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Nothing is going well between light heavyweight contender Artur Beterbiev and his promoter Yvon Michel of GYM. As previously reported on Monday, Beterbiev (11-0, 11 KOs) filed legal documents to break his promotional pact with Michel. The two sides are expected to battle it out in court, with a decision coming down before the summer.
A legal tussle is brewing over in Canada. Top light heavyweight contender Artur Beterbiev (11-0, 11 KOs) has filed legal documents to break his promotional agreement with Yvon Michel of GYM. Michel is also the promoter of WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson and unbeaten contender Eleider Alvarez.
Promoter Yvon Michel of GYM advised RDS in Canada that the light heavyweight rematch between WBC champion Adonis Stevenson (28-1, 23 KOs) and top challenger Andrzej Fonfara (29-4, 17 KOs) will take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
Heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko are getting the best possible sparring partners for their highly anticipated fight. Joshua and Klitschko will collide on April 29th for the IBF, WBA, IBO world titles. The Sky Sports Box Office fight will take place before a record crowd of 90,000 fans at Wembley.
A big doubleheader is being planned for June 24 in Gdansk, Poland. Headlining the card would be former two-division world champion Tomasz Adamek (50-5, 30 KOs). Adamek has been out of the ring since April of 2016, when he was knocked out by Eric Molina. He was way up on the scorecards, when Molina caught him cold and knocked him out in the tenth round. At the time of the stoppage, Adamek was up 88-83 on all three cards.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (28-1, 23 KOs) will not face Sean Monaghan (28-1, 17 KOs) on April 29 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The fight is being pushed back, and the event promoters Yvon Michel of GYM and Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment are waiting to receive the official word from Premier Boxing Champions.
Montrealer of Russian origin, light heavyweight contender Artur Beterbiev (11-0, 11 KOs), is about to become the IBF's mandatory challenger to world champion Andre Ward (31-0, 15 KOs).
Rising Polish heavyweight contender Krzysztof Zimnoch (21-1-1, 14 KO) is facing a blast from the past when he takes on well known veteran Michael Grant (48-6, 36 KO) on April 22 in Legionowo, Poland.
Back in 2013, Adonis Stevenson knocked out Chad Dawson in the first round to capture the WBC light heavyweight world title. Dawson (34-4, 19 KOs) has not been impressed with Stevenson's reign as champion. Dawson explained that during his own reign he always fought the best available opponents and Stevenson is doing the complete opposite. During his two title runs, Dawson fought Antonio Tarver twice, Bernard Hopkins twice, and Glen Johnson twice.
Once again, former world champion Jean Pascal (31-4-1, 18KOs) is a free agent after parting ways with InterBox, which is now owned by Camille Estephan, who also operates Eye of The Tiger Management.