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News of lineal light heavyweight king Adonis Stevenson's next ring appearance being pushed back by at least three weeks also came with the revelation that a showdown with countryman Jean Pascal is unlikely to take place until 2015.
An attempt was made to make the fight happen in late September, after it was learned that Stevenson was no longer facing Bernard Hopkins. Plans for the targeted unifcation bout were squashed when Hopkins called an audible and instead signed to face Sergey Kovalev in November, in a bout that will air on HBO.
As Stevenson is bound to the Showtime family through his relationship with adviser Al Haymon, the scope is limited as to whom he will next face. With that in mind, the most sensible next move is to accept a fight against the best available opponent.
That road leads right back to Pascal. whose handlers wanted to offer clarification on the exact reasons why that fight hasn't yet been inked.
"Our side is ready to make the fight happen in the final quarter of 2014," confirmed Greg Leon, CEO of Jean Pascal Promotions. [Click Here To Read More]
An attempt was made to make the fight happen in late September, after it was learned that Stevenson was no longer facing Bernard Hopkins. Plans for the targeted unifcation bout were squashed when Hopkins called an audible and instead signed to face Sergey Kovalev in November, in a bout that will air on HBO.
As Stevenson is bound to the Showtime family through his relationship with adviser Al Haymon, the scope is limited as to whom he will next face. With that in mind, the most sensible next move is to accept a fight against the best available opponent.
That road leads right back to Pascal. whose handlers wanted to offer clarification on the exact reasons why that fight hasn't yet been inked.
"Our side is ready to make the fight happen in the final quarter of 2014," confirmed Greg Leon, CEO of Jean Pascal Promotions. [Click Here To Read More]
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