By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn says his fighter former WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (29-2, 15 KOs) will be taking on the dangerous #2 WBC, #3 WBA, #4 WBO, #6 IBF Andrzej Fonfara (27-3, 16 KOs) in October at a venue and specific date still to be determined.
Hearn is currently working on lining up the 28-year-old Cleverly for a world title shot against WBA light heavyweight champion Juergen Braehmer. But before getting Cleverly the big title fight, he wanted to have him face a tough test in battling the Chicago-based Fonfara before that.