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The biggest fight to be made in the light heavyweight division… will have to wait a little longer, it seems.
Efforts to get World light heavyweight king Adonis Stevenson and unbeaten three-belt titlist Sergey Kovalev in the ring have proven to be an uphill struggle. The latest chapter in their growing rivalry now points to the eventual cancelation of a purse bid hearing scheduled for Friday, April 17.
“Today we have communicated with the WBC and Yvon Michel. We informed the WBC that, while Sergey Kovalev is more anxious than ever to face Adonis Stevenson in order to become the Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion by the end of 2015, he will not participate in the purse bid for the unification bout that has been ordered by the WBC,” confirmed Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events.
As a result, Kovalev will forfeit his position as mandatory challenger to Stevenson’s WBC title. However, the withdrawal from the purse bid did not come without a counter offer.
“In a letter to Yvon Michel, we proposed to make a voluntary deal for Sergey to fight Adonis Stevenson on HBO or HBO PPV on a 50/50 basis,” informed Dvua. “In this proposal we have included provisions to determine how the various aspects of the promotion would be decided and conducted. These provisions have worked successfully in the past when Main Events participated in co-promotions of bigger events than this one with Top Rank, Golden Boy and Don King, among many others.
“Based upon Mr. Michel’s recent statements to the media, we were very happy to learn that no contractual prohibitions exist that would prevent Adonis from fighting Sergey on HBO. So let’s make the fight!” [Click Here To Read More]
Efforts to get World light heavyweight king Adonis Stevenson and unbeaten three-belt titlist Sergey Kovalev in the ring have proven to be an uphill struggle. The latest chapter in their growing rivalry now points to the eventual cancelation of a purse bid hearing scheduled for Friday, April 17.
“Today we have communicated with the WBC and Yvon Michel. We informed the WBC that, while Sergey Kovalev is more anxious than ever to face Adonis Stevenson in order to become the Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion by the end of 2015, he will not participate in the purse bid for the unification bout that has been ordered by the WBC,” confirmed Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events.
As a result, Kovalev will forfeit his position as mandatory challenger to Stevenson’s WBC title. However, the withdrawal from the purse bid did not come without a counter offer.
“In a letter to Yvon Michel, we proposed to make a voluntary deal for Sergey to fight Adonis Stevenson on HBO or HBO PPV on a 50/50 basis,” informed Dvua. “In this proposal we have included provisions to determine how the various aspects of the promotion would be decided and conducted. These provisions have worked successfully in the past when Main Events participated in co-promotions of bigger events than this one with Top Rank, Golden Boy and Don King, among many others.
“Based upon Mr. Michel’s recent statements to the media, we were very happy to learn that no contractual prohibitions exist that would prevent Adonis from fighting Sergey on HBO. So let’s make the fight!” [Click Here To Read More]
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