Comments Thread For: Adonis Stevenson: I Want the Winner of the Ward-Kovalev Rematch

[FistoftheDallasStar]

That's not what happened. The WBC ordered a 50/50 split, which was highly unusual for a mandatory defense. But Kovalev had demanded 50/50, had demanded the diamond title, had demanded to be the mandatory.

WBC said yes to everything.

Stevenson said yes to everything.

Then as soon as Kovalev's bluff had been called, Kovalev refused to go through with the fight, even though he was a television free agent, and used the threat of the fight to get himself another HBO deal.

Where is the link to this story?

[original zero]

Where is the link to this story?

FIGHT NEWS -

The WBC has confirmed that Sergei Kovalev has expressed his desire to continue his quest to become the WBC officially-designated mandatory challenger. Accordingly, if Kovalev wins his fight against Jean Pascal, Kovalev will become the WBC light heavyweight diamond champion and mandatory challenger of the division.


BOXING SCENE - //krikya360.com/stevenson...g-fight--97146

President Sulaiman met Kovalev last weekend at Madison Square Garden and Sergey, who won the coveted WBC Diamond Belt, confirmed his desire to fight Stevenson, and claimed that is the only fight he cares about and wants.

Today, the WBC reached out to Stevenson, and he said that he has the exact same feeling and wishes – that he only wants to fight Kovalev immediately.


ESPN -

Duva announced that she would not participate in the bidding process, which came as a surprise considering how much she dogged Stevenson for supposedly avoiding the fight.


BOXING SCENE - //krikya360.com/hbo-main-...ev-deal--88647

The multi-fight contract Kovalev signed with HBO several days before beating Cedric Agnew last March 29 in Atlantic City expired following Kovalev’s impressive eighth-round technical knockout win over Quebec’s Jean Pascal (29-3-1, 17 KOs, 1 NC) on Saturday night in Montreal.

[Kigali]

FIGHT NEWS -

The WBC has confirmed that Sergei Kovalev has expressed his desire to continue his quest to become the WBC officially-designated mandatory challenger. Accordingly, if Kovalev wins his fight against Jean Pascal, Kovalev will become the WBC light heavyweight diamond champion and mandatory challenger of the division.


BOXING SCENE - //krikya360.com/stevenson...g-fight--97146

President Sulaiman met Kovalev last weekend at Madison Square Garden and Sergey, who won the coveted WBC Diamond Belt, confirmed his desire to fight Stevenson, and claimed that is the only fight he cares about and wants.

Today, the WBC reached out to Stevenson, and he said that he has the exact same feeling and wishes – that he only wants to fight Kovalev immediately.


ESPN -

Duva announced that she would not participate in the bidding process, which came as a surprise considering how much she dogged Stevenson for supposedly avoiding the fight.


BOXING SCENE - //krikya360.com/hbo-main-...ev-deal--88647

The multi-fight contract Kovalev signed with HBO several days before beating Cedric Agnew last March 29 in Atlantic City expired following Kovalev’s impressive eighth-round technical knockout win over Quebec’s Jean Pascal (29-3-1, 17 KOs, 1 NC) on Saturday night in Montreal.

[rickJen]

Might as well bump this thread in conjunction with the other thread.

[rickJen]

Any word from Stevenson yet? Guy is not getting any younger.
Ball is supposed to be in Ward's court.