Montana Love: record, next fight and profile →
Controversy reigned in Cleveland as Montana Love was disqualified after Steve Spark was tossed over the ropes in a clinch in the sixth round – Spark picking up the WBA Intercontinental super lightweight title in the process.
Montana Love had a much different vision of how things would play out in a celebrated hometown headliner. The night could not have gone worse for the Cleveland-bred southpaw, who was dropped, cut and eventually disqualified in a sixth-round upset to Australia’s Stevie Spark. Love overcame a second-round knockdown and a cut from
This homecoming hits differently for Montana Love. Up next for the unbeaten Love is a scheduled 12-round regional title fight with Australia’s Steve Spark, due to take place this Saturday at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Love’s hometown in Cleveland, Ohio. Sharing the bill with the 27-year-old southpaw is older brother Raynell Williams, a 2008 U.S. Olympian who returned to the ring in September following a five-year break.
Montana Love, Steve Spark Weights Photos - Montana Love and Steve Spark clash in the main event of a card taking place in Cleveland, with the co-main bout featuring a Matchroom debut for Richardson Hitchins also at Super-Lightweight, where the Brooklyn talent faces Yomar Alamo for the IBF North American title. (photos by Ed Mulholland)
Montana Love returns to the venue that housed his breakout performance. The unbeaten junior welterweight enjoys his first televised headliner as he faces Australia’s Steve Spark this Saturday at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Love’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Love and Spark each weighed 140 pounds, right at the junior welterweight divisional limit for their scheduled twelve-round regional title fight (Saturday, DAZN, 8:30 p.m. ET).
Steve Spark says the pressure is all on Montana Love to impress his hometown fans – and he’ll capitalize on that expectation and clinch a pivotal win for his World title ambitions as the pair clash for the WBA Intercontinental Super-Lightweight title on Saturday night at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, live worldwide on DAZN.
Love, Spark Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Montana Love and Steve Spark clash in the main event of a card taking place in Cleveland, with the co-main bout featuring a Matchroom debut for Richardson Hitchins also at Super-Lightweight, where the Brooklyn talent faces Yomar Alamo for the IBF North American title. (photos by Ed Mulholland)
Steve Spark had a chance to fight on Matchroom Boxing’s first ever show in his Australia homeland. He instead settled for a role as ringside commentator on that October 15 evening in Brisbane. A far more significant opportunity awaited the Queensland-bred knockout artist, who traveled to the other side of the world for a fight with Montana Love this Saturday on DAZN from Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Love’s hometown in Cleveland, Ohio.
Montana Love fulfils a dream on Saturday night – headlining for the first time in his hometown of Cleveland as he faces Steve Spark for the WBA Intercontinental Super-Lightweight title at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday night (November 12) live worldwide on DAZN.
Love, Spark Cleveland Meeting Photos Gallery - Montana Love will headline at home in Cleveland, Ohio for the first time in his career as he defends his IBF North American Super-Lightweight title against Stevie Spark at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday, November 12, live worldwide on DAZN. (photos by Ed Milholland)