Sullivan Barrera: record, next fight and profile →
Light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera will have to postpone his return to the ring because of a right eye injury, something that had never happened before and now it appears that a new date will land sometime from October to November.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania - Former WBC International Light Heavyweight world champion Sullivan Barrera (21-2, 14 KOs) returns to the ring to regain his standing as one of the world's top Light Heavyweights. Barrera faces top five Light Heavyweight Contender "Irish" Seanie Monaghan (29-1, 17 KOs) in the 10-round main event at the Sands Bethlehem Casino and Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Saturday, August 18, 2018. The event is promoted by Main Events and World of Boxing and will be streamed live via Facebook Watch as part of the Golden Boy Fight Night series. Fans can catch all the fights by clicking here.
Light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera already has a date, an opponent and a location for his expected return to the ring in what would be his second bout of 2018 and a relaunch ramp in his career. Barrera will return to the ring on August 18 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and he's going to face the once-beaten Sean Monaghan (29-1, 17 KO) with the hope that a win will return him to the conversation of a world title.
MIAMI, FLORIDA - Light heavyweight contender Sullivan "Sully B" Barrera is back in training camp armed with a new fight date and a fresh attitude. The former Cuban amateur standout admits that not much went right in his March 3rd loss to Dmitry Bivol but chalks it up to an off night and said that it was a learning experience.
Ratings for HBO’s boxing doubleheader Saturday night seemingly were impacted by direct competition from premium-cable rival Showtime. HBO’s main event, Sergey Kovalev-Igor Mikhalkin, attracted a peak audience of 674,000 and an average audience of 599,000, according to ratings revealed Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research. The co-feature of HBO’s “World Championship Boxing” offering, Dmitry Bivol-Sullivan Barrera, drew a peak viewership of 570,000 and an average viewership of 512,000.
The Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York City - WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol (13-0, 11 KOs) of Russia picked up his biggest victory to date, by breaking down Sullivan Barrera (21-2, 14 KOs) of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on pace to a final round TKO victory at 1:41 of the twelfth.
Bivol, Barrera Fight Photos Gallery - Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York - In the exciting co-feature, WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol (13-0, 11 KOs) of Russia battled Sullivan Barrera (21-2, 14 KOs) of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba down to the final round before scoring a TKO victory at 1:41 of the twelfth.
The Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York City - WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (13-0, 11 KOs) stopped mandatory challenger Sullivan Barrera (21-2, 14 KOs) in the twelfth and final round.
New York - There will be plenty of action for New York fight fans later tonight as two big cards go head to head on competing networks. In Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Showtime will televise a massive heavyweight title fight between Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KO’s) and Luis Ortiz (28-0-2 NC, 24 KO’s).
Sullivan Barrera turned down a more lucrative offer to face WBO light heavyweight titlist Sergey Kovalev in order to face WBA belt-holder Dmitry Bivol, later tonight at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in what will be the opening bout on HBO as part of their televised doubleheader.