Adonis Stevenson vs. Andrzej Fonfara 2: Fight Time, Date, Live Stream, TV Info

In many cases, rematches in boxing don't take all that long to put together. A competitive, entertaining fight between talented, recognizable fighters that ends in a close decision simply begs for an immediate follow-up (see: Andre Ward versus Sergey Kovalev 2). 

However, boxing sequels sometimes take a bit longer to put together, and when that happens, it's not often because of a great demand for the bout.

Such is the case in the rematch between WBC world light heavyweight titleholder Adonis Stevenson (28-1, 23 KOs) and Andrzej Fonfara (29-4, 17 KOs), which comes more than three years after the first. 

Stevenson won that fight in May 2014, a 12-round unanimous-decision victory that saw him up comfortably on the cards in the end despite the fact that both men hit the canvas. 

Since then, Stevenson has maintained his grip on the title he won from Chad Dawson in 2013 by beating up on some relatively lackluster opposition. Fonfara has more name recognition than most in the light heavyweight division, but he has not acquitted himself all that well as of late and could be another notch for Stevenson unless he can turn in an inspired performance.

Stevenson vs. Fonfara 2 Fight Info

When: Saturday, Jun. 3 at 9 p.m. ET

Where: Bell Centre in Montreal

TV: Showtime

Live Stream: Showtime Anytime

Tickets: ScoreBig.com

While the first contest between these two was a fairly entertaining affair (the full fight video is below), the odds suggest Stevenson should win comfortably again, and there is reason to believe it could be more lopsided this time around. 

Stevenson is a 1-11 favorite over his Polish opponent, per OddsShark (as of Thursday, Jun. 1). 

Fonfara bounced back from his loss to Stevenson with wins against the likes of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Nathan Cleverly but lost a stunner to the then-anonymous Joe Smith Jr. in June of last year, suffering a surprise first-round knockout. 

He followed that up with a 10th-round TKO win over a well-past-his-prime Dawson but didn't fare all that well in the bout, nor did he pass the eyeball test, per Saturday Night Boxing's Adam Abramowitz: 

Fonfara, who has suffered a recent knockout and doesn't have much of a track record as a big puncher, will now have to take on an opponent who has already defeated him soundly once, still possesses an abundance of power and is fighting in the comfort of his home, Canada.

In three of his four wins since fighting Fonfara, the 39-year-old southpaw has scored stoppages in the fifth round or earlier. Sakio Bika managed to take Superman to the cards in April 2015, but even then, Stevenson won handily.

Age might eventually catch up to Stevenson, but the Haitian-born prizefighter believes he still has plenty of mileage on him, enough to complete his lofty goals. Stevenson said, per PremierBoxingChampions.com's Rich Manuso:

"I want to unify the titles. I think all the fans want that. I'm focused to win this fight with Fonfara and then unify the title. I started [my pro career] at 29 years old. I did not have a lot of amateur fights. My body is still good compared to other fighters that are younger."

Unifying the title would mean taking on the winner of Ward-Kovalev 2. Ward owns the IBF, WBA and WBO world light heavyweight title after beating Kovalev by a razor-thin unanimous decision in November. Either one of those fighters would be a massive step up in competition for Stevenson, who ranks behind both in Ring Magazine's light heavyweight listings.

Assuming Stevenson beats Fonfara, which is hardly a foregone conclusion, another potential opponent would be Eleider Alvarez, who fights Jean Pascal on the undercard in Montreal. The undefeated Alvarez has been desperately waiting for a title shot.

"I'm fully ready for my title shot. I've been ready for 18 months, but for some reason it didn't happen," said Alvarez, per ESPN.com's Dan Rafael. "I'm ready to face everybody. I'm probably in the toughest division in boxing right now, but once Stevenson comes, I'll be ready."

If Alvarez and Stevenson both win, this could make for an excellent world-title bout, potentially setting up either man to take on Ward or Kovalev and bring some more intrigue to the light heavyweight ranks.