Kovalev and Yarde meet at a presser (photos + video)

On Saturday in Chelyabinsk WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs) will face Anthony Yarde (18-0, 17 KOs), the official challenger for the belt of World Boxing Organization. For Kovalev this will be the first defense of the title he regained in February after winning in the rematch with Eleider Álvarez. For the British it is the first opportunity in his career to win a world championship belt.