Cleverly vs. Fonfara

Hearn: Cleverly’s broken nose confirmed

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KB7A9156(Photo credit: David Earnisse/Premier Boxing Champions) By Scott Gilfoid: Nathan Cleverly’s promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed that Cleverly, 28, suffered a broken nose last night in his disappointing 12 round unanimous decision loss to the talented/hard hitting Andrzej Fonfara (28-3, 16 KOs) in their clash at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.

Despite Cleverly losing the fight and getting his nose broken, this was one of those exciting fights of the year due to the back and forth action that went on for 12 rounds. Even in the final round, the battered and bloody Cleverly continued to battle hard to try and get the victory. But as I predicted, Fonfara was just too strong, too power and too talented for Cleverly to handle.

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Fonfara defeats Cleverly in thrilling war!

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KB7A8653(Photo credit: David Earnisse/Premier Boxing Champions) By Scott Gilfoid: #2 WBC light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara (28-3, 16 KOs) busted up former WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (29-3, 15 KOs) in handing him his third defeat of his career in beating him by a 12 round unanimous decision on Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV from the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois.

The final judges’ scores were 115-113, 116-112 and 116-112.

Fonfara busted Cleverly’s nose in the 7th round, and the fight for all intents and purposes was over from that point. Cleverly was taking vicious head shots and throwing back with nothing on his punches at all. The difference in power between the two fighters in the 2nd half of the fight was dramatic. Cleverly had good power in the first three rounds, but he really lost it.

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Will Andrzej Fonfara finish off Nathan Cleverly’s career tonight?

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fonfara64643By Scott Gilfoid: The one-time former WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (29-2, 15 KOs) will pretty much have his career on the line tonight when he faces the talented and incredibly powerful #3 WBC 175lb contender Andrzej Fonfara (27-3, 16 KOs) in a do-or-die fight on Premier Boxing Champions on Spike from the beautiful UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois.

Cleverly has lost 2 out of his last 5 fights, and he’s not beaten anyone good in the last four years since 2011. I must say that things are looking pretty bleak for Cleverly’s career. A loss for Cleverly in this fight will put him in a place where I don’t think he’ll be able to dig himself out of.

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Cleverly: I can’t wait for Fonfara fight

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1-IMG_5526By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (29-2, 15 KOs) says he can’t wait to get inside the ring to face the highly ranked Andrzej Fonfara (27-3, 16 KOs) in their fight this Friday night on Premier Boxing Champions on Spike from the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois.

This is the real proving ground for the #10 WBC Cleverly, because he’s lost 2 out of his last 4 fights, and he hasn’t beaten a decent contender in the 175lb division since his win over Tony Bellew four years ago. All of Cleverly’s wins since then have come against these fighters: Tommy Karpency, Robin Krasniqi, Shawn Hawk, Shawn Corbin, Alejandro Emilio Valori and Tomas Man.

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Cleverly yapping about beating Fonfara

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cleverly55 By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (29-2, 15 KOs) believes that he’s going to be the one who winds up having his hand raised at the end of his fight against #2 WBA, #3 WBC Andrzej Fonfara (27-3, 16 KOs) this Friday night in their fight on Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV from the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois.

Cleverly, 28, will be entering the lion’s den by going into Fonfara’s new home for boxing in Chicago in this fight. There won’t be a huge crowd of Cleverly supporters singing football songs all night long, and cheering every missed punch that he throws.

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Cleverly: I’ve got too much for Fonfara

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By Scott Gilfoid: #12 WBC Nathan Cleverly (29-2, 15 KOs) sees his upcoming fight next month on Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV against #2 WBA, #3 WBC, #5 IBF, #5 WBO Andrzej Fonfara (27-3, 16 KOs) as a test to whether he’s a top level fighter at light heavyweight. Cleverly, 28, will be fighting the 27-year-old Fonfara in a scheduled 12 round fight on October 16th at the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois.

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Cleverly sees Fonfara fight as platform to prove he’s ready for a world title

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cleverly6777By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (29-2, 15 KOs) will be returning to the 175lb in failure when he faces #2 WBC, #3 WBA, #5 WBO, #6 IBF Andrzej Fonfara (27-3, 16 KOs) in a 12 round fight on October 16th at the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois. Cleverly, 28, attempted to make a go of it at cruiserweight, but after facing a few weak cruiserweights, he was beaten by fringe contender Tony Bellew by a close 12 round decision last November.

Cleverly saw the writing on the wall after that fight and did the wise thing in moving back down to light heavyweight. Bellew should have seen the writing on the wall as well from that fight, because he clearly doesn’t belong at cruiserweight either.

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Nathan Cleverly to fight Andrzej Fonfara on October 16th

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cleverly677By Scott Gilfoid: Numerous news sources are reporting that 28-year-old former WBO 175lb champion Nathan Cleverly (29-2, 15 KOs) will be back inside the ring two months from now on October 16th in Chicago, Illinois. The fight is yet to be announced officially, so you have to take this with a grain of salt.

Cleverly wants the bout because he feels it will show the boxing world that he’s for real. The reality is if Cleverly can’t beat a fighter like Fonfara, then he needs to either retire or downsize his ambitions, because there are better fighters at 175 than Fonfara.

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Cleverly ready for Fonfara fight in October in U.S

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Image: Cleverly ready for Fonfara fight in October in U.S(Photo credit: Scott Heavey) By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (29-2, 15 KOs) will be putting his credibility on the line when he meets up with the hard hitting Polish light heavyweight slugger Andrzej Fonara (27-3, 16, 16 KOs) in October in a fight that will be taking place in the United States on Premier Boxing Champions on one of the free television networks.

Cleverly turned down a title shot against WBA “regular” light heavyweight champion Juergen Braehmer. Cleverly decided on taking the better paying fight against Fonfara. I suspect Cleverly will soon regret his decision when he gets inside the ring with the hard hitting Fonfara.

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Fonfara wants to KO Cleverly

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs Andrzej Fonfara*Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Scott Gilfoid:
The talented #2 WBC, #3 WBA light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara (27-3, 16 KOs) sees no reason why he can’t totally obliterated former WBO 175 pound champion Nathan Cleverly (29-2, 15 KOs) when the two of them face each other in three to four months from now in the fall.

Fonfara notes that Sergey Kovalev totally smashed Cleverly when they fought each other in the summer of 2013, so he doesn’t see why he can’t do the exact same thing when he battles the #11 WBA ranked Cleverly.

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