Sergey Kovalev:Who's next for him?

Kovalev looking very impressive, as he has done in all his bouts but the first Boone fight, & he certainly corrected that in the rematch. Great poise for an up & coming fighter, looking more like a seasoned top pro than most champions. Also very impressive for a puncher is that Kovalev can shorten his punches up on the inside; he sets up his punches extremely well, & is always working intelligently for position. Probably lucky he's got NBC behind him now, as I don't see many promoters willing to risk their guys against the likes of Kovalev otherwise - that first right hand he nailed Thampson with was a shocker, & I'm surprised he made it back to his feet. That said, I would still like to see him face another couple of good fighters before going for the championship quality fighters. Yusaf Mack is pretty much the gatekeeper in the division, & that would be a good test for his next bout. Other likely make-able fights for his next outing if Mack is unavailable would be Fulgencio Zuniga or Cornelius White; or if they want to take more of a risk, Isaac Chilemba or Chris Henry. I think he'd already beat Karo Murat & Beibut Shumenov... Gabriel Campillo will likely still out for a bit - back injuries take a bit of time, & they'll likely want a softer bout than Kovalev for his first fight back.

I still want to see the Campillo fight.