By Allan Fox: Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev says he’s prepared to fight dirty in response if challenger Andre “SOG” Ward resorts to dirty fighting this Saturday night in their match on HBO pay-per-view. Kovalev says if Ward fights dirty, he’ll kick him or use karate on him to retaliate. Kovalev points out that Ward hits low regularly in his fights.
Kovalev says he saw Ward use his elbow in his match against Sakio Bika six years ago in 2010. Kovalev says he wants a clean fight from Ward, but he’s prepared to retaliate if he’s met with these kinds of tactics in the fight. Hopefully, referee Robert Byrd does his job properly on Saturday night to keep the fight degrading into a fouling contest.