G. Leon Scott Shaffer Stephen Edwards Benny Henderson jr. Bert Sugar Ray Campbell Darren Nichols Christian Schmidt Socrates Palmer Doveed Linder Matthew Goldstein Rob Soucy Tommy Canez Mike Walters The Nonpareli Hilario Michael Herron Cara Castronuova Alonzo Benezra Michael Gonzalez Cory Rapacz Wyatt Johnston Ramon Rodriguez Hector Linares Dontae Williams Alex Stone Tim Schluter Dan Rodkewich Tiffany Leon Jenny Nichols Rick Pineda

How is everything going in preparation for Jermell Charlo on June 9th? What can we expect to see from you on fight night? Preparation is great. It's been smooth and it's been good just like performance is going to be on June 9th. It's going to be a nice, smooth, beautiful performance.

What did you think of the Stevenson-Jack fight? How confident are you that the WBC will enforce their mandate and Gvozdyk will be next by August 19th? I started to watch the fight and then I had to change the channel to watch the Royal Wedding because it was more interesting. So you must have tuned out early. Yes Gvozdyk is going to be next, this is my expectation because I have this in writing and signed off on by the WBC. I don't think the WBC is going to work against themselves here.

Badou Jack: "Alhamdulillah! Thanks for all the support and love from all the fans! Really appreciate it. Hope you guys enjoyed the fight? Thanks to @AdonisSuperman for great fight. Would you like to see a rematch?"

Adonis Stevenson: “Thank-you to all the fans, media and everyone who supported this epic fight. Ready for the rematch”

Egas Klimas [manager of WBC light heavyweight mandatory contender Aleksandr Gvodzyk]: “Sorry! Gvozdyk ‘The Nail’ is next by WBC order. Jack had his chance and didn’t use it.”

Ishe Smith [from Las Vegas like Badou Jack]: “I’m biased but not so biased that I don’t understand the sport. My boy [Jack] started too late which left a little debate for this draw. Had he started a tad bit earlier he would have stopped Stevenson. What a fight tho, Badou fought his ass off,especially after getting hurt in the 10th”

Esmeralda Moreno D10 Yesenia Gómez... Esmeralda "Joya" Moreno (35-10-2) retained her WBC 108-pound title in a hard fought draw against Yesenia Gómez in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Official scores were 95-95 (twice) and 97-93 for Gomez (10-6-2). At the beginning of round seven, Gomez drilled Moreno with a sharp right hook to the head.  Gomez recovered and fought back with a left hook which wobbled Gomez.  Gomez had a big eight round and the intensity ratcheted up in the ninth and tenth rounds. Official scores were 95-95 (twice) and 97-93 for Gomez. 

Érica Farías W10 Yamila Reynoso... WBC 140-pound champion Érica "Pantera" Farías retained her crown by defeating Argentina's Yamila Esther "Maquinita" Reynoso by unanimous decision in the city of Goya, Corrientes, Argentina. It was the fourth title defense for Farias (26-2). Reynoso's record falls to an unimpressive 10-4-3. source for both results: wbc

Adonis Stevenson D12 Badou Jack: To say this fight got off to a slow start would be an understatement. The first six rounds of this fight defined uneventful, but Stevenson (pictured) was ahead 4-2 as Jack looked to bide his time. Stevenson looked exhausted after the sixth and Jack noticed and took advantage of the tired champion in rounds seven through nine. Jack was also in control of the tenth round and just when it looked like he was cruising to a unanimous decision victory Stevenson landed a powerful straight left hand to the body that bent Jack over. Jack's world class conditioning and championship desire were the only things keep him up because he was clearly hurt and a rejuvenated kept his attack downstairs. Stevenson took the eleventh, but was nearly out on his feet by the time the final bell sounded. The verdict was a draw, meaning Stevenson retained the lineal and WBC light heavyweight championships.  Official scores were 115-113 for Jack and 114-114 (twice). Boxingtalk scored it 114-114. Punchstats favored Jack in terms of punches landed, 209-165. Source: Showtime

Oscar Rivas W10 Herve Hubeaux... In a heavyweight contest in Toronto's Air Canada Centre, Canada-based Colombian Oscar Rivas and Belgium's Herve Hubeaux fought a chess match that went the full ten rounds. Rivas, who beat contender Kubrat Pulev in the 2008 Olympics, landed some strong body shots in the early rounds looking to slow Hubeaux down but the Belgian did not slow much. Hubeaux landed some good combinations of his own but Rivas was able to defend many of his punches. In the end the outcome was a unanimous decision win for Rivas by scores of 99-91 and 100-90 (twice). Rivas is now 24-0 and ready to fight a contender, while Hubeaux heads home with a 29-4 record.

Kane Heron D8 Ivan Alvarez... Canadian welterweight Kane Heron was in his toughest fight of his career agianst Mexico's Ivan Alvarez in Toronto's Air Canada Centre on Saturday. Alvarez looked bigger and stronger and was putting pressure on Heron for the entire eight-round distance. Alvarez landed big right hands throughout the entire fight while Heron boxed and fought his heart out. The end result was a majority draw, by scores of 76-76 (twice) and 78-74 for Alvarez. Heron is now 11-0-1 compared to 27-9-1 for Alvarez.

Josh Warrington W12 Lee Selby... Josh Warrington became the new IBF featherweight champion by upsetting Lee Selby in a split-decision victory. At Elland Road Football Ground in Leeds, UK (Warrington's hometown), the judges scored the bout 116-112, 115-113 and 113-115. Warrington (27-0, 6 KOs), from Leeds, used the energy of the home crowd and established control of the fight from the onset. He was the more aggressive fighter, catching the Welsh Selby (26-2, 9 KOs) with a clean left hook to the jaw and an equally powerful right hand in the second round. In the same round, Selby, who was making the fifth defense of the IBF title that he earned in 2015, suffered a substantial cut above his left eye from an accidental headbutt. The cut would plague him for the remainder of the fight. source: showtime

Australia's Troy Waters, a junior middleweight contender from the late 80s and early 90s, passed away at age 53 from leukemia. Waters was a former commonwealth champion who challenged three times for world titles, losing to Terry Norris, Simon Brown and Gianfranco Rosi. He also lost to Felix Trinidad. In 1993, he thrilled boxing fans when he knocked down Terry Norris in a WBC championship fight. It was considered the round of the year. Waters' pro career spanned from 1984 to 1998 and he won his last fight to end up with record of 28-5. He was from a boxing family, as his brothers Guy and Dean joined him as winers of Australian championships. Boxingtalk joins the WBC in sending its condolences to the friends and family of Troy Waters. --Scott Shaffer

Adonis "Superman" Stevenson is in the building! Are we going to see a knockout champ? "I promise you that knockout will come on Saturday... Only one punch-- the Superman punch that’s it. That knockout is coming! -- Ivan Montiel

First off let me welcome you back to Toronto as we get ready to witness your fighter Adonis Stevenson putting his WBC [and lineal] light heavyweight championship on the line against former WBC 168-pound champion Badou Jack. Can you give Boxingtalk readers your thoughts? "I believe this is going to be a very exciting fight. Both Stevenson and Badou Jack have exciting styles..."

Press Release: Split-T Management has signed undefeated junior lightweight Erick De Leon to a managerial contract. De Leon, 26 years old of Detroit by way of Sabina Nuevo Leon, Mexico has a record of 17-0-1 with 10 knockouts. Before turning pro, De Leon was a three-time (2009-2011) National Golden Gloves champion as well as a Ringside World champion in 2008.  He also was a  2008 National Silver Gloves champion

Adonis Stevenson – 173.25 pounds

Badou Jack – 175 

Referee: Ian John-Lewis (England); Judges: Guido Cavalleri (Italy), Jesse Reyes (Texas), Eric Marlinski (New York)

 

Gary Russell Jr. – 125.5

Joseph Diaz Jr. – 126 

Referee: Kenny Chevalier (Maryland); Judges: David Braslow (Maryland), Dave Moretti (Nevada), Nathan Palmer (Indiana)

Lee Selby – 125.75 

Josh Warrington – 125

In Toronto, Canada, Boxingtalk caught up with future Hall of Famer Floyd Mayweather Jr., who was there in his role as Badou Jack's promoter for Jack's challenge of world light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson.  Here is what Mayweather had to say about fighting in the champion's country...

