Heavyweight Schedule for 2018

[BostonGuy]

New WBO Heavyweight rankings:



Wladimir Klitschko (Super Champion)

1. Denis Boytsov
2. Bermane Stiverne
3. David Haye
4. Alexander Povetkin
5. Tyson Fury
6. Deontay Wilder
7. Luis Ortiz
8. Seth Mitchell
9. Alex Leapai
10. Christian Hammer
11. Kubrat Pulev
12. Joe Hanks
13. Bryant Jennings
14. Malik Scott
15. Andy Ruiz

Super Champion? I hope the WBO isn't going the same "super, regular, interim, part-time" champions route as the WBA....

[The Hammer]

Super Champion? I hope the WBO isn't going the same "super, regular, interim, part-time" champions route as the WBA....

When one of their titleholders unifies with another organization, they call him "super" champion, Wlad's been super champion since 2008. But they don't usually have an additional "regular" or "world" champion like the WBA.

[The Hammer]

[The Hammer]

A must win situation for Chisora




A win over Tomasz Adamek would be a big step forward in the career of Tony Grano.

[Mikhnienko]

New WBO Heavyweight rankings:



Wladimir Klitschko (Super Champion)

1. Denis Boytsov
2. Bermane Stiverne
3. David Haye
4. Alexander Povetkin
5. Tyson Fury
6. Deontay Wilder
7. Luis Ortiz
8. Seth Mitchell
9. Alex Leapai
10. Christian Hammer
11. Kubrat Pulev
12. Joe Hanks
13. Bryant Jennings
14. Malik Scott
15. Andy Ruiz

Interesting Helenius used to be #1 and has been completely removed while Povetkin who holds the WBA regular title is now ranked in another organization which usually isn't done. Boytsov now #1 and if they want to hold a title eliminator to decide a mandatory Stiverne, Haye, Povetkin, Fury all have other plans so it would likely be against Wilder, Ortiz, or Mitchell and i wouldn't mind seeing any of those matchups.

[The Hammer]

Interesting Helenius used to be #1 and has been completely removed while Povetkin who holds the WBA regular title is now ranked in another organization which usually isn't done. Boytsov now #1 and if they want to hold a title eliminator to decide a mandatory Stiverne, Haye, Povetkin, Fury all have other plans so it would likely be against Wilder, Ortiz, or Mitchell and i wouldn't mind seeing any of those matchups.

Boytsov may be signing with Sauerland, he's been seen training at their facility the past couple of weeks. If he has a strong promoter like Sauerland, one of those matchups might happen.

Or, perhaps there could be a WBO final eliminator against Kubrat Pulev.

[The Hammer]

[The Hammer]

BoxRec has Vitali Klitschko vs. Bermane Stiverne on for Dec 14.

It will very likely be Vitali's farewell fight.



Vyacheslav Glazkov will fight a third time in 2013. He hopes his next opponent after Brian Polley will be Tony Thompson, Kubrat Pulev or Ruslan Chagaev.

[The Hammer]

According to Sauerland, Kubrat Pulev finally has an opponent:

Kalle+NisseSauerland @SauerlandBros
Luckily we have an opponent now sorted and all to be revealed very shortly.... #pulev

Tony Thompson or Denis Boytsov?

[The Hammer]

Will Alexander Povetkin be working with PED guru Angel Heredia in preparation for the fight with Wladimir Klitschko?