superman" Stevenson is set to make his ninth, and perhaps most difficult, world title defense when he faces two-division world champion Badou Jack Saturday, May 19 live on SHOWTIME from Air Canada Centre in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. As fight week events in Toronto near, Stevenson shared some thoughts on his training camp and Saturday's showdown
While Sergey Kovalev will defend his WBO world title against Eleider Alvarez on August 4th in Atlantic City, he will be tuning into Showtime this weekend as WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson will defend his title against former 168-pound belt-holder Badou Jack.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Go ahead and accept a round of applause. Because if – even as Badou Jack reeled from the onslaught of one Derek Edwards – you still viewed him as a potential pound-for-pound elite, you’re a soothsayer of the highest magnitude. The unbeaten Swede was headed toward a 168-pound title elimin...
As two-division world champion Badou Jack "The Ripper" arrives in Canada for fight week in Toronto, he shared his thoughts on training camp and his matchup this Saturday, May 19 against WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Adonis Stevenson live on SHOWTIME from Air Canada Centre in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Last week, WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson discussed the idea of a rematch with Tony Bellew, who presently competes at heavyweight. Stevenson knocked out Bellew back in 2013 - in what was Stevenson's last mandatory world title defense. Following that defeat, Bellew moved up to cruiserweight and captured the WBC world title, and then moved up to heavyweight to pick up back to back stoppage wins over former champion David Haye.
Members of the boxing media asked to weigh in on the world title showdown between light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson and two-division world champion Badou Jack all see a close fight on Saturday, May 19 but lean toward the challenger to take the crown from the champion live on SHOWTIME from Air Canada Centre in Toronto.