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Sergey Kovalev vs Saul Alvarez Fight Odds and Props

Sergey Kovalev             +320     (16/5)
Saul Alvarez                  -380     (5/19).

Fight Goes the Distance

Yes      -140     (5/7)
No        +110     (11/10)

Method of Victory

Saul Alvarez by Decision                       10/11

Saul Alvarez by KO, TKO or DQ             9/5

Sergey Kovalev by Decision                  15/2

Sergey Kovalev by KO, TKO or DQ        11/2

Draw                                                     25/1

 

Round Betting

Saul Alvarez Round 1                            50/1

Saul Alvarez Round 2                            33/1

Saul Alvarez Round 3                            28/1

Saul Alvarez Round 4                            22/1

Saul Alvarez Round 5                            20/1

Saul Alvarez Round 6                            18/1

Saul Alvarez Round 7                            16/1

Saul Alvarez Round 8                            18/1

Saul Alvarez Round 9                            20/1

Saul Alvarez Round 10                          22/1

Saul Alvarez Round 11                          28/1

Saul Alvarez Round 12                          33/1

Saul Alvarez on Points                          10/11

Draw                                                     25/1

Sergey Kovalev Round 1                       80/1

Sergey Kovalev Round 2                       66/1

Sergey Kovalev Round 3                       50/1

Sergey Kovalev Round 4                       50/1

Sergey Kovalev Round 5                       40/1

Sergey Kovalev Round 6                       40/1

Sergey Kovalev Round 7                       40/1

Sergey Kovalev Round 8                       40/1

Sergey Kovalev Round 9                       50/1

Sergey Kovalev Round 10                      50/1

Sergey Kovalev Round 11                      66/1

Sergey Kovalev Round 12                      80/1

Sergey Kovalev on Points                      15/2

 

Round Group Betting

Saul Alvarez in Round 1 to 3                  12/1

Saul Alvarez in Round 4 to 6                  700

Saul Alvarez in Round 7 to 9                  13/2

Saul Alvarez in Round 10 to 12              10/1

Saul Alvarez on Points                          10/11

Sergey Kovalev in Round 1 to 3             25/1

Sergey Kovalev in Round 4 to 6             16/1

Sergey Kovalev in Round 7 to 9             16/1

Sergey Kovalev in Round 10 to 12          25/1

Sergey Kovalev on Points                      15/2

Draw                                                     25/1

Light Heavyweights / 12 Rounds – November 2, 2019 / Las Vegas, Nevada / MGM Grand

GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS AND MAIN EVENTS PRESENT:

SAÚL “Canelo” ÁLVAREZ (Mexico)

WBC Franchise Champion
Age: 29 / Date of birth: July 18, 1990
Residence: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico / Birthplace: Juanacatlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Record: 52-1-2, 35 KOs / Total rounds: 391
World championship fights: 13-1-1, 7 KOs
Height: 5’8” – 173cm / Reach: 70.5” – 179cm / Stance: Right-handed
Promoter: Golden Boy Promotions / Manager: Jose “Chepo” Reynoso / Trainer: Edison “Eddy” Reynoso

SERGEY “Krusher” KOVALEV (Russia)

3-time WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion, 10 successful defenses
Age: 36 / Date of birth: April 2, 1983
Residence: Sherman Oaks, California / Birthplace: Chelyabinsk, Russia
Record: 34-3-1, 29 KOs / Total rounds: 173
World championship fights: 13-3, 10 KOs
Height: 6’0″ – 183cm / Reach: 72.5″ – 184cm / Stance: Right-handed
Promoter: Main Events / Manager: Egis Klimas / Trainer: Buddy McGirt

MEMORABLE WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS:

Oct. 18, 2019 Artur Beterbiev TKO10 Oleksandr Gvozdyk – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec. 1, 2018 Oleksandr Gvozdyk KO11 Adonis Stevenson – Québec City, Québec
May 19, 2018 Adonis Stevenson D12 Badou Jack – Toronto, Ontario
May 24, 2014 Adonis Stevenson W12 Andrzej Fonfara – Montréal, Québec
June 8, 2013 Adonis Stevenson KO1 Chad Dawson – Montréal, Québec
Apr. 28, 2012 Chad Dawson W12 Bernard Hopkins – Atlantic City, New Jersey
May 21, 2011 Bernard Hopkins W12 John Pascal – Montréal, Québec
Dec. 11, 2009 Jean Pascal W12 Adrian Diaconu – Montréal, Québec
Apr. 12, 2008 Chad Dawson W12 Glen Johnson – Tampa, Florida
May 21, 2005 Tomasz Adamek W12 Paul Briggs – Chicago, Illinois
May 15, 2004 Antonio Tarver TKO2 Roy Jones Jr. – Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov. 22, 1996 Roy Jones Jr. W12 Mike McCallum – Tampa, Florida
July 23, 1994 Mike McCallum W12 Jeff Harding – Bismarck, North Dakota
Nov. 7, 1988 Sugar Ray Leonard TKO9 Donny Lalonde – Las Vegas, Nevada
May 29, 1988 Donny Lalonde TKO5 Leslie Stewart – Port of Spain, Trinidad
Mar. 7, 1987 Thomas Hearns TKO10 Dennis Andries – Detroit, Michigan
Sep. 10, 1986 Dennis Andries TKO9 Tony Sibson – London, England
Mar. 18, 1983 Michael Spinks W15 Dwight Muhammad Qawi – Atlantic City, New Jersey
Dec. 19, 1981 Dwight Muhammad Qawi TKO10 Matthew Saad Muhammad – Atlantic City, New Jersey
Apr. 22, 1979 Matthew Saad Muhammad TKO8 Marvin Johnson – Indianapolis, Indiana
Oct. 9, 1976 John Conteh W15 Yaqui Lopez – Copenhagen, Denmark
May 24, 1968 Bob Foster KO4 Dick Tiger – New York, New York
Dec. 16, 1966 Dick Tiger W15 José Torres – New York, New York
Aug. 15, 1966 José Torres W15 Eddie Cotton – Las Vegas, Nevada
June 1, 1963 Willie Pastrano W15 Harold Johnson – Las Vegas, Nevada

WBC Statistics by Luis Medina.

On Saturday, November 2, Canelo Alvarez (51-1-2, 34 KOs) will take on a new challenge as he moves into the 175-pound weight class in a 12-round fight against Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (34-3-1, 29 KOs) for Kovalev’s WBO Light Heavyweight World Title. This highly anticipated bout and its co-featured fights will be broadcast live from MGM Grand in Las Vegas to big screens across the nation.A full undercard will be shown prior to the main event.

Canelo vs. Kovalev ticket information

Tickets for “Canelo Alvarez vs Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev” can be purchased online at www.FathomEvents.comor at participating theater box offices now.

The live broadcast of “Canelo Alvarez vs Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev” presented by Fathom Events, Golden Boy, Main Events and Krusher Promotions is set for Saturday, November 2 beginning at beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 8:00 p.m. CT/ 7:00 p.m. MT/ 6:00 p.m. PT/ 5:00 p.m. AK/ 4:00 p.m. HI. Boxing fans throughout the U.S. can watch the event in more than 500 select movie theaters through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network (DBN). A complete list of theater locations is available on the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

Canelo, the 29-year-old native of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, became the face of boxing by taking on some of the biggest names in the sport. At 154 pounds, Canelo captured several world titles and defeated the likes of Austin “No Doubt” Trout, Sugar Shane Mosley, Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo, Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara and Liam “Beefy” Smith. At 160 pounds, Canelo defeated Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs to establish himself as the king of the middleweight division. In the 168-pound division, Canelo became the WBA Super Middleweight World Champion by stopping Rocky Fielding in three rounds.

Saul Canelo Alvarez looking to make history

Canelo will now look to make history again by becoming the second Mexican boxer to hold a world title in the light heavyweight division. The pound-for-pound king will at the same time join an elite group of four-division world champions from Mexico.

On November 2, Kovalev (36) will participate in his 17thconsecutive world title bout and the most lucrative fight of his career against the biggest star in boxing. A Russian knockout artist and Three-Time Light Heavyweight World Champion, “Krusher” is no stranger to fighting in hostile territory. He captured the WBO Light Heavyweight World Title in 2013 when he traveled to Wales and scored a stunning knockout of Nathan Cleverly. Kovalev traveled to Atlantic City to meet future Hall of Famer Bernard “The Alien” Hopkins to unify the WBO, WBA and IBF titles with a lopsided unanimous decision victory in 2014. As unified champion, “Krusher” successfully defended his titles twice against current WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal in Montreal, scoring a stoppage victory both times.

In August of this year, Kovalev finally got the chance to fight in his own hometown of Chelyabinsk, Russia, stopping undefeated mandatory challenger Anthony Yarde in front of a sold-out crowd.

“We are proud to partner again with Golden Boy to bring boxing’s biggest star, Canelo Alvarez back to cinemas nationwide,” said Ray Nutt, Fathom Events CEO. “Fight fans will want to see all the action up on the big screen as Canelo takes on Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev.”

Ryan Garcia faces Romero Duno on Canelo-Kovalev undercard

The undercard for this event will feature a full night of action. Rising superstar Ryan Garcia (18-0, 15 KOs) of Victorville, Calif. will face “Ruthless” Romero Duno (21-1, 16 KOs) of Cotabato City, Philippines in the 12-round co-main event..

Two of the most exciting and popular female boxers in the sport today will finally settle their heated rivalry as Seniesa “Superbad” Estrada (17-0, 7 KOs) of East Los Angeles, Calif. and Marlen Esparza (7-0, 1 KOs) of Houston, Texas battle for the vacant Interim WBA Flyweight Title.

Blair “The Flair” Cobbs (12-0-1, 8 KOs), a fan-favorite native of Philadelphia, will fight for the vacant NABF Welterweight Title against Carlos Ortiz (11-4, 11 KOs) of Torreon, Mexico.

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