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

Sergey Kovalev (Krusher) and Tervel Pulev are scheduled to meet in a cruiserweight bout on at The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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39
Jul 25, 2009
34-4-1
17
29 (74.4%)
183 cm
184 cm
1 cm
Orthodox
Nov 2, 2019
2y, 6m, 12d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
39
Dec 3, 2016
16-0
0
13 (81.3%)
187 cm
187 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Jan 29, 2021
1y, 3m, 15d
16
WBAIBFWBO
lHV
w1
d4
lHV
w1
d4
lHV
w3
d10
cruiserweight
Saturday, 14 May 2022
The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
v0.1.9-beta 2024-04-23
Sergey Kovalev vs. Tervel Pulev

Date

This fight between Sergey Kovalev and Tervel Pulev took place on 14 May, 2022 at the The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 187 cm, Tervel Pulev is the taller of the two by 4 cms; Sergey Kovalev is 183 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 187 cm, Pulev also has reach advantage of 3 cms over Kovalev's 184 cm. Kovalev has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Pulev.

Kovalev is coming in to this fight with a record of 34-4-1 (29 KOs). His last fight was 2 years, 6 months, and 12 days ago against Canelo Ɓlvarez, which he lost via 11th round KO.

Canelo Ɓlvarez' boxing career

Pulev comes in with an undefeated record of 16-0 (13 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 3 months, and 15 days ago against Vikapita Meroro, which he won via 9th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Kovalev will be 39 years and 1 month old. Pulev will be 39 years and 4 months old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of Sergey Kovalev. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Kovalev vs Pulev.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Sergey Kovalev may have a slighly better chance of winning ā€” unless Pulev stops Kovalev early.

Result

Sergey Kovalev defeated Tervel Pulev via 10 round UD. Pulev's undefeated record of 16 wins comes to an end, and Kovalev gets on a new winning streak. Kovalev is now 35-4-1, and Pulev 16-1.

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