Sergey Kovalev vs. Jean Pascal in the works for Jan.30 on HBO

10/19/2015 by Boxing News

kovalev5633 By Allan Fox: A rematch between IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (28-0-1, 25 KOs) and former WBC 175lb champion Jean Pascal (30-3-1, 17 KOs) is in the works for January 30th on HBO Championship Boxing from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

The contracts haven’t been signed yet for the Kovalev-Pascal rematch. According to Dan Rafael, the Kovalev vs. Pascal rematch is part of a new three-fight contract with HBO. Kovalev will be fighting the well-known Pascal first, and then fighting in the summer next year against an opponent still to be determined.

Kovalev fight in Russia is off

10/06/2015 by Boxing News

By Allan Fox: IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (28-0-1, 25 KOs) won’t be able to fight in November in his home country of Russia like he had been planning on doing. According to Kovalev’s promoters at Main Events, there are scheduling issues that will prevent him from fighting in November like he had wanted to.

The idea is now for the 32-year-old Kovalev to fight in January 2016 against an opponent still to be determined.

“11/28 Krusher Kovalev fight in Russia is off. He will instead fight Jan on HBO boxing as he moves toward a fight with Andre Ward in 2016,” Dan Rafael said on his Twitter.

Kovalev in Limbo: Why He Won’t Win His Homecoming Fight

09/16/2015 by Boxing News

By By Darmuid Sherry: For 6 months during the end of 2014 and the beginning of 2015, Sergey Kovalev was one of the hottest worldwide boxing attractions. Heavily promoted by HBO, Kovalev was gaining the attention not only of boxing fans, but of casual sports fans.

That successful period came after a short spell where Kovalev’s career was stuck in no-mans land, when a mouth watering unification clash with lineal 175lbs Champion Adonis Stevenson failed to materialize.

Kovalev: I’m ready to kick Adonis Stevenson’s a–!

09/12/2015 by Boxing News

By Dan Ambrose: Last night, WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (27-1, 22 KOs) trounced #9 WBC Tommy Karpency (25-5-1, 14 KOs) by a 3rd round knockout in a mismatch at the Ricoh Coliseum, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was a fight that probably should have been never made, but unfortunately the match-making for Stevenson has not been all that great since he won the WBC title in 2013 after beating Chad Dawson.

Beterbiev’s promoter rejects offer for Kovalev fight

08/05/2015 by Boxing News

By Allan Fox: Yvon Michel, the promoter for unbeaten 175lb contender Artur Beterbiev (9-0, 9 KOs), has reportedly rejected an offer from Kathy Duva, the promoter for IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev, for a fight that she was hoping could take place on November 28th in Moscow, Russia.

Beterbiev instead will fight in an IBF light heavyweight eliminator bout next against an opponent still to be determined to try and become Kovalev’s IBF mandatory challenger. The International Boxing Federation recently ordered Beterbiev and 50-year-old Bernard Hopkins to start negotiations for the IBF eliminator.

Kovalev v Beterbiev and amateur/pro rivalries

07/29/2015 by Gavin Duthie

By Gav Duthie: Before the year is out we are likely to see two rivalries rekindled from all the way back to the amateur days. Top ten pound for pound star Sergiy Kovalev 28-0-1 (25) has been cutting through his opposition with ease but climbing the ranks is former amateur rival Artur Beterbiev 9-0 (9) who claims to have ‘Krusher’ Kovalev’s number.

Beterbiev bested Kovalev twice as an amateur and is eager to repeat that success possibly on November 28th. Also in the UK Anthony Joshua 13-0 (13) can’t shake his past amateur defeat to Dillian Whyte 14-0 (11) where he was knocked down and outpointed. If he can get past Gary Cornish on Sept 12 he should face Whyte in November or December. This piece discusses some of the best former amateur to professional rivalries of the past.

Kovalev-Mohammedi averages 1.014m viewers on HBO; Shumenov-Flores 422K on NBC

07/28/2015 by Boxing News

By Dan Ambrose: Last Saturday’s fight between IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (28-0-1, 25 KOs) and Nadjib Mohammedi (37-4, 23 KOs) brought in an average of 1.014 million viewers with a peak of 1.028 million viewers on HBO Championship Boxing from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In contrast, the fight between former WBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov and BJ Flores brought in an average of 241,000 viewers with a peak of 422,000 viewers on NBCSN, according to Dan Rafael. The co-feature bout between Jean Pascal and Yunieski Gonzalez on the Kovalev-Mohammedi card outperformed the Shumenov vs. Flores fight as well in averaging 883,000 viewers with a peak of 1.028 million viewers on HBO.

Beterbiev’s promoter agreeable to Kovalev fight

07/28/2015 by Boxing News

By Allan Fox: Yvon Michel, the promoter for unbeaten light heavyweight Artur Beterbiev (9-0, 9 KOs) is agreeable to a title fight against IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (28-0-1, 25 KOs) before the end of the year if the terms are to his liking.

Kovalev’s promoter Kathy Duva revealed last Saturday night that she’s interested in matching Kovalev against Beterbiev on November 28th in Moscow, Russia. Michel says the Kovalev fight is one that Beterbiev has been interested in all along since turning pro two years ago after twice beating Kovalev in the amateur ranks.

Ward doesn’t have the power to handle Kovalev, says trainer John David Jackson

07/26/2015 by Boxing News

By Dan Ambrose: WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (30-0, 15 KOs) had better start working on his punching power if he’s serious about fighting IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (28-0-1, 25 KOs) in 2016.

Kovalev’s trainer John David Jackson sees the 31-year-old Ward as too flawed and too weak for him to be able to hold the hard hitting Kovalev off of him for long. Jackson has been studying Ward’s game for a while now, and he sees four basic flaws in his game that will get him knocked out if/when he steps inside the ring with his fighter Kovalev.

Kovalev vs. Beterbiev possible for November 28th in Moscow, Russia

07/26/2015 by Boxing News

(Photo Credit: David Spagnolo/Main Events) By Allan Fox: Last night, IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev (28-0-1, 25 KOs) demolished his No.1 IBF mandatory contender Nadjib Mohammedi (37-4, 23 KOs) in three rounds at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Kovalev knocked Mohammedi down twice in the fight. Mohammedi couldn’t get up from the knockdown in the 3rd, as he’s suffered an eye injury. After the fight, Kovalev’s promoter Kathy Duva said that she plans on bringing Kovalev back on November 28th, possibly against unbeaten #2 IBF, #3 WBO, #4 WBA, #4 WBC Arthur Beterbiev (9-0, 9 KOs) in Moscow, Russia.