Former light heavyweight leader 39-year-old Russian Sergey Kovalev (35-4-1, 29 KOs) returned to the ring after a long pause (2.5 years out of the ring) and made his debut in the cruiserweight limit – he outboxed Olympic medalist Tervel Pulev without any problems (16 -1, 13 KOs) from Bulgaria.
After battle
Kovalev said, who is going to stay in shape, rest for a week, and then return to the gym again: “I was worried about how I would look directly in battle. It is clear that traces of rust were visible on my actions. And my body was not happy with the fact that I had not entered the ring for more than a year.
“I want to fight every 3-4 months. The plan for the fight was to use the jab and control the distance. But I felt that there was not enough fuel in my gas tank. I think in the next fight I will look at a higher level. Give me one more intermediate fight, and I will be ready to fight for the championship belt, ”says the veteran.
Named the fees of Kovalev and Pulev, as well as all the participants of the show. In November 2019, the Russian lost by knockout to Mexican Canelo Alvarez and lost his WBO belt. On the eve of the fight with Pulev, Kovalev said: “If Canelo had given me one more month then …”
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