Nathan Cleverly: record, next fight and profile →
As previously reported, promoter Frank Warren has officially announced the long awaited showdown between WBO world light heavyweight Champion Nathan Cleverly and challenger Tony Bellew for Saturday, the 15th of October, at the Liverpool Echo Arena.
Nathan Cleverly will defend his WBO light-heavyweight title against Tony Bellew at Liverpool’s ECHO Arena on October 15th in a fight that promoter Frank Warren believes will propel the winner into a showdown with Bernard Hopkins should ‘B-Hop’ turn back the challenge of Chad Dawson on the same night.
According to the word going around, Nathan Cleverly’s second defense of the WBO light heavyweight title is to be formally announced on Tuesday in London with British and Commonwealth titleholder Tony Bellew to be confirmed as his opponent in a huge domestic world title bout.
According to the Liverpool Echo, Tony Bellew is close to finalizing a deal to face WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly. Bellew, the British and Commonwealth light heavyweight champion, has verbally agreed to face Cleverly on October 15 at the Echo Arena. A few minor points need to be ironed out. The fight is expected to be officially finalized by the end of the week. Bellew's planned British title defense against Paul David, on September 17 at The Olympia, has been pulled from show.
Nathan Cleverly says he is out to take away Amir Khan's status as the best boxer in the UK.
Nathan Cleverly says he will defend his WBO light-heavyweight title against Liverpool's Tony Bellew. Bellew, who holds the British and Commonwealth titles, was due to face Welshman Cleverly in May but failed to make the weight at a check weigh-in.
Nathan Cleverly says he will go to Liverpool to take on Tony Bellew.
Life is good for Nathan Cleverly right now, the 24-year-old won the vacant WBO 175lb title on May 21st with a fourth stanza stoppage win over Poland’s Aleksy Kuziemski at London’s O2 Arena.
Liverpool's Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion Tony Bellew says he wants to fight WBO champion Nathan Cleverly in September. Bellew beat Ovill McKenzie on Saturday to add the British title to his belts.
Nathan Cleverly is likely going to make a mandatory defense of his WBO light heavyweight title in September, and then a year-end grudge fight against domestic rival Tony Bellew. Cleverly, 24, became world champion without throwing a punch when the reigning champion Juergen Braehmer failed to turn up for their title fight in May. Cleverly wants to make his mandatory, get rid of Bellew and then pursue the other champions in his division.