Light Heavyweight: 2014, Mar 24-30
No meaningful fights to report from last week.
Champ: Andre Ward (81-81-81) Last Fight: 11/16/2013- UD12 #15 Edwin Rodriguez (as SMW) Next Fight: Unknown Ward says his manager is working on his next fight despite his lawsuit against promoter Dan Goossen. He had indicated interest in Golovkin, but the Kazakh’s own trainer recently said his fighter is not ready for that fight. 1) Adonis Stevenson (42-42-42) Last Fight: 11/30/2013- TKO6 #6 Tony Bellew Next Fight: 5/24/2014- vs. #6 Andrzej Fonfara According to Ringtv.com, Stevenson-Fonfara will most likely land on May 24. After that, it looks like the Kovalev fight will happen in late 2014. 2) Bernard Hopkins (81-407-407) Last Fight: 10/26/2013- UD12 Karo Murat (UNR)
Next Fight: 4/19/2014- vs. Beibut Shumenov (UNR) Hopkins will fight Shumenov in mid-April at the D.C. Armory in Washington. 3) Jean Pascal (10-10-10) Last Fight: 1/18/2014- UD12 #16 Lucian Bute Next Fight: Unknown Bob Arum has floated the possibility of a July fight with Julio Cesar Chavez. 4) Sergey Kovalev (10-62-62) Last Fight: 11/30/2013- TKO2 Ismayl Sillakh (UNR) Next Fight: 3/29/2014- vs. #15 Cedric Agnew Kovalev is likely to fight Stevenson in late 2014, and has a March 29 fight coming up in Atlantic City with Cedric Agnew. 5) Chad Dawson (10-408-408) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L(TKO1) vs. SMW #6 Adonis Stevenson Next Fight: Unknown Dawson has signed a deal with manager Al Haymon, which certainly brightens his career prospects. He says he is interested in a Stevenson rematch. Prospects for another occasionally-discussed rematch- with Jean Pascal- increased recently with word that Pascal’s trainer offered Dawson a contract. 6) Andrzej Fonfara (10-32-89) Last Fight: 12/6/2013- KO2 Samuel Miller (UNR) Next Fight: 5/24/2014- vs. #1 Adonis Stevenson May 24 looks likely for Fonfara-Stevenson. 7) Tony Bellew (10-128-128) Last Fight: 3/15/2014- KO12 Valery Brudov (UNR) (at CW) Next Fight: Unknown Bellew is campaigning at cruiserweight now, but he’ll keep his ranking here until he schedules a fight there for after November 30, or until after November 30 itself. BJ Flores wants to fight him. 8) Gabriel Campillo (10-196-196)
Last Fight: 8/16/2013- L (KO9) vs. #14 Andrzej Fonfara
Next Fight: 5/9/2014- vs. Ibrahim Lopez (UNR) Campillo will reportedly fight unproven one-loss Spanish prospect Ibrahim Lopez on May 9 in Madrid. 9) Tavoris Cloud (10-239-239)
Last Fight: 9/28/2013- L (TKO7) vs. #1 Adonis Stevenson
Next Fight: Unknown Cloud should probably get himself back in the win column at some point. 10) Nathan Cleverly (10-216-216) Last Fight: 8/17/2013- L (TKO4) vs. #3 Sergey Kovalev
Next Fight: Unknown Cleverly’s cruiserweight debut is once again delayed by what’s being called a minor injury. His promoter says he intends to schedule him another fight very soon. He seems extremely keen on a Bellew rematch. 11) Isaac Chilemba (10-112) Last Fight: 3/15/2014- UD10 Denis Grachev (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Chilemba looked very very sharp in dominating a game Denis Grachev, and might soon be in line for a shot at Adonis Stevenson. 12) Jürgen Brähmer (10-101) Last Fight: 12/14/2013- UD12 Marcus Oliveira (UNR) Next Fight: 4/5/2014- vs. Enzo Maccarinelli (UNR) Braehmer returns April 5 in Rostock, Germany against moderately resurgent Welshman Enzo Maccarinelli. 13) Karo Murat (9-22) Last Fight: 10/26/2013- L (UD12) vs. #2 Bernard Hopkins Next Fight: Unknown Murat is a free agent after his contract with Sauerland recently expired. 14) Thomas Williams, Jr. (9-9) Last Fight: 1/24/2014- TKO1 #13 Cornelius White Next Fight: Unknown Williams has been well-matched against vulnerable guys with good resumes. 15) Cedric Agnew (10-50) Last Fight: 4/12/2013- UD12 #14 Yusaf Mack Next Fight: 3/29/2014- vs. #4 Sergey Kovalev Agnew was ordered to defend his regional title against fringe contender Anatoliy Dudchenko, and also appeared to have the option of fighting Sukhotsky for a position as IBF mandatory. Instead, he’ll now roll the dice big against Kovalev. 16) Edwin Rodriguez (10-37) Last Fight: 11/16/2013- L (UD12) vs. Champ Andre Ward Next Fight: Unknown Rodriguez’s trainer Ronnie Shields opines that a fight against a top-15 level light heavyweight would be a good jumping-off point for his anticipated permanent move up. Before that happens, he’ll need to recover from minor elbow surgery he had in December. 17) Hadillah Mohoumadi (22-39) Last Fight: 11/30/2013- TKO5 Bartlomiej Grafka (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 18) Cornelius White (9-119) Last Fight: 1/24/2014- L (TKO1) vs. Thomas Williams, Jr. (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Never blessed with big-time promotional or managerial ties, White has risked becoming a permanent opponent with his last two losses. 19) Eleider Alvarez (9-61) Last Fight: 1/18/2014- UD10 Andy Gardiner (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Alvarez may have been suffering from a letdown after Oosthuizen withdrew from what could have been the Colombian’s biggest fight ever, and almost let it effect him to the point of losing to an unheralded undefeated prospect in Gardiner. 20) Lucian Bute (9-73) Last Fight: 1/18/2014- L (UD12) vs. Jean Pascal (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Bute wants his contractually-guaranteed rematch with Pascal.
Dan’s Top 20 (weeks in current position-weeks in top 10 (if applicable)-weeks in top 20)
Champ: Andre Ward (81-81-81) Last Fight: 11/16/2013- UD12 #15 Edwin Rodriguez (as SMW) Next Fight: Unknown Ward says his manager is working on his next fight despite his lawsuit against promoter Dan Goossen. He had indicated interest in Golovkin, but the Kazakh’s own trainer recently said his fighter is not ready for that fight. 1) Adonis Stevenson (42-42-42) Last Fight: 11/30/2013- TKO6 #6 Tony Bellew Next Fight: 5/24/2014- vs. #6 Andrzej Fonfara According to Ringtv.com, Stevenson-Fonfara will most likely land on May 24. After that, it looks like the Kovalev fight will happen in late 2014. 2) Bernard Hopkins (81-407-407) Last Fight: 10/26/2013- UD12 Karo Murat (UNR)
Next Fight: 4/19/2014- vs. Beibut Shumenov (UNR) Hopkins will fight Shumenov in mid-April at the D.C. Armory in Washington. 3) Jean Pascal (10-10-10) Last Fight: 1/18/2014- UD12 #16 Lucian Bute Next Fight: Unknown Bob Arum has floated the possibility of a July fight with Julio Cesar Chavez. 4) Sergey Kovalev (10-62-62) Last Fight: 11/30/2013- TKO2 Ismayl Sillakh (UNR) Next Fight: 3/29/2014- vs. #15 Cedric Agnew Kovalev is likely to fight Stevenson in late 2014, and has a March 29 fight coming up in Atlantic City with Cedric Agnew. 5) Chad Dawson (10-408-408) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L(TKO1) vs. SMW #6 Adonis Stevenson Next Fight: Unknown Dawson has signed a deal with manager Al Haymon, which certainly brightens his career prospects. He says he is interested in a Stevenson rematch. Prospects for another occasionally-discussed rematch- with Jean Pascal- increased recently with word that Pascal’s trainer offered Dawson a contract. 6) Andrzej Fonfara (10-32-89) Last Fight: 12/6/2013- KO2 Samuel Miller (UNR) Next Fight: 5/24/2014- vs. #1 Adonis Stevenson May 24 looks likely for Fonfara-Stevenson. 7) Tony Bellew (10-128-128) Last Fight: 3/15/2014- KO12 Valery Brudov (UNR) (at CW) Next Fight: Unknown Bellew is campaigning at cruiserweight now, but he’ll keep his ranking here until he schedules a fight there for after November 30, or until after November 30 itself. BJ Flores wants to fight him. 8) Gabriel Campillo (10-196-196)
Last Fight: 8/16/2013- L (KO9) vs. #14 Andrzej Fonfara
Next Fight: 5/9/2014- vs. Ibrahim Lopez (UNR) Campillo will reportedly fight unproven one-loss Spanish prospect Ibrahim Lopez on May 9 in Madrid. 9) Tavoris Cloud (10-239-239)
Last Fight: 9/28/2013- L (TKO7) vs. #1 Adonis Stevenson
Next Fight: Unknown Cloud should probably get himself back in the win column at some point. 10) Nathan Cleverly (10-216-216) Last Fight: 8/17/2013- L (TKO4) vs. #3 Sergey Kovalev
Next Fight: Unknown Cleverly’s cruiserweight debut is once again delayed by what’s being called a minor injury. His promoter says he intends to schedule him another fight very soon. He seems extremely keen on a Bellew rematch. 11) Isaac Chilemba (10-112) Last Fight: 3/15/2014- UD10 Denis Grachev (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Chilemba looked very very sharp in dominating a game Denis Grachev, and might soon be in line for a shot at Adonis Stevenson. 12) Jürgen Brähmer (10-101) Last Fight: 12/14/2013- UD12 Marcus Oliveira (UNR) Next Fight: 4/5/2014- vs. Enzo Maccarinelli (UNR) Braehmer returns April 5 in Rostock, Germany against moderately resurgent Welshman Enzo Maccarinelli. 13) Karo Murat (9-22) Last Fight: 10/26/2013- L (UD12) vs. #2 Bernard Hopkins Next Fight: Unknown Murat is a free agent after his contract with Sauerland recently expired. 14) Thomas Williams, Jr. (9-9) Last Fight: 1/24/2014- TKO1 #13 Cornelius White Next Fight: Unknown Williams has been well-matched against vulnerable guys with good resumes. 15) Cedric Agnew (10-50) Last Fight: 4/12/2013- UD12 #14 Yusaf Mack Next Fight: 3/29/2014- vs. #4 Sergey Kovalev Agnew was ordered to defend his regional title against fringe contender Anatoliy Dudchenko, and also appeared to have the option of fighting Sukhotsky for a position as IBF mandatory. Instead, he’ll now roll the dice big against Kovalev. 16) Edwin Rodriguez (10-37) Last Fight: 11/16/2013- L (UD12) vs. Champ Andre Ward Next Fight: Unknown Rodriguez’s trainer Ronnie Shields opines that a fight against a top-15 level light heavyweight would be a good jumping-off point for his anticipated permanent move up. Before that happens, he’ll need to recover from minor elbow surgery he had in December. 17) Hadillah Mohoumadi (22-39) Last Fight: 11/30/2013- TKO5 Bartlomiej Grafka (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 18) Cornelius White (9-119) Last Fight: 1/24/2014- L (TKO1) vs. Thomas Williams, Jr. (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Never blessed with big-time promotional or managerial ties, White has risked becoming a permanent opponent with his last two losses. 19) Eleider Alvarez (9-61) Last Fight: 1/18/2014- UD10 Andy Gardiner (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Alvarez may have been suffering from a letdown after Oosthuizen withdrew from what could have been the Colombian’s biggest fight ever, and almost let it effect him to the point of losing to an unheralded undefeated prospect in Gardiner. 20) Lucian Bute (9-73) Last Fight: 1/18/2014- L (UD12) vs. Jean Pascal (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Bute wants his contractually-guaranteed rematch with Pascal.
The Week Ahead: Friday Robin Krasniqi vs. Emmanuel Danso; Potsdam, Germany; RAN (Germany) Krasniqi is a 27 year-old veteran gatekeeper from Kosovo and based in Munich, who was dominated by Nathan Cleverly in his only attempt at an alphabet belt. Danso is an undefeated prospect from Ghana, but has yet to fight anyone with a pulse.
Michael Seals vs. Willis Lockett; New Town, North Dakota; Off TV This fight is on the Friday Night Fights card, but is unlikely to make the broadcast. That’s a familiar position for the undefeated Seals, who seems always to be on ESPN cards, but never gets TV exposure himself. Lockett is roughly a .500 fighter and a low-level journyeman, but he still represents maybe the 2nd-best opponent Seals has faced.
Saturday #4 Sergey Kovalev vs. #15 Cedric Agnew; Atlantic City, New Jersey; HBO (US) Kovalev is among the most feared punchers in the sport, and obviously the heavy favorite. Agnew is undefeated, himself, and has dominated the likes of Otis Griffin and a ranked version of Yusaf Mack. Obviously neither of those guys present the same type of problem that Krusher Kovalev poses, so it’s a big ask for Agnew. Still, we know from the split decision with Darnell Boone that Kovalev isn’t invincible, or at least wasn’t always so, so you’ve got to give at least some chance to a moderately proven undefeated prospect like Agnew.
Lionell Thompson vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Fight Klub (Poland) Thompson is a gatekeeper who recently exposed Ryan Coyne on national TV. Radivoje Kalajdzic is an undefeated Florida-based Bosnian. He’s just outside the top 50 on Boxrec, and will be looking to prove he’s no Coyne.
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