At the unforgiving battleground that is the ProBox Event Center, Radivoje Kalajdzic, in a display … read more
Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (34-3-1, 29 KOs), the former light heavyweight champion and one of the … read more
By Mike Smith: Former light heavyweight world title challenger Sullivan Barrera (22-2, 14 KOs) has … read more
By Dan Ambrose: Former Cuban amateur star Sullivan Barrera (20-1, 14 KOs) had to get up off the deck in the 1st round to come back to defeat light heavyweight contender Joe Smith Jr. (23-2, 19 Kos) on Saturday night to win the WBC International 175 lb. title at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
Born and raised on Long Island, the 27-year-old JOE SMITH JR., (23-1 19 KO’s), has taken the road less travelled to the top of the light heavyweight division. From battling in the New York Golden Gloves to defeating boxing legend Bernard Hopkins live on HBO World Championship Boxing at the iconic Los Angeles venue, The Fabulous Forum this past December, JOE SMITH JR. proved he shines brightest on the biggest stage.
Former Cuban amateur standout Sullivan Barrera (17-1 12 KOs) is training hard with new trainer Derik Santos. The Florida-based duo have gelled and can’t wait to show off the new and improved Barrera in the very near future.
By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated #1 IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) plans on making it a war in his fight against 31-year-old Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) this month on March 26th on HBO Boxing from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
Barrera believes that his punching power is going to be the major factor in him beating Ward. He sees Ward as a fighter whose inactivity in recent years is going to hurt him in this fight, because he plans on taking the fight to him from the first round. Barrera says he’s going to hit Ward everywhere to wear him down and then take him out.
Barrera wants to be the one that challenged IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev for his titles later on this year. The only way that Barrera can be the one that faces Kovalev is by beating Ward. A loss to Ward will mean that Barrera will need to get back in line to work his way back to a number one spot again.
That’s something that would take Barrera a long time to do though. Kovalev isn’t going to just pick Barrera as an opponent for a voluntary defense because he’s too dangerous and too talented.