Campillo Helping Fonfara For Adonis Stevenson Clash

By Luke Furman

Former WBA light heavyweight champion Gabriel Campillo (22-6-1, 9KOs) has traveled over to Chicago to help former opponent, Andrzej Fonfara (25-2, 15KOs), prepare for his upcoming Showtime televised fight with WBC champion Adonis Stevenson on May 24th at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Campillo faced Fonfara in August of last year and was knocked out in the ninth of a close fight. Besides Fonfara, Campillo faced a who's who of recognizable names at 175-pounds. He holds a decision win over Beibut Shumenov and lost a controversial decision in the rematch. He lost a controversial decision to then champion Tavoris Cloud in 2012 and then saw himself get knocked out in three rounds by Sergey Kovalev.

Luke Furman covers boxing for bokser.org