Kovalev vs Mikhalkin, Bivol vs Barrera on March 3 in New York

Andrew Karlov Dec. 18, 2017, 1:03 p.m.

According to ESPN, WBO Light Heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (31-2-1, 27 KOs) of Russia will defend his newly won title on March 3 in New York at the theatre Madison Square Garden in the main event of the evening on the HBO against his compatriot Igor Mikhalkin (21-1, 9 KOs) who lives in Germany.

In the same evening WBA Light Heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (12-0, 10 KOs) defends his title against an official challenger Sullivan Barrera (21-1, 14 KOs) of Cuba. Barrera received an offer to fight Kovalev too, but agreed to meet Bivol for a smaller purse.

Negotiations on these battles are still going, and the contracts are yet to been signed but sources close to situation informs that the probability of their positive outcome is extremely high.

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