Kovalev vs Shabranskyy now for the vacant WBO

[Superbee]

Stop crying People ! Blame Ward instead...

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Where did you get the news from? BoxRec isn't showing anything.

If this is true then this is a joke.

[WallabeeKing]

Much better opponent than the bums that Stevenson and Beterbiev are fighting though... As for those losses, first one really wasn’t, second one was stopped under very sketchy circumstances. Kovalev is still top at LHW if his will and motivation are there...

A logical statement on this site. Wow, feels like I just saw a unicorn.

[daggum]

]kovalev vs shabaranksky
beterbiev vs kolling
bivol vs broadhurst

all "title fights"

boxing is a business in a bad way

[Pigeons]

Nicely shared them out aint they, one to HBO, one to ESPN, one off to Russia, other in Showtimes hands. Good luck with unifications.

Bivol is co-promoted by Main Events and his next fight is on HBO so HBO could unify the WBA - Bivol and WBO - Kovalev.

Beterbiev still has a promotional agreement with GYM so if GYM wins that dispute then Showtime could unify the WBC - Stevenson and IBF - Beterbiev.

[paulf]

What

the

Fuck.

[Mammoth]

kovalev vs shabaranksky
beterbiev vs kolling
bivol vs broadhurst

boxing is a business in a bad way

Jesus Christ.....

[otrocubiche]

I wonder how Barrera feels right now. He turned down 300-350K (?) for Kovalev because he wanted to fight for a title, and now a fighter he knocked out is getting a nice payday and a title shot.

Write-up another one for the Cuban school of boxing business......

[Loque-san]

He still has a good chance of fighting for the vacant WBA and if he wins that then he'll undoubtedly get a bigger purse to face Kovalev in what would then become a unification bout. But his likely opponent is Bivol, I guess, which is a big ask

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. I never understood why he turned down this fight. Fighters are in this business to make money and fight the best, 350K is no chump change and Kovalev is still one of the best and well-known light heavyweights in the world. Not to mention Barrera is no spring chicken.

The division is loaded with talent, but as it has been pointed out, we only have mismatches on paper to look forward to before year-end.

[BrometheusBob.]

TBH this is less offensive to me than Cotto-Kamegai for a vacant WBO belt. Not by much doe.