Adonis Stevenson falls to canvas in loss against Oleksandr Gvozdyk

By The Canadian Press

Posted December 1, 2018 9:11 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

QUEBEC — Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson has lost his World Boxing Council light heavyweight title.

Ukraine’s Oleksandr Gvozdyk (16-0) knocked out Stevenson (29-2-1) at 2:49 of the 11th round on Saturday night at the Videotron Centre.

It marked the 41-year-old Stevenson’s first loss since 2010 and was his first defeat ever in Canada.

Gvozdyk was fighting in Canada for the first time.

The Canadian Press

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