Boxing Coverage on Sherdog.comBoxing: Sergey Kovalev, Isaac Chilemba on Weight for Light Heavyweight Title Fight
Sergey
“Krusher” Kovalev will defend the WBA (Super), IBF and WBO
light heavyweight titles against Isaac Chilemba in an HBO World
Championship Boxing event on Monday at DIVS Sports Palace in
Yekaterinburg, Russia. HBO will provide live coverage at 10:15 p.m.
ET.
Both men met their contractual obligations at Sunday’s official weigh-in, as Kovalev tipped the scales at 174.6 pounds and Chilemba checked in at 174.8 pounds.
Kovalev will enter the ring on a 13-fight winning streak. The 33-year-old Russian last fought in January, when he improved to 29-0-1 (26 KOs) by taking care of Jean Pascal in seven rounds. Chilemba, 29, has not fought since losing a majority decision to Eleider Alvarez on Nov. 28 in Quebec City, Quebec. Based in South Africa, his record stands at 24-3-2 (10 KOs).
Both men met their contractual obligations at Sunday’s official weigh-in, as Kovalev tipped the scales at 174.6 pounds and Chilemba checked in at 174.8 pounds.
Kovalev will enter the ring on a 13-fight winning streak. The 33-year-old Russian last fought in January, when he improved to 29-0-1 (26 KOs) by taking care of Jean Pascal in seven rounds. Chilemba, 29, has not fought since losing a majority decision to Eleider Alvarez on Nov. 28 in Quebec City, Quebec. Based in South Africa, his record stands at 24-3-2 (10 KOs).
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