Kovalev-Pascal winner will become Stevenson’s WBC mandatory

kovalev6777By Allan Fox: Whether WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (24-1, 20 KOs) wants to fight IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (26-0-1, 23 KOs) or not, he’s going to find himself forced to face the winner of the March 14th fight between Kovalev and former WBC 175lb champion Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs).

The World Boxing Council has agreed to a proposal from Kovalev’s promoters for the winner of the Kovalev-Pascal fight to become the WBC mandatory challenger. If Stevenson gets past Dmitry Sukhotsky (22-2, 16 KOs) tonight in their fight in Quebec, Stevenson will be looking at facing either Kovalev or Pascal in 2015.

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IBF grants Kovalev’s request for an exception, Pascal fight is on!

kovalev5By Dan Ambrose: The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has granted Main Event fighter IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (26-0-1, 23 KOs) an exception to bypass his IBF mandatory challenger #1 IBF Nadjib Mohammedi (36-3, 22 KOs) in order for Kovalev to face former WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) on March 14th at a venue still to be determined.

This is good news because Kovalev vs. Mohammedi is a total mismatch, and it would be too easy of a fight for Kovalev. Mohammedi has been blown out twice during his career in early knockout losses to Dmitry Sukhotsky and Thierry Karl.

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Pascal needs to beat Bolonti to get Kovalev fight

pascal3423By Allan Fox: 32-year-old Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) will be taking part in an important fight this Saturday night against 35-year-old Argentinean Roberto Bolonti (35-3, 24 KOs) at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada.

The fight is little more than a tune-up bout for Pascal, but it’s important because he needs a win over Boloti in order to get a much bigger fight against IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (26-0-1, 23 KOs) on March 14th next year.

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