Montreal, Quebec, Canada:       This Saturday, Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (28-0-1, 25 KOs) will march back into Jean Pascal's (30-3-1, 17 KOs) home turf to defend his WBO, WBA, and IBF Light Heavyweight World Titles in the much-anticipated rematch televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT. With the well-publicized history of bad blood between these two high-intensity fighters, fireworks are expected at the Bell Centre on Saturday.

According to Main Events' matchmaker and NABF Matchmaker of the Year, Jolene Mizzone, "The most important thing about this fight is the fact that both these fighters were willing to step back in the ring with each other again. Pascal was stopped in the last fight against Sergey and those thoughts and the power he felt have to weigh heavily on him, but he also has Freddie Roach in his corner now. Sergey got hit a lot by Pascal and it says a lot that he is willing to go right back to Pascal's hometown to prove he is the best in the light heavyweight division. And with all the bad blood between these two, the tensions will be running high."

Roach has plenty of work, and he initially turned down Pascal's entreaties, believing the veteran fighter wasn't interested in changing. Pascal was persistent, and Roach eventually agreed to an eight-week training camp in Hollywood.

"Every guy is different in a job like this, but making this one better was kind of easy, because he made so many mistakes," Roach said. "It was real easy to do. I did the same things I've done for many fighters along the way, but he just needed to learn the correct way to do it. It was very small adjustments. Now he's using his power in his left hand, and his balance has come along quite a bit. I'm very surprised at how quickly he learns. Usually it would take me three to six months to get someone to the level where I think he's at right now."

"(Pascal's) brother said to me, 'Freddie, I've never seen him look better. 'You've done a great job. But he'll never do that in a fight.' So I've got a bet with his brother. I'm not a sports psychologist, but working with him has been a lot of fun. He's come a long way, and I'm really proud of the improvements he's made already. I know we've made him a better fighter."