Sergey Kovalev vs. Vyacheslav Shabranskyy

Former World Light Heavyweight champion, Sergey Kovalev (30-2-1, 26 KOs) will square off against hard-hitting contender, Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (19-1, 16 KOs) in a ten-round, light heavyweight bout on November 25th at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. The event, which is promoted by Main Events and Krusher Promotions in association with Golden Boy Promotions, will air on HBO's "Boxing After Dark". This fight was scheduled amidst rumors of Kovalev's upcoming retirement from boxing.

Russia's Kovalev is coming off of back-to-back defeats at the hands of current light heavyweight king, Andre Ward. His first defeat to Ward came on November 19, 2016, and was considered in some boxing circles to be a controversial, unanimous decision victory for Ward. The June 17, 2017 bout ended decisively in favor of Ward, who scored a TKO victory over the "Krusher" in the eighth round of a twelve round contest.

Shabranskyy's only career loss came at the hands of Sullivan Barrera on December 16, 2016. Barrera knocked out the Ukrainian in the seventh round of a scheduled ten round fight. Most recently, Shabranskyy defeated Todd Unthank May for the vacant WBC United States (USNBC) Light Heavyweight Title on August 4, 2017. Shabranskyy is signed to Golden Boy Promotions.

Stay tuned to The Weigh-In Boxing Blog and Podcast for more information on this bout and undercard as this November 25th light heavyweight showdown approaches!

MW

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