On September 28, 2013, Adonis Stevenson (21-1, 18 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion Tavoris Cloud (24-1, 19 KOs).
Adonis Stevenson is coming in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round TKO victory over Chad Dawson, 3 months and 20 days ago. Tavoris Cloud is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 76% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Bernard Hopkins, 6 months and 19 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Adonis Stevenson at 99-1 winning odds. Tavoris Cloud really doesn't have much to present against Stevenson.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 7th round, and Adonis Stevenson is crowned the new light-heavyweight world champion. Stevenson improves his record to 22-1 (19 KOs), while Cloud adds a loss to his record at 24-2.