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Date: July 29, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM PDT, 9:00 PM EDT, 2:00 AM BST
Location: Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
TV: Spike TV (US)
ADONIS STEVENSON VS THOMAS WILLIAMS JR
12 rounds
WBC light heavyweight title
Lineal light heavyweight title
Adonis Stevenson | vs | Thomas Williams Jr |
---|---|---|
27(22)-1 | RECORD | 20(14)-1 |
38 | AGE | 28 |
173.5 lbs | WEIGHT | 174.5 lbs |
5’11” | HEIGHT | 6’1” |
77” | REACH | 72” |
southpaw | STANCE | southpaw |
Blainville, Quebec | HOMETOWN | Fort Washington, Maryland |
5(3)-0 | LAST 5 | 4(3)-1 |
-600 | MONEYLINE | +630 |
ELEIDER ALVAREZ VS ROBERT BERRIDGE
10 rounds
light heavyweight division
Eleider Alvarez | vs | Robert Berridge |
---|---|---|
19(10)-0 | RECORD | 27(21)-4-1 |
32 | AGE | 31 |
179.5 lbs | WEIGHT | 178.5 lbs |
6’0” | HEIGHT | 5’8” |
75 1/2” | REACH | 70” |
orthodox | STANCE | southpaw |
Montreal, Quebec | HOMETOWN | Albany, New Zealand |
5(2)-0 | LAST 5 | 3(1)-2 |
-4100 | MONEYLINE | +1600 |
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Live round-by-round coverage
Adonis Stevenson vs Thomas Williams Jr
Round 1
To the center the two southpaws come and Stevenson begins pressuring. He pumps out his jab. Williams throws his own. Stevenson has his jab parried and he backs up. Stevenson with the left to the body. Stevenson avoids the jab. Williams trying to maintain the distance, trying to stay out of range, Stevenson clips him on the temple. Stevenson lands the left straight. Crowd rises. Williams blocks the jab. Stevenson counters a jab with a looping left. Stevenson jabs. Williams with a right. Williams with a right again. Stevenson counters it though with a left. Stevenson jabs the body. Stevenson eats a jab, eats a left hook. Stevenson looks focused for once and like this is a serious fight. Stevenson again with a straight left. Stevenson jabs to the chest. His whole offense is built on that left hand. Stevenson with a left as Williams crouches and down goes Williams. Williams nods to the corner, says he’s okay. He’s up at 8. Stevenson comes to work and Williams almost gets him with his left. Williams trying to counter, misses a big right. Stevenson gets him with the right hook.
Stevenson 10-8
Round 2
Stevenson lands the left quickly to start the round. Williams sneaks in a jab. Stevenson applying a lot of pressure. Williams very wide with his hooks, digs a right to the body. Stevenson gets the left through the guard. Stevenson 1-2. Stevenson in control, but still not getting reckless. Williams is still dangerous, still responsible for his defense. Stevenson drills him with the left and Williams taps the chin. Bad idea. Williams left off the top of the head. They get close and they tie up. Williams sweeps with a right and lands it. Williams keeps pointing at his chin. Stevenson straight left. A big right hook from Williams and Stevenson looks like he might have been dazed. Stevenson eats an uppercut. Stevenson left to the body. Stevenson goes to the body and Williams comes right back with a pair. They both miss uppercuts. Williams with a pair of hooks, an uppercut, left over the top. Stevenson trying to show off head movement but eats leather. Williams has built his whole defense on avoiding that left and he eats r right hook as Stevenson gets wise. Stevenson left to the body. Williams with a left and right.
Williams 10-9, 19-18 Stevenson
Round 3
Stevenson on the bike now. Williams is backing him up. Williams with an easy left. Nice right hook by Williams snapping Stevenson’s head back. Stevenson’s jab to the body blocked, so are the ones to the top. A big left doesn’t get around the gloves. Stevenson with a big left. Williams takes it. A left hook to the body by Stevenson. Stevenson’s left blocked and Williams shakes his head. They trade rights to the body. Williams goes to the body with a right and left. Williams with a big left uppercut and Stevenon drills him with a left that hurts him. Stevenson left uppercut. Williams badly hurt. Williams lands a big right hand counter. Williams doing well attacking while in danger. They trade right hooks.
Stevenson 10-9, 29-27 Stevenson
Round 4
Stevenson counters a jab with a left to the body and Williams goes down claiming it was a low blow. The replay shows it was low. Williams with a big right hook. Stevenson right. These two fighting in the phone book. Williams getting the better of it. Stevenson drilling him to the body with the left. Williams with a right. Stevenson with another heavy left to the body. Another one. Left uppercut by Stevenson. Williams with one of his own. Action stopped due to a headbutt. Stevenson with a left around the glove. Williams with his guard up, countering. Stevenson drilling the body with the left. Williams with a pair of uppercuts. Williams inside. Williams working, but Stevenson’s shots are moving him. Right and left. Williams right. Stevenson left. Stevenson lands the left. Williams in his guard. He’s hurt. A big left hook over the top as Williams drops his hands and down goes Williams. He’s not gonna make it, he can’t get up. This is over.
Official Ruling: Adonis Stevenson by KO4