“It’ll be the same thing for me – a knockout,” Stevenson said after the weigh-in. “Exciting fights and exciting knockouts. I will be winning by a knockout so Showtime will see my Superman punch. Don’t move. Don’t go take a beer, because it will end quick.”
By Allan Fox: WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (23-1, 15 KO’s) will be defending his title against #1 WBC Andrzej Fonfara (25-2, 15 KO’s) on May 24th at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The fight isn’t the one that fans want to see, as they prefer to see Stevenson face WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev or IBF champion Bernard Hopkins. But it looks like Stevenson isn’t in a hurry to take the fight against Kovalev, so it could be a year or more before that fight takes place, if ever.
Stevenson makes good money just defending his titles against guys like Fonfara and Tony Bellew, and it’s not as important for him to take on a dangerous opponent that could potentially send him back into the contender ranks where the money is less.
By Allan Fox: WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (23-1, 20 KO’s) will be having an easy title defense in his next fight against #4 Andrzej Fonfara (25-2, 15 KO’s) in a still to be determined date, according to Fightnews. This isn’t unexpected that Stevenson would be fighting the 26-year-old Fonfara next, but it’s still a little jarring to hear the news because it’s a step down from Stevenson’s last fight against Tony Bellew from last November.
Stevenson easily beat Bellew by a 6th round TKO. But Fonfara isn’t even at the same level as Bellew, and this could be over quickly with Stevenson stopping Fonfara in 2 or 3 rounds at the most.