After being avoided by light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson, World Boxing organization world light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev and top challenger Eleider Alvarez have decided to settle things on their own. In particular the dream bout between Kovalev and Stevenson has been targeted for a number of years but Stevenson’s rope a dope has proven too much to overcome for promoters and Kovalev. Meanwhile Alvarez has been slated as a mandatory challenger for two years and shares the same promoter as Stevenson. Yet a title bout was never put together. As it is this HBO championship title bout will be the biggest boxing event in Atlantic City, New Jersey since Kovalev defeated Bernard Hopkins four years ago. Kovalev and Alvarez will meet for the World Boxing Organization world light heavyweight championship.
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Network: HBO
The bout between Sergey Kovalev and Eleider Alvarez will take place on August 4, 2018 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey. The HBO championship fight is scheduled for 12 rounds. The winner will get the World Boxing Organization world light heavyweight title belt.
Fight Preview
This HBO championship fight has the interesting story of two boxers that have pined for a shot at Stevenson before coming to the realization that they should simply settle things on their own. Eleider Alvarez has been particularly blunt in his assessment of being tired of hearing about Stevenson. “Storm” is thrilled at the opportunity to fight for the world light heavyweight title against the man he considers to be the best of all in that division right now.
Alvarez has voiced how happy he is to have this career opportunity. He admits that he expects a hard fight but also clearly states that this matchup is his dream come true. “Storm” says that as a boxer he wants the ultimate challenge and in fighting Kovalev on HBO for the light heavyweight title his vision will be realized.
Kovalev has been even more colorful labeling Stevenson as “Chickenson.” Kovalev’s charge that Stevenson has dodged both him and Alvarez would appear to have at least some merit to it. Kovalev says he respects Alvarez for immediately accepting the challenge of this world light heavyweight championship fight.
After a lot of haggling with different names being floated the Kovalev vs. Alvarez bout was finally put together. Most chalk it up simply to the politics of the sport. Kovalev was touted by his manager Egis Klimas as being willing to fight anyone, anytime, anyplace and said that Stevenson was too scared to step into the ring against “Krusher.” Klimas praised Alvarez of being worthy of this HBO title fight opportunity. Both Kovalev and Alvarez grew tired of waiting on Stevenson. They both became anxious over all of the wasted idle time.
Alvarez has a career record of 23-0 with a total of 11 knockout wins. The native of Colombia now resides in Montreal.
Kovalev is 32-2-1 and has posted 28 career knockout wins for his career. The Russian native now resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and is the WBO light heavyweight champ.
Boxing Betting Tips
Sergey Kovalev is one of the most respected names in any weight classification and a proven champion. Eleider Alvarez has built up considerable cache an undefeated challenger that has built up his own impressive record through the years. Certainly, this is the biggest fight and opportunity in the career of “Storm” Alvarez. But at the end of the day Kovalev has the proven savvy of a battle tested champion. Look for the “Krusher” to prevail on the biggest of stages in this HBO light heavyweight championship fight.
Boxing Odds Pick: Sergey Kovalev
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With the boxing odds at BookMaker Sportsbook, you can bet on boxing all year, from smaller cards to pay-per-view events. Access live betting lines from your mobile device at BookMaker Sportsbook. Sergey Kovalev vs. Eleider Alvarez takes place on August 4, 2018 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey. The fight can be seen on HBO.
