Sergey Kovalev

Kovalev to be ringside for Ward vs. Brand

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By Patrick McHugh: Sergey Kovalev will be at ringside tonight for Andre Ward’s tune-up fight against Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 KOs) at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Kovalev, the IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion, will be in attendance to scout out Ward, who he’ll be facing next on November 19th on HBO pay-per-view, provide that Ward wins the fight tonight against the 39-year-old Brand. The fight between Kovalev and Ward will be officially announce inside the ring after the Ward-Brand fight. The fight will be televised on HBO Boxing.

The venue for the Kovalev vs. Ward fight was supposed to be taking place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, there’s a possibility that it could be moved to Madison Square Garden in New York. Having the fight staged in New York might help with ticket sales for the venue due to the large Russian community in the New York area. Having the fight in Las Vegas isn’t as good a deal because Kovalev and Ward’s fans would need to travel a long ways to attend the fight.

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Adonis Stevenson looks invincible, Kovalev should stay away

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(Photo credit: Dave Nadkarni/Premier Boxing Champions) By Eric Baldwin: WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (28-1, 23 KOs) made a clear statement last Friday night with his emphatic 4th round knockout win over #8 WBC Thomas Williams Jr. (20-2, 14 KOs) by showing that he arguably is the best fighter in the 175lb division and the guy to beat right now.

With the way that Stevenson looked last night, IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev and Andre Ward had better stay far away from him because the Canadian fighter looks to be the top dog in the 175lb division by far.

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WBA orders Sergey Kovalev vs. Juergen Braehmer

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By Jeff Aranow: After three years of soft title defenses one after another, WBA World light heavyweight champion Juergen Braehmer (48-2, 35 KOs) appears to be at the end of the line with the news that the World Boxing Association has ordered him to begin negotiations with WBA “Super” light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KOs), according to Fight News. The WBA is looking to reduce the titles they have in each division.

The negotiations between Braehmer and Kovalev have 30 days to be completed before a purse bid.

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Andre Ward didn’t watch Kovalev vs. Chilemba

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By Allan Fox: In a real surprise, unbeaten #1 IBF, #2 WBA, #2 WBO, #4 WBC Andre Ward (29-0, 15 KOs) says he didn’t watch IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev’s fight last Monday night against Isaac Chilemba (24-4-2, 10 KOs) on HBO World Championship Boxing.

Ward says Kovalev isn’t his next opponent, but you would think that he would be at least curious about seeing the 33-year-old Russian fight because the two of them will be facing each other on November 19 on HBO pay-per-view. It’s always wise to scout out your opponent ahead of time to learn as much as you can about them.

Ward has a fight next month against 39-year-old Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 KOs) on August 6 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. While you can say that Chilemba had a very similar style to that of Ward, you cannot say the same thing about Brand. He’s nothing like Kovalev.

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Kovalev says he was sick during training camp

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By Jim Dower: IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KOs) got the victory last Monday night over his opponent Isaac Chilemba (24-4-2, 10 KOs) in beating him by a 12 round unanimous decision. However, it wasn’t as convincing as many boxing fans had hoped it to be.

This was supposed to have been a tune-up fight to get Kovalev ready for a much more difficult task of facing unbeaten Andre Ward on November 19. Perhaps one reason why Kovalev wasn’t as effective as many had hoped him to be was because he was ill during training camp for the Chilemba fight. Kovalev said he had a cold. Just how much this could have affected him for the fight against Chilemba last night is unknown.

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Kovalev defeats Chilemba

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By Dan Ambrose: Sergey Kovalev did what he had to do for him to keep hi IBF, WBA, WBO light heavyweight titles tonight in beating a game but limited power-wise Isaac Chiemba by a 12 round unanimous decision.

Kovalev started slow in the early rounds, but finally got his offense in gear in the 7th round when he put Chilemba down with a rocket right hand to the head. The challenger got back to his feet and took more abuse from Kovalev, but made it out of the round and survived the full 12 rounds.

The Kovalev vs. Chilemba fight took place at the DIVS Sports Palace in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
The final judges’ scores saw Kovalev win by the scores of 117-110, 116-111 and 118-109.

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Sergey Kovalev vs. Isaac Chilemba results

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By Allan Fox: IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-0-1. 26 KOs) easily defeated challenger Isaac Chilemba (24-4-2, 10 KOs) in beating him by a 12 round unanimous decision on Monday night at the DIVS Arena in Ekaterinburg, Russia.

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Sergey Kovalev vs. Isaac Chilemba tonight on HBO

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By Patrick McHugh: IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KOs) is a big favorite to defeat challenger Isaac Chilemba (24-3-2, 10 KOs) in their fight tonight at the DIVS Ekaterinburg, Russia. Bovada has Kovalev at -10000, and Chilemba at +1600.

It’s going to take a miracle effort by Chilemba for him to pull off the upset against the bigger punching Kovalev. There’s a lot at stake for this fight tonight for both guys, especially Kovalev He’s got a fight scheduled against unbeaten Andre Ward on November 19 on HBO pay-per-view.

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Kovalev vs. Chilemba official weights

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By Allan Fox: IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KOs) and his opponent Isaac Chilemba (24-3-2, 10 KOs) both made weight successfully on Sunday for their on Monday night on HBO World Championship Boxing from the DIVS in Ekaterinburg, Russia.

The 6’0” Kovalev tipped the scales at 174.6lbs, and looked in top condition. The taller 6’2” Chilemba weighed in 174.8lbs. Despite being two inches taller than Kovalev, the reach between is about the same with Chilemba enjoying a half inch reach. That’s not going to be enough for Chilemba to stay on the outside avoid getting hit all night in this fight. He’s going to have to trade with Kovalev if he wants to win the fight.

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Kovalev vs. Chilemba = Another mismatch for Sergey

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By Allan Fox: Main Events needs to start finding some opposition for their fighter IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KOs), who will be fighting this Monday on July 11 against Isaac Chilemba (24-3-2, 10 KOs) at the DIVS in Ekaterinburg, Russia. It’s hard to see this fight as anything other than a mismatch for Kovalev.

This is Kovalev’s last fight before he defends his titles against former 168lb champion Andre Ward on November 19. That match will at least give Kovalev a good opponent for a change, but we’re still only talking about one fight. It’s not as if Kovalev will go from fighting Ward to facing Artur Beterbiev, Eleider Alvarez, Adonis Stevenson, Juergen Braehmer, Joseph Smith Jr., Oleksandr Gvozyk and Vyachaslav Shabranskyy.

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