Stevenson vows to KO Cloud with ‘Superman punch’
Adonis Stevenson: “In boxing, people want to see that. The knockout. It’s good to go 12 rounds, but everybody wants to see a knockout. All of my fights, I want to win by knockout.”
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 moreLem’s latest: Trout joins charitable venture in advance of Alvarez
Austin Trout: “Team Fight to Walk is very important to me. The statistics about number of everyday people and US troops impacted by Spinal Cord Injuries are scary.”
read morePromoters: Kessler-Froch II is on
IBF super middleweight titleholder Carl Froch has struck a deal to face WBA interim beltholder Mikkel Kessler in a rematch. Kessler defeated Froch by unanimous decision in April of 2010.
read moreLem’s latest: Hopkins-Cloud; Froch mulls Kessler, Stevenson
While IBF light heavyweight titleholder Tavoris Cloud could defend his belt against Bernard Hopkins on March 9, IBF super middleweight beltholder Carl Froch is weighing mandatory challenger Adonis Stevenson or WBA counterpart Mikkel Kessler.
read moreLem’s latest: Lopez returns, Kessler-Froch II?
Former beltholder Juan Manuel Lopez wiill try to rebound from his second knockout loss to Orlando Salido when he returns to the ring on Feb. 2 against Aldimar Silva Santos in Lopez’s native Puerto Rico.
read moreRodriguez: Pavlik knows ‘I’m a high-risk fight’
Unbeaten super middleweight Edwin Rodriguez wants to fight Kelly Pavlik, but does not believe that Pavlik wants to face him.
read moreLem’s latest: Ward-Dawson, Alvarez-Lopez, George-Stevenson
Chad Dawson says he’s a “better fighter than Andre Ward,” whom he will meet in a clash of RING champions on Sept. 8.
read moreLem’s latest: De La Hoya says Wilder’s ready for the big stage
Oscar De La Hoya on undefeated heavyweight KO artist Deontay Wilder: “It’s time to take him to the big stage — the HBOs and the Showtimes. It’s time to unleash Deontay Wilder.”
read moreGeorge to face Miranda on Friday night
Donovan George will face Dionisio Miranda on Friday night after original opponent, super middleweight contender Adonis Stevenson, suffered a hand injury and was forced to pull out of the ESPN2-televised bout.
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