Stevenson looking for knockout against Gvozdyk in WBC championship fight
QUEBEC — Canadian boxer Adonis (Superman) Stevenson says he needs “just one punch” to defeat Oleksandr Gvozdyk, while the Ukrainian believes playing the long game will lead him to victory.
The two will fight for the WBC light heavyweight championship Saturday at the Videotron Centre. Stevenson comes into the fight as the champion, while Gvozdyk is the interim champion and the mandatory challenger for the title.
Stevenson (29-1-1, 24 KO), knows Gvozdyk (15-0-0, 12 KO), will be a tough opponent.
“When you go in the ring, anything can happen. He’s hungry, he will want to go far in the boxing match,” Stevenson said Thursday at a press conference promoting the fight. “But as the fight goes into the late rounds, he will become tired because I will be hitting him hard.”