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Oleksander Gvozdyk trailed on two of the three judges’ cards when he secured his 11th-round knockout of southpaw WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson on Saturday night before “Superman’s” stunned partisan fans at Centre Videotron in Quebec City.
Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada - Olympic bronze medal winner Oleksandr Gvozdyk (16-0, 13 KOs) has arrived as he stopped Adonis Stevenson (29-2-1, 24 KOs) in the eleventh round to capture the WBC light heavyweight world title.
Cuban southpaw Luis Ortiz believes three of the top heavyweights will be at The Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday when he fights Travis Kauffman on the undercard of Deontay Wilder’s pursuit of his eighth straight knockout in as many WBC title defenses against lineal champion Tyson Fury on Showtime Pay-Per-View (9 p.m ET/ 6 p. ET).
Southpaw Adonis Stevenson and Deontay Wilder are two of boxing’s fiercest and most powerful knockout artists, and “Superman” and “The Bronze Bomber” will defend their respective WBC 175-pound and WBC heavyweight crowns from separate sites on Saturday night.
Southpaw Adonis Stevenson said “I want to win this fight by knockout” for fans who “want to see a body on the canvas” in pursuit of his 10th WBC 175-pound title defense and seventh stoppage during that time against Ukrainian 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Oleksander Govzdyk at Centre Videotron in Quebec City on Showtime (7:45 ET/ 4:45 PT) on Saturday night.
Three-division and WBA “super” featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz will pursue his fourth straight victory in as many defenses “before six rounds” against twice-beaten Miguel Flores on February 16 on FOX (8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT) in Los Angeles.
His nickname is “The Ghost,” and his last, “Guerrero,” translates from Spanish as “Warrior.” Robert “The Ghost Warrior” Guerrero (36-6-1, 18 KOs) is back in boxing, having unretired to resume a standout 16-year career 16 months after announcing his exit from the game.
Cuban southpaw Luis Ortiz likes drawing comparisons between some of his more impressive results and those of others, even though he's fully aware that styles make fights in boxing. In July, for example, the 6-foot-4, 240-plus-pound “King Kong” Ortiz (29-1, 25 KOs) flattened Razvan Cajanu in the second round to rebound from a three-knockdown, 10th-round stoppage loss in March to 6-foot-7 WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs), whom Ortiz had badly hurt and nearly out on his feet in the seventh round.
Heavyweight contender Travis Kauffman literally asked for bigger challenges—specifically 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-7 former title challengers Gerald Washington and Dominic Breazeale—after swapping first-round knockdowns during a majority decision victory over late replacement Scott Alexander in June at Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California.
Jarret Hurd first entered a boxing gym as a 15-year-old—a relatively late start for most boxers who turn professional—at the urging of his father, Fred Sr. But Hurd’s dedication to pugilism was lukewarm as he intermittently engaged in amateur tournaments under then-coach Tom Browner.