Kovalev, Mikhaylenko win on HBO main card
In the main event of the HBO broadcast held at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (29-0-1 26KOs) stopped Jean Pascal (30-4-1 17KOs) in a bitter rematch that turned personal in the build up to the fight in which race, an issue often avoided in public was the
Weights from Montreal (HBO card)
Venue: Bell Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Time: 9:45PM EST TV: HBO Sergey Kovalev 174.6 vs. Jean Pascal 174.3 (WBA/IBF/WBO light heavyweight championship) Dmitry Mikhaylenko 146.7 vs. Karim Mayfield 147
Kovalev averages a million viewers last Saturday
Sergey Kovalev may still struggle at the gate in terms of drawing power, his presence on television are creating ratings in an upward trajectory. Though Kovalev fought in front of 2,000 people last weekend, his three round domination of Nadjib Mohammedi averaged 1.014 million viewers on premium cable (HBO). On the
Kovalev stops Mohameddi in Three, Pascal survives with iffy decision
IBF, WBO and WBA light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (28-0-1 25KOs) knocked out Nadjib Mohameddi (37-4 23KOs) in the third round in the Main Event of HBO Boxing telecast from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. Kovalev outclassed the relatively obscure to American airwaves, Mohameddi, who was out
Kovalev-Mohammedi Weigh In Results
Network: HBO Time: 10PM EST/7PM PST Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV Sergey Kovalev 174.5 vs. Nadjib Mohammedi 173 (WBA/IBF/WBO light heavyweight title) Jean Pascal 178 vs. Yunieski Gonzalez 177 Sullivan Barrera 174.5 vs. Hakim Zoulikha 175 Cassius Chaney 238.5 vs. Edward Ramirez 233 Rodney Hernandez 239 vs.
Kovalev -Mohammedi press conference quotes
The final press conference was held Thursday for the HBO-televised clash between WBO/WBA/IBF light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (27-0-1, 24 KOs) and mandatory challenger Nadjib “Irondjib” Mohammedi (37-3, 23 KOs) on Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. The co-feature will include a ten-round light heavyweight
This week’s boxing schedule
July 24th, Friday Mexico City, Mexico, Telemundo, tape delay – Romulo Koasicha vs. Guillermo Avila, 12 rounds, featherweights; Martin Casillas vs. Roberto Pucheta, 8 rounds, bantamweights A decent couple of bouts for diehard boxing fans who enjoy the lighter weight classes, the main event features a battle of two guys
Sergey Kovalev “Abel Sanchez? I don’t know who that is!”
Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev, WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion On coming off big fights against Pascal and Hopkins but now facing a lesser known fighter: “For me, any fight means a lot because it is the next step. Who I am and how I do my job means