Sergey Kovalev made it through the seventh round just fine in his attempt to take back the WBO light heavyweight championship he lost to Eleider Alvarez six months ago. Kovalev controlled the pace throughout the fight, finishing with a flurry in the 12th round and winning the rematch in a unanimous decision early Sunday. In that loss to Alvarez in Atlantic City, New Jersey, last summer, Kovalev was ahead on all three scorecards when he was dropped three times in the seventh round. The third judge didn't give Alvarez (24-1) a single round, scoring it 120-108 in the 34-year-old Colombian's first loss. Kovalev (33-3-1) was the aggressor from the beginning, and eventually landed 213 of 860 punches compared to 111 out of 369 for Alvarez.

Source: ABC News February 03, 2019 05:07 UTC