SERGEY KOVALEV

(Photo Credits: David Spagnolo/Main Events) By Jim Dower: IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (27-0-1, 24 KOs) stopped former WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (29-3-1, 17 KOs) by an 8th round TKO on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

Kovalev knocked Pascal down in the 4th and 8th rounds. The fight was halted after Pascal got up from the knockdown and took two big right hands while trapped in the corner. Pascal barely stand at the time. Referee Luis Pabon halted the fight at 1:03 of the 8th.

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By Dan Ambrose: IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (26-0-1, 23 KOs) can put himself in position to get a shot at the WBC 175 pound title if he defeats challenger Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) tonight in their fight on HBO Championship Boxing from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

The World Boxing Council mandated that Kovalev will become the WBC 175 mandatory challenge if he defeats Pascal tonight. Pascal decided that he doesn’t want to be included on being able to fight for the WBC title, so even if he wins tonight, he won’t be the mandatory for the WBC title. It’s unclear why Pascal made that move. It’s anyone’s guess.

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By Dan Ambrose: This Saturday night’s match-up between IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (26-0-1, 23 KOs) and Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) will be determined by the conditioning of the two fighters, says Pascal’s strength and conditioning trainer Angel Heredia.

He notes that both fighters have excellent punching power, excellent boxing skills, and more than enough hand speed to get the job done. However, Heredia thinks it’s going to come down to the conditioning of the two fighters when they fight each other at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

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By Jim Dower: IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (26-0-1, 23 KOs) successfully made weight on Friday in coming in at 174.3 pounds at the weigh-in for his fight against Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

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By Dan Ambrose: Tomorrow night, former WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) is going to be really up against it in his fight against IBF/WBA/WBO 175 pound champion Sergey Kovalev (26-0-1, 23 KOs) in their fight on HBO Championship Boxing from the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada.

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By Allan Fox: IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (26-0-1, 23 KOs) shoved former WBC 175 pound champion Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) during a face off before their fight this Saturday at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

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By Dan Ambrose: IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (26-0-1, 23 KOs) expects a really crazy fight from #1 WBO #5 IBF, #6 WBA Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) in their fight this Saturday night on HBO Championship Boxing at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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By Wilmar Patino (Boxing’s Finest) Sergey Kovalev will be facing off against Jean Pascal on March 14, 2015 in Montreal, Canada. Sergey Kovalev will have all his 3 titles (WBA, WBO, & IBF) on the line when he faces Jean Pascal in the challengers hometown. This is why Sergey Kovalev is a True Champion. He’s not afraid of anyone and he will go anywhere to take on all challengers despite the politics.

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By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC light heavyweight Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) says he sees his upcoming March 14th title shot against IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (26-0-1, 23 KOs) as a fight similar to the movie Rocky IV. But instead of Pascal seeing himself in the Apollo Creed role where he gets smashed to bits by Russian Ivan Drago, Pascal sees himself as a black version of Rocky Balboa.

For the boxing fans who may have forgotten the plot, Drago kills Creed in the ring after giving him a vicious beating. Balboa then trains hard and takes on Drago and defeats him despite giving up a massive amount of size to the much bigger Drago.

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