Browsing Tag Adonis Stevenson

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  Aug. 14, 2010: Pascal vs Dawson

  It doesn’t seem that long ago and yet the time has gone so fast. And so much has changed. Ten years later, it’s a pandemic and combat sports ...

  On August 14, 2020 / By Jamie Rebner
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  Quarantine Blues: Boxing Fights For Survival

  Last week the government of Quebec announced it was considering prohibiting the resumption of boxing events until an effective vaccine for COVID-19 is found. The province’s two biggest promoters, ...

  On July 15, 2020 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Will Beterbiev Make Montreal Great Again?

  After losing by knockout, Oleksandr Gvozdyk held up his hands in honest submission. The gesture came on his way back to the dressing room when a group of ...

  On October 24, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Fight Report: Gvozdyk vs Beterbiev

  The Event: For quite some time hardcore fight fans have been gazing at the rankings of the light heavyweight division and muttering to themselves,”What gives?” As in, how ...

  On October 19, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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  Beterbiev vs Gvozdyk: Light Heavyweight Lift Off

  Recent weeks have seen boxing fans spoiled by a deluge of terrific contests between big-name fighters. From the back-and-forth battle between Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter, to ...

  On October 14, 2019 / By Rob Lownie
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  The Fight City Podcast No. 18

  We got another great episode of The Fight City Podcast hot off the grill for you hungry fight fans, hosted as always by Alden Chodash, as he and site ...

  On April 1, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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  The Fight City Podcast No. 13

  Time for another edition of The Fight City podcast, hosted by Alden Chodash, with site editor Michael Carbert also offering his insights as they look back on the big fights ...

  On February 5, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  The Fight City Podcast No. 8

  Welcome back to The Fight City podcast. As usual, Alden Chodash is at the controls, with site founder and editor Michael Carbert in the co-pilot seat. This week ...

  On December 5, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  Adonis Stevenson: How Did It Happen?

  The long and controversial reign of WBC and lineal light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson ended in brutal fashion Saturday, after an onslaught of punches from decorated Ukrainian contender ...

  On December 4, 2018 / By Sean Crose
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  Fight Report: Stevenson vs Gvozdyk

  The Event: The drama of the occasion was summed up in a single word, the title given to the match: “Obligatoire.” For non-Quebecois fight fans, that translates to ...

  On December 2, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  Stevenson vs Gvozdyk: Mandatory Mayhem

  With WBC light heavyweight belt-holder Adonis “Superman” Stevenson set to face mandatory top contender Oleksander Gvozdyk this Saturday at the Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City, the champion is ...

  On November 29, 2018 / By Jamie Rebner
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  Double Standards

  Adonis Stevenson has been a world boxing champion since June of 2013 but during that time, instead of establishing recognition as one of the best belt-holders of recent ...

  On November 27, 2018 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  Fight City Podcast No. 7

  Time again for The Fight City podcast, steered by Alden Chodash, with site founder and editor Michael Carbert riding shotgun. Jam-packed episode this week as we’re talking Bivol ...

  On November 26, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Fight Report: Usyk vs Bellew

  The Event: The fallacy of the cruiserweight division lies in the fact that it has never quite broken free of its original intent. Cruiserweight was first formed in ...

  On November 11, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 205

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week: Congratulations to Tevin Farmer! Congrats to Groupe Yvon Michel for an excellent show at ...

  On October 26, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  KO’s For Francis And Shak

  Another week, another boxing card at the Montreal Casino, this time from Groupe Yvon Michel. The week before saw Eye Of The Tiger put on a major show there ...

  On October 22, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  The Wake Of The Storm

  When Eleider Alvarez landed a thunderous right hand flush on Sergey Kovalev’s temple in round seven of their engrossing and hard-fought battle this past Saturday night, it was ...

  On August 9, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Fight Report: Alvarez Upsets Kovalev

  The Event: Going into Saturday’s pivotal light-heavyweight affair, many questions loomed regarding Sergey Kovalev’s viability as an elite light-heavyweight following back-to-back losses to Andre Ward in 2016 and ...

  On August 5, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Dmitry Bivol Is Ready For His Close-Up

  Being a boxing fan is a tough gig. Don’t let anyone tell you different. And yes, we know, 2018 has been an impressive year in many respects, but, ...

  On July 28, 2018 / By Jeffrey Fuss
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 189

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! Congratulations to Lenny Zappavigna and Alex Saucedo! What a fight! Congrats as well to Jono Carroll ...

  On July 3, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 183

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week, special two-part video! Because Manny has stuff to say about Stevenson vs Jack! ...

  On May 23, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  Fight Report: Stevenson vs Jack

  The Event  Stevenson vs Jack represented one of the best and most interesting match-ups to be made in the light heavyweight division for some time, not to mention ...

  On May 20, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 182

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week: Congratulations to Vasyl Lomachenko! And Jorge Linares! Beautiful fight! “Hi-Tech” is human after ...

  On May 17, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  Stevenson vs Jack: The Fight City Picks

  It’s an intriguing match-up featuring two of the very best in a stacked light heavyweight division. Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack are, without question, elite-level pugilists and this ...

  On May 17, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  The Weekend That Was

  This edition of my semi-regular weekend recaps is late and is going to be a bit on the random side because your friendly scribe here tripped over a ...

  On May 14, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  The Rise of Camille Estephan

  Camille Estephan always makes eye contact. Standing on the press conference podium, his bulky musculature sheathed in a fitted suit jacket, the Eye of the Tiger promoter will ...

  On April 28, 2018 / By Eliott McCormick
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  À La Prochaine, Montreal

  Montreal is “The Fight City,” not Toronto. Or so we thought. And still think, as any objective evaluation of Canada’s two largest urban centres reveals a mismatch in ...

  On April 26, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 179

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! Take a look at Manny’s Patreon page! This week: Congratulations to Groupe Yvon Michel for another great ...

  On April 25, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 177

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! Don’t forget to take a look at Manny’s Patreon page! This week: Big congrats to Eye Of ...

  On April 11, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 171

  Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week: Congratulations once again to World Boxing Super Series! Looking forward to Usyk vs ...

  On February 27, 2018 / By Manny Montreal