This past Saturday night, WBA, IBF and WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (28-0-1, 25 KOs) crushed his IBF mandatory challenger Nadjib Mohammedi (37-4, 23 KOs) of France within three painful (for the Frenchman) rounds. After the fight he t...
Sergey Kovalev continues to struggle as a box office draw, but remains one of the most watched fighters on cable television. Proof on the latter is found in the unified light heavyweight titlist’s recent 3rd round knockout win over mandatory challeng...
It looked like a standard ‘win a bunch of non-descript fights to move up’ mandatory challenge going in. It played out as less than that in the ring. There was at least some hope the awkward approach of Nadjib Mohammedi could give the fight a couple c...
Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (28-0-1, 25 KOs)* and Nadjib "IronDjib" Mohammedi (38-4, 23 KOs) started off the main event slow, just feeling each other out in the first round. At the start of the second round, Kovalev engaged in an aggressive attack on Mo...
Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (28-0-1, 25 KOs)* and Nadjib "IronDjib" Mohammedi (38-4, 23 KOs) started off the main event slow, just feeling each other out in the first round. At the start of the second round, Kovalev engaged in an aggressive attack on Mo...
In the build up to Saturday's bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., the resignation amongst media and boxing fans is Sergey Kovalev will stop Nadjib Mohammedi and retain his multiple world title belts. That could be the ca...
Ryan Burton catches up with undefeated IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev to discuss his mandatory defense against Nadjib Mohammedi. WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (27-0-1, 24 KOs) wil...
by Cliff Rold - Some divisions appeal by being good from top to bottom. That’s where the most excitement lies. Even if the very best fight doesn’t come together right away, there is enough depth to make the wait worth the while as multiple fighters m...
WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (27-0-1, 24 KOs) will compete in his first mandatory title defense against Nadjib "Irondjib" Mohammedi (37-3, 23 KOs) on Saturday, July 25 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, L...
Saturday’s HBO World Championship Boxing doubleheader telecast begins at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Opening up the telecast from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada pits Jean Pascal vs. Yuniesky Gonzalez in a 10-round light heavyweight at...