Dmitry Kudryashov 198.6 vs. Olanrewaju Durodola 198.6
(WBC silver cruiserweight title)
WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Adonis Stevenson and Andrzej Fonfara had a tense faceoff during Friday’s weigh-in for their 175-pound rematch this Saturday live on SHOWTIME from Bell Centre. Fonfara (29-4, 17 KOs) weighed-in at 174 ¼ pounds while Stevenson (28-1, 23 KOs) measured a ready 173 ½ pounds for their rematch of an all-action 2014 showdown in which both fighters scored knockdowns.
The 38 year-old Lucas Browne's bid to rebuild his boxing career has begun in the humble surrounds of an outer-suburban social club as he clings to dreams of again becoming world heavyweight champion.
In May 2014, light heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson took on relatively unknown contender Andrzej Fonfara in what many expected would be an easy defense. It turned out to be anything but, as Fonfara traveled to Stevenson's hometown of Montreal and gave him hell in a far rougher fight than anyone expected.
Wladimir Klitschko says he has been left feeling like a winner despite his defeat at the hands of Anthony Joshua in April. Klitschko had now IBF and WBA heavyweight champion Joshua (19-0-KO19) on the canvas in the sixth round of their clash at Wembley Stadium but eventually succumbed to an 11th-round stoppage.
When plans for the World Boxing Super Series tournaments were announced earlier this year, promoters Richard Schaefer and Kalle Sauerland promised quality fighters would fill out the brackets of the eight-man fields.
Four-division world champion and surefire first ballot Hall of Famer Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) will return to Golden Boy Promotions for a multi-fight deal starting with his 12-round bout for the vacant WBO Light Middleweight World Championship against Yoshihiro “El Maestrito” Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KOs). The fight will be on Saturday August 26 from Carson, Calif’s StubHub Center and live on HBO World Championship Boxing starting at 9:45 p.m. EST/PST.
At Boxing Laboratory in Oxnard, California, former WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion, Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs) opened his training session to the media in advance of his upcoming showdown with Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (31-0, 15 KOs). Below are quotes from this event. Ward vs. Kovalev 2: “The Rematch” takes place Saturday, June 17 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The championship event, presented by Corona Extra, will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.
When Showtime released its spring boxing schedule it made note at the end of the announcement that the network was also working on summer fights for Adrien Broner and Mikey Garcia. Little did anyone know at the time, including the folks at Showtime, that they would face each other.
George Groves has revealed he battled through the pain to win his first world title after suffering a broken jaw in his victory over Fedor Chudinov on Saturday.
