This coming Monday night July 11th 2016, IBF/WBA/WBO Light Heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KO’s) defends his titles against Isaac Chilemba (24-3-2, 10 KO’s). The fight will take place at the DIVS Sports Palace in Yekaterinburg Russia, and will air on HBO Boxing at 10:15 PM ET. In the co-feature, Magomed Kurbanov (7-0, 6 KO’s) will take on Sasha Yengoyan (37-2-1, 25 KO’s) in a 10 round Junior Middleweight bout. Here is the breakdown and predictions:
SERGEY KOVALEV
-Record: 29 – 0 – 1, 26 KO’s
-Weight Class: Light Heavyweight
-Height: 6′ 0″
-Reach: 72″
-Notable Fights
- Nathan Cleverly — Win, TKO 4th round (12), 8/17/13. (Won WBO Light Heavyweight title)
- Bernard Hopkins — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 10/8/14. (Won WBAsuper & IBF Light Heavyweight titles)
- Jean Pascal #1 — Win, TKO 8th round (12), 3/14/15.
ISAAC CHILEMBA
-Record: 24 – 3 – 2, 10 KO’s
-Weight Class: Light Heavyweight
-Height: 6′ 2″
-Reach: 73″
-Notable Fights
- Tony Bellew — Draw, Split Decision (12), 3/30/13.
- Vasily Lepikhin — Win, Unanimous Decision (10), 3/14/15. (Won NABF Light Heavyweight title)
- Eleider Alvarez — Loss, Majority Decision (12), 11/28/15.
Predictions:
Magomed Kurbanov — def — Sasha Yengoyan — via — TKO 7th round
Sergey Kovalev — def — Isaac Chilemba — via — TKO 6th round
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE
