Heavyweight: 2013, Jul 15-21
Last week’s only arguably significant scheduled fight- Ian Lewison vs. Colin Kenna- did not happen. No changes.
Champ: Wladimir Klitschko (212-425-425)
Last Fight: 5/4/2013- TKO6 Francesco Pianeta
Next Fight: 10/5/2013- vs. #4 Alexander Povetkin
Klitschko-Povetkin is now officially signed for 10/5 in Moscow.
1) Vitali Klitschko (249-249-249)
Last Fight: 9/8/2012- TKO4 Manuel Charr (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
The Vitali-Stiverne purse bid is set for July 20, after an initial deadline was apparently reset.
2) Tyson Fury (13-104-104) Last Fight: 4/20/2013- KO7 #3 Steve Cunningham
Next Fight: 9/28/2013- vs. #3 David Haye
Fury-Haye is a done deal for September 28 in Manchester. 3) David Haye (13-53-53) Last Fight: 7/14/2012- TKO5 #6 Dereck Chisora Next Fight: Unknown See Fury’s notes, above. 4) Alexander Povetkin (53-299-299) Last Fight: 5/17/2013- TKO3 Andrzej Wawryzk (UNR)
Next Fight: 10/5/2013- vs. Champ Wladimir Klitschko
See Wlad’s notes, above. 5) Steve Cunningham (13-30-30) Last Fight: 4/20/2013- L (KO7) vs. #6 Tyson Fury Next Fight: Unknown Only time will tell where Cunningham goes form here. His hopes for a title shot are dashed at least for awhile. Perhaps a trilogy with Adamek would make sense at this point. 6) Tomasz Adamek (13-169-169)
Last Fight: 12/22/2012- W (SD12)* vs. CW #4 Steve Cunningham (Robbery)
Next Fight: 8/3/2013- vs. Tony Grano (UNR)
Adamek will fight high-level journeyman Tony Grano on NBC Sports from the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. He’s one fight too late, as journeyman/prospect Eric Molina already exposed Grano in April. 7) Kubrat Pulev (6-63-140) Last Fight: 9/29/2012- KO11 Alexander Ustinov (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
The EBU has mandated a rematch with Dimitrenko as his next title defense.
8) Dereck Chisora (6-85-148) Last Fight: 4/20/2013- TKO9 Hector Avila (UNR)
Next Fight: 7/20/2013- vs. #17 Malik Scott
In a surprise announcement, Chisora will be fighting Malik Scott- a much better opponent than the other guys that had been discussed. 9) Odlanier Solis (6-17-164)
Last Fight: 3/22/2013- UD12 Leif Larsen (UNR) Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. Yakup Saglam (UNR)
Solis has signed on to fight in a planned WBC “World Cup” tournament, but for now is set for a tune-up type fight against Turkish journeyman Yakup Saglam. 10) Bermane Stiverne (4-4-20) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD12 #15 Chris Arreola Next Fight: Unknown Stiverne is hoping that Vitali doesn’t retire so that he can try and do the honors himself. At this point he’d be a pretty credible opponent, too. 11) Tony Thompson (4-164) Last Fight: 7/6/2013- TKO5 David Price (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown
After twice conquering arguably Britain’s greatest heavyweight hope, Thompson suggested he is interested in getting a British promoter, and would like to fight Tyson Fury, as well as Vitali Klitschko. 12) Seth Mitchell (4-6) Last Fight: 6/22/2013- UD12 #10 Johnathon Banks Next Fight: Unknown Mitchell is in discussions with Chris Arreola. 13) Deontay Wilder (6-12) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- TKO1 Audley Harrison (UNR) Next Fight: 8/9/2013- vs. Sergei Liakhovich (UNR) Wilder will fight Sergei Liakhovich in Indio, California on August 9. 14) Robert Helenius (6-164)
Last Fight: 3/23/2013- W*(UD10) vs. Michael Sprott (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
If Helenius’ team was accurate on the severity of his hand injury, it should be healed by about now, although there were immediate rumors that the injury was more serious. 15) Alexander Dimitrenko (6-131) Last Fight: 3/9/2013- UD8 Ivica Perkovic (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
Dimitrenko is now the mandatory challenger for Pulev’s European belt. 16) Vyacheslav Glazkov (6-30) Last Fight: 2/23/2013- Draw* (SD10) vs. Malik Scott (UNR)
Next Fight: 8/3/2013- vs. Byron Polley (UNR)
Glazkov will be back in action for the Main Events/NBC Sports card on August 3 in Connecticut against weak and overweight Missouri journeyman Byron Polley. 17) Malik Scott (6-21) Last Fight: 2/23/2013- Draw* (SD10) vs. #19 Vyacheslav Glazkov Next Fight: 7/20/2013- vs. #8 Dereck Chisora Scott will travel to London and try upset Dereck Chisora on July 20. 18) Johnathon Banks (4-35) Last Fight: 6/22/2013- L (UD12) vs. #20 Seth Mitchell Next Fight: Unknown 19) Denis Boytsov (4-213)
Last Fight: 6/15/2013- KO3 Alexander Nesterenko (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
Boytsov is now a promotional free agent after breaking with Universum, who had him mostly on the shelf since it declared bankruptcy. There is speculation that the Russian might now sign with Sauerland. 20) Franklin Lawrence (4-20) Last Fight: 1/25/2013- Mark Brown (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown
Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in current position-weeks in top 10 (if applicable)-weeks in top 20)
Champ: Wladimir Klitschko (212-425-425)
Last Fight: 5/4/2013- TKO6 Francesco Pianeta
Next Fight: 10/5/2013- vs. #4 Alexander Povetkin
Klitschko-Povetkin is now officially signed for 10/5 in Moscow.
