Lateef Kayode

Lateef Kayode to campaign as a heavyweight in 2013

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kayode33By Jason Kim: Unbeaten cruiserweight Lateef Kayode (18-0, 14 KO’s) has decided to move up to the heavyweight division and give that division a try starting in 2013. Kayode, 29, is expected to fight for the first time at this new weight in February.

It looks like Kayode may have seen how other cruiserweights like Johnathon Banks, Antonio Tarver, Tomasz Adamek, Jean Marc Mormeck and Steve Cunningham have been able to move up to heavyweight and find a certain amount of success and make bigger money.

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Tarver’s performance against Kayode makes it difficult to take him seriously as an opponent for Wladimir Klitschko

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Image: Tarver's performance against Kayode makes it difficult to take him seriously as an opponent for Wladimir Klitschko(Photo: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Eric Thomas: IBO cruiserweight champion Antonio Tarver (29-6-1, 20 KO’s) wanted to put in an especially impressive performance last Saturday night in his title defense against unbeaten Lateef Kayode (18-0-1, 14 KO’s), as the 43-year-old Tarver was hoping that a victory would be a springboard for a fight against IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.

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Tarver: Kayode was running all night

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Image: Tarver: Kayode was running all night(Photo: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Dan Ambrose: 43-year-old IBO cruiserweight champion Antonio Tarver (29-6-1, 20 KO’s) seemed to recognize that the blemish on his record last night with his 12 round draw against unbeaten contender Lateef Kayode (18-0-1, 14 KO’s) wasn’t one of his better performances.

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Kayode: I’m going to knock Tarver out

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Image: Kayode: I'm going to knock Tarver out(Photo Credit: Esther Lin / SHOWTIME) By Dan Ambrose: The heavily muscled unbeaten cruiserweight contender Lateef Kayode (18-0, 14 KO’s) is predicting a knockout win over 43-year-old IBO cruiserweight champion Antonio Tarver on Saturday night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

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