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On Saturday, January 30, 2016, Sergey Kovalev (28-0-1, 25 KOs) will take on Jean Pascal (30-3-1, 17 KOs) in a rematch to defend his IBF, WBO and WBA titles at the Bell Center in Montreal, Canada.
The scheduled 12-round fight will headline a night of action on HBO Championship Boxing.
In their first fight, Kovalev, a 32-year-old native of Russia, dominantly stopped Pascal for the first time in his career in the eighth round.
Although Pascal had his moments in which he managed to hit Kovalev and make him take a step back, it was clear that the Krusher had too much power for Pascal to handle.
After a comeback win against Yunieski Gonzalez, Pascal, a 33-year-old native of Haiti, claims that his second chance at Kovalev will lead to a victory. However, as it has been less than a year since their first fight, one can only imagine how much he has changed or improved, so the burden of proof will be on Pascal this Saturday.
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Results:
Sergey Kovalev vs. Jean Pascal, rematch, 12 rounds, for Kovalev’s IBF/WBO/WBA Light Heavyweight titles
#AndStill and no one is surprised. pic.twitter.com/PEtTCcAW0J
— RoundByRoundBoxing (@RBRBoxing) January 31, 2016
In another dominant performance, Kovalev scored a seventh-round TKO victory against Pascal. The fight was target practice for Kovalev by Round 5, but Pascal’s corner allowed the fight to continue in hopes of its turning around.
That did not happen.
Dmitry Mikhaylenko vs. Karim Mayfield, 10 rounds, welterweights
Screenshot via HBO Boxing
Mikhaylenko defeated Mayfield with scores of 100-90, 100-90, and 99-91. Mayfield was a last-minute opponent who was clearly out of shape.
Mayfield’s conditioning and Mikhaylenko’s constant pressure earned Mikhaylenko the victory.
Francis Lafreniere vs. Renan St-Juste, 10 rounds, middleweights
Lafrenier scored a 10-round unanimous decision victory against St-Juste. Lafrenier won with scores of 92-97, 90-99 and 92-97.
Virgilijus Stapulionis vs. Laszlo Fazekas, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
On #KovalevPascal2 undercard, jr middleweight “The Terminator” Virgilijus Stapulionis def. Laszlo Fazekas by TKO2 pic.twitter.com/0tXXqIwO6B — #KovalevPascal2 (@Main_Events) January 31, 2016
Lafreniere defeats Fazekas via TKO in Round 2
Joel Diaz vs. Abraham Gomez, 6 rounds, junior welterweights
Official time 1:45 of 2nd round. Joel Diaz Jr wins via TKO over Abraham Gomez. Diaz now 21-0,17Ko’s #boxing #KovalevPascal2 @jeanpascalchamp
— Philippe St-Martin (@BoxRec_Canada) January 31, 2016
Diaz scored a second-round TKO victory against Gomez.
David Theroux vs. Juan Armando, 6 rounds, welterweights
David Theroux scored a third-round TKO victory over Juan Armando Garcia.
Cassius Chaney vs. Zoltan Csala, 4 rounds, heavyweights
On #KovalevPascal2 undercard, undefeated heavyweight prospect Cassius Chaney def. Zoltan Csala by KO3 @TheMenaceCC pic.twitter.com/S9a4W3Rfrt — #KovalevPascal2 (@Main_Events) January 31, 2016
Heavyweight prospect, Cassius Chaney, scored a TKO in Round 3 against Zoltan Csala to stay undefeated.
Steven Butler vs. Antonio Hoffman, 8 rounds, junior middleweights
Steven Butler remained unbeaten, taking an eight-round unanimous decision victory over Antonio Hoffman. Butler won with scores of 78-72, 78-72 and 79-71.
Sebastien Bouchard vs. Damian Mielewczyk, 8 rounds, Welterweights
Vislan Dalkhaev vs. Alan Salazar, 4 rounds, Super Bantamweights
Dalkhaev scored a four-round unanimous decision victory against Salazar. Dalkhaev won with scores of 40-36, 40-36 and 40-36.
