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It’s been a long road to respectability for middleweight contender Curtis Stevens. The Brooklyn-based knockout artist has literally punched his way back into contention, running off four straight wins to earn a crack at unbeaten middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin.
The scheduled 12-round title fight headlines an HBO-televised show on November 2, live from The Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The location of the title fight is relatively close to Stevens’ childhood hometown in Brownsville (Brooklyn), New York, but the dream of ever fighting for a major belt seemed to be a million miles away in the eyes of most observers.
Such skepticism stems from two of the more notable entries on Stevens’ résumé, both of which resulted in career-worst performances while on display for a national audience. His lone previous HBO appearance came way back in 2007, where he dropped an uncompetitive decision to Andre Dirrell in a stinker of a fight where the victor ran for 10 rounds, while Stevens appeared clueless as to how to cut off the ring and neutralize his opponent. [Click Here To Read More]
The scheduled 12-round title fight headlines an HBO-televised show on November 2, live from The Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The location of the title fight is relatively close to Stevens’ childhood hometown in Brownsville (Brooklyn), New York, but the dream of ever fighting for a major belt seemed to be a million miles away in the eyes of most observers.
Such skepticism stems from two of the more notable entries on Stevens’ résumé, both of which resulted in career-worst performances while on display for a national audience. His lone previous HBO appearance came way back in 2007, where he dropped an uncompetitive decision to Andre Dirrell in a stinker of a fight where the victor ran for 10 rounds, while Stevens appeared clueless as to how to cut off the ring and neutralize his opponent. [Click Here To Read More]
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