Comments Thread For: Kovalev's Next Fight Could Come To Russia, Off HBO

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ATLANTIC CITY — Sergey Kovalev’s handlers don’t know when or who he’ll fight next, but they do know he won’t fight May 17 in Ekaterinburg, Russia.

If Kovalev would’ve come out of Saturday night’s WBO light heavyweight title defense healthy, promoter Kathy Duva said the Russian knockout artist was willing to take a “stay-busy” fight just seven weeks later near his hometown of Chelyabinsk, Russia. Kovalev (24-0-1, 22 KOs) sustained cuts over his right and left eyes during his seventh-round knockout victory over Chicago’s Cedric Agnew, though, so he’ll need more time to recover from his second championship defense.
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[WR Boxing]

I think it'd be pretty cool. I wonder how big is his star power in Russia.

[Pigeons]

Pretty disappointing he wasn't able to fill up a 3,200 seat ballroom. I wonder what the ratings will look like... if they ever come out.

[johnnybox]

He's not from Philly or Jersey and unless there is a local flavor under card, its a hard sell there.

[jesse s.]

Tougher fight than expected for him. I just hope he does not buy into the hype too soon. Regardless of what the critics say,Adonis,Pascal or Dawson would be much togher fights. Hats off to Kovalev though.

[LOWBLOW_CHAMP]

if I was kovalev I would haunt Adonis and try to get on showtime lol all the smack being talked its a must they fight by the end of the year

[ShoulderRoll]

2,416 people in attendance just goes to show that he is not a draw as of yet. His promoter still has work to do.

But as long as he keeps blasting people out his star should continue to rise.

[Weebler I]

Duva says this fight is off because Kovalev suffered two cuts.


As to numbers, he did 367,000 v Cleverly and 1.3 million v Sillakh. Numbers for this one should be interesting, will probably be somewhere in between.

[LouIE G]

Duva says this fight is off because Kovalev suffered two cuts.


As to numbers, he did 367,000 v Cleverly and 1.3 million v Sillakh. Numbers for this one should be interesting, will probably be somewhere in between.

Yeah but ad fought bellew in the main event,and you know how fans get when they put on those collision course type cards,ad and kovalev were suppose to be fighting next.........

I think he will do about the same as cleverly,maybe a lil less imo..

[Pigeons]

Duva says this fight is off because Kovalev suffered two cuts.


As to numbers, he did 367,000 v Cleverly and 1.3 million v Sillakh. Numbers for this one should be interesting, will probably be somewhere in between.

Stevenson did 1.3M vs. Bellew. Kovalev-Sillakh was the undercard.