Kovalev vs. Canelo: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Sergey Kovalev (Krusher) defends his WBO light-heavyweight title against Canelo Álvarez (Canelo). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | IBF | WBO |
|---|---|---|
| lHV w1 d4 | lHV w1 d4 | lHV w3 d10 |
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | TheRing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sMD w1 d0 | ||||
| MD w1 d1 | MD w2 d2 | MD w1 d0 | MD w2 d3 | |
| sWL w1 d0 | sWL w1 d6 | sWL w1 d0 | sWL w1 d0 | |
Date
This fight between Sergey Kovalev and Canelo Álvarez took place on at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Tale of the Tape
At 183 cm, Sergey Kovalev is the taller of the two by 10 cms; Canelo Álvarez is 173 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 184 cm, Kovalev also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Canelo's 179 cm. Canelo has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Kovalev.
Kovalev is coming in to this fight with a record of 34-3-1 (29 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 9 days ago against Anthony Yarde, which he won via 11th round TKO.
Canelo comes in with a record of 52-1-2 (35 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 29 days ago against Daniel Jacobs, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Kovalev will be 36 years and 7 months old. Canelo will be 29 years and 3 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for Kovalev vs Canelo.
Result
Canelo Álvarez defeated Sergey Kovalev via 11th round KO to win the WBO light-heavyweight title. Kovalev's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Canelo advances his win streak to 4. Canelo is now 53-1-2, and Kovalev 34-4-1.