Here is a list of Kovalev's best fights. For a list of Kovalev's losses, refer to "Sergey Kovalev Losses".
On July 11, 2016 Sergey Kovalev met Isaac Chilemba in a light-heavyweight (WBA (Super), IBF and WBO) world-title defense fight. Kovalev was 33 years old and with a record of 30-0-1 (26), and Chilemba was 29 years old and with a record of 24-3-2 (10). Kovalev won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his titles.
On February 2, 2019 Sergey Kovalev fought Eleider Álvarez in a light-heavyweight world-title fight for Álvarez' WBO title. Kovalev was 35 years old and with a record of 33-3-1 (28), and Álvarez was 34 years old and with a record of 24-0 (12). Kovalev won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and is crowned the new light-heavyweight world champion.
On November 8, 2014 Sergey Kovalev, the WBO champion, met Bernard Hopkins, the WBA (Super) and IBF champion, in a light-heavyweight world-title unification fight. Kovalev was 31 years old and with a record of 26-0-1 (23), and Hopkins was 49 years old and with a record of 55-6-2 (32). Kovalev won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and and is crowned the unified WBO, WBA (Super) and IBF champion.
On March 14, 2015 Sergey Kovalev met Jean Pascal in a light-heavyweight (WBA (Super), IBF and WBO) world-title defense fight. Kovalev was 31 years old and with a record of 27-0-1 (24), and Pascal was 32 years old and with a record of 29-2-1 (17). Kovalev stopped Jean Pascal via 8th-round TKO and successfully defended his titles.
On August 24, 2019 Sergey Kovalev met Anthony Yarde in a light-heavyweight (WBO) world-title defense fight. Kovalev was 36 years old and with a record of 34-3-1 (29), and Yarde was 28 years old and with a record of 18-0 (17). Kovalev stopped Anthony Yarde via 11th-round TKO and successfully defended his title.
On March 3, 2018 Sergey Kovalev met Igor Mikhalkin in a light-heavyweight (WBO) world-title defense fight. Kovalev was 34 years old and with a record of 32-2-1 (28), and Mikhalkin was 32 years old and with a record of 21-1 (9). Kovalev stopped Igor Mikhalkin via 7th-round TKO and successfully defended his title.
On January 30, 2016 Sergey Kovalev met Jean Pascal in a light-heavyweight (WBA (Super), IBF and WBO) world-title defense fight. Kovalev was 32 years old and with a record of 29-0-1 (26), and Pascal was 33 years old and with a record of 30-3-1 (17). Kovalev stopped Jean Pascal via 7th-round retirement and successfully defended his titles.
On November 25, 2017 Sergey Kovalev fought Vyacheslav Shabranskyy in a light-heavyweight world-title fight for the WBO title. Kovalev was 34 years old and with a record of 31-2-1 (27), and Shabranskyy was 30 years old and with a record of 19-1 (16). Kovalev stopped Vyacheslav Shabranskyy via 2nd-round TKO and is crowned the new light-heavyweight world champion.
On August 17, 2013 Sergey Kovalev fought Nathan Cleverly in a light-heavyweight world-title fight for Cleverly's WBO title. Kovalev was 30 years old and with a record of 22-0-1 (20), and Cleverly was 26 years old and with a record of 26-0 (12). Kovalev stopped Nathan Cleverly via 4th-round TKO and is crowned the new light-heavyweight world champion.
On May 14, 2022 Sergey Kovalev faced off against Tervel Pulev in a cruiserweight bout at age 39. He was coming in with a record of 35-4-1 (29), and Pulev was 39 years old and with a record of 16-0 (13). Kovalev won the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
