On December 1, 2018, Adonis Stevenson (29-1-1, 24 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBC champion, defends his title against Ukrainian challenger, Oleksandr Gvozdyk (15-0, 12 KOs).
Adonis Stevenson is coming off a draw with a 77% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision loss to Badou Jack, 6 months and 12 days ago. Oleksandr Gvozdyk is on a 15-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Mehdi Amar, 8 months and 14 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Oleksandr Gvozdyk at 99-1 winning odds. Adonis Stevenson really doesn't have much to present against Gvozdyk.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk stopped the champion via KO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBC light-heavyweight champion. Gvozdyk improves his record to 16-0 (13 KOs), while Stevenson adds a loss to his record at 29-2-1.