Quebec City, QC (SportsNetwork.com) – Adonis Stevenson retained his WBC world
light heavyweight title with a knockout, dropping Dmitry Sukhotsky in the
fifth round on Friday night.
Stevenson (25-1, 21 KOs) sent Sukhotsky to the canvas with a straight left
near the end of the round.
It was the fourth title defense for the 37-year-old Haitian-born southpaw
since he seized the belt with a first-round knockout of Chad Dawson in June
2013.
He has won 12 fights in a row.
The 33-year-old Russian Sukhotsky (22-3) had a four-bout winning streak
stopped.