1) Vitali Klitschko (249-249-249)
Last Fight: 9/8/2012- TKO4 Manuel Charr (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
The Vitali-Stiverne purse bid is set for July 20, after an initial deadline was apparently reset.
2) Tyson Fury (13-104-104) Last Fight: 4/20/2013- KO7 #3 Steve Cunningham
Next Fight: 9/28/2013- vs. #3 David Haye
Fury-Haye is a done deal for September 28 in Manchester. 3) David Haye (13-53-53) Last Fight: 7/14/2012- TKO5 #6 Dereck Chisora Next Fight: Unknown See Fury’s notes, above. 4) Alexander Povetkin (53-299-299) Last Fight: 5/17/2013- TKO3 Andrzej Wawryzk (UNR)
Next Fight: 10/5/2013- vs. Champ Wladimir Klitschko
See Wlad’s notes, above. 5) Steve Cunningham (13-30-30) Last Fight: 4/20/2013- L (KO7) vs. #6 Tyson Fury Next Fight: Unknown Only time will tell where Cunningham goes form here. His hopes for a title shot are dashed at least for awhile. Perhaps a trilogy with Adamek would make sense at this point. 6) Tomasz Adamek (13-169-169)
Last Fight: 12/22/2012- W (SD12)* vs. CW #4 Steve Cunningham (Robbery)
Next Fight: 8/3/2013- vs. Tony Grano (UNR)
Adamek will fight high-level journeyman Tony Grano on NBC Sports from the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. He’s one fight too late, as journeyman/prospect Eric Molina already exposed Grano in April. 7) Kubrat Pulev (6-63-140) Last Fight: 9/29/2012- KO11 Alexander Ustinov (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
The EBU has mandated a rematch with Dimitrenko as his next title defense.
8) Dereck Chisora (6-85-148) Last Fight: 4/20/2013- TKO9 Hector Avila (UNR)
Next Fight: 7/20/2013- vs. #17 Malik Scott
In a surprise announcement, Chisora will be fighting Malik Scott- a much better opponent than the other guys that had been discussed. 9) Odlanier Solis (6-17-164)
Last Fight: 3/22/2013- UD12 Leif Larsen (UNR) Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. Yakup Saglam (UNR)
Solis has signed on to fight in a planned WBC “World Cup” tournament, but for now is set for a tune-up type fight against Turkish journeyman Yakup Saglam. 10) Bermane Stiverne (4-4-20) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD12 #15 Chris Arreola Next Fight: Unknown Stiverne is hoping that Vitali doesn’t retire so that he can try and do the honors himself. At this point he’d be a pretty credible opponent, too. 11) Tony Thompson (4-164) Last Fight: 7/6/2013- TKO5 David Price (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown
After twice conquering arguably Britain’s greatest heavyweight hope, Thompson suggested he is interested in getting a British promoter, and would like to fight Tyson Fury, as well as Vitali Klitschko. 12) Seth Mitchell (4-6) Last Fight: 6/22/2013- UD12 #10 Johnathon Banks Next Fight: Unknown Mitchell is in discussions with Chris Arreola. 13) Deontay Wilder (6-12) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- TKO1 Audley Harrison (UNR) Next Fight: 8/9/2013- vs. Sergei Liakhovich (UNR) Wilder will fight Sergei Liakhovich in Indio, California on August 9. 14) Robert Helenius (6-164)
Last Fight: 3/23/2013- W*(UD10) vs. Michael Sprott (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
If Helenius’ team was accurate on the severity of his hand injury, it should be healed by about now, although there were immediate rumors that the injury was more serious. 15) Alexander Dimitrenko (6-131) Last Fight: 3/9/2013- UD8 Ivica Perkovic (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
Dimitrenko is now the mandatory challenger for Pulev’s European belt. 16) Vyacheslav Glazkov (6-30) Last Fight: 2/23/2013- Draw* (SD10) vs. Malik Scott (UNR)
Next Fight: 8/3/2013- vs. Byron Polley (UNR)
Glazkov will be back in action for the Main Events/NBC Sports card on August 3 in Connecticut against weak and overweight Missouri journeyman Byron Polley. 17) Malik Scott (6-21) Last Fight: 2/23/2013- Draw* (SD10) vs. #19 Vyacheslav Glazkov Next Fight: 7/20/2013- vs. #8 Dereck Chisora Scott will travel to London and try upset Dereck Chisora on July 20. 18) Johnathon Banks (4-35) Last Fight: 6/22/2013- L (UD12) vs. #20 Seth Mitchell Next Fight: Unknown 19) Denis Boytsov (4-213)
Last Fight: 6/15/2013- KO3 Alexander Nesterenko (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
Boytsov is now a promotional free agent after breaking with Universum, who had him mostly on the shelf since it declared bankruptcy. There is speculation that the Russian might now sign with Sauerland. 20) Franklin Lawrence (4-20) Last Fight: 1/25/2013- Mark Brown (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown
THE WEEK AHEAD: Saturday in London, #8 Dereck Chisora takes on #17 Malik Scott in a really nice matchup.
Later that night in Greensboro, North Carolina, undefeated Cuban Luis Ortiz will fight a TBA opponent.
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