Haye-Fury, Stevenson-Cloud, Chavez- Vera tripleheader
HBO will broadcast a tripleheader on Sept. 28 featuring former and current titleholders in three marquee divisions fighting in three different countries.
read moreLampley calls Stevenson-Kovalev ‘a dream matchup’
HBO’s Jim Lampley would like to see a matchup of hard-hitting light heavyweights Adonis Stevenson, THE RING and WBC champion, and Sergey Kovalev, the new WBO beltholder.
read moreHopkins: Murat ‘gave me extra time’ to prepare
With challenger Karo Murat’s visa problems finally resolved, 48-year-old Bernard Hopkins will make the first defense of his IBF light heavyweight belt on Oct. 26 in Atlantic City.
read moreChavez-Vera, Stevenson-Cloud, on Sept. 28
The postponed Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Brian Vera fight has been moved to Sept. 28 as part of a split-site HBO doubleheader paired with a defense by RING light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson against Tavoris Cloud.
read moreLem’s latest: Klitschko, Povetkin shared rooting interests
Wladimir Klitschko will defend his RING heavyweight championship against unbeaten Alexander Povetkin on Oct. 5 in Moscow. The two Olympic champs spoke about the fight at a press conference on Monday.
read moreStevenson-Cloud set for Sept. 28; winner meets Bellew
Former light heavyweight titleholder Tavoris Cloud calls his clash with hard-hitting RING/WBC champ Adonis Stevenson “a dangerous fight” — for Stevenson.
read moreHopkins-Murat moved to Oct. 26
IBF light heavyweight titleholder Bernard Hopkins will make the first defense of his belt against Karo Murat on Oct. 26.
read moreQ&A Cloud: ‘This is a dangerous fight for’ Stevenson
Former light heavyweight beltholder Tavoris Cloud says RING/WBC champ Adonis Stevenson is “totally overlooking” him,” which, he adds, is “not the smartest thing for him to do.”
read moreQ&A Stevenson: Steward ‘believed in me’
RING light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson on Emanuel Steward: “When he saw me, he said, ‘You’re going to be a superstar in boxing.’ He told me, ‘You have amazing power.'”
read moreStevenson wants Hopkins, Ward after Cloud, Bellew
RING light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson is focused on Tavoris Cloud and Tony Bellew, even as he mulls the idea of eventually facing Bernard Hopkins or Andre Ward.
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