What about boxer Bermaine Steverne? What started his career? What are the achievements behind the boxer? All this will be discussed in our publication.
early years
Bermaine Stevern has been fond of boxing since childhood. The athlete's amateur career started in the late 90s. In non-professional status, the guy spent more than five dozen fights. Moreover, Bermaine Stevern went out mainly for fights for titles during this time. In his youth, the talented boxer managed to win the status of the six-time winner of the prestigious Quebec Gloves tournament, which was held annually in the athlete’s homeland in Canada.
In 2003, Bermaine Stevern was invited to the national team of the country. A young and promising boxer intended to go to the Olympics. However, his dream was never destined to come true. After all, shortly before that, Stevern lost to another candidate for a place in the country's main team, George Garcia. And this despite the fact that during the match Bermain forced the enemy to be knocked down three times. However, the judges were particularly favored by Garcia. Disappointed in an unfair decision, our hero decided to obtain a professional license. This was the end of Bermaine Steven's amateur sports career, and began to advance towards winning the most prestigious titles in the boxing world.
Start a professional career
Bermain Stevern moved to the professional profession in 2005. In a fairly short period of time, the boxer spent a dozen fights, in each of which he certainly won by knockout. Most of the rivals of the talented heavyweight found themselves on the flooring of the ring in the first round.
In the thirteenth battle, Bermaine Stevern surprised experts who prophesied a great future for him. The Canadian athlete received a heavy knockout from a little-known American boxer Demetris King. However, after an insulting defeat at the start of his career, Bermain did not fall into despair, but only with a vengeance began to work to achieve high results. Subsequently, the talented boxer continued to win one after another.
In the winter of 2011, Stevern took the first position in the ranking of applicants for the fight for the vacant belt according to the WBC, which remained free after the completion of the career of the Ukrainian champion Vitali Klitschko. In order to subsequently obtain the right to a champion fight, Bermain fought with the American boxer Curtson Manswell. The latter was considered a favorite in the confrontation, according to experts and bookmakers. Despite this, the Canadian athlete managed to send the opponent to the knockout in the second round. After a glorious victory, Stevern became the main contender for the belt according to the WBC Boxing Association.
Champion title fight
In May 2014, Bermaine Steven met in a duel for the vacant WBC champion belt with American challenger Chris Arreola. In the middle of the battle, the Canadian athlete sent the opponent to a heavy knockdown. The subsequent series of punches again forced Areola to be in the canvas of the ring. The referee allowed the fight to continue. However, after several crushing blows from the side of Steven decided to stop the meeting. Thus, Bermain won a spectacular victory by technical knockout, having won the champion title in heavyweight.
Confrontation with Deontay Wilder
In January 2015, Stevern was obliged to defend his belt in a fight against Deontay Wilder. From the first rounds, the challenger seized the advantage, attacking the champion with long-range strikes. In the second half of the match, Wilder's dominance in the ring became apparent. Despite the fact that Bermain was able to hold on to his feet under a hail of blows of the opponent throughout the entire distance of the meeting, he was declared defeated, according to the unanimous decision of the judges. Thus, Deontay Wilder became the new WBC World Champion, winning a meeting for the first time in his career, but not being able to knock the opponent out.
In November 2017, a rematch was organized between the boxers. This time, Wilder managed to win a more confident victory. The American won the match ahead of schedule, sending Steven to a heavy knockout in the first round.
Bermaine Stevern - battle stats
Currently, the account of the former Canadian champion lists 24 matches in the professional ring. Of these, in 21 fights, Stevern won early victories. One meeting ended in a draw. In three fights, Bermain left the ring defeated.