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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