By Paul Chittenden

According to reports in Poland and Canada, negotiations are heating up for an HBO televised fight between WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (23-1, 20 KOs) and top Polish contender Andrzej Fonfara (25-2, 15 KOs). A tentative date of April 12 in Montreal is being kicked around for the fight. Fonfara is reportedly being pursued by both Stevenson and WBO champion Sergei Kovalev (23-0-1, 21 KOs), but the Polish boxer appears to be leaning in the direction of Stevenson.