Argentina's Roberto Bolonti, who was originally scheduled to face Lucian Bute on December 6 in Montreal, will remain one-half of the Bell Centre main event, but will now be facing Jean Pascal. After Bute pulled out of the scheduled bout, citing back injuries sustained in training, Bolonti was left in limbo as the Jean Pascal-Donovan George bout was promoted to the top of … [Read more...]
Matchmaker’s Corner: Sergey Kovalev vs Jean Pascal
Sergey Kovalev is in a tough spot. He's a dangerous, hard hitting force that no one wants to reckon with. However, his biggest concern is the weight class he reigns over. After his destruction of B-Hop and with Adonis Stevenson reluctant to challenge him, where does he go? He's far too big to make 168 and I don't see him making the jump to Cruiserweight. Although a bout … [Read more...]
Lucian Bute Injures Back, Pulls Out of 12/6 Montreal Card
Former IBF super middleweight champion, Lucian Bute, has pulled out of his December 6 bout against Roberto Bolonti at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada due to an injured back. “It’s a disappointment to announce that Lucian Bute, after getting injured in training, is forced to miss December 6th card at the Bell Center,” wrote Jean Bedard of InterBox via press … [Read more...]
Team Pascal: “Unlike Adonis Stevenson, Jean Pascal Ducks Nobody!”
In the aftermath of last Saturday's Sergey Kovalev-Bernard Hopkins light heavyweight showdown in Atlantic City, former WBC world titlist Jean Pascal now sits firmly as the third most important fighter in the 175 lb. division. As no. 1 contender to both Adonis Stevenson and Sergey Kovalev, via the WBC and WBO, respectively, the Haitian-Canadian star is also in the unique … [Read more...]
After the Conquest: What’s Next for “Krusher” Kovalev?
The fun, glorious stuff has already taken place-- Sergey Kovalev scored a one-sided shutout of Bernard Hopkins using his size, strength, and most importantly, unflappable will and focus. He has added Hopkins' WBA and IBF belts to his own WBO strap. Everything happened perfectly for the "Krusher" and the passing of the torch from aged legend to dominant younger star was … [Read more...]