By WBCboxing.com
World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson, and former two-division world champion Badou Jack will will fight next Saturday May 19 at the Air Canada Center in Toronto, Canada.
Left-hander Stevenson (29-1, 24 KOs) is one of the hardest hitting champions. While challenger Jack (22-1-3, 13 KOs) is a former WBC super middleweight champion, who vacated his title for the chance to challenge Stevenson in this year’s biggest light heavyweight showdown.
This is what the pair had to say:
ADONIS STEVENSON:
“Badou Jack is an excellent opponent. He’s smart, he’s been a world champion and he’s proven to be a true competitor. But I’m the best light heavyweight in the World. Toronto and the Globe will see this on May 19.”
BADOU JACK:
“I’m glad to be fighting here in Toronto on May 19. I want to thank Adonis and his team for giving me the opportunity, I’ve been training for a while and I feel great, and the camp has been great, I think I’m getting better, and I am ready to return to be a world champion on May 19th, giving a great show to Toronto.”
Tickets for the Premier Boxing Champions event in Toronto, promoted by Groupe Yvon Michel, Lee Baxter Promotions and Mayweather Promotions, are now on sale at www.ticketmaster.ca
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