Andre Ward beats Sergey Kovalev for unified light heavyweight title – live! Then Kovalev connected with a wicked left-right combination that dumped Ward to the canvas for only the second time in his career. Ward smiled as he beat the count but was quickly overwhelmed by Kovalev along the ropes and fortunate to make it out of the round. Matters began to turn for Ward in the seventh after he caught Kovalev flush with a jab and hook early in the round. “I knew it was going to be a tough fight,” said Ward, who landed 116 of 337 punches (34%) compared to 126 of 474 for Kovalev (27%).

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2016 05:56 UTC