Light Heavyweight: 2013, Aug 5-11
Nothing to report from last week.
Champ: Andre Ward (48-48-48) Last Fight: 9/8/2012- TKO10 Champ Chad Dawson (at SMW) Next Fight: Unknown Ward has offers more or less on the table to fight Froch or Stevenson. He is trying to split with promoter Dan Goossen, though, which could conceivably complicate matters. 1) Adonis Stevenson (9-9-9) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- TKO1 #1 Chad Dawson Next Fight: Unknown Sounds like it’s Stevenson-Cloud in September, with the winner to fight Bellew in November. 2) Bernard Hopkins (48-374-374)
Last Fight: 3/9/2012- UD12 #6 Tavoris Cloud
Next Fight: 10/19/2013- vs. Karo Murat (UNR) Golden Boy says the fight with Murat is made for 10/19, though they are still working on an agreement with Showtime to televised the fight. 3) Sergey Kovalev (8-29-29) Last Fight: 6/14/2013- TKO3 #10 Cornelius White Next Fight: 8/17/2013- vs. #8 Nathan Cleverly Kovalev had the inside track to fight Hopkins, but instead opted for a sure thing against Cleverly. 4) Chad Dawson (8-375-375) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L(TKO1) vs. SMW #6 Adonis Stevenson Next Fight: Unknown Dawson’s career is suddenly in an all-out tailspin just 2 fights after winning the lineal title from Hopkins. 5) Tony Bellew (8-95-95) Last Fight: 5/25/2013- UD12 #7 Isaac Chilemba Next Fight: 11/30/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Bellew is scheduled to fight the Stevenson-Cloud winner on his November 30 birthday. 6) Gabriel Campillo (9-163-163)
Last Fight: 6/14/2013- TKO2 Ionut Trandafir Ilie (UNR)
Next Fight: 8/16/2013- vs. #14 Andrzej Fonfara Campillo will fight Fonfara in an interesting crossroads fight at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The fight has been declared an eliminator for the Hopkins-Murat winner, too. 7) Tavoris Cloud (9-206-206)
Last Fight: 3/9/2013- L (UD12) vs. #2 Bernard Hopkins
Next Fight: Unknown See Stevenson’s notes, above. 8) Nathan Cleverly (9-183-183) Last Fight: 4/20/2013- UD12 Robin Krasniqi (UNR)
Next Fight: 8/17/2013- vs. #3 Sergey Kovalev Kovalev-Cleverly is done for 8/17 in Cardiff, with HBO to televise in the states. 9) Isaac Chilemba (9-19-79) Last Fight: 5/25/2013- L (UD12) vs. #9 Tony Bellew Next Fight: Unknown Chilemba may have lost the second fight to Bellew in his opponent’s back yard, but between the two fights, he’s managed to elevate himself somewhat. 10) Cornelius White (9-56-86) Last Fight: 6/14/2013- L (TKO3) vs. #5 Sergey Kovalev Next Fight: Unknown White was blasted out by Kovalev, but at least he has good company in that regard. 11) Cedric Agnew (9-17) Last Fight: 4/12/2013- UD12 #14 Yusaf Mack Next Fight: Unknown Agnew may have caught a fading Yusaf Mack at the right time, but he’s clearly a climber, having now beaten both Mack and Otis Griffin. 12) Jürgen Brähmer (9-68) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- TKO2 Tony Averlant (UNR) Next Fight: 8/24/2013- vs. Stefano Abatangelo (UNR) Braehmer will take on low-level Italian gatekeeper Abatangelo on August 24, while awaiting a title shot. 13) Edwin Rodriguez (4-4) Last Fight: 7/13/2013- TKO1 #16 Denis Grachev Next Fight: Unknown Rodriguez turned in a career-best performance against Grachev, and thus has earned a ranking in a division he has no intention of continuing in. He wants Ward or Bika next. 14) Andrzej Fonfara (4-56) Last Fight: 11/16/2012- TKO7 Tommy Karpency (UNR) Next Fight: 8/16/2013- vs. #6 Gabriel Campillo Fonfara will get a huge opportunity to launch himself into the top 5 when he takes on Gabriel Campillo in Chicago. The winner is apparently to become the mandatory for the Hopkins-Murat winner, as well. 15) Lucian Bute (4-40) Last Fight: 11/3/2012- UD12 #16 Denis Grachev Next Fight: 12/7/2013- vs. Jean Pascal (UNR) Bute-Pascal has been rescheduled tentatively for December 7 after Bute suffered a hand injury. They’ve also reserved January 25 as a back-up plan. Either way, it will be in Montreal. 16) Hadillah Mohoumadi (4-6) Last Fight: 6/29/2013- TKO7 CW #20 Pawel Glazewski Next Fight: Unknown Often robbed at 168, Mohoumadi took matters into his hands in his first major outing at 175 by stopping the local favorite. 17) Denis Grachev (4-67) Last Fight: 7/13/2013- L (TKO1) vs. #13 SMW Edwin Rodriguez Next Fight: Unknown 18) Dmitry Sukhotsky (4-145) Last Fight: 6/4/2013- KO3 Mikhail Krinitsin (UNR) (at SMW) Next Fight: Unknown Sukhotsky may be sticking around at 168 from now on, but only time will tell. He has until December to schedule a fight at 175 if he wants to keep his ranking. 19) Eleider Alvarez (4-28)
Last Fight: 3/22/2013- TKO3 Nicholson Poulard (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Alvarez was ready to tolerate Allan Green’s almost comical failure to make weight, but the fight was scrapped anyway due to Green’s hospitalization with what the Green camp claims was food poisoning. No word yet on Alvarez’s next move. 20) Yunieski Gonzalez (4-21) Last Fight: 6/15/2013- KO7 Emiliano Cayetano (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Gonzalez snuck in a very low-profile knockout over low-level journeyman Emiliano Cayetano in the Dominican Republic. Strictly stay-busy material.
Dan’s Top 20 (weeks in current position-weeks in top 10 (if applicable)-weeks in top 20)
Champ: Andre Ward (48-48-48) Last Fight: 9/8/2012- TKO10 Champ Chad Dawson (at SMW) Next Fight: Unknown Ward has offers more or less on the table to fight Froch or Stevenson. He is trying to split with promoter Dan Goossen, though, which could conceivably complicate matters. 1) Adonis Stevenson (9-9-9) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- TKO1 #1 Chad Dawson Next Fight: Unknown Sounds like it’s Stevenson-Cloud in September, with the winner to fight Bellew in November. 2) Bernard Hopkins (48-374-374)
Last Fight: 3/9/2012- UD12 #6 Tavoris Cloud
Next Fight: 10/19/2013- vs. Karo Murat (UNR) Golden Boy says the fight with Murat is made for 10/19, though they are still working on an agreement with Showtime to televised the fight. 3) Sergey Kovalev (8-29-29) Last Fight: 6/14/2013- TKO3 #10 Cornelius White Next Fight: 8/17/2013- vs. #8 Nathan Cleverly Kovalev had the inside track to fight Hopkins, but instead opted for a sure thing against Cleverly. 4) Chad Dawson (8-375-375) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L(TKO1) vs. SMW #6 Adonis Stevenson Next Fight: Unknown Dawson’s career is suddenly in an all-out tailspin just 2 fights after winning the lineal title from Hopkins. 5) Tony Bellew (8-95-95) Last Fight: 5/25/2013- UD12 #7 Isaac Chilemba Next Fight: 11/30/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Bellew is scheduled to fight the Stevenson-Cloud winner on his November 30 birthday. 6) Gabriel Campillo (9-163-163)
Last Fight: 6/14/2013- TKO2 Ionut Trandafir Ilie (UNR)
Next Fight: 8/16/2013- vs. #14 Andrzej Fonfara Campillo will fight Fonfara in an interesting crossroads fight at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The fight has been declared an eliminator for the Hopkins-Murat winner, too. 7) Tavoris Cloud (9-206-206)
