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Nathan Cleverly and Tony Bellew’s rivalry could be set to resume on a new battlefield as both men have accepted that the drain of doing light-heavyweight is counterproductive and are eying the cruiserweight division.
Cleverly, 26-1 (12), lost his WBO title to Sergey Kovalev in August and is now taking on Daniel Ammann in February for the vacant Commonwealth 200lb title. Bellew’s world title dreams were crushed in Canada last month when WBC boss Adonis Stevenson stopped him in the sixth round to keep himself on a collision course with Kovalev. It leaves Stevenson and Kovalev as the two premier men in the division — although I believe that Hopkins would beat both of them — but what does the move up to cruiserweight mean for the two British boxers? [Click Here To Read More]
Cleverly, 26-1 (12), lost his WBO title to Sergey Kovalev in August and is now taking on Daniel Ammann in February for the vacant Commonwealth 200lb title. Bellew’s world title dreams were crushed in Canada last month when WBC boss Adonis Stevenson stopped him in the sixth round to keep himself on a collision course with Kovalev. It leaves Stevenson and Kovalev as the two premier men in the division — although I believe that Hopkins would beat both of them — but what does the move up to cruiserweight mean for the two British boxers? [Click Here To Read More]