8/24 ESPN+: Sergey Kovalev vs Anthony Yarde (WBO Light Heavyweight Title)

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Sergey Kovalev will defend his WBO light-heavyweight world title against Anthony Yarde on August 24 in his hometown of Chelyabinsk, Russia.

The 36-year-old three-time world champion stakes his belt against the 27-year-old British mandatory challenger, who has yet to be tested at this level.

Yarde – 18-0 (17 KOs) – had a limited amateur career and so has been brought along slowly in the early stages of his pro campaign.

The Londoner boasts an impressive numerical record thus far, although he is yet to step onto the world stage.

Regardless, he’s slowly worked his way up to #1 in the WBO light-heavyweight rankings and has subsequently been called as the champion’s next challenger.

Kovalev – 33-3-1 (28 KOs) – is now in the latter stages of his career.

A few years ago, the Russian was unified champion and rated as one of the pound-for-pound best in boxing before two losses to Andre Ward put paid to this status.

However, he’s since regained the WBO crown and adapted beautifully to win it back once again in February after being knocked out by Eleider Alvarez last year.

It’s currently unclear whether Kovalev has faded to the point where Yarde can capitalise, or if Yarde is too inexperienced to handle Kovalev.

Yarde said: “This is my time now and I am going to show the world what I am all about

“Waiting for my time to come around could have been a frustration but we turned it into a positive and I am even more ready to seize the moment.

“Everything has fallen perfectly into place for me, this will be my coronation as world champion and I am going to realise my dream by beating the most decorated of the current world title holders.”
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chosenaledge13 said:
Yarde by 8th Rd KO, body work is gonna break Kovalev down. Sergey is supposed to win in my mind, but I sense a difinitive upset :yeshrug:
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It's not that simple though, he has to get there and land those shots first.
Idk if they never put Yarde in with big punchers for a reason or not but it's suspicious at least.
imo Yarde gonna look like someone stuck in the mud against Kovalev who will be a lot faster on his feet than Yarde and will pick him up from the outside, outboxing him, eventually finish him in the later rounds.
 
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Sergey Kovalev vs. Anthony Yarde - ESPN+ Information

WBO light heavyweight champion and future Hall of Famer Sergey Kovalev will face off against his hard-hitting mandatory challenger, Anthony Yarde, in a highly anticipated showdown Saturday, Aug. 24 from Traktor Arena in Kovalev’s hometown of Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Kovalev-Yarde will stream live and exclusively in the United States on ESPN+, beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT. The stream will also showcase the co-feature bout between unbeaten cruiserweight contender Aleksei Papin (11-0, 10 KOs) and former world title challenger Ilunga Makabu (25-2, 24 KOs).

"I am thrilled to fight for the first time in my hometown of Chelyabinsk,” Kovalev said. “It is a dream to defend my WBO title in front of all my friends and family back home. I am also thankful ESPN+ will show the fight to my fans in the U.S. Thank you to Igor Altushkin, Egis Klimas, Main Events and Top Rank for making this dream a reality, and thank you to Anthony Yarde for agreeing to fight in my home."

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“Sergey has done just about everything a professional fighter can do, other than fight in his own hometown,” said promoter Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events. “One of the sport’s greatest road warriors, Sergey will finally get the chance to salute his legion of fans in Chelyabinsk, where he grew up. It will be an exciting, long overdue homecoming for Sergey. And I am so happy to confirm that Sergey’s many fans in the U.S. will be able to watch this great event only on ESPN+. I wish to thank Igor Altushkin, German Titov and everyone at RCC for making this all possible. I also wish to thank Bob Arum and Top Rank for their continued support.”

Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs) is a veteran of 15 world title bouts and has won the light heavyweight world title on three occasions. A former unified champion, he revived his career in February by scoring a wide points win over Eleider Alvarez, the man who’d knocked him out less than six months prior. One of this generation’s most decorated champions, Kovalev holds victories over Jean Pascal, Nathan Cleverly and living legend Bernard Hopkins. In Yarde (18-0, 17 KOs), he faces a London native with a giant hand who is taking a giant step up in competition. Yarde has won his last 16 bouts by knockout, most recently stopping Travis Reeves in five rounds in a bout that streamed on ESPN+. This will be only his second pro bout outside of England.
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shyt maybe a card of some serious fades with that CW fight on it :whew:
 
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I won't believe this fight is happening until they are being read instructions by the ref, has there been a single press conference/face-off for the fight? Promo has been non-existant
 
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