Last Fight: 3/9/2013- L (UD12) vs. #2 Bernard Hopkins
Next Fight: Unknown See Stevenson’s notes, above. 8) Nathan Cleverly (9-183-183) Last Fight: 4/20/2013- UD12 Robin Krasniqi (UNR)
Next Fight: 8/17/2013- vs. #3 Sergey Kovalev Kovalev-Cleverly is done for 8/17 in Cardiff, with HBO to televise in the states. 9) Isaac Chilemba (9-19-79) Last Fight: 5/25/2013- L (UD12) vs. #9 Tony Bellew Next Fight: Unknown Chilemba may have lost the second fight to Bellew in his opponent’s back yard, but between the two fights, he’s managed to elevate himself somewhat. 10) Cornelius White (9-56-86) Last Fight: 6/14/2013- L (TKO3) vs. #5 Sergey Kovalev Next Fight: Unknown White was blasted out by Kovalev, but at least he has good company in that regard. 11) Cedric Agnew (9-17) Last Fight: 4/12/2013- UD12 #14 Yusaf Mack Next Fight: Unknown Agnew may have caught a fading Yusaf Mack at the right time, but he’s clearly a climber, having now beaten both Mack and Otis Griffin. 12) Jürgen Brähmer (9-68) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- TKO2 Tony Averlant (UNR) Next Fight: 8/24/2013- vs. Stefano Abatangelo (UNR) Braehmer will take on low-level Italian gatekeeper Abatangelo on August 24, while awaiting a title shot. 13) Edwin Rodriguez (4-4) Last Fight: 7/13/2013- TKO1 #16 Denis Grachev Next Fight: Unknown Rodriguez turned in a career-best performance against Grachev, and thus has earned a ranking in a division he has no intention of continuing in. He wants Ward or Bika next. 14) Andrzej Fonfara (4-56) Last Fight: 11/16/2012- TKO7 Tommy Karpency (UNR) Next Fight: 8/16/2013- vs. #6 Gabriel Campillo Fonfara will get a huge opportunity to launch himself into the top 5 when he takes on Gabriel Campillo in Chicago. The winner is apparently to become the mandatory for the Hopkins-Murat winner, as well. 15) Lucian Bute (4-40) Last Fight: 11/3/2012- UD12 #16 Denis Grachev Next Fight: 12/7/2013- vs. Jean Pascal (UNR) Bute-Pascal has been rescheduled tentatively for December 7 after Bute suffered a hand injury. They’ve also reserved January 25 as a back-up plan. Either way, it will be in Montreal. 16) Hadillah Mohoumadi (4-6) Last Fight: 6/29/2013- TKO7 CW #20 Pawel Glazewski Next Fight: Unknown Often robbed at 168, Mohoumadi took matters into his hands in his first major outing at 175 by stopping the local favorite. 17) Denis Grachev (4-67) Last Fight: 7/13/2013- L (TKO1) vs. #13 SMW Edwin Rodriguez Next Fight: Unknown 18) Dmitry Sukhotsky (4-145) Last Fight: 6/4/2013- KO3 Mikhail Krinitsin (UNR) (at SMW) Next Fight: Unknown Sukhotsky may be sticking around at 168 from now on, but only time will tell. He has until December to schedule a fight at 175 if he wants to keep his ranking. 19) Eleider Alvarez (4-28)
Last Fight: 3/22/2013- TKO3 Nicholson Poulard (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Alvarez was ready to tolerate Allan Green’s almost comical failure to make weight, but the fight was scrapped anyway due to Green’s hospitalization with what the Green camp claims was food poisoning. No word yet on Alvarez’s next move. 20) Yunieski Gonzalez (4-21) Last Fight: 6/15/2013- KO7 Emiliano Cayetano (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Gonzalez snuck in a very low-profile knockout over low-level journeyman Emiliano Cayetano in the Dominican Republic. Strictly stay-busy material.
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