DEERFIELD EACH, Fla. -- Undefeated light heavyweight contender Isiah "The Piston" Thomas 12-0 (6 KO's), rated No. 10 by the World Boxing Association (WBA), is eager to fight powerful WBA No. 8-rated Russian power puncher Sergey Kovalev 20-0-1 (18 KO's)
"I am ready to face Kovalev when and wherever he wants," said the 24-year-old southpaw from Detroit.
Henry Rivalta Acquinity Sports promoter said "I know coach John David Jackson; he is a great friend and a great professional. We understand that Jackson does a good job with Kovalev. We respect his work and hope that Jackson and Kovalev's managers know that we are ready to fight wherever and whenever they want, and they only need to contact us and we will have an agreement "
The 6’ 4” Thomas has exceptionally fast hands, good foot work and numbing power in both hands. He has fought mostly in the cruiserweight division, registering six knockouts in his 12 professional fights to date. After signing a promotional deal with Acquinity Sports in 2012, Thomas made his Acquinity Sports debut on July 21, 1012, knocking out Reggie Pena in the second round of their fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Last September, Thomas won a lopsided six-round unanimous decision (60-51 three times over Mexican Ricardo Campillo, followed by a return in October in a fight in Santo Domingo in which Thomas stopped Junior Ramos in the third round.
Two months later, in “Beatdown 2012” at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, Thomas was matched against the much more experienced former world champion, Richard Hall. Thomas won a unanimous 10-round decision for the interim WBA Fedelatin cruiserweight title, and his impressive performance earned him a spot in the WBA rankings.
Thomas is confident that a victory against a world-class opponent and powerful puncher such as the undefeated Russian Sergey Kovalev would elevate him into the WBA’s top five.
"I'm not impressed by Kovalev’s record,” Thomas added. “We are in boxing to measure ourselves against the best and I believe Sergey and his team think like us. We have to give Kovalev the same respect that we give all our potential opponents, but we want to emphasize that we have no fear in facing him. He is a great fighter and will do his job in the same way that we have to do ours.”
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