Tonight, Saturday August 4th 2018, Sergey Kovalev (32-2-1, 28 KO’s) will defend his WBO Light Heavyweight title against his toughest opponent to date in Eleider Alvarez (23-0, 11 KO’s). The fight will take place at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City New Jersey, and will be live on HBO Boxing at 10pm ET. In the co-feature, Dmitry Bivol (13-0, 11 KO’s) will defend the WBA Light Heavyweight title against Isaac Chilemba (25-5-2, 10 KO’s). Also on the card, Frank Galarza (19-2-2, 11 KO’s) will be in action against Alex Duarte (13-5-1, 10 KO’s) in a 10 round Welterweight bout. Here is the breakdown and predictions:
SERGEY KOVALEV
-Record: 32 – 2 – 1, 28 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, UD (12), 11/8/14. (Won WBAsuper & IBF Light Heavyweight titles)
- Andre Ward #2 — Loss, TKO *th round (12), 6/17/17.
ELEIDER ALVAREZ
-Record: 23 – 0 – 0, 11 KO’s
-Weight Class: Light Heavyweight
-Height: 6′ 0″
-Reach: 75″
-Notable Fights
- Isaac Chilemba — Win, MD (12), 11/28/15.
- Lucian Bute — Win, TKO 5th round (12), 2/24/17.
- Jean Pascal — Win, MD (12), 6/3/17.
PREDICTIONS:
Frank Galarza — def — Alex Duarte — via — Decision
Dmitry Bivol — def — Isaac Chilemba — via — TKO 8th round
Sergey Kovalev — def — Eleider Alvarez — via — Decision
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE