Light Heavyweight: 2013, Sep 23-29
Ukrainian gatekeeper Vyacheslav Uzelkov got back in the win column on Saturday, knocking out lower-mid-range Hungarian journeyman Attila Palko in just one round in Kharkov, Ukraine.
Champ: Andre Ward (55-55-55) Last Fight: 9/8/2012- TKO10 Champ Chad Dawson (at SMW) Next Fight: 11/16/2013- vs. #14 Edwin Rodriguez After tons of posturing, Ward-Rodriguez is now done for 11/16 in Ontario, California. 1) Adonis Stevenson (16-16-16) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- TKO1 #1 Chad Dawson Next Fight: 9/28/2013- vs. #8 Tavoris Cloud It’s Stevenson-Cloud in September, with the winner to fight Bellew in November. 2) Bernard Hopkins (55-381-381)
Last Fight: 3/9/2012- UD12 #6 Tavoris Cloud
Next Fight: 10/26/2013- vs. Karo Murat (UNR) Hopkins-Murat has been reset for October 26, with Showtime televising. 3) Sergey Kovalev (15-36-36) Last Fight: 8/17/2013- TKO4 #8 Nathan Cleverly Next Fight: Unknown Kovalev’s manager expects his next opponent to be chosen by mid-September. His mandatory is Braehmer, and Fonfara has been rumored, as well. 4) Chad Dawson (15-382-382) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L(TKO1) vs. SMW #6 Adonis Stevenson Next Fight: Unknown Dawson may be returning sometime in November. 5) Andrzej Fonfara (6-6-63) Last Fight: 8/16/2013- KO9 #6 Gabriel Campillo Next Fight: Unknown See Kovalev’s notes, above. 6) Tony Bellew (6-102-102) 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. 7) Gabriel Campillo (6-170-170)
Last Fight: 8/16/2013- L (KO9) vs. #14 Andrzej Fonfara
Next Fight: Unknown Campillo might be on his way to deserved obscurity after being robbed of deserved prominence for so much of his career. He still has plenty of boxing skill, but his will might be fading just a bit. 8) Tavoris Cloud (6-213-213)
Last Fight: 3/9/2013- L (UD12) vs. #2 Bernard Hopkins
Next Fight: 9/28/2013- vs. #1 Adonis Stevenson See Stevenson’s notes, above. 9) Nathan Cleverly (6-190-190) Last Fight: 8/17/2013- L (TKO4) vs. #3 Sergey Kovalev
Next Fight: Unknown Cleverly says he’ll take a vacation after his drubbing at the hands of Kovalev, and is unsure as to whether he’ll keep fighting or not. 10) Isaac Chilemba (6-26-86) 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. 11) Cornelius White (6-93) 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. 12) Jürgen Brähmer (5-75) Last Fight: 8/24/2013- UD12 Stefano Abatangelo (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Braehmer is Kovalev’s mandatory, for whatever that’s worth. 13) Cedric Agnew (5-24) 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. 14) Edwin Rodriguez (6-11) Last Fight: 7/13/2013- TKO1 #16 Denis Grachev Next Fight: 11/16/2013- vs. Champ Andre Ward (at SMW) See Ward’s notes, above. 15) Lucian Bute (11-47) Last Fight: 11/3/2012- UD12 #16 Denis Grachev Next Fight: 1/18/2014- vs. Jean Pascal (UNR) Bute-Pascal has been pushed back to January 18. 16) Hadillah Mohoumadi (11-13) Last Fight: 6/29/2013- TKO7 CW #20 Pawel Glazewski Next Fight: Unknown Mohoumadi’s fight with De Carolis was briefly rescheduled, but then appears to have been cancelled entirely. 17) Enzo Maccarinelli (6-6) Last Fight: 8/17/2013- TKO11 Ovill McKenzie (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Maccarinelli has revitalized his career to an extent with the gutsy McKenzie win. 18) Denis Grachev (6-74) Last Fight: 7/13/2013- L (TKO1) vs. #13 SMW Edwin Rodriguez Next Fight: Unknown 19) Dmitry Sukhotsky (6-152) 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. 20) Eleider Alvarez (6-35)
Last Fight: 3/22/2013- TKO3 Nicholson Poulard (UNR) Next Fight: 9/28/2013- vs. Edison Miranda (UNR) Alvarez’s 9/28 opponent will be fringe contender Edison Miranda. If nothing else, this will crown an undisputed Champion of Colombia and probably South America.
No changes this week.
