Eleider Alvarez upsets Sergey Kovalev by TKO to win light heavyweight title

Unbeaten Colombian beats Kovalev by seventh-round TKODmitry Bivol defended WBA’s version of title on undercardEleider Alvarez scored an upset on Saturday by dropping Sergey Kovalev three times in the seventh round en route to a technical knockout to claim Kovalev’s share of the light heavyweight championship in Atlantic City.Alvarez won the WBO light heavyweight title and ended Kovalev’s reign atop the division. REPLAY: @stormalvarez with a trio of knocks downs on @KrusherKovalev to earn a tremendous KO victory in Round 7. #KovalevAlvarez pic.twitter.com/GdNw0ScKrd Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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