This Saturday night November 19th 2016, the biggest fight of the year will take place, and will determine the #1 Pound For Pound fighter in the world. WBA/WBO/IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KO’s) will put all his titles on the line against Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (30-0, 15 KO’s). The fight will take place at the T-Mobil Arena in Las Vegas Nevada, and will be live on HBO PPV at 9pm ET. Also on the fight card, Oleksadr Gvozdyk (11-0, 9 KO’s) will take on Isaac Chilemba (24-4-2, 10 KO’s) in a 12 round light heavyweight bout, Curtis Stevens (28-5, 21 KO’s) will face James De La Rosa (23-4, 13 KO’s) in a 10 round middleweight bout, and Maurice Hooker (21-0-2, 16 KO’s) will face Darleys Perez (33-2-1, 21 KO’s). Here is the breakdown & predictions:
SERGEY KOVALEV
-Record: 30 – 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)
- Benard Hopkins — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 11/8/14. (Won WBA/IBF light heavyweight titles)
- Jean Pascal #1 — Win, TKO 8th round (12), 3/14/15.
ANDRE WARD
-Record: 30 – 0 – 0, 15 KO’s
-Weight Class: Light Heavyweight
-Height: 6′ 0″
-Reach: 71″
-Notable Fights
- Mikkel Kessler — Win, TD 11th round (12), 11/21/09. (Won WBAsuper Super Middleweight title)
- Arthur Abraham — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 5/14/11.
- Carl Froch — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 12/17/11. (Won WBC/TheRing Super Middleweight titles)
Predictions:
Maurice Hooker — def — Darleys Perez — via — TKO 9th round
Curtis Stevens — def — James De La Rosa — via — KO 7th round
Oleksadr Gvozdyk — def — Isaac Chilemba — via — Unanimous Decision
Andre Ward — def — Sergey Kovalev — via — Unanimous Decision
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE
