Sergey Kovalev vs Igor Mikhalkin
On March 3, 2018, Sergey Kovalev (31-2-1, 27 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBO champion, defends his title against fellow Russian challenger, Igor Mikhalkin (21-1, 9 KOs).
Kovalev vs Mikhalkin Stats
Sergey Kovalev is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Vyacheslav Shabranskyy, 3 months and 6 days ago. Igor Mikhalkin is on a 10-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Doudou Ngumbu, 3 months and 1 day ago.
Kovalev vs Mikhalkin Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 92-8 in favor of Igor Mikhalkin. It is going to be very difficult for Sergey Kovalev to win this fight.
Kovalev vs Mikhalkin Result
Sergey Kovalev stopped Igor Mikhalkin via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO light-heavyweight title. Kovalev improves his record to 32-2-1 (28 KOs), while Mikhalkin adds a loss to his record at 21-2.