FM: "I actually believe we will be treated fairly I can remember when we fought at Barclays Center [in Brooklyn, New York vs. England's James DeGale. That fight was scored a draw with the majority of observers feeling Jack deserved to win]. They said it was a close fight but you know things happen. We live and we learn.  I can’t say how this fight is going to play out, but you know, I believe in Badou Jack." 

FM: "I’ve been in Canada a lot of times, great place, great people. All throughout the country, it’s excitement and a great atmosphere" 

IM: Is Badou Jack looking for the knockout? 

FM: "Badou Jack is looking for the win."

Press Release: Tonight (Friday) at the Amazura Concert Hall in the Jamaica section of Queens, New York, super middleweight Marquis Moore (6-0) will battle Troy Artis (5-7-1) in a six-round bout. Moore of Colorado Springs, Colorado is coming off a first-round stoppage over Zachary Bunce on October 19th in Atlanta. "I can't wait for Friday night.  I am all about Perfect Pains Silent Victory (PPSV)," said Moore. "What I mean is that I had to endure a lot pain during this camp but it was perfect because everything that I did,  and had to go through will lead me to victory tomorrow."   

Press Release: Twin brothers Jason “The Smooth One” (16-0, 13 KOs) and Andrew “The Monster” Moloney (16-0, 10KO’s) will be featured together on the same bill for the fifteenth time this coming Saturday, May 19th, at Town Hall in Malvern, Australia. In Jason's upcoming fight he will be taking on two-time ex-WBA super flyweight champion Kohei Kono (33-11-1) who has only ever been stopped inside the distance by Naoya Inoue. Andrew will be taking on Richard Claveras (18-3-2) of the Philippines. 

Leonard Ellerbe only said without further ado twice today and Yvon Michel likely earned a nomination for an Academy Award for keeping a straight face while saying, "Adonis Stevenson could have been fighter of the year time and time again if only he had gotten the opportunity to prove himself. Adonis always asks to fight the best.." Read on for all the quotables from today's presser.

Press Release: Tickets go on sale Friday, May 18th at 10 a.m. ET for the WBO light heavyweight championship showdown between two-time champ Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (32-2-1, 28 KOs) and Eleider "Storm" Alvarez (23-0, 11 KOs) which takes place Saturday, August 4th at the Etess Arena at the brand-new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. Tickets will be available online at TicketMaster.com and HardRockHotelAtlanticCity.com.  The event is presented by Main Events and Krusher Promotions in association with Groupe Yvon Michel and will be televised live on HBO Championship Boxing beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. 

Press Release: Fire Fist Boxing Promotions’ William “Baby Face” Silva will challenge undefeated Olympian Teofimo Lopez in a ten-round lightweight contest on July 14th at the Lakefront Arena at the University of New Orleans. That bout will open a Top Rank-promoted ESPN telecast headlined by New Orleans’ own Regis Prograis (21-0 with 18 KOs), against Argentina’s  Juan Jose Velasco (20-0 with 12 KOs) for the WBC interim junior welterweight title.

WBA 108-pound super champion Ryoichi Taguchi (27-2-2, 12 KOs) of Japan is set to make the eighth defense of his WBA title against former 105-pound champion Hekkie Budler (31-3, 10 KOs) of South Africa. The fight will take place at Tokyo’s Ota-City General Gymnasium on May 20th. Taguchi is undefeated in ten fights since losing a decision to Naoya Inoue in “The Monster’s” fourth pro fight in August of 2013.