New York, August 5
Unbeaten Eleider Alvarez knocked out Sergey Kovalev in the seventh round with a stunning upset victory to capture the WBO light heavyweight title. Alvarez of Colombia hit Kovalev with a devastating right hook that sent the Russian to the canvas for the third and final time late in the seventh round. The 35-year-old Kovalev was trying to re-establish his dominance in the light heavyweight division in his first real boxing test since losing in back-to-back fights to Andre Ward.
Kovalev was the more aggressive of the two boxers and was winning the majority of the rounds heading into the final round. But he let down his guard in the seventh and Alvarez seized the opportunity to land several power punches and go on to win the fight in one of the biggest boxing upsets of the year. — AFP
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