Adonis Stevenson Beats Andrzej Fonfara via Technical Knockout in Rematch

A rematch three years in the making turned out to be a short exhibition for one of the best weapons in boxing, Adonis Stevenson's left hand.

The WBC world light heavyweight champion made quick, easy work of Andrzej Fonfara (29-5, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, beating Fonfara for the second time by forcing a stoppage early in the second round.

Stevenson (29-1, 24 KOs) rocked Fonfara repeatedly with his sledgehammer of a left, scoring a knockdown in the first round before Fonfara's trainer, Virgil Hunter, waved for the official to call the fight at the beginning of the second round, quickly recognizing there was no reason for his boxer to take further punishment.

Here's the stoppage, per Showtime Boxing:

NYFights.com's Michael Woods noted Fonfara didn't protest Hunter's decision:

Bad Left Hook felt the rematch was overdue and suffered as a result:

It was Stevenson's eighth and quickest defense of his WBC belt, and a lightning-quick follow-up to his first bout with Fonfara, which Stevenson won via unanimous decision in 12 rounds despite being knocked down in the ninth round.

The 39-year-old Haitian has made easy work in the majority of his title defenses, and this lopsided affair will certainly have fans clamoring for him to take on better opposition. Prior to the bout, Stevenson gave two options for his next contest, per Showtime:

However, in the post-match interview, Stevenson avoided calling for the winner between Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev, two of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the sport, per boxing journalist Andreas Hale:

While he takes criticism for his opposition, it's clear the southpaw Stevenson knows exactly how to use his thunderous left.

It didn't take long for Fonfara to eat one of those massive lefts. With just over a minute in the opening round, Stevenson clubbed him with a hook, and Fonfara appeared to take it but eventually crumbled to his knee. It was a repeat of their first encounter, which saw Fonfara go to the canvas in the first.

Showtime Boxing has the knockdown:

Fonfara barely survived the end of the first frame, absorbing a string of counter lefts and a flurry in the corner before the bell bailed him out.

Bleacher Report's Jonathan Snowden was impressed by Superman's display:

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If Fonfara doesn't earn some respect he's going to be in real trouble like this in every round. My God, Stevenson is a monster. #boxing

— Jonathan Snowden (@JESnowden) June 4, 2017"

The 29-year-old Fonfara had absolutely no answer for Stevenson. His chin was the major question coming into the bout, as he suffered a first-round knockout against then-unheralded Joe Smith Jr. last year. His trainer, Hunter, made the correct call in stopping the bout. Eleider Alvarez is owed a bout against Stevenson, which could make for an interesting test. Alvarez showed off a great jab and some fine power in defeating Jean Pascal on the Bell Centre undercard Saturday.

However, the real test for Stevenson would be the winner of Ward-Kovalev. Based on the quality of opposition in recent years and his age, fans should probably expect Stevenson to take on Alvarez first before he thinks about risking it all against Ward-Kovalev and potentially unifying the division.