Canelo vs Kovalev

Who won Canelo vs Kovalev?

Canelo Alvarez beat Sergey Kovalev by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, November 2nd, 2019, at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This contest was for the WBO light heavyweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Ryan Garcia beat Romero Duno, and Blair Cobbs defeated Carlos Ortiz.

Canelo vs Kovalev stats

Back in November 2019, Canelo Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 52 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, 35 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sergey Kovalev made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 29 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kovalev had an advantage in power over Canelo, with a 85% knockout percentage compared to Canelo's 67%.

Canelo Alvarez was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Kovalev had a height advantage of 3 inches over Canelo. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Canelo Alvarez and Sergey Kovalev fought out of an orthodox stance.

Canelo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Kovalev, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 304 more professional rounds, totaling 508 compared to Kovalev's 204.

Canelo Alvarez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at light heavyweight.

Canelo vs Kovalev form

Canelo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Daniel Jacobs on May 4, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Rocky Fielding on December 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gennady Golovkin on September 15, 2018, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had drawn with Gennady Golovkin on September 16, 2017, by split draw in their WBC World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight, IBF World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on May 6, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Kovalev had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Anthony Yarde on August 24, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Eleider Alvarez on February 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Eleider Alvarez on August 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.

Before that, he had defeated Igor Mikhalkin on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Vyacheslav Shabranskyy on November 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sergey Kovalev had been fighting more than Canelo Alvarez.

Going into this contest, Canelo Alvarez had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Sergey Kovalev's last outing had been 2 months and 9 days ago.

Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Kovalev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Canelo vs Kovalev start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Canelo vs Kovalev?

The DAZN show began at 5:30 PM EST / 2:30 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Canelo vs Kovalev?

Canelo Alvarez was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Sergey Kovalev made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.