Nathan Cleverly: record, next fight and profile →
Nathan Cleverly will fight Stateside later this month. Terms have been agreed, according to the Welshman’s promoter Eddie Hearn, for the WBA ‘regular’ light-heavyweight champion to defend his crown against Badou Jack.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, the World Boxing Association (WBA) Championship Committee ordered WBA "regular" light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly to make a mandatory defense against the WBA interim-light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol - to establish a mandatory challenger to WBA "super" champion Andre Ward.
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championship Committee ordered the match between WBA "regular" light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly and the WBA interim-light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol - to establish a mandatory challenger to WBA "super" champion Andre Ward.
Sullivan Barrera hasn’t wasted any time calling out who he wants to fight next. Barrera sent a Twitter message to WBA world light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, on Monday morning. The Cuban-born Barrera (20-1, 14 KOs), who overcame a first-round knockdown to beat Joe Smith Jr. (23-2, 19 KOs) in impressive fashion Saturday night in Inglewood, California, urged Cleverly not to fight a “fake” light heavyweight and challenged him to come to the United States to fight him at Madison Square Garden.
Fresh of his third consecutive fourth-round stoppage of 2017, light heavyweight Dmitry Bivol (11-0, 9 KOs), one of the hottest prospects/contenders in the sport, recently resurfaced at the weigh-in for the Povetkin vs. Rudenko showdown. BoxingScene has caught up with the WBA #1 rated contender (and WBA interim champion).
Frank Buglioni wants the Lord Lonsdale belt for keeps before landing a showdown with WBA Light-Heavyweight king Nathan Cleverly as he defends his British title against Ricky Summers at The O2 in London on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. Buglioni closes the curtain on a great season of boxing on Sky Sports – and with the new season set to kick-off at The O2 in September, the 28 year old is setting his sights on putting the crown on the line here again and take another step to owning the belt outright.
Former WBC 168 pound champion Badou Jack "The Ripper" (21-1-2) recently told BoxingScene.com that a fight against WBA "regular" light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (30-3) was nearly finalized. The title tilt is slated to take place on the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor August 26th pay-per-view undercard.
Former WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (21-1-2) was in the building Saturday night when Andre Ward stopped Sergey Kovalev in eight rounds to retain his WBA/WBO/IBF light heavyweight titles. The fight headlined a HBO pay-per-view card that took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Dmitry Bivol, who faces Cedric Agnew as part of the pay-per-view card this Saturday night from the Mandalay Bay that features the rematch between Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward, is currently the interim WBA light heavyweight titlist.
Eddie Hearn, promoter of WBA "regular" light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (30-3, 16 KOs), is trying to finalize a deal that would see his boxer face former WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (21-1-2, 12 KOs). Cleverly has been out of the ring since capturing the title with a technical decision win over Juergen Braehmer in October of 2016. A rematch was going to take place, but it never came together for one reason or another.