Gvozdyk dethrones Stevenson in Quebec

Ukrainian Oleksandr Gvozdyk became the new World Boxing Council light heavyweight  Champion by knocking out Haitian-Canadian Adonis “Superman” Stevenson in the 11th round at the Center Videotron, in Quebec, Canada.

Gvozdyk, 31, dominated the duel in Quebec, forcing the Referee to step in and stop. The Ukrainian, bronze medalist in London-2012, made the difference with his powerful and accurate  combinations.

Stevenson, 41, did  briefly have his opponent in trouble with a solid left hook, but Gvozdyk recovered and upped the ante knocking down his opponent in the third round before stopping him in the eleventh. The Ukrainian keeps his unbeaten streak, with 16 victories, 13 of them by knockout.

“This victory means everything to me, I’ve trained my whole life for this and tonight all the work was worth it,” said Gvozdyk, who was the mandatory challenger for Stevenson. “Having Teddy Atlas in my corner was a great help, he knew exactly what to tell me, we trained very well for this fight and I knew I was going to get the knockout.”

“Adonis was a great champion, but now it’s my time, he got me a good shot in the 10th round, but I handled it and finished it, right now, I just want to rest before discussing my next step. 175 pounds. ”

Stevenson was taken to a local hospital as a precaution and was not available for comment after the fight.

With this result, Gvozdyk crowns improves his record to 16-0, with 13 knockouts, while Stevenson leave the ring with a record of 29-2-1, with 24 knockouts.