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Kovalev vs. Álvarez: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Sergey Kovalev (Krusher) defends his WBO light-heavyweight title against Eleider Álvarez (Storm). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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35
Jul 25, 2009
32-2-1
13
28 (80%)
183 cm
184 cm
1 cm
Orthodox
Mar 3, 2018
5m, 1d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
34
Aug 28, 2009
23-0
0
11 (47.8%)
183 cm
192 cm
9 cm
Orthodox
Jun 3, 2017
1y, 2m, 1d
23
WBAIBFWBO
lHV
w1
d4
lHV
w1
d4
lHV
w2
d9
light-heavyweight
Saturday, 4 Aug 2018
Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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Sergey Kovalev vs. Eleider Álvarez I

Date

This fight between Sergey Kovalev and Eleider Álvarez took place on at the Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 183 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Álvarez has a nice longer reach of 192 cm, which is 8 cms longer than Kovalev's 184 cm. Álvarez also has a 8 cm ape index advantage over Kovalev.

Kovalev is coming in to this fight with a record of 32-2-1 (28 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 1 day ago against Igor Mikhalkin, which he won via 7th round TKO.

Igor Mikhalkin's boxing career

Álvarez comes in with an undefeated record of 23-0 (11 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 2 months, and 1 day ago against Jean Pascal, which he won via 12 round majority decision.

Jean Pascal's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Kovalev will be 35 years and 4 months old. Álvarez will be 34 years and 3 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 62-38 in favor of Sergey Kovalev. Here is the prediction for Kovalev vs Álvarez.

Sergey Kovalev is likely to win. Unless Eleider Álvarez puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Eleider Álvarez defeated Sergey Kovalev via 7th round TKO to win the WBO light-heavyweight title. Kovalev's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Álvarez advances his win streak to 24. Álvarez is now 24-0, and Kovalev 32-3-1.

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  4. Sergey Kovalev knocks out Vyacheslav Shabranskyy in the 2nd round
  5. Sergey Kovalev defeats Isaac Chilemba via 12-round unanimous decision
  6. Sergey Kovalev stops Jean Pascal in the 7th round in their 2nd fight
  7. Sergey Kovalev knocks out Jean Pascal in the 8th round