March 12, 2016
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World light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (32-2-1, 28 KOs) of Russia scored a TKO victory in the seventh round over his compatriot Igor Mikhalkin (21-2, 9 KOs), successfully defending his title in the main event of the evening at arena of Madison Square Garden in New York.
A live broadcast of the boxing evening from MSG in New York, in the main event of which world light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev will defend his title in a fight against Igor Mikhalkin. On the undercard world light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol will meet Sullivan Barrera.
An official weighing procedure took place on the eve of the boxing evening in New York, in the main event of which world light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev will defend his title in a fight against Igor Mikhalkin. In the same evening, the world light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol will meet Sullivan Barrera. Here are weigh-in results:
Russian boxer Sergey Kovalev told about the preparation for the title fight with compatriot Igor Mikhalkin, compared the work of his coach Abror Tursunpulatov to John David Jackson, and also shared his opinion on the World Boxing Super Series favorite.
WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev shared his expectations on the fight with the IBO title holder Igor Mikhalkin, and also told about future plans after the fight.