By Scott Gilfoid: I don’t know why a lot of the Brits are frothing at the mouth about the match-up between WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (22-0, 11 KO’s) and No. 13 ranked World Boxing Organization contender Tony Bellew (16-0, 10 KO’s) on October 15th at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.
Tony Bellew
DeGale vs. Wilczewski, Cleverly vs. Bellew: One good fight and one mismatch
By Scott Gilfoid: On October 15th, we’re going to see two different type fights where on one hand we’ll be seeing a talented fighter in James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) vying for another title in his attempts to win the EBU super middleweight belt off of champion Piotr Wilczewski (29-1, 10 KO’s) in a fight that promises to be an exciting one while it lasts.
Will Nathan Cleverly’s bombs be too much for the bomber?
Dawson could fight Bellew-Cleverly winner with a victory over 46-year-old Hopkins
By Dan Ambrose: If Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) gets by 46-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) next month in their fight on October 15th, Dawson could end up facing the winner of the British clash between WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (22-0, 11 KO’s) and Tony Bellew (16-0, 10 KO’s), which occurs on the same night in Liverpool, England.
DeGale vs. Wilcewski added to Cleverly-Bellew fight card
By Scott Gilfoid: The October 15th fight card headed by Nathan Cleverly vs. fringe contender Tony Bellew finally got some quality added to it with the addition of the super middleweight clash between EBU super middleweight champion Piotr Wilcewski (29-1, 10 KO’s) vs. challenger James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.
Bellew: If Cleverly trades with me, he sleeps
By William Mackay: Undefeated fringe contender Tony Bellew (16-0, 10 KO’s) seriously doubts that WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (22-0, 11 KO’s) will be brave enough to trade with him in their fight on October 15th at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.
Cleverly vs. Bellew fight now official!
By Scott Gilfoid: If you want to see an ugly fight tune in to the October 15th bout between WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (22-0, 11 KO’s) and challenger Tony Bellew (16-0, 10 KO’s) at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. For some reason the Brits are excited about this mismatch between No.13 WBO ranked Bellew and Cleverly, the young champion. I hate it.
Cleverly-Bellew winner could fight Bernard Hopkins next
By Sean McDaniel: British fight promoter Frank Warren is speaking with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer about the possibility of matching the winner of the October 15th fight between Tony Bellew and WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly against 46-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) for a fight that would likely be taking place in early 2012.