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By Mike Smith: WBO light heavyweight champion Eleider ‘Storm’ Alvarez (24-0, 12 KOs) will be facing Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev (32-3-1, 28 KOs) in a rematch on February 2 on ESPN, possibly in Frisco, Texas.  → read full article

By Josh Keen: It’s fair to say that Season 1 of the World Boxing Super Series was a success.  → read full article

By Jeff Aranow: Eleider Alvarez will be defending his WBO light heavyweight title against former champion Sergey Kovalev on February 2 on Top Rank Boxing on ESPN a the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas.  → read full article

By Jim Dower: ESPN will be picking up the rematch between former World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev and Eleider Alvarez after HBO chose not to televise it.  → read full article

Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev and Eleider “Storm” Alvarez lit up the Atlantic City Boardwalk in a pitched battle last month.  → read full article

By Jeff Aranow: Sergey Kovalev has exercised his contract option for a rematch with Eleider Alvarez, but it’s unclear whether HBO will televise the fight.  → read full article

By Jeff Aranow: Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev has decided to exercise his contractual rematch clause to force a second fight against Eleider ‘Storm’ Alvarez after he lost his WBO light heavyweight title against him earlier this month on August 4 in getting halted in the 7th round at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic […]

By Scott Gilfoid: Kell Brook has been elevated to the #3 spot with the World Boxing Council at junior middleweight after inking with the sanctioning bodies’ ‘Clean Boxing’ anti-doping program with VADA.  → read full article

By Jim Dower: Eleider Alvarez is planning his first title defense of his newly won WBO light heavyweight title that he captured last Saturday night in stopping Sergey Kovalev in the 7th round.  → read full article

By Jim Dower: WBA World light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol is interested in facing WBO light heavyweight champion Eleider Alvarez in a unification fight next later this year following their wins last Saturday night on HBO.  → read full article