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Sergey Kovalev Biography

Sergey Kovalev is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on April 2, 1983 in Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Russian boxer who won the WBA, WBO and IBF Light Heavyweight Champion. He took Gold medals during the World Military Championships in 2005 and 2007.

He edged out He defeated Bernard Hopkins to win the IBF and WBA Light Heavyweight titles in November 2014. to claim both the IBF in addition to the WBA Light Heavyweight titles in November of 2014.

It was announced on 23 December 2014, that Kovalev would defend his world titles and fight Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) on March 14, 2015 for WBC Diamond light heavyweight title at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada live on HBO. Kovalev had just been named Sports Illustrated’s 2014 Fighter of the Year. Kovalev started the fight off aggressively as usual and took control of the fight earlier and eventually knocked Pascal down in the 3rd round. Pascal began to fight back and showed some signs of life in rounds 5 and 6, although Kovalev gained control of the fight again and began to hit Pascal with huge shots, wobbling him and in the 8th round the referee stopped the fight as he felt Pascal had taken too much punishment. Pascal felt the stoppage was unfair and demanded for a rematch. At the time of stoppage, Kovalev was leading 68-64 on all three judges’ scorecards. CompuBox stats showed Kovalev landed 122 of 471 punches (26%) and Pascal connected on 68 of 200 (34%). The fight averaged 1.152 million viewers on HBO.

On 22 August 2014, it was confirmed that a fight between Kovalev and 49 year old Bernard Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) would take place on 8 November 2014, in a unification bout at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Barclays Center was also discussed as a potential venue. The fight was televised on HBO World Championship Boxing. In front of 8,545, Kovalev defeated Hopkins by unanimous decision to retain the WBO light heavyweight title and win the WBA (Super) and IBF titles. In a one-sided fight, Kovalev knocked Hopkins down in the first round. Kovalev won every single round on all of the three judges’ scorecards. The score totals of the fight were 120-107, 120-107, and 120-106. In the fight, Hopkins only landed just 65 of 196 punches (33%), whilst Kovalev, the much busier fighter landed 166 of 585 punches thrown (28%). In round 12, Kovalev landed 38 punches on Hopkins, the most any boxer had ever landed on him in a single round in his 41 fights recorded by Compubox Stats. Hopkins earned a base purse of $1 million whilst Kovalev earned $500,000. Kovalev said after the fight, “I’m very happy. This victory was for my son Aleksandr.” Aleksandr was Kovalev’s first child, born on 20 October, whilst Kovalev was in training for the fight and had not yet seen him. The fight was considered a hit as it was watched by an average 1.328 million viewers.

He was married to a woman whose name is Natalya.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Kovalev started boxing in 1994 at age 11, and made his amateur debut in 1997 in the Russian Boxing Junior Championship, where he won the gold medal in the middleweight juniors division. One year later he competed with the seniors and reached the final, and a year after that, he won the final fight. For Team Russia, he competed in the European Championships.

Sergey Kovalev Net Worth

Sergey Kovalev is one of the richest Boxer from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sergey Kovalev's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was awarded Silver during his participation in the Russian Junior Championships in 2000.

He didn’t lose one professional fight since his first fight in 2009 until the end of 2014.

It was announced on 23 April 2016, that Kovalev would have a warm-up fight on 11 July, against 28-year-old Isaac Chilemba (24-3-2, 10 KOs) in Ekaterinburg, Russia at the Palace of Sports. This was the first time in five years that Kovalev would return to Russia for a fight and defend his WBA (Super), IBF and WBO light heavyweight titles. Chilemba was known for having a similar style to Andre Ward, who Kovalev would meet in the Fall in a big fight. Kovalev tipped the scales at 174.6lbs, while Chilemba weighed in at 174.8lbs. Kovalev earned a unanimous points decision after a hard-earned battle. Kovalev was forced to go the distance for just the fourth time in his career, as Chilemba recovered from a seventh round knockdown but ultimately lost on points. The three judges at ringside scored the fight 117-110, 116-111 and 118-109 at the end of 12 rounds in favour of Kovalev, who retained his titles. In round 7, Chilemba staggered across the ropes and was down following a straight left with a right to the jaw. The fight aired live in the afternoon on HBO and averaged 355,000 viewers.

In 2004, Kovalev for the first time took part in the Russian Senior Championship, and in his first season, he reached the final and also won the golden medal in the team event. The next year was the most successful in his career as an amateur in winning two titles: the first as champion of Russia and the second as champion among servicemen. In the 2006 championship for servicemen, he won the silver, and a year later, he took bronze in the Russian Championship and gold in the World Military Games in India.

In 2008, Kovalev took part in his final national competition and again made the final; after that, he decided to turn professional. As he once admitted, he had to leave the national team because of the extremely tense competition between him and more successful boxers such as Artur Beterbiev (to whom he lost on points, 24–25). He finished his amateur career with a record of 195–18.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kovalev (Russian: Сергей Александрович Ковалёв ; born 2 April 1983) is a Russian professional boxer. He has held multiple light heavyweight world championships, including the WBA (Super) and IBF titles from 2014 to 2016, and the WBO title three times between 2013 and 2019.

Kovalev started his career with a first-round KO of Daniel Chavez at Greenboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. He won his first nine fights with first- or second-round knockout. He faced more serious competition against Darnell Boone in October 2010, when he had to fight all eight rounds, and was dropped en route to a split decision win.

Who is Sergey Kovalev Dating?

According to our records, Sergey Kovalev married to Natalya Kovaleva. As of December 1, 2023, Sergey Kovalev’s is not dating anyone.

In front of 10,592, The fight ended in the 8th round with a victory for Ward once again. A big right hand from Ward had Kovalev in trouble which was followed by a series of body shots. There was split opinion over whether they were low blows or borderline legal punches. Nonetheless, with Kovalev slumped over on the ropes, the referee Tony Weeks had no choice but to stop the fight. At the time of stoppage, two judges had Ward ahead 67-66, whilst the third judge had it 68-65 in favour of Kovalev. CompuBox stats showed that Ward landed 80 of 238 punches (34%) whilst Kovalev landed 95 of his 407 thrown (23%).

Facts & Trivia

Sergey Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Sergey Kovalev celebrates birthday on April 2 of every year.

In his 2011 fight against Roman Simakov of Russia, Kovalev knocked down his opponent in the sixth round and the fight was stopped one round later and Kovalev was awarded a TKO victory. Simakov was taken to the hospital, where he lapsed into a coma and died three days later.

Is Sergey Kovalev still boxing?

How old is Sergey Kovalev?

39 years (April 2, 1983)

What is Sergey Kovalev record?

Sergey Kovalev’s boxing record is 35-4-1. From his debut fight on July 25, 2009 to his latest on May 14, 2022, Kovalev has fought 40 times, with 35 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.

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31 years (July 18, 1990)

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