It wasn’t quite the thunderous display he promised, but Adonis Stevenson still controlled the majority of the action in an unanimous decision over Sakio Bika on Saturday afternoon at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City. With the decision, Stevenson retained his WBC Light Heavyweight Championship.
It was the fifth successful defense of a title Stevenson won by one-round knockout over Chad Dawson in June 2013. He’d won three of his first four defenses by early stoppages and scored official knockdowns against Bika in rounds six and nine, but nonetheless had to settle for scores of 115-111, 115-110 and 116-110 from the three ringside judges.
Bleacher Report agreed with the verdict though had it a bit wider, scoring it 117-109 for Stevenson.
“I knew Bika was a tough guy and I prepared for 12 rounds,” Stevenson, now 26-1 in a career that began in 2006, told CBS’ Brent Stover in a post-fight interview. “He’s a tough contender, but I’m still here.
“‘Superman’ is in the building.”
Following our typical post-fight custom, we took a look at the next in line for Stevenson and came up with a list of five top options. As always, we encourage you to take a look at our choices and make suggestions of your own in the comments section.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1C2e5MP
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