Eleider Alvarez steps aside: Allows Stevenson another voluntary defence

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Eleider Alvarez has agreed to step aside and allow WBC light-heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson a voluntary defence in his next fight.

Alvarez became Stevenson’s mandatory in 2015 and in his last outing pulverised Lucian Bute, but his promoter, Yvon Michel (who also handles Stevenson) notified the WBC yesterday that Alvarez has stepped aside for now.

“I wish to confirm that the WBC Silver Light heavyweight champion, #1 and mandatory contender to WBC champion Adonis Stevenson, has voluntarily agreed to step aside from his privilege, to give the opportunity to Adonis Stevenson of making a voluntary title defence in his up and coming fight,” his letter read.

“It is understood both fighters, Stevenson and his opponent, are going to confirm, in writing, their commitment to defend the WBC light heavyweight title against Alvarez, in the very next fight, if they are the winner of this voluntarily title defence.”

Reports claim that Stevenson will face Seanie Monaghan in April after talks for a clash with Bernard Hopkins conqueror Joe Smith Jnr fell through.

The WBC also confirmed that it has ordered a final eliminator between Smith Jnr and Oleksandr Gvozdyk, with the winner becoming the second mandatory challenger in the division behind Alvarez.
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Poll Question - Top 15 list is:
1 .- Eleider Alvarez (Colombia) SILVER
2 .- Sergey Kovalev (Russia)
3 .- Joe Smith Jr. (US) INTL
4 .- Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Ukraine) NABF
5 .- Badou Jack (Gambia/Sweden)
6 .- Artur Beterbiev (Russia)
7 .- Andrzej Fonfara (Poland)
8 .- Sullivan Barrera (Cuba) USNBC
9 .- Marcus Browne (US)
10 .- Sean Monaghan (US) AMERICA
11 .- Lucian Bute (Canada)
12 .- Erik Skoglund (Sweden)
13 .- Robert Stieglitz (Germany) EBU
14 .- Jean Pascal (Canada)
15 .- Thomas Oosthuizen (South Africa) * CBP/P