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Sergey Kovalev predicts knockout ahead of Andre Ward showdown
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
LAS VEGAS -- Unified light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev and challenger Andre Ward, the former super middleweight world champion, stood face to face and icily stared at each other, seemingly ready to fight right there moments after making weight Friday inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Read Full Story >>>Andre Ward's legs, as much as his punch, will be key in title fight against Sergey Kovalev
By Dylan Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
Strip down the light heavyweight championship fight on Saturday night to its essence and it comes down to one question.
What kind of fighter is Andre Ward at 32 years old?
This isn?t meant as a slight toward Sergey Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KOs), the technically sound power puncher who will be defe Read Full Story >>> Boxing tries to climb out of UFC shadow with Kovalev-Ward bout
By George Willis, New York Post, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
LAS VEGAS ? After being overshadowed by the UFC for much of the summer and nearly all of the fall, boxing tries to makes itself relevant again with unbeaten champions Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward facing each other for the light heavyweight championship Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.
It?s a mu Read Full Story >>> For one night only, boxing is depending on Sergey Kovalev-Andre Ward
By Matt Christie , BoxingNews, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
IT?S not so much a buzz out here in Las Vegas but an appreciative hum, ahead of the best matchup the sport has produced in recent years. It?s a contest that deserves louder fanfare, but the audience that are here ? who today turned up to the MGM Grand Garden Arena to watch Sergey Kovalev and Andre W Read Full Story >>> ?Rematch would solely be about greed?
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
Now is the time to stand up and get ready for The Rematch?
Not so fast please, cries top-ranked international referee Bruce McTavish from his Angeles City base in Pampanga.
Anything wrong with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and r Read Full Story >>> ABARRA DAZZLES IN DUBAI
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
Abarra.
Dubai, UAE - Filipino expat Larry Abarra gave fight fans another brilliant display when he stopped Isaac Nettey of Ghana with a short right hook to the jaw in the second round in a fight card held Friday at the Ahdaaf Sp Read Full Story >>> Andre Ward promises career-best performance Saturday vs. Sergey Kovalev after weigh-in
By Mike Coppinger, USA Today, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
LAS VEGAS ? Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward both heard their fair share of boos from the sizable crowd on hand at Friday?s weigh-in at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Both men also have contingents who have traveled for the summit meeting to decide the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Ward?s Read Full Story >>> Andre Ward eyes place in history as he battles Sergey Kovalev for pound-for-pound crown
By Chris McKenna, Daily Star (UK), Sat, 19 Nov 2016
The American is one of the bona fide stars of the sport but has struggled for true recognition because of his defensive style and inactivity.
The former super-middleweight world title holder attempts to become a two-weight champion against ?Krusher? Kovalev in the early hours of tomorrow morning Read Full Story >>> All talk, no action is no option for Kovalev-Ward
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
Ticket sales are lacking. And pay-per-view buys aren?t expected to reach any record levels.
So, in a rare meeting of two unbeaten fighters who occupy spots on boxing?s top-five pound-for-pound list, the pressure to produce and perform falls on light-heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev of Russia a Read Full Story >>> Boxing preview: Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev
By Brian Adams, New York Daily News, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
Any time there are legitimate questions as to who will win a professional prize fight, you know it's a real matchup.
That's exactly what you have when Andre Ward challenges Light Heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev tonight Live on Pay-Per-View at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas. The last amateu Read Full Story >>> WEIGHTS FROM LAS VEGAS: KOVALEV - 175 LBS, WARD - 175 LBS
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
The official weighin for the unified light heavyweight battle between defending WBO/IBF/WBA world champion Sergey Kovalev of Russia and challenger Andre Ward of Oakland, California got underway Friday afternoon at the M Read Full Story >>> Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward "Pound For Pound" Final Press Conference Quotes (Video)
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
LAS VEGAS, NV (November 18, 2016) - On Thursday, Nov. 17, WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey ?Krusher? Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KOs) and Two-Time World Champion Andre ?S.O.G.? Ward (30-0, 15 KOs) participated Read Full Story >>> Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev face defining test in fight of the year
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
They are two fighters, undefeated, so far unrivalled and that is why the promotion behind Andre Ward against Sergey Kovalev for the undisputed light-heavyweight championship of the world on night Saturday has been labelled ?Pound for Pound?. It is the match-up of the year.
The American, from Oa Read Full Story >>> Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward offers up a mouthwatering clash of styles that will be well worth the wait
By Barry McGuigan, mirror.co.uk, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
It's pound-for-pound time, the winner claiming bragging rights and a place in the boxing pantheon.
This is the biggest test in the careers of two unbeaten fighters ? East meets West; crushing power versus the thinking man?s technician; Sergey Kovalev v Andre Ward.
Only 10 months apart, with a Read Full Story >>> Ward vs. Kovalev prediction: It's more than just boxer vs. puncher
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
LAS VEGAS ? This fight is what boxing dreams are made of, unbeaten vs. unbeaten, champion vs. champion, boxer vs. slugger, two men in their primes at the top of their chosen professions squaring off for supremacy in one of the sport?s original eight divisions.
Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev on Sat Read Full Story >>> It?s the Fight of the Year and No One Cares
By Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
Good news for boxing fans: this weekend?s fight is the most important one of the year, a long-awaited meeting of two of the best fighters on the planet, with no firm consensus about who will win. Bad news for boxing itself: many casual fans have probably never heard of either guy, and are therefore Read Full Story >>> Loyalty, drive fueled Sergey Kovalev's unlikely road to the top
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
LAS VEGAS -- Unified light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev, who will make his ninth defense against Andre Ward this weekend, could not have taken a more different path to the big time than his opponent.
Ward (30-0, 15 KOs), 32, the undefeated former super middleweight world champion, is wh Read Full Story >>> Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev to Meet in a Title Fight Long Overdue
By John Eligon, The New York Times, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
Imagine if the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers had never played on national television until they met in last season?s N.B.A. finals, or that the basketball stars Stephen Curry and LeBron James had never gotten to play in an All-Star Game.
That?s basically the situation for two Read Full Story >>> Boxing can?t afford a Ward-Kovalev disappointment
By George Willis, New York Post, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
LAS VEGAS ? Virgil Hunter has done his part. Now it?s up to Andre Ward to do his.
Hunter, 63, has not only trained Ward to be in peak condition when he faces Sergey ?Krusher? Kovalev for the light heavyweight championship Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena, he?s also tried to work his way into Kova Read Full Story >>> Kovalev-Ward Scouting Report
By Marc Abrams, 15rounds.com, Sat, 19 Nov 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada: On Saturday night, live on HBO Pay-Per-View the new pound-for-pound king will be crowned when WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey ?Krusher? Kovalev 30-0-1 (26 KOs) and Two-Time World Champion Andre ?S.O.G.? Ward 30-0 (15 KOs) square off in their much-anticipat Read Full Story >>>
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