Despite Yvon Michel originally intending to stage the fight on November 3rd in Quebec City, Mauricio Sulaiman reports that Adonis Stevenson’s WBC light heavyweight title defense against Oleksandr Gvozdyk will be on December 1st in Montreal.
Gvozdyk (15-0, 12 KO) will be the first mandatory challenger Stevenson (29-1-1, 24 KO) has faces since his 2013 knockout of Tony Bellew. “Superman” will turn 41 before fight night and ran out of steam halfway through his recent draw with Badou Jack, though, so I suppose he deserves some credit for facing the ever-dangerous “Nail.”
On the other hand, Stevenson is quite the step up for Gvozdyk, whose best wins arguably came against Isaac Chilemba and Yunieski Gonzalez.
Gvozdyk is't really tested to be fair.. But as we saw vs. Jack, Adonis is getting old, but can still bang.. Of Gvozdyk is as active as Jack but more, he can win on points. But he has to stay busy. Jack took too many rounds off.
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑17 Aug 2018, 09:40
Gvozdyk is't really tested to be fair.. But as we saw vs. Jack, Adonis is getting old, but can still bang.. Of Gvozdyk is as active as Jack but more, he can win on points. But he has to stay busy. Jack took too many rounds off.
Yes, Gvozdyk is untested, but I guess, he'll handle old Adonis. Gvozdyk has different style, than Jack, he won't take rounds off. I think, younger and fresher Gvozdyk will outwork Adonis. Stevenson probably can rely only on his punch.
I'd have preferred Alvarez/Stevenson, but beggars can't be choosers. After 5 years of crushing no-hopers, Stevenson fighting 2 very tough opponents in 1 year is a miracle.
jujigatame wrote: ↑17 Aug 2018, 10:02
I'd have preferred Alvarez/Stevenson, but beggars can't be choosers. After 5 years of crushing no-hopers, Stevenson fighting 2 very tough opponents in 1 year is a miracle.
He's at the verge of retirement, his team doesn't need to protect him anymore.
jujigatame wrote: ↑17 Aug 2018, 10:02
I'd have preferred Alvarez/Stevenson, but beggars can't be choosers. After 5 years of crushing no-hopers, Stevenson fighting 2 very tough opponents in 1 year is a miracle.
He's at the verge of retirement, his team doesn't need to protect him anymore.
He's getting paid decent money though. Might as well make a few dollars for his last few fights. I think even if he loses his belt, there'll still be 1 ore 2 fights out there.
I don't care what anyone says, I still want to see Kovalev vs. Adonis.
jujigatame wrote: ↑17 Aug 2018, 10:02
I'd have preferred Alvarez/Stevenson, but beggars can't be choosers. After 5 years of crushing no-hopers, Stevenson fighting 2 very tough opponents in 1 year is a miracle.
He's at the verge of retirement, his team doesn't need to protect him anymore.
He's getting paid decent money though. Might as well make a few dollars for his last few fights. I think even if he loses his belt, there'll still be 1 ore 2 fights out there.
I don't care what anyone says, I still want to see Kovalev vs. Adonis.
You're right. And, yes, the fight of those two is still relevant.
gilgamesh wrote: ↑17 Aug 2018, 12:53
The end of Adonis Stevenson's reign. Which...for a mediocre Champion actually turned out to pretty decent when it's all said and done.
His reign has been one of the most frustrating ones I can remember.
Frustrating because he has shown ( in snippits) that he is skilled, hard hitting and tricky. But the long waits between fights, then the lacklustre opponents, have turned what could have been one of history's greatest LHW's- into a mockery of wasted time and talent leaving a bad taste in most fans mouths.
gilgamesh wrote: ↑17 Aug 2018, 12:53
The end of Adonis Stevenson's reign. Which...for a mediocre Champion actually turned out to pretty decent when it's all said and done.
His reign has been one of the most frustrating ones I can remember.
Frustrating because he has shown ( in snippits) that he is skilled, hard hitting and tricky. But the long waits between fights, then the lacklustre opponents, have turned what could have been one of history's greatest LHW's- into a mockery of wasted time and talent leaving a bad taste in most fans mouths.
2013 was a quality year for Stevenson. He was arguably fighter of the year.
Then he ran off to Uncle Al.
Kovalev v Stevenson will go down as one of the super fights we have missed out on which should have happened.
Gvozdyk did a better job against Chilemba than Bivol. If superman doesn't knock Gvozdyk out in the first 4 rounds, I see him runing out of gas mid fight, Gvozdyk should knock him out in late rounds. Still a great fight!
You have to wonder how vulnerable Gvozdyk chin an defense is to southpaws after seeing Karpency rock him with a left a few fights ago. Stevenson a lot better southpaw than Karpency, yet at 41 have to favor the younger Gvozdyk in this one.
Teddy Atlas is getting back to work as a lead trainer, ESPN reports. Atlas, who works as a fight analyst for ESPN, informed the network that he’s reached an agreement to train light heavyweight contender Oleksandr Gvozdyk (15-0, 12 KOs) who is currently scheduled to take on Adonis Stevenson on Dec. 1 for a shot at the WBC title.
Atlas says the decision to return to training wasn’t an easy one, and that he was only able to make the commitment after traveling to California to spend time with Gvozdyk and his family — not all that dissimilar from how Timothy Bradley lured him back into training a few years ago. Atlas and Bradley worked together for a couple of fights before Bradley hung up the gloves and Atlas returned to broadcasting full-time.
“I had to ask myself, ‘Am I ready to do this again?’ Are you emotionally ready to do this again? I’ve been training fighters since I was a kid, since I was 21 years old training [Hall of Famer] Wilfred Benitez. That took me a couple of weeks to decide,” Atlas said. “It’s not something to decide on in a couple of days. And after all these years training fighters, your neck hurts, your shoulder, the back.”
With the move Gvozdyk, 31, will be parting ways with previous trainer Marco Contreras. When asked why Gvozdyk wanted to split with Contreras, manager Egis Klimas simply stated that Gvozdyk felt it was time to step it up in training and wanted more individual attention in the gym.
The charismatic Marie-Eve Dicaire (13-0-0, 0 KOs) will have the chance to make her dream come true on December 1 at the Videotron Center in Quebec, when she fights for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) World light middleweight title against champion Chris Namus (24-4-0, 8 KOs), of Uruguay. Marie-Eve will fight in the first women's world title bout in Quebec's history.
The 31-year-old Namus, fighting out of South America, signed the contract this past Tuesday to defend her crown against Dicaire in the co-featured event on the card headlined by the World Boxing Council (WBC) and lineal light heavyweight world championship bout between Adonis Stevenson and challenger Oleksandr Gvozdyk, adding some spice to an already red-hot card.
Namus, nicknamed "El Bombon Asesino", has been IBF champion since 2017, when she defeated Argentina's Yamila Esther Reynoso for the vacant title. She has since defended her belt once, against her compatriot, Katia Alvarino.
The charismatic Marie-Eve Dicaire (13-0-0, 0 KOs) will have the chance to make her dream come true on December 1 at the Videotron Center in Quebec, when she fights for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) World light middleweight title against champion Chris Namus (24-4-0, 8 KOs), of Uruguay. Marie-Eve will fight in the first women's world title bout in Quebec's history.
The 31-year-old Namus, fighting out of South America, signed the contract this past Tuesday to defend her crown against Dicaire in the co-featured event on the card headlined by the World Boxing Council (WBC) and lineal light heavyweight world championship bout between Adonis Stevenson and challenger Oleksandr Gvozdyk, adding some spice to an already red-hot card.
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Namus, nicknamed "El Bombon Asesino", has been IBF champion since 2017, when she defeated Argentina's Yamila Esther Reynoso for the vacant title. She has since defended her belt once, against her compatriot, Katia Alvarino.
A 5th degree black belt and owner of a dojo (Karaté Sunfuki), Dicaire made a switch to kickboxing and had two fights (a win and a draw) before starting boxing.
On the amateur boxing scene, she fought more than 50 times in less than four years.
Her best year was 2013, when she won the Quebec Championship, Canadian Championship and the Ringside World Championship, plus a win over the American champion in a Canada versus United States meeting.
Boxe Québec also named her 2013 Athlete of the Year.
The fighter from Saint-Eustache, Quebec, made her pro debut November 20, 2015, in Sorel-Tracy. She defeated Christina Barry, from Manitoba, by unanimous decision.
January 21 at the Montreal Casino, Dicaire beat Christina Barry for a second time to keep her undefeated record.
In her third outing, she bested Mexican veteran Martha Patricia Lara, March 17th at the Montreal Casino.
May 24 at the Montreal Casino, Dicaire faced a rival ranked 16th in the world by the WBC, American Ashleigh Curry. With an energetic body attack, she won a unanimous decision.
On October 20th, it was Mexican warrior Karla Zamora's turn to taste Dicaire's medicine, and then on December 10, former NABF champion Paty Ramirez, of Mexico, was also defeated.
On February 9th at the Cabaret of the Casino de Montréal, Marie-Eve fought for the first time in the final bout of a professional boxing card. It was also a first women's final for GYM. The southpaw delivered a perfect performance for his first eight-round confrontation by winning a unanimous decision over aggressive American Lisa Noel Garland.
In her most recent performance on June 15, she completely dominated the tough regional champion of Tijuana Alejandra Ayala.
In the first 10 rounds fight of her career, October 25, 2017 at the Lac Leamy Casino, Dicaire won a spectacular battle against the aggressive champion of Argentina Yamila Esther Reynoso, winning by unanimous decision.
After a win in a rematch with Ramirez, the southpaw faced former IBF World Champion Marisa Gabriela Nunez on February 15 at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal. Thanks to a win by majority decision in 10 rounds, she captured her first professional belt, the NABF light middleweight title.
Accustomed to performing at the highest summit of the disciplines, in which she has evolved, Dicaire is aiming for nothing less than a world championship belt. She is currently ranked #1 by the WBA, #2 by the IBF and #2 by the WBC.
gilgamesh wrote: ↑17 Aug 2018, 12:53
The end of Adonis Stevenson's reign. Which...for a mediocre Champion actually turned out to pretty decent when it's all said and done.
His reign has been one of the most frustrating ones I can remember.
Frustrating because he has shown ( in snippits) that he is skilled, hard hitting and tricky. But the long waits between fights, then the lacklustre opponents, have turned what could have been one of history's greatest LHW's- into a mockery of wasted time and talent leaving a bad taste in most fans mouths.
2013 was a quality year for Stevenson. He was arguably fighter of the year.
Then he ran off to Uncle Al.
Kovalev v Stevenson will go down as one of the super fights we have missed out on which should have happened.
yeah i agree , i wanted to see that fight more than Floyd v pacman at the time
brilo33 wrote: ↑03 Nov 2018, 15:32
i think gvozdyk is a little s low and gets hit, stevenson can bang and he throws quick , i could see stevenson ko him
I agree, Gvozdyk is also pretty upright. His chin, in my opinion, remains untested. Stevenson will test it in the early rounds. Stevenson has passed the chin test, as long as age doesn't factor too much.
I can see Stevenson getting the KO fairly early. Unfortunately.
brilo33 wrote: ↑03 Nov 2018, 15:32
i think gvozdyk is a little s low and gets hit, stevenson can bang and he throws quick , i could see stevenson ko him
I agree, Gvozdyk is also pretty upright. His chin, in my opinion, remains untested. Stevenson will test it in the early rounds. Stevenson has passed the chin test, as long as age doesn't factor too much.
I can see Stevenson getting the KO fairly early. Unfortunately.
When has Stevenson fought a heavy, skilled puncher? Bellew or Cloud are probably the hardest punchers he's fought, off the top of my head.
Bookies in the UK have Gvozdyk as the favourite in this one but it should be an interesting encounter in his first large step up in class against Stevenson - keen to see how Adonis performs at 41 years of age following a tough 12-round battle against Jack, always been a powerful puncher & Gvozdyk has shown some vulnerability (Karpency).
Looking forward to it, shame Adonis has been so inactive in the past.
brilo33 wrote: ↑03 Nov 2018, 15:32
i think gvozdyk is a little s low and gets hit, stevenson can bang and he throws quick , i could see stevenson ko him
I agree, Gvozdyk is also pretty upright. His chin, in my opinion, remains untested. Stevenson will test it in the early rounds. Stevenson has passed the chin test, as long as age doesn't factor too much.
I can see Stevenson getting the KO fairly early. Unfortunately.
When has Stevenson fought a heavy, skilled puncher? Bellew or Cloud are probably the hardest punchers he's fought, off the top of my head.
Yes
I rate them as pretty hard hitters, I rate them above anyone Gvozdyk has faced.
Bookies in the UK have Gvozdyk as the favourite in this one but it should be an interesting encounter in his first large step up in class against Stevenson - keen to see how Adonis performs at 41 years of age following a tough 12-round battle against Jack, always been a powerful puncher & Gvozdyk has shown some vulnerability (Karpency).
Looking forward to it, shame Adonis has been so inactive in the past.
NoScoutingReports wrote: ↑28 Nov 2018, 10:30Bookies in the UK have Gvozdyk as the favourite in this one but it should be an interesting encounter in his first large step up in class against Stevenson - keen to see how Adonis performs at 41 years of age following a tough 12-round battle against Jack, always been a powerful puncher & Gvozdyk has shown some vulnerability (Karpency).
Looking forward to it, shame Adonis has been so inactive in the past.
This will be hois best year since he won the belt,,
Jack and now Gvozdyk!!
Gvozdyk's best win is probably Isaac Chilemba a couple of years ago.. It's a shame he's not fought more top 5-15 LHW's..
Stevenson’s left hand is capable of stopping almost any fighter in the 175lbs division, but the Canadian punchers’ poor stamina causes him to fade during the second half of bouts.
It’s clear that Gvozdyk has to box cautiously at first to try to avoid Stevenson’s blows, but he’s not that kind of fighter, is he?
I’d expect the Ukraine to win this bout via a late rounds retirement, as I have this gut feeling that the Badou Jack fight was Stevenson’s last hurrah, but I’ll concede that the outcome is far from certain.