Dan’s Top 20 (weeks in current position-weeks in top 10 (if applicable)-weeks in top 20)
Champ: Andre Ward (55-55-55) Last Fight: 9/8/2012- TKO10 Champ Chad Dawson (at SMW) Next Fight: 11/16/2013- vs. #14 Edwin Rodriguez After tons of posturing, Ward-Rodriguez is now done for 11/16 in Ontario, California. 1) Adonis Stevenson (16-16-16) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- TKO1 #1 Chad Dawson Next Fight: 9/28/2013- vs. #8 Tavoris Cloud It’s Stevenson-Cloud in September, with the winner to fight Bellew in November. 2) Bernard Hopkins (55-381-381)
Last Fight: 3/9/2012- UD12 #6 Tavoris Cloud
Next Fight: 10/26/2013- vs. Karo Murat (UNR) Hopkins-Murat has been reset for October 26, with Showtime televising. 3) Sergey Kovalev (15-36-36) Last Fight: 8/17/2013- TKO4 #8 Nathan Cleverly Next Fight: Unknown Kovalev’s manager expects his next opponent to be chosen by mid-September. His mandatory is Braehmer, and Fonfara has been rumored, as well. 4) Chad Dawson (15-382-382) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L(TKO1) vs. SMW #6 Adonis Stevenson Next Fight: Unknown Dawson may be returning sometime in November. 5) Andrzej Fonfara (6-6-63) Last Fight: 8/16/2013- KO9 #6 Gabriel Campillo Next Fight: Unknown See Kovalev’s notes, above. 6) Tony Bellew (6-102-102) 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. 7) Gabriel Campillo (6-170-170)
Last Fight: 8/16/2013- L (KO9) vs. #14 Andrzej Fonfara
Next Fight: Unknown Campillo might be on his way to deserved obscurity after being robbed of deserved prominence for so much of his career. He still has plenty of boxing skill, but his will might be fading just a bit. 8) Tavoris Cloud (6-213-213)
Last Fight: 3/9/2013- L (UD12) vs. #2 Bernard Hopkins
Next Fight: 9/28/2013- vs. #1 Adonis Stevenson See Stevenson’s notes, above. 9) Nathan Cleverly (6-190-190) Last Fight: 8/17/2013- L (TKO4) vs. #3 Sergey Kovalev
Next Fight: Unknown Cleverly says he’ll take a vacation after his drubbing at the hands of Kovalev, and is unsure as to whether he’ll keep fighting or not. 10) Isaac Chilemba (6-26-86) 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. 11) Cornelius White (6-93) 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. 12) Jürgen Brähmer (5-75) Last Fight: 8/24/2013- UD12 Stefano Abatangelo (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Braehmer is Kovalev’s mandatory, for whatever that’s worth. 13) Cedric Agnew (5-24) 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. 14) Edwin Rodriguez (6-11) Last Fight: 7/13/2013- TKO1 #16 Denis Grachev Next Fight: 11/16/2013- vs. Champ Andre Ward (at SMW) See Ward’s notes, above. 15) Lucian Bute (11-47) Last Fight: 11/3/2012- UD12 #16 Denis Grachev Next Fight: 1/18/2014- vs. Jean Pascal (UNR) Bute-Pascal has been pushed back to January 18. 16) Hadillah Mohoumadi (11-13) Last Fight: 6/29/2013- TKO7 CW #20 Pawel Glazewski Next Fight: Unknown Mohoumadi’s fight with De Carolis was briefly rescheduled, but then appears to have been cancelled entirely. 17) Enzo Maccarinelli (6-6) Last Fight: 8/17/2013- TKO11 Ovill McKenzie (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Maccarinelli has revitalized his career to an extent with the gutsy McKenzie win. 18) Denis Grachev (6-74) Last Fight: 7/13/2013- L (TKO1) vs. #13 SMW Edwin Rodriguez Next Fight: Unknown 19) Dmitry Sukhotsky (6-152) 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. 20) Eleider Alvarez (6-35)
Last Fight: 3/22/2013- TKO3 Nicholson Poulard (UNR) Next Fight: 9/28/2013- vs. Edison Miranda (UNR) Alvarez’s 9/28 opponent will be fringe contender Edison Miranda. If nothing else, this will crown an undisputed Champion of Colombia and probably South America.
The Week Ahead: Montreal is the site of this week’s activity at 175, all on Saturday.
The main event is, of course, the high-profile battle between #1 Adonis Stevenson and #8 Tavoris Cloud.
In an all-Colombian bout on the undercard, #20 Eleider Alvarez collides with fringe contender Edison Miranda. It certainly amounts to a contest for the undisputed championship of Colombia, and arguably for that of South America, as well, and the winner should end up very comfortably ranked.
Also on the card, former Champ Jean Pascal will look to tune up for his upcoming fight with Lucian Bute by taking on high-level but fairly inactive journeyman George Blades- himself a former title challenger.
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