Adonis Stevenson: record, next fight and profile →
There definitely is no love lost between fellow Haitians Adonis Stevenson and Jean Pascal. The WBC light heavyweight champion Stevenson and former champion Pascal have engaged in many war of words here on BoxingScene.com over the years.
WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (27-1) has had his name mentioned along with WBA/IBF/WBO champion Sergey Kovalev for over two years. Fans have clamored for the unification fight that would produce an undisputed champion but the dream fight has failed to materialize for several reasons.
The head of Main Events, Kathy Duva - who promotes unified light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev - read with some amusement the latest comments from WBC 175-pound champion Adonis Stevenson, who stated that he would be willing to face Kovalev now or after his fall showdown against Andre Ward.
Over the past two years, the handlers for WBA/WBO/IBF light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev and WBC/lineal champion Adonis Stevenson have engaged in negotiations several times, and for a variety of reasons they have not been able to come to an agreement on what would be one of the biggest fights that can be made in the sport of boxing.
On April 30th light heavyweight contenders Edwin Rodriguez (28-1) and Thomas Williams Jr. (19-1) will square off at the StubHub Center on Carson. California.
IBF super middleweight champion James DeGale (22-1 14 KOs) is getting prepared for his upcoming defense against Rogelio Medina (36-3, 30 KOs), but he has bigger goals on his mind.
WBA 'regular' light heavyweight champion Juergen Braehmer of Germany would like to get a unification bout with WBC champion Adonis Stevenson of Canada.
Last week, promoter Yvon Michel of GYM was discussing the upcoming plans for WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (27-1, 22 KOs). Michel wants to stage an event with Stevenson as the headliner on June 4th at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.
If all goes as planned, promoter Yvon Michel of GYM will stage two big events in the coming months in Montreal. The first event would feature the return of former super middleweight world champion Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) at the end of April or early May against an opponent who still needs to be undetermined. Then the other would possibly take place on the 4th of June with WBC champion heavyweight Adonis Stevenson (27-1, 22 KOs) as the headliner.
Light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara (28-3, 16 KOs) is looking for some payback. The Polish fighter is the leading candidate to face WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (27-1, 22 KOs) in the coming